Surveys on Information Technology Usage and Penetration in the Household and Business Sectors

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Surveys onInformation Technology Usage and
Penetration in the Household and Business Sectors
Census and Statistics Department (CSD)
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Surveys on Information Technology (IT) Usageand
Penetration in the Household and Business Sector

• Household Survey on IT Usage and Penetration
• Survey on IT Usage and Penetration in the
  Business Sector

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Household Survey on Information Technology Usage
and Penetration

• Survey Period January to March 2000
• Sample Size A total of 13 449 households
• The survey
• covered the land-based non-institutional
  population of Hong Kong
• did not cover hotel transients, inmates of
  institutions, and persons living on board vessels

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Survey on Information Technology Usage and
Penetration in the Business Sector

• Survey Period March to June 2000
• Sample Size A total of 4 591 establishments
• The survey
• covered all industry sectors
• did not cover the agriculture and fishing sector
  and the mining and quarrying sector

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Household Survey on Information Technology Usage
and Penetration

• Information technology penetration amongst
  households
• Information technology usage amongst household
  members

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Information technology penetration amongst
households

• 49.7 of all households in Hong Kong had
  personal computers (PCs) at home
• 73.3 of all households with PCs at home had
  their PCs connected to Internet
• 88.6 of all households with PCs at home had
  Chinese software installed in their PCs

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Information technology usage amongst household
members

• 43.1 of all persons aged 10 and over had
  used personal computers during the
  immediate twelve months before enumeration
• 30.3 of all persons aged 10 and over had
  used Internet service during the immediate
  twelve months before enumeration

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Information technology usage amongst household
members

• 29.8 of all persons aged 10 and over had
  knowledge of using Chinese input methods
• 84.9 of all persons aged 15 and over had used
  one or more types of electronic business services
  during the immediate twelve months before
  enumeration

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Information technology usage amongst household
members

• 28.7 of all persons aged 15 and over were aware
  of the Electronic Service Delivery scheme

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Survey on Information Technology Usage and
Penetration in the Business Sector

• Personal computer usage
• Internet usage
• Web site usage
• Electronic commerce

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Personal computer (PC) usage

• 51.5 of establishments had PCs

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Internet usage

• 37.3 of establishments had Internet connection
• In 1999, total Internet charge for all
  establishments taken together was 819 million,
  up by 50.4 compared with 1998

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Web site usage

• 7.3 of establishments had web page / web site

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Electronic commerce

• 4.9 of establishments had ordered / purchased
  goods, services or information through electronic
  means
• 35.3 of establishments had received goods,
  services or information through electronic means

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Electronic commerce

• 0.3 of establishments had sold goods, services
  or information through electronic means
• 8.1 of establishments had delivered goods,
  services or information through electronic means

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Electronic commerce

• In 1999, business receipts received from selling
  goods, services or information through electronic
  means for all establishments taken together was
  4.6 billion, or 0.11 of their total business
  receipts