HKLNA Project - Graphs 90a, 90b, and 90c. Closing the household computer and internet access gap in 2003

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Closing the household computer and internet access gaps in 2003

Graph 90a - Distribution of all households, households with a computer, and households with a computer connected to the internet by level of income.
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Distribution of all households, households with a computer, and households with a computer connected to the internet by level of income (Line Graph)

Note: The relatively high participation rate among households in the HK$10,000 - 19,999 income bracket is most likely exaggerated by young families with well-educated household heads, whose expected life-time monthly earnings can be expected to be much higher as they grow older.

Source: Hong Kong Government. Census and Statistics Department. Social Surveys Section. 2003. Thematic Household Survey Report No. 15. Information Technology Usage and Penetration. Chapter 3 - Penetration of personal computer and Internet. Table 3.3b - Households with personal computer (PC) at home by monthly household income, p.24. Table 3.6b - Households with personal computer at home connected to Internet by monthly household income, p. 31. EARTH's copy of the corresponding table is available on request.

Note 1: The under HK$10,000 monthly income bracket containes nearly 1/3 of all Hong Kong households (right graph). As a proportion of all households with a personal computer this group accounts for just over 15% (left graph). All other income groups are over-represented, some are more over-represented than others.

Note 2: "Personal computers refers to a computer designed for individual use. Personal computers includes desktop computer, laptop/notebook computer and Personal Digital Assistant. Servers, workstations and terminals of mainframe or minicomputer are not included. Personal computers may be connected to form a Local Area Network (LAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN)." Source: Hong Kong Government. Census and Statistics Department. Information Technology and Telecommunications Statistics Section. 2003. Hong Kong as an Information Society. Appendix A - Terms and Definitions 1.3, p. 115. Comment: An email from the Social Survey Section of CSD confirmed that both sections used the same definition for the term personal computer in their respective reports.

Source: Hong Kong Government. Census and Statistics Department. Social Surveys Section. 2003. Thematic Household Survey Report No. 15. Information Technology Usage and Penetration. Chapter 3 - Penetration of personal computer and Internet. Table 3.3b - Households with personal computer (PC) at home by monthly household income, p.24. EARTH's copy of the corresponding table is available on request.

Distribution of all households and households with a computer connected to the internet by level of income (Two Pie Graphs).

Note 1: The under HK$10,000 monthly income bracket accounts for slightly under 1/3 of all Hong Kong households (right graph). As a proportion of all households with a personal computer connected to the internet this group accounts for slightly over 15% (left graph). All other income groups are over-represented, some are more over-represented than others.

Note 2: "Internet is the world-wide public computer network, which provides access to a wide range of services including the world wide web, email, newsgroup and file transfer." Source: Hong Kong Government. Census and Statistics Department. Information Technology and Telecommunications Statistics Section. 2003. Hong Kong as an Information Society. Appendix A - Terms and Definitions 2.11, p. 117.

Source: Hong Kong Government. Census and Statistics Department. Social Surveys Section.2003. Thematic Household Survey Report No. 15. Information Technology Usage and Penetration. Chapter 3 - Penetration of personal computer and Internet. Table 3.6b - Households with personal computer at home connected to Internet by monthly household income, p. 31. EARTH's copy of the corresponding table is available on request.

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