Analysis and measurement of determinants of household spending on communications and Internet networks in Erbil Governorate for the year 2022

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the most important determinants of household spending on communications and Internet networks in Erbil Governorate, and to explain the most important reasons that led to the emergence of increased spending on communications in Erbil Governorate, as well as to show the role of communications and Internet networks in facilitating trade and reducing transport and transportation costs in daily life in Erbil Governorate. In order to achieve these goals, the study relied on the household survey approach and used the questionnaire tool to collect data. The research was applied in Erbil Governorate on a sample of 535 families. Through the study, we realize that the impact of income on household spending on communications and Internet networks is very small because of its necessity in our daily lives. And the difficulty of completely dispensing with it, and this is consistent with the hypothesis of the study that (there is a positive relationship between the income rate of families and the family’s spending on communications and Internet networks. While the study concluded that families whose members work outside the home, the percentage of their spending on communications and Internet networks is higher compared to families who do not have anybody work outside the home.