TABLE 4.1
EMPLOYMENT TYPE and Level of Access
| N |
Used the Internet |
Main reasons why no
Internet access from home |
In past
3 months |
At home |
Cost |
Interest |
Need |
| 1999 |
| Self-employed |
566 |
58% |
52% |
40% |
34% |
26% |
| Full-time |
1992 |
61% |
45% |
38% |
34% |
28% |
| Part-time |
475 |
54% |
41% |
48% |
24% |
28% |
| Seasonal |
109 |
55% |
41% |
68% |
18% |
14% |
| Term/casual |
67 |
61% |
43% |
67% |
17% |
17% |
| Unemployed |
247 |
48% |
32% |
72% |
18% |
11% |
| Student |
302 |
76% |
55% |
64% |
15% |
21% |
| Retired |
942 |
20% |
20% |
22% |
50% |
28% |
| Homemaker |
202 |
33% |
30% |
48% |
30% |
23% |
| Other |
86 |
34% |
29% |
56% |
38% |
6% |
| Total |
4988 |
51% |
40% |
42% |
33% |
25% |
| 2000 |
| Self-employed |
574 |
65% |
64% |
32% |
33% |
35% |
| Full-time |
1951 |
73% |
58% |
45% |
24% |
31% |
| Part-time |
495 |
69% |
58% |
53% |
21% |
25% |
| Seasonal |
89 |
44% |
42% |
59% |
16% |
25% |
| Term/casual |
47 |
67% |
64% |
80% |
20% |
0% |
| Unemployed |
141 |
52% |
43% |
47% |
22% |
31% |
| Student |
410 |
89% |
71% |
75% |
10% |
15% |
| Retired |
947 |
25% |
26% |
19% |
41% |
39% |
| Homemaker |
249 |
35% |
34% |
40% |
34% |
26% |
| Other |
86 |
44% |
37% |
54% |
29% |
18% |
| Total |
4989 |
60% |
51% |
36% |
27% |
36% |
Among part-time workers and homemakers,
a near-majority cite cost as the major barrier to home Internet access,
with the balance of homemakers slightly more inclined to say that they
are not interested in having Internet access from home.
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