India has more Phones than Toilets

[Mr Happy]

The results of a survey out show that their are more phones than Toilets in Indian Homes.

"Data unveiled late Tuesday said 47 percent of the country's 330 million households have toilet facilities, but that 63 percent of homes have telephone connections -- mostly mobiles."

That's pretty much the whole story but you can read more at
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...993010e459.2f1
I think it's really weird.


edit for people who don't understand:

This is household not person. Saying your granny, brother, sister has a phone or that you have 5 phones doesn't mean anything. It's household. A house is a house not a person.

It's Indian census data which is official not some small shitty survey of a few random people.

This is the only recorded country in the world to have more phones than toilets.

Mr Happy Reviewed by Mr Happy on 14th Mar 2012. India has more Phones than Toilets The results of a survey out show that their are more phones than Toilets in Indian Homes. "Data unveiled late Tuesday said 47 percent of the country's 330 million households have toilet facilities, but that 63 percent of homes have telephone connections -- mostly mobiles." That's pretty much the whole story but you can read more at http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5joi4FxUe8QYmIpdYHx6e_fefpuLA?docId=CNG.14de6ae2a8ab7df107dee8993010e459.2f1 I think it's really weird. Rating: 5

[Shahrukh]

Its weird yea!

[leonight]

why that's weird ...today everyone including your brother,sister,mom,dad,grandfather have a mobile phone....but you don't need a toilet seat for every person in your home

[Prazsky]

why that's weird ...today everyone including your brother,sister,mom,dad,grandfather have a mobile phone....but you don't need a toilet seat for every person in your home

Read again. The data is for households and not individual persons.

[Mr Happy]

why that's weird ...today everyone including your brother,sister,mom,dad,grandfather have a mobile phone....but you don't need a toilet seat for every person in your home

OK I've edited the first post. Please note the following:

That this is household not person. Saying your granny, brother, sister has a phone or that you have 5 phones doesn't mean anything. It's household. A house is a house not a person.

It's Indian census data which is official not some small shitty survey of a few random people.

This is the only recorded country in the world to have more phones than toilets.

[CJ]

OK I've edited the first post. Please note the following:

That this is household not person. Saying your granny, brother, sister has a phone or that you have 5 phones doesn't mean anything. It's household. A house is a house not a person.

It's Indian census data which is official not some small shitty survey of a few random people.

This is the only recorded country in the world to have more phones than toilets.

census data collector which came to my house didn't inquire about toilet or phone they just took Family members name, education attained & left

[Mr Happy]

census data collector which came to my house didn't inquire about toilet or phone they just took Family members name, education attained & left

Census data can come from various sources not just asking people at the door. The point is it's official. Official Unemployed data isn't collected by asking people at the door every month is it?

You know how much I give out about alexa, comscore, net applications and other data being inaccurate and how it's collected and that I don't post about small shitty surveys but this is Official data from an Indian Government Agency.

[Tagay]

no place to put some toilet?

[michaellin85]

not suprising at all, how can you compare mobile phones and toilets LOL

[BattleDuty]

Today's front page news on Hindu paper!!

leonight, it's for household.