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CSO statistical release, 18 December 2014, 11am

Information Society Statistics - Households

2014

Households with access to the internet
		% of households
2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
63	67	72	78	81	82	82

82% of households have access to the internet at home

Figure 1 Percentage of households with internet access

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Summary of main findings:

It is estimated 82% of households had access to the internet at home in 2014. This was unchanged on the previous year. See table 1a.
The main reasons stated for not having a household internet connection was Not needed (42%) and Lack of skills (39%). See table 1c.
Emailing (85%) was the most popular activity carried out on the internet by individuals. The next most popular activities selected from the options were social networking (63%) and internet banking (60%). See table 3.
The most popular types of goods or services being purchased by internet users were associated with travel and entertainment. Holiday accommodation(29%), Other travel arrangements(31%) and Tickets for events(30%) were the three most popular types of internet purchases. See table 4.
35% of internet users stated they used storage space on the internet to store files (documents, pictures, music, video or other files). See table 5a.

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Households: Devices used to access the internet

Data for 2014 indicates that portable computers (including netbooks and tablets) were the most popular types of devices used to access the internet in the household (88% compared with 62% access using mobile phones or other mobile devices). See table 1b and figure 2

Type of Device	% of households
Portable computer	87.8
Other mobile devices	62.1
Desktop computer	23.4
Games console	10.3
TV connected (Smart TV)	9.1

Individuals: Frequency of use of the internet

In 2014, an estimated 80% of individuals used the internet in the 3 months prior to the interview. Of the 16-29 age category 86% accessed the internet every day, compared with just 26% of the 60-74 age category. 74% of individuals in the Dublin region accessed the internet every day, compared to 55% of individuals in the Border region. See tables 2a and 2b and figure 3.

	Used within last 3 months	Used but not in the last 3 months	Never used the internet
2012	76.9	5.1	17.9
2013	78.3	4.1	17.6
2014	79.7	4	16.3

Individuals: Internet Activities

The most popular activities of individuals who accessed the internet in the last three months were, Email (85%), Social networking (63%), Internet banking (60%) and Using services related to travel or travel related accommodation (54%). Of the 16-29 age category, 89% of individuals access the internet for social networking purposes compared with just 25% of the 60-74 age category. See table 3 and figure 4

Internet Activity	Male	Female	Total
Email	83.6	85.4	84.5
Video / Voice calls over the internet	36.2	35.5	35.9
Social networking	59.4	66.9	63.2
Reading or downloading news	48.4	43.6	45.9
Services related to travel	54.5	54.4	54.4
Selling of goods or services	17.7	10.7	14.1
Internet banking	60.7	60	60.3

Individuals: Internet Purchases

Half of indviduals (50%) aged 16 - 74 indicated they purchased goods or services over the internet in the twelve months prior to the interview. The most popular types of internet purchases made by individuals were Other travel arrangements (31% of individuals), Tickets for events (30%), and Holiday accommodation (29%). See table 4 and figure 5.

Online Purchases	% of individuals
Food and Groceries	4.9
Household goods	13.1
Clothes or sports goods	27.7
Electronic equipment	14.6
Share purchases	8
Films/music	16.1
Books magazines newspapers	18.5
Computer hardware	3.9
Telecommunication services	9.9
Holiday accommodation	29
Other travel arrangements	30.7
Tickets for events	29.6
Medicine	1.6
E learning material	4.1
Other	7.6

Individuals: Internet storage and file sharing

Data for 2014 indicates that 35% of internet users use storage space on the internet to save files (documents, pictures, music, videos). 12% of individuals who indicated they used storage space on the internet also indicated they paid for such storage space. Just over 41% of internet users used social media as a method of sharing files electronically. See tables 5a, 5b, 5c and figure 6

Age group	Age group
16-29	41.9
30-44	38.9
45-59	27.1
60-74	14.9

Show Table 1(a) Households with internet access, 2008 to 2014

Table 1(a) Households with internet access, 2008 to 2014
														% of households

		2008		2009		2010		2011		2012		2013		2014
		Unweighted		Unweighted		Unweighted		Unweighted		Unweighted		Unweighted		Unweighted
Desktop/portable computer permanently in the home		%	actual sample	%	actual sample	%	actual sample	%	actual sample	%	actual sample	%	actual sample	%	actual sample

