1377.0 - Measures of a Knowledge-based Economy and Society, Australia, 2003
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CHARACTERISTIC: HOUSEHOLD AND INDIVIDUAL USE OF ICT PURPOSE OF INTERNET USE AT HOME(a)
(b) Persons aged 65 years or over were not in scope in 2001. Totals include imputed data. Source: ABS Household Use of Information Technology, Australia (cat. no. 8146.0). The most popular uses of the Internet at home in 2000 were email or chat sites (68%), general browsing (57%) and finding information relating to work (36%). ADULT HOME INTERNET ACTIVITIES, 2000(a)
Source: ABS Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2000 (cat. no. 8146.0). More than one in five (21%) adult Australians accessed government services via the Internet for private purposes in 2002 compared with less than one in ten (9%) in 2000. The Internet was used to pay bills by 49% of those adults who accessed government services in 2002. ADULTS ACCESSING GOVERNMENT SERVICES VIA THE INTERNET FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES(a)
(b) Proportion is of all adults. (c) Proportions are of adults accessing government services via the Internet. r revised. Source: ABS Household Use of Information Technology, Australia (cat. no. 8146.0). An estimated 15% of adults were Internet shoppers (from home or other locations) in 2002. Of those, 46% made orders or purchases valued at $500 or less. ADULTS PURCHASING OR ORDERING GOODS OR SERVICES VIA THE INTERNET FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES(a)
(b) Proportion is of all adults. (c) Proportions are of adult Internet shoppers. Percentages may not add to 100 due to a number of responses where the value of purchases and orders were unknown. Source: ABS Household Use of Information Technology, Australia (cat. no. 8146.0). STATISTICAL NOTES 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) and in 2002 as part of the General Social Survey (GSS). Internet A world-wide collection of computers which are linked together to form a repository of stored information and to provide a range of communication services. These services include, but are not limited to, the World Wide Web (WWW), email and extranet. Chat Real-time communication between two users via computer. Once a chat has been initiated, either user can enter text by typing on the keyboard and the entered text will appear on the other user's monitor. Most networks and online services offer a chat feature. Source: http://www.webopedia.com/. Internet shopping Purchasing or ordering goods or services via the Internet for private use.
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