Table 3: Broad Interest and Perceived Necessity of Usage
(per cent)
| |
NEAR
USERS |
FAR
USERS |
| New near users |
Re-joining/ accelerating
users |
Drop-out/ infrequent users |
Core non-users |
| PERSONALLY,
I HAVE NO INTEREST IN USING THE INTERNET. |
| Agree (5-7) |
31 |
24 |
49 |
64 |
| Neither (4) |
17 |
16 |
16 |
10 |
| Disagree (1-3) |
48 |
58 |
36 |
25 |
| AT
SOME POINT, I AM SURE THAT I WILL HAVE TO START USING THE INTERNET. |
| Agree (5-7) |
66 |
71 |
47 |
19 |
| Neither (4) |
12 |
12 |
15 |
12 |
| Disagree (1-3) |
20 |
15 |
38 |
67 |
BASE: Internet non-users; Apr./May 2003,
n= 1,381
NOTE: May not add up to 100 per cent due to DK/NR
|