State		63	9,003	67	8,287	72	7,826	78	6,365	81	10,018	82	10,283	82	9,629
Household Composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	32	1,469	35	1,456	42	1,478	51	1,169	55	1,714	55	1,810	56	1,731
	2 adults no dependent children	54	2,468	59	2,246	66	2,139	72	1,727	74	2,771	78	2,686	76	2,879
	3 or more adults no dependent children	75	1,646	80	1,481	85	1,214	88	1,033	90	1,576	92	1,534	94	1,624
	1 adult with dependent children	51	335	52	339	61	404	76	336	78	500	82	532	86	404
	2 adults with dependent children	79	2,169	82	1,977	87	1,945	93	1,592	95	2,551	95	2,775	96	2,205
	3 or more adults with dependent children	79	916	86	788	90	646	95	508	96	906	95	946	95	786
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	31	1,937	36	2,058	44	2,211	56	1,906	58	2,960	61	3,036	61	2,823
	1	61	2,930	67	2,797	75	2,705	82	2,220	85	3,506	87	3,484	85	3,230
	2	78	3,207	84	2,734	89	2,427	93	1,871	96	2,984	95	3,158	96	2,984
	3+	81	929	88	698	93	483	97	368	98	568	98	605	98	592
Internet Type
	Broadband	100	3,656	100	4,423	100	4,757	100	4,116	100	6,686	100	7,072	100	7,602
	Narrowband	100	1,783	100	980	100	658	100	715	100	1,137	100	1,163	100	179
	No internet	0	3,429	0	2,776	0	2,256	0	1,421	0	1,967	0	1,840	0	1,727
	Unknown internet	100	135	100	108	100	155	100	113	100	228	100	208	13	121
Population
	Densely populated	70	2,687	74	2,856	77	2,352	83	2,174	85	3,056	86	3,301	87	3,417
	Intermediate populated	60	2,213	63	1,787	73	1,836	79	1,534	81	2,596	83	2,444	83	2,009
	Thinly populated	59	4,103	63	3,644	67	3,638	74	2,657	78	4,366	80	4,538	78	4,203
Region
	Border	53	1,037	56	952	60	874	66	602	75	1,205	75	1,154	75	1,090
	Midlands	54	603	63	422	66	448	79	321	74	593	82	626	80	622
	West	55	786	63	637	70	890	79	670	82	896	81	970	78	877
	Dublin	71	1,781	75	2,126	78	1,642	84	1,486	86	2,132	87	2,390	88	2,642
	Mid-East	72	831	71	822	81	843	87	545	87	776	86	1,062	86	1,008
	Mid-West	60	966	62	841	73	874	77	759	79	1,085	80	1,025	80	762
	South-East	59	1,285	64	955	65	1,087	71	902	79	1,424	81	1,301	79	1,069
	South-West	62	1,714	65	1,532	70	1,168	76	1,080	78	1,907	81	1,755	80	1,559
Note 1: Data are subject to sampling and other survey errors, which are relatively greater in respect of smaller values.
Note 2: Households represent all private households with at least one occupant aged 16-74.

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Show Table 1(b) Households with internet access classified by type of device used to access the internet, 2014

Table 1(b) Households with internet access classified by type of device used to access the internet, 2014
							% of households
		Desktop computer	Portable computer (laptop, netbook, tablet)	Other mobile devices (mobile phone,media or games player, e-book reader)	TV connected to the internet (Smart TV)	Games console	Unweighted sample
State		23	88	62	9	10	7,902
Household Composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	16	82	52	5	3	971
	2 adults no dependent children	24	87	51	7	6	2,195
	3 or more adults no dependent children	27	90	65	10	12	1,519
	1 adult with dependent children	10	79	70	8	14	348
	2 adults with dependent children	23	90	72	11	13	2,120
	3 or more adults with dependent children	35	89	70	13	20	749
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	19	80	43	4	5	1,708
	1	23	87	62	9	10	2,738
	2	26	92	72	12	13	2,874
	3+	28	93	73	13	15	582
Population
	Densely populated	23	90	67	14	14	2,970
	Intermediate populated	22	88	66	8	8	1,661
	Thinly populated	25	86	56	5	8	3,271
Region
	Border	23	87	65	8	10	820
	Midlands	23	90	67	9	11	497
	West	27	88	51	5	8	681
	Dublin	24	90	73	16	16	2,334
	Mid-East	24	87	72	10	12	862
	Mid-West	26	82	50	6	6	609
	South-East	22	86	54	3	7	846
	South-West	20	87	48	5	4	1,253
Note 1: Data are subject to sampling and other survey errors, which are relatively greater in respect of smaller values.
Note 2: Households represent all private households with at least one occupant aged 16-74.
Note 3: More than one type of device may be indicated by respondents.

