3rd workshop on Information Society Measurement for
Latin America and the Caribbean
www.europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/
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Directorate F: Social Statistics and
Information Society
Unit F-6: Information Society and
Tourism Statistics
Panama City, Panama
22 – 24 November 2006
ECLAC, United Nations
Eurostat’s Information Society
Statistics
Hartmut BUCHOW
Information Society
Statistics
The digital divide in Europe
Information Society statistics (ISS):
The Digital Divide
ƒ Main source for monitoring:
Community survey on ICT usage in households
ƒ Data collection
9 via national statistical institutes
9 annual Community model questionnaire
9 face-to-face or telephone interviews
ƒ Quality
ƒ accuracy and reliability is guaranteed by large sample:
9 About 130.000 households, and
9 180.000 individuals (aged 16 to 74)
Î error levels in general not exceeding 2%
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
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-> Data -> Information society statistics
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Explanatory variables
All information can be broken down by
socio-demographic profile:
9 Age, gender
9 Educational level, employment situation
9 Household type and composition
9 Degree of urbanisation (urban? rural?)
9 Type of region (covered by Objective1 ?)
9 Household income
9 …
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
EUROSTAT website -> Themes -> Science and technology
-> Data -> Information society statistics
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Unit F-6: Information Society and Tourism Statistics
Households’ Internet access & type of connection
used, by degree of urbanisation (EU25, 2006)
100
80
Internet
60
69
62
59
Broadband
50
40
20
38
32
31
22
0
total
urban
intermediate
rural
Source: Eurostat, Community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
EUROSTAT website -> Themes -> Science and technology
-> Data -> Information society statistics
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Unit F-6: Information Society and Tourism Statistics
Households’ Internet access & type of connection
used, bottom5 and top5 countries (2005)
100
90
80
84
70
73
60
65
50
54
30
40
Internet
IS
L
N
K
D
SE
LU
FI
25
7
EU
U
H
SK
11
0,6
33
23
23
22
22
EL
Z
C
LT
16
19
12
5
54
51
36
20
0
63
48
40
10
78
75
Broadband
Source: Eurostat, Community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
EUROSTAT website -> Themes -> Science and technology
-> Data -> Information society statistics
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Directorate F: Social Statistics and Information Society
Unit F-6: Information Society and Tourism Statistics
Households’ Internet access & type of connection
used, by income group (2005)
100
90
80
70
60
Internet
56
50
Broadband
40
30
33
20
10
0
32
24
13
12
6
Quartile 1
Quartile 2
16
Quartile 3
Quartile 4
Source: Eurostat, Community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals
(data based on a subset of 8 European countries: HU, LV, LT, PL, SI, SK, IS, NO)
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
EUROSTAT website -> Themes -> Science and technology
-> Data -> Information society statistics
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Unit F-6: Information Society and Tourism Statistics
Households’ Internet access & type of connection
used, by income group (2005): Iceland & Norway
Norway
Iceland
100
100
91
80
91
80
78
94
96
87
76
60
63
60
68
67
54
40
38
20
40
45
43
34
30
20
0
0
Q1
Q2
Int e rne t
Q3
Q4
B ro a dba nd
Q1
Q2
Int e rne t
Q3
B ro a dba nd
Source: Eurostat, Community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
EUROSTAT website -> Themes -> Science and technology
-> Data -> Information society statistics
Q4
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Households’ Internet access & type of connection
used, by income group (2005): Lithuania & Latvia
Lithuania
Latvia
100
100
80
80
60
60
55
40
31
14
20
2
0
34
40
40
6
4
1
Q1
18
20
3
10
2
8
0
Q2
Int e rne t
Q3
Q4
B ro a dba nd
Q1
Q2
Int e rne t
29
13
Q3
B ro a dba nd
Source: Eurostat, Community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
EUROSTAT website -> Themes -> Science and technology
-> Data -> Information society statistics
Q4
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Barriers to households’ Internet access (2005)
• Question to households without home Internet connection
• Multiple answers were possible
41% doesn't want Internet (content is not useful, etc.)
25% equipment costs are too hig
24% lack of skills
23% access costs are too high (telephone, etc.)
18% has access elsewhere
8% doesn't want Internet (content is harmful, etc.)
