How Do Men's and Women's Digital Literacy Differ? Survey Results Here

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Cindy Mutia Annur 10/07/2023 12:33 WIB

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Digital Literacy Index Score of Men and Women (2022)

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A collaborative survey by the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) and the Katadata Insight Center (KIC), titled *Indonesia's Digital Literacy Status 2022*, measured the digital literacy of men and women.

According to the report, the total digital literacy index for men reached 3.56 points on a scale of 1-5. This achievement is higher than the women's index score of 3.52 points.

Men achieved the highest digital literacy index scores across almost all pillars. "However, in the *Digital Culture* pillar, men and women had the same digital literacy index value," stated the Ministry of Kominfo and KIC.

The highest-scoring pillar was *Digital Culture*, with men and women each scoring 3.84 points.

Next, in the *Digital Ethics* pillar, men scored 3.69 points and women 3.66 points. Then, in the *Digital Skills* pillar, men scored 3.55 points and women 3.5 points.

Meanwhile, in the *Digital Safety* pillar, men scored 3.18 points, while women scored 3.07 points.

The Ministry of Kominfo and KIC conducted this survey on 10,000 internet users aged 13-70 years, spread across 34 provinces and 514 regencies/cities in Indonesia.

Of note, 51% of respondents were male, and 49% were female.

The survey was conducted from August to September 2022 through face-to-face interviews. Sampling was done using a *multistage random sampling* method, with a margin of error of approximately 0.98% and a 95% confidence interval.

Respondents had diverse backgrounds, including housewives, entrepreneurs, employees, students, farmers, and others. The complete report on this survey can be accessed and downloaded via this link: https://survei.literasidigital.id/.

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Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

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