Households with children under 15 years of age and high incomes had the greatest access to technologies in 2002.
An estimated 62% of all Tasmanian households had access to a mobile phone. Access ranged from 38% of households with incomes of $0-$24,999 to 90% of households with incomes of $75,000-$99,999.
An estimated 29% of Tasmania households had a dedicated games machine, with 60% of households with children under 15 years of age having access. An estimated 32% of households had an answering machine. Access ranged from 19% of households with incomes of $0-$24,999 to 54% of households with incomes of $100,000 or over.
Use of technologies varied little between metropolitan Hobart and the rest of Tasmania. The largest difference was in access to an answering machine, which was 36% for metropolitan Hobart and 29% for the rest of Tasmania.
HOUSEHOLD TECHNOLOGIES, Tasmania - 2002(a)
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Households | | | | | | |
| Without children under 15 | 55 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 13 |
| With children under 15 | 79 | 60 | 15 | 20 | 38 | 16 |
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Household income | | | | | | |
| $0-$24,999 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 6 |
| $25,000-$49,999 | 68 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 12 |
| $50,000-$74,999 | 84 | 40 | 14 | 24 | 42 | 17 |
| $75,000-$99,999 | 90 | 35 | 17 | 34 | 49 | 24 |
| $100,000 or over | 85 | 36 | 22 | 25 | 54 | 39 |
| Not stated or unknown | 62 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 26 |
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| Metropolitan Hobart | 62 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 13 |
| Rest of Tasmania | 61 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 15 |
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Total | 62 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 14 |
(a) Proportions are of households in each category.
(b) Excludes DVD drives in computers.
Source: ABS data available on request, Household Use of Information Technology Survey. |