1377.0 - Measures of a Knowledge-based Economy and Society, Australia, 2003  
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CHARACTERISTIC: HOUSEHOLD AND INDIVIDUAL USE OF ICT

INDICATOR: Proportion of individuals (aged 15 years or over) with a disability, using the Internet for particular activities and purposes, including accessing government services

The most commonly reported purpose of Internet use at home for people with a disability, in 2003, was for personal or private use (94%).

PURPOSE OF INTERNET USE AT HOME BY PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY(a)(b), 2003
Personal
or private purposes
Work
or business
related purposes
Education
or study purposes
Volunteer or
community
purposes
State or Territory (c)
%
%
%
%
New South Wales
95
39
37
10
Victoria
93
42
36
11
Queensland
95
33
40
9
South Australia
97
37
37
12
Western Australia
93
34
30
11
Tasmania
94
25
31
18
Australian Capital Territory
97
37
46
*16
Total
94
37
37
11
(a) More than one purpose may be nominated.
(b) Excludes non-restrictive disfigurements or deformities.
(c) Northern Territory estimates are included in totals and other classifications but cannot be shown separately.
* Estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50%.
Source: ABS Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2002 and 2003 (cat. no. 8146.0).


Government services were accessed via the internet for private purposes by approximately 510,000 people aged 15 years or over with a disability (15%).



PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY USING THE INTERNET FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES(a), 2003
Pay bills
or
transferred
funds
Accessed government services
Ordered goods
or services


State or Territory (b)
%
%
%
New South Wales
15
16
12

Victoria
14
15
9
Queensland
13
14
8
South Australia
15
16
10
Western Australia
15
16
8
Tasmania
10
12
9
Australian Capital Territory
10
7
4
Total
14
15
10
(a) Excludes non-restrictive disfigurements or deformities.
(b) Northern Territory estimates are included in totals and other classifications but cannot be shown separately.
* Estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50%.
Source: ABS Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2002 and 2003 (cat. no. 8146.0).



STATISTICAL NOTES

Disability data are from the 2003 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers. The data relate to people 15 years or over with a disability who live in private dwellings, excluding those with only a disfigurement or deformity without any limitations.

Please note: The sample in the Northern Territory contribute appropriately to national estimates but cannot support reliable estimates for the Northern Territory. Therefore, estimates for the Northern Territory are not shown separately.



MORE INFO
Household data are from the ABS Household Use of Information Technology Survey. Up to 2000 data was collected as part of the ABS Population Survey Monitor (PSM) in 2001 as part of the Survey of Education, Training and Information Technology (SETIT) in 2002 as part of the General Social Survey (GSS)and in 2003 as part of the Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC).

For more information on the Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers and the Information Technology component of the Survey, see the Explanatory notes of publication 8146.0




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