Table 4 b: Reason for not using the Internet
(per cent)
  NEAR USERS FAR USERS
PER CENT OF NON-USERS WHO NEVER USED THE INTERNET New near users Core non-users
Lack of Interest 11 33
No computer/Computer too old 30 16
Do not need 7 14
Cost/Cannot afford 6 5
No time 11 4
Do not know how to work it 14 5
Too old (personal age) 3 9
Not into computers 4 3
Other 15 14
     
PER CENT OF NON-USERS WHO USED THE INTERNET BEFORE Re-joining/accelerating
users		 Drop-out/infrequent
users
No computer/Computer too old 31 30
Cost/Cannot afford 11 4
Lack of Interest 5 16
Do not need 14 20
No time 17 8
Other 22 21

Q: What is the main reason you have not used the Internet in the past three months?
     BASE: All Canadians; Apr./May 2003; n=1360