Table 6: Barriers to access and gender
| EDUCATION |
Cost |
Interest |
Need |
| 1997 |
| Men |
27% |
29% |
45% |
| Women |
28% |
31% |
42% |
| Total |
27% |
30% |
43% |
| 1999 |
| Men |
39% |
32% |
29% |
| Women |
45% |
33% |
22% |
| Total |
42% |
33% |
25% |
| 2000 |
| Men |
36% |
31% |
33% |
| Women |
39% |
29% |
31% |
| Total |
38% |
30% |
32% |
| 2001 |
| Men |
27% |
42% |
31% |
| Women |
29% |
39% |
32% |
| Total |
28% |
40% |
31% |
Percentages may not equal 100 per cent due to rounding
Table 7 looks at the main barriers to Internet
access at home by education levels. Overall, the order and magnitude of
importance of these three main barriers has changed since 1997.
Table 7: Barriers to access and education
| EDUCATION |
Cost |
Interest |
Need |
| 1997 |
| LSHS |
27% |
30% |
43% |
| COLL |
29% |
30% |
41% |
| UNI |
28% |
28% |
44% |
| Total |
27% |
30% |
43% |
| 1999 |
| LSHS |
41% |
37% |
22% |
| COLL |
46% |
33% |
21% |
| UNI |
41% |
25% |
34% |
| Total |
42% |
33% |
25% |
| 2000 |
| LSHS |
35% |
35% |
30% |
| COLL |
43% |
25% |
32% |
| UNI |
43% |
20% |
37% |
| Total |
38% |
30% |
32% |
| 2001 |
| LSHS |
25% |
44% |
31% |
| COLL |
34% |
29% |
37% |
| UNI |
35% |
38% |
27% |
| Total |
28% |
40% |
31% |
Percentages may not equal 100 per cent due to rounding
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