1377.0 - Measures of a Knowledge-based Economy and Society, Australia, 2003
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CHARACTERISTIC: HOUSEHOLD AND INDIVIDUAL USE OF ICT HOUSEHOLDS WITH ACCESS TO THE INTERNET(a)
(b) Northern Territory estimates for 2003 are included in the total and other classifications but cannot be shown separately. np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated. Source: ABS Household Use of Information Technology, Australia (cat. no. 8146.0). HOUSEHOLDS WITH ACCESS TO THE INTERNET BY BROAD REGION, 1998–2003 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) in 2002 as part of the General Social Survey (GSS) and in 2003 as part of the Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC). It should be noted that counts of people or households with Internet access are not the same as counts of household ISP subscribers (because subscribers may have accounts with more than one ISP and conversely an ISP subscriber account may provide Internet access and email addresses for several people/households). Growth patterns may therefore differ from those shown in the related indicator Number of household ISP subscribers. 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. Household A household is defined as a group of one or more persons in a private dwelling who consider themselves to be separate from other persons in the dwelling, and who make regular provisions to take meals separately from those other persons. Lodgers who receive accommodation and meals are not treated as separate households. A household may consist of any number of family and non-family members. Capital city Capital city refers to capital city statistical divisions. These delimit an area which is stable for general statistical purposes. The boundary is defined to contain anticipated development of the city for a period of 20 years. They contain more than just the urban centre, and represent the city in the wider sense. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS HOUSEHOLDS WITH ACCESS TO THE INTERNET 2002 (a) Source:OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2003, Towards a knowledge-based economy, (http://www.oecd.org). STATISTICAL NOTES Information on household Internet access was provided to the OECD by National Statistical Organisations which collected the information using a variety of surveys, such as labour force, time use, household expenditure, general or specialised social surveys. Issues for international comparability include differences in the timing, scope and coverage of national surveys. Users should note that statistics on ICT use may differ because of structural differences in the composition of households between countries.
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