Computer/Internet use

Nine of the 20 people who had internet access said they use it mostly for research purposes. Six people said they use it for email and chat groups and five others conducted their banking online. Table 29 shows the response distribution by occupation.

Table 29. Parents' internet behavior
Internet behavior Number of
responses		 Occupation Comments
Parents have no internet access or do not use 3 A n=2
D n=1		 I don’t use the internet at home although I do use it at work.
Parents spend between 0.1 and 5 hours per day on internet 19 0 n=5
A n=3
B n=5
C n=5
D n=1		 I go on the internet for about three hours a day.
I’m on the internet for about a half hour a day.
Parents use internet for product research 9 0 n=4
A n=2
B n=2
C n=1		 I’m usually on the internet for researching financial and business information.
I usually use it for research for whatever I need.
Parents use internet for email/chat groups 6 0 n=1
A n=1
B n=3
C n=1		 I talk to my son on MSN one hour a day. He lives in Vancouver.
Mostly I email.
I use the internet for about half an hour a day usually to email and chat.
Parents use internet for banking 5 0 n=1
A n=1
B n=2
C n=1		 I do my banking on the internet.
Parents use internet for recreational games 2 C n=1
D n=1		 I’ll use it for about 20 minutes a day, mostly for research and games.
Usually I play games.
Parents use internet for shopping 1 0 n=1 I’m on for 10 to 15 minutes a day. Mostly for product research but I also do some shopping.