Table 10: Employment type and level of access
| EMPLOYMENT
STATUS |
Used the Internet |
Main reasons why no Internet
access
from home |
In past
3 months |
At home |
Cost |
Interest |
Need |
| 1999 |
| Labourer |
40% |
32% |
53% |
25% |
22% |
| Semi-skilled |
42% |
31% |
47% |
33% |
21% |
| Skilled trades person |
41% |
33% |
37% |
40% |
23% |
| Sales, service, clerical
|
45% |
34% |
47% |
31% |
21% |
| Professional |
64% |
50% |
39% |
31% |
31% |
| Management or administrative
|
60% |
48% |
32% |
34% |
34% |
| Total |
51% |
40% |
42% |
33% |
25% |
| 2000 |
| Labourer |
48% |
40% |
42% |
31% |
27% |
| Semi-skilled |
50% |
40% |
38% |
33% |
29% |
| Skilled trades person |
53% |
49% |
36% |
33% |
32% |
| Sales, service, clerical
|
58% |
48% |
40% |
32% |
28% |
| Professional |
70% |
60% |
37% |
22% |
40% |
| Management or administrative |
71% |
59% |
36% |
27% |
36% |
| Total |
60% |
51% |
38% |
30% |
32% |
| 2001 |
| Labourer |
53% |
43% |
38% |
41% |
21% |
| Semi-skilled |
58% |
50% |
20% |
50% |
30% |
| Skilled trades person |
61% |
50% |
34% |
45% |
21% |
| Sales, service, clerical
|
69% |
60% |
31% |
36% |
33% |
| Professional |
80% |
69% |
29% |
46% |
25% |
| Management or administrative
|
79% |
68% |
15% |
39% |
46% |
| Total |
68% |
59% |
28% |
40% |
31% |
Percentages may not equal 100 per cent due to rounding
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