Analysis of Disparity of Key Demographic Factors on Broadband Technology Usage among Teenagers: Gender as Prime Focus

Abstract

Aims: Broadband internet and broadband-enabled devices have been considered as alternative approaches to increase the productivity of teenagers in their respective schools. However, there is less or no research that establishes interference of some required factors for usage of broadband technology on the teenagers' gender. Therefore, the study presents the disparity in the usage of broadband technology among teenagers together with the interference on their gender brought by some factors. Study Design: The research used simple random sampling approach which gave equal chances of selection to the participants. Place and Duration of Study: This research engaged teenagers who are secondary school students in Kedah state of the northern region of Malaysia as the unit of analysis, due to their ability to provide facts on the internet related issues.