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Table 1(c ) Households without internet access classified by reasons for not having household internet access, 2014
								% of households without internet access
		Access elsewhere	Do not need internet	Equipment costs too high	Access costs too high	Lack of skills	Privacy / security concerns	Not available in the area	Other	Unweighted sample
State		11	42	13	12	39	3	4	9	1,715
Household Composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	11	44	10	9	40	3	2	9	758
	2 adults no dependent children	7	47	9	9	45	3	4	8	681
	3 or more adults no dependent children	15	42	22	23	28	1	2	11	100
	1 adult with dependent children	37	15	29	26	20	.	2	11	55
	2 adults with dependent children	23	13	37	34	17	5	15	5	84
	3 or more adults with dependent children	[11]	[24]	[43]	[32]	[24]	[3]	[11]	[11]	37
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	7	46	13	13	43	4	2	9	1,114
	1	17	38	14	12	35	2	5	8	483
	2	25	30	12	6	23	.	14	9	108
	3+	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	10
Population
	Densely populated	16	38	17	17	34	3	0	10	443
	Intermediate populated	10	41	14	14	44	4	1	8	346
	Thinly populated	9	45	10	9	40	2	6	8	926
Region
	Border	9	46	15	18	45	2	2	14	267
	Midlands	5	44	4	5	32	1	10	7	125
	West	10	60	15	11	37	2	6	3	194
	Dublin	18	41	17	17	29	1	0	10	304
	Mid-East	11	45	12	9	34	2	6	6	146
	Mid-West	7	40	9	9	39	1	3	7	153
	South-East	14	35	12	9	45	3	1	5	221
	South-West	8	32	12	12	48	9	4	13	305

Note 1: More than one reason may have been given by respondents.
Note 2: Households represent all private households with at least one occupant aged 16-74.
Note 3: * Sample occurrence too small for estimation.
Note 4: Figures in parentheses [ ] indicate percentages based on small numbers, and are, therefore, subject to a wide margin of error.

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Table 2 (a ) Individuals' use of the internet classified by frequency of use, 2009 to 2014
																		% of individuals
		Used within last 3 months						Used but not in the last 3 months						Never used the internet
		2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014

