Cambodian people research statistics

Rural areas measured in these surveys are only within a 25 km from urban areas.
Therefore the data does not represent the very rural countryside.

94% of Cambodians aged 15 or more own mobile phones.
Eighty-six per cent own motorcycles,
but only 10% own cars.

Considering urban versus rural automobile owners,
14% of urban dwellers are car owners,
while only 5% of rural people own cars.

Everybody watches television.
Television is the most trusted media for Cambodians.
99% of Cambodians have a television set at home.

As for education, 73% of the rural population have only completed
primary school.
In urban areas, 31% have only sixth grade education.

20% per cent of Cambodians are students.
Urban populations are better educated.
For education, people from the countryside tend to come to the cities.
Therefore, Cambodian cities will continue to grow.

Cambodians prefer to own their own business.
Owning a business is important.
61% say they are self-employed.
Entrepreneurship is very strong.
Cambodians tend to mix personal revenue with business revenue.

For employment, 37% of rural people work in agriculture
while only 6% of urban dwellers work in agricultural.

For employment in the total Cambodian population,
19% of people are involved in agriculture and
19% in wholesale and retail trade.
17% are employed in professions such as IT or real estate.
10% are employed in transportation and storage.
6% of Cambodians work in handicrafts.

Less than 2% claim to earn between $800 and $2,000 per month.
In urban areas that increases to 6%.

23% of Cambodians have fixed-line telephones;
28% of urban residents own computers,
while only 5% of rural residents own computers.

51% of urban people have radios
and 63% of rural people have radios.

99% of the population claim to own their own home
and 73% claim to own their own property.

3% of Cambodians have non-mobile internet at home
and 5% have access to the internet via mobile services.

7% of Cambodians have mobile internet access in the urban areas.

The most important value listed on surveys is the importance of the family.

Cambodia is a family-driven society,
It is a social society.
65% of people say their friends are important
and 57% say they like doing things in a group.

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