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An estimated 64,000 of the 345,000 people aged 18 years or over in Tasmania, 19%, accessed government services via the Internet for private purposes in 2002. Most likely to access government services were people with higher incomes.

For those adults who accessed government services in 2002 for private purposes, 45% did so to pay bills. The next three most popular services accessed were employment/unemployment information, submitting tax returns and taxation information.

GOVERNMENT SERVICES ACCESSED VIA THE INTERNET FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES, Tasmania(a) - 2002
		Electronic lodgement of				Information or services for
		Bill payments (b)	Tax returns	Applications for permits etc.		Taxation	Employment/ unemployment
		%	%	%		%	%
Sex
	Males	44	21	13		18	26
	Females	46	16	*5		12	21
Personal income
	$0-$39,000	42	19	*7		12	30
	$40,000-$79,999	47	16	*11		21	16
	$80,000 or over	*67	**40	32		*28	-
Labour force status(c)
	Employed	48	21	11		17	21
	Not employed	32	*8	3		*7	38
Level of highest educational attainment(d)
	Bachelor degree or above	42	24	14		18	19
	Advanced diploma or diploma	47	*21	10		*13	*23
	Certificate	42	*6	12		*20	*22
	Year 12 or below	49	18	6		12	27
Disability status
	Had a disability	34	*11	*8		*16	28
	Did not have a disability	49	22	10		15	23
Region
	Metropolitan Hobart	43	25	*8		13	21
	Rest of Tasmania	47	13	11		18	27
Total		45	19	10		15	24
- nil or rounded to zero * estimate has a relative standard error of between 25% and 50% and should be used with caution ** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use (a) More than one service may be accessed. (b) e.g. rates and car registration. (c) Labour force status in week before the survey. (d) Excludes those who never attended school and where level was not determined Source: ABS data available on request, Household Use of Information Technology Survey.