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State of digital divide and its determinants: evidences from student level survey in West Bengal, India

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  • Sumit Kumar Maji
  • Arindam Laha

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Digital divide (DD) literature speaks about three forms: access-based 1st order DD, use/skill-based 2nd order DD and outcome-based 3rd order DD. There is a dearth of research studies unearthing the DD in its all forms and its determinants amongst the students in the context of India and West Bengal. The present study tries to shed light on the presence 1st, 2nd and 3rd order DD amongst the students of The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. A total number of 515 responses were gathered for the purpose of the study. The study employed censored Tobit model in order to unearth the determinants of DD amongst the respondents. The outcome of the study revealed presence of DD in its all forms amongst the students. Stream of study, location of residence, gender, parental education and family income were found to be the important determinants of DD as a whole.

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  • Sumit Kumar Maji & Arindam Laha, 2022. "State of digital divide and its determinants: evidences from student level survey in West Bengal, India," International Journal of Business Environment, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(4), pages 392-417.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbenv:v:13:y:2022:i:4:p:392-417
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