Factors Affecting Home Internet Use in Central Queensland

Abstract

This paper reports on a social survey that was conducted in 2001 in Central Queensland, Australia, in order to identify the disadvantaged groups in relation to accessing the Internet from home. The research found that people in younger age groups, with higher education levels, being married , having children at home, owning a house/flat, with the higher income level, or being employed, had higher levels of Internet access from home respectively, compared to their counterparts. Regression analysis found that variation of any factors of education levels, marital status, children at home, income level and employment status may affect the decision to access the Internet from home. It also found that unemployment and low education levels were two major factors detrimentally affecting home Internet access and that seniors (>55 years of age) were disadvantaged because of lack of awareness and capability to use the Internet.

The Demand of Services for Information Technology Industry in Indonesia

“…, and (2c) seems that for the entire internet demand model presented, it appears that education and employment status variables had no significant effect. The results of this study are not consistent with Utomo's reserch, et al, (2013); Cerno and Amaral (2005) andTaylor et al (2003). In the Model (2a) as an initial model of Internet service demand showed that the use of any mobile phone and GDP per capita effected on households Internet use in Indonesia.…”

“…In 2008 about 73 percent of a population ageing 16 -24 years in European countries used the internet, 51 percent by 25-43 years of age, and only, and only 7 percent by those ageing 66-74 years accessed the internet. While the demographic aspects in the use of the Internet was also seen in the study of Taylor et al (2003) researching the determinants of Internet use on a variety of purposes, the results showed that the demographic factors and socio-economic (location, gender, education level, marital status, combined with family income and employment status) influenced the internet access for the purpose of working in Central Queensland resident. While people using the internet for online shopping purposes were only influenced by factors of age and level of education.…”

Comparing Internet Addiction in Students with High and Low Socioeconomic Status Levels

“…Alongside this, 39% of households without Internet access asserted the high connection costs as the reason for not having an Internet connection at home. Socioeconomic factors like family income, place of residence, work situation, and parents' educational level are known to affect Internet access (Taylor, Zhu, Dekkers, & Marshall, 2003). While even if some of the problems are perceived as being brought by Internet access, one cannot deny that this is an inescapable era of Internet use.…”

Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Home Internet Usage Patterns in Central Queensland

“…However, although the Central Queensland (CQ) region, situated on the coast in the north-eastern part of Australia straddling the Tropic of Capricorn covering some 250,000 square kilometres and with a population of approximately 300,000, has had reasonable and growing access to ICT infrastructure over recent years, the home adoption of Internet has been lower than the national average (Taylor, 2002). Demographic and socio economic factors (location, gender, age, education levels, martial status, children at home, dwelling ownership, combined family income and employment status) affecting Internet access from home CQ have been analysed and reported (Taylor, Zhu, Dekkers and Marshall, 2003).…”