6% privacy or security concerns
1% physical disability
13% other reasons
Source: Eurostat, Community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
EUROSTAT website -> Themes -> Science and technology
-> Data -> Information society statistics
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Unit F-6: Information Society and Tourism Statistics
Proportion of individuals not regularly using the Internet
/ never having used a computer (EU25, 2005)
100
80
81
60
61
57
51
40
34
20
32
84
77
68
57
53
46
36
27
25
28
4
Never used a com puter
pl
oy
ee
St
s,
se u de
lf em nts
p
Re
Un lo y
ed
itr
e d em
p
,i
na loy
e
ct
ive d
,e
tc
.
Not regularly using the Internet
Em
Ag
ed
1
Ag 6 -2
4
ed
2
Ag 5 -5
4
ed
55
-7
4
To
ta
l
8
Lo
we
re
M
du
id
ca
dl
e
t
ed ion
Hi
uc
gh
at
er
ed ion
uc
at
io
n
9
0
22
22
Source: Eurostat, Community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals
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EUROSTAT website -> Themes -> Science and technology
-> Data -> Information society statistics
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Proportion of individuals not regularly using the Internet
/ never having used a computer (EU25, 2005)
100
Aged 25-54
92
Aged 55-74
80
80
79
77
60
57
Aged 16-24
51
50
40
51
36
31
20
23
23
21
3
4
Low er Middle Higher
edu
edu
edu
Low er Middle Higher
edu
edu
edu
12
0
21
7
Not regularly using the Internet
Low er Middle Higher
edu
edu
edu
Never used a com puter
Source: Eurostat, Community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
EUROSTAT website -> Themes -> Science and technology
-> Data -> Information society statistics
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Unit F-6: Information Society and Tourism Statistics
Proportion of individuals not regularly using the Internet
/ never having used a computer (2005)
100
90
80
82
70
72
74
72
66
60
57
50
53
53
PT
CY
56
57
IT
HU
65
40
30
20
34
24
27
26
26
19
10
8
8
8
10
SE
DK
IS
NO
13
0
NL
EU25
Not regularly using the Internet
Never used a computer
Source: Eurostat, Community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
EUROSTAT website -> Themes -> Science and technology
-> Data -> Information society statistics
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EL
Individuals’ use of computers and Internet (2004 and 2006),
by gender and age group (EU25)
2006
2004
100
100
88
83
81
80
80
64
68
60
76
31
40
74
55
20
72
60
60
40
88
23
23
49
25
16
18
Wo men
16-24
Wo men
25-54
8
0
M en
16-24
M en
25-54
Computer use
M en
55-74
Internet use
36
83
65
20
20
29
30
23
24
Wo men
16-2 4
Wo men
25-54
M en
16-2 4
M en
25-5 4
Computer use
M en
55- 74
Internet use
Source: Eurostat, Community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
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25
19 5
11
0
e-commerce
59
29
14 4
Wo men
55-74
84
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Wo men
55- 74
e-commerce
Individuals’ use of computers and Internet (2006),
by gender and educational level (EU25)
100
90
80
60
87
86
81
68
73 65
59
40
43 36
44
20
0
34
28
34
27
Men lower
22
7
10
Men middle
Computer use
Men higher
Internet use
Women
lower
Women
middle
Women
higher
E-commerce
Source: Eurostat, Community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
EUROSTAT website -> Themes -> Science and technology
-> Data -> Information society statistics
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Directorate F: Social Statistics and Information Society
Unit F-6: Information Society and Tourism Statistics
The digital divide 2002 – 2005:
proportion of individuals using the Internet, by age group
100
80
72
60
76
67
59
40
20
15
23
19
2003
2004
Aged 16-34
Aged 55-74
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
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Internet use is increasing
in all age groups
¾
But the gap or divide is
becoming wider rather
than narrowing
26
0
2002
¾
2005
Source: Eurostat, Community survey on ICT usage
in households and by individuals
(data based on 11 old Member States, namely
DK, DE, EL, ES, IT, LU, NL, AT, PT, FI, SE)
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The future
ƒ
Detailed module on digital literacy, e-skills and
e-learning in the 2007 survey
ƒ
Additional breakdowns in the pipeline for more
detailed monitoring of e-inclusion and digital divide
¾ Feasibility of more detailed regional breakdown
is being studied (e.g. Länder, provinces, …)
¾ Expanding the number of countries collecting
information on the household income
(currently optional)
¾ 2006 survey: data collection for younger
individuals (< 16y) and older individuals (>74y)
Information Society Statistics in the Internet:
EUROSTAT website -> Themes -> Science and technology
-> Data -> Information society statistics
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Unit F-6: Information Society and Tourism Statistics