State		65	67	75	77	78	80	5	5	4	5	4	4	32	30	27	21	18	18	16
Sex
	Male	64	66	73	77	78	78	4	5	3	5	4	4	34	32	29	23	18	18	18
	Female	66	69	76	77	79	81	5	5	4	5	4	4	30	29	26	19	18	17	15
Age Group
	16-29	85	87	93	92	93	96	5	4	4	4	3	2	14	10	9	3	3	5	2
	30-44	74	79	87	89	90	92	5	6	3	4	4	3	22	21	15	10	7	6	5
	45-59	53	56	65	70	76	74	5	6	4	6	5	6	44	42	39	31	24	19	20
	60-74	25	27	38	40	46	43	3	5	5	7	5	6	72	72	67	58	53	49	51
Principal Economic Status
	At work	75	77	84	88	88	88	4	5	3	3	3	3	23	21	19	14	9	9	10
	Unemployed	60	63	74	73	76	76	8	8	5	8	6	8	46	32	30	21	19	18	16
	Student	95	97	97	94	98	99	3	1	1	3	1	1	7	2	2	1	4	2	0
	Home duties	41	47	57	63	66	64	7	7	6	8	5	7	49	52	46	37	30	29	29
	Retired	30	35	43	50	49	52	4	7	6	7	7	6	63	65	58	51	43	44	42
	Other	33	33	51	50	51	50	6	9	7	8	8	9	60	62	59	43	42	41	41
Region
	Border	48	56	64	72	70	73	8	9	7	6	6	5	39	44	36	28	22	24	22
	Midland	61	60	74	69	76	77	2	4	2	5	5	3	36	37	35	25	27	19	19
	West	59	69	74	75	75	75	6	4	3	5	4	5	39	35	27	23	20	21	20
	Dublin	76	75	81	82	85	87	4	5	4	6	4	3	23	20	20	15	13	11	10
	Mid-East	70	73	81	84	80	83	4	3	2	3	3	2	30	27	24	17	13	17	15
	Mid-West	63	65	72	74	76	79	7	8	3	6	4	5	34	30	27	25	20	21	16
	South-East	58	61	69	73	75	75	5	7	4	5	4	6	39	37	32	28	22	22	20
	South-West	63	66	73	75	78	76	4	4	4	6	4	5	33	33	30	23	20	19	20
'Type of Internet connection
	broadband	87	86	89	90	91	91	2	3	2	3	2	3	10	11	11	9	8	7	7
	narrowband	74	78	85	85	86	85	5	5	4	5	4	6	20	21	16	12	11	10	10
	No internet	22	20	20	18	19	19	9	11	11	16	13	11	67	69	69	69	67	69	70
	Unknown internet	26	39	39	51	40	45	6	4	2	6	7	7	49	68	57	58	44	53	49
Household Composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	50	51	59	62	60	65	4	8	5	6	7	6	48	46	41	36	32	34	29
	2 adults no dependent children	60	62	68	70	74	74	4	5	4	5	3	4	38	36	34	28	25	24	22
	3 or more adults no dependent children	67	71	77	78	79	80	4	3	2	4	4	4	27	28	26	21	18	17	16
	1 adult with dependent children	66	69	81	81	84	89	6	9	11	12	8	5	31	28	22	8	7	8	6
	2 adults with dependent children	75	79	87	89	90	92	6	5	3	4	4	3	22	19	16	10	7	6	5
	3 or more adults with dependent children	71	75	80	83	82	85	5	5	3	5	5	3	28	25	21	17	13	13	12
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	39	46	57	56	58	62	6	7	6	8	7	6	60	54	47	36	36	35	32
	1	64	70	75	79	81	81	5	6	4	5	4	4	34	31	25	21	16	15	15
	2	78	80	87	89	90	91	4	4	2	3	3	2	21	19	16	10	8	8	7
	3+	77	79	87	88	88	87	4	3	2	3	2	3	22	18	18	11	9	10	11

Note 1: Data are subject to sampling and other survey errors, which are relatively greater in respect of smaller values.
Note 2: Individuals represent all individuals aged 16-74.

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Table 2(b) Individuals who recently used the internet (in the last 3 months) classified by detailed frequency of use, 2011 to 2014
														% of individuals
						At least once a week				At least once a month				Didn't use in
		Every day				(but not every day)				(but not every week)				last 3 months
		2011	2012	2013	2014	2011	2012	2013	2014	2011	2012	2013	2014	2011	2012	2013	2014

