A Socioeconomic Analysis in Terms of Household Digital Technology Ownership

Year 2023, Volume: 31 Issue: 56, 461 - 477, 28.04.2023

Behice Canatan Gökhan Özbilge Egemen İpek

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2023.02.21

Abstract

In this study, individuals may be willing to have digital technology ownership for purposes such as employment, personal development, and/or e-commerce, as well as their income and sociodemographic characteristics. In this direction, the study aims to investigate the effects of preferred technology applications in the household and income and sociodemographic factors that impact digital technology ownership in Türkiye. For this purpose, Turkstat 2021 Household Information Technologies Usage Research Micro Data Set and generalised ordered logit method were used. The findings indicate that more than income alone is needed to expand digital technology ownership, and related factors such as e-commerce, e-skills, and online course taking should also be addressed.

Keywords

Digital Technology, Digital Applications, Household, Household Income, Generalized Ordered Logit Model

Hanehalkı Dijital Teknoloji Sahipliği Açısından Sosyoekonomik Bir Analiz

Abstract

Bu çalışmada bireylerin gelir ve sosyodemografik özelliklerinin yanında, istihdam, kişisel gelişim ve/veya e-ticaret gibi amaçlarla da dijital teknolojilere sahip olmaya istekli olabilecekleri göz önüne alınmaktadır. Bu doğrultuda çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de dijital teknoloji sahipliği üzerinde etkisi olan gelir ve sosyodemografik faktörlerle beraber, hanede tercih edilen teknoloji uygulamalarının etkilerini araştırmaktır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, TÜİK 2021 Hanehalkı Bilişim Teknolojileri Kullanım Araştırması Mikro Veri Seti ve genelleştirilmiş sıralı logit yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular, gelir seviyesinin dijital teknoloji sahipliğinin genişletilmesinde tek başına yeterli olamayacağını, e-ticaret, e-beceriler ve çevrimiçi kurs alma gibi ilgili faktörlerin de ele alınması gerektiğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

Dijital Teknoloji, Dijital Uygulamalar, Hanehalkı, Hane Geliri, Genelleştirilmiş Sıralı Logit Model

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