State		55	58	61	65	16	15	14	12	3	3	3	3	25	23	22	21
Sex
	Male	55	59	61	64	15	14	13	12	2	2	4	3	27	23	22	21
	Female	55	57	62	66	18	17	14	12	3	3	3	4	24	23	21	19
Age Group
	16-29	77	78	79	86	14	12	12	7	1	2	2	2	7	8	8	4
	30-44	64	70	74	77	19	16	14	12	3	2	3	3	13	11	10	8
	45-59	43	48	57	54	17	19	14	15	4	3	5	5	35	30	24	26
	60-74	21	21	28	26	13	15	14	12	2	3	4	4	62	60	54	57
Principal Economic Status
	At work	65	70	72	74	16	15	13	11	3	2	3	3	16	13	12	12
	Unemployed	49	51	56	56	20	18	16	16	4	3	4	5	26	27	24	24
	Student	92	86	91	94	5	8	6	4	0	0	1	1	3	7	2	1
	Home duties	30	40	46	45	22	18	17	15	4	3	3	5	43	37	34	36
	Retired	25	29	29	34	16	17	16	15	2	4	4	4	57	50	51	48
	Other	30	32	33	31	16	13	13	13	3	4	5	7	49	50	49	50
Region
	Border	40	50	51	55	21	19	15	13	3	3	5	6	36	28	30	27
	Midland	54	53	60	64	14	11	13	10	3	4	3	4	26	32	24	23
	West	54	56	57	60	15	16	14	13	3	2	4	2	26	26	25	25
	Dublin	66	67	71	74	13	12	12	10	3	2	2	3	19	18	15	13
	Mid-East	57	63	63	65	21	18	14	14	2	2	3	4	19	16	20	17
	Mid-West	54	56	58	61	14	15	13	13	4	3	4	5	28	26	24	21
	South-East	46	51	54	61	18	18	16	11	4	4	5	3	31	27	26	25
	South-West	54	55	61	62	17	16	14	11	2	3	3	3	27	25	22	24
Type of Internet connection
	Broadband	68	70	73	75	18	17	15	13	3	2	3	3	11	10	9	9
	Narrowband	62	62	63	67	19	18	18	16	3	4	6	2	15	15	14	15
	No internet	7	7	10	9	8	7	6	6	3	3	3	5	80	83	81	81
	Unknown internet	18	28	22	26	16	17	14	14	3	5	4	5	61	50	60	55
Household composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	42	44	44	50	14	16	12	11	2	2	4	4	41	38	40	35
	2 adults no dependent children	51	53	58	59	13	14	12	12	3	3	4	3	32	30	26	26
	3 or more adults no dependent children	60	62	64	69	14	13	12	8	3	3	4	3	23	22	21	20
	1 adult with dependent children	54	57	62	74	21	19	18	13	5	3	4	5	19	20	16	11
	2 adults with dependent children	62	68	72	74	21	18	16	14	3	3	3	3	13	11	10	8
	3 or more adults with dependent children	60	63	64	70	17	17	15	12	3	2	4	4	20	18	18	15
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	38	37	39	44	16	16	15	13	3	3	4	5	43	44	42	38
	1	53	59	63	65	18	17	15	13	3	3	3	3	25	21	19	19
	2	68	72	75	79	16	15	11	10	3	2	3	2	13	11	10	9
	3+	73	74	73	75	12	12	12	9	2	3	3	3	13	12	12	13
Note 1: Data are subject to sampling and other survey errors, which are relatively greater in respect of smaller values.
Note 2: Individuals represent all individuals aged 16-74.

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Table 3 Individuals who recently used the internet (in the last 3 months) classified by types of internet activity, 2014
							% of individuals
		Email	Video / Voice calls over the internet	Social networking	Reading or downloading news	Services related to travel	Selling of goods or services	Internet banking	Unweighted Sample

State		85	36	63	46	54	14	60	7,075
Sex
	Male	84	36	59	48	55	18	61	2,789
	Female	85	36	67	44	54	11	60	4,286
Age Group
	16-29	84	40	89	43	48	13	52	1,057
	30-44	88	40	68	51	59	17	71	2,858
	45-59	82	28	41	43	56	14	58	2,155
	60-74	80	28	25	40	51	7	48	1,005
Principal Economic Status
	At work	88	40	62	51	63	17	72	4,188
	Unemployed	72	25	65	37	35	10	38	632
	Student	87	41	92	43	43	12	43	424
	Home duties	76	27	60	35	46	10	49	985
	Retired	83	29	24	43	58	7	53	608
	Other	74	26	50	33	32	9	42	238
Region
	Border	79	25	64	38	42	10	51	688
	Midland	75	30	64	39	44	15	59	442
	West	88	35	64	43	56	12	57	590
	Dublin	91	47	62	60	64	17	68	2,200
	Mid-East	79	31	64	40	49	11	58	788
	Mid-West	83	33	64	46	54	18	55	536
	South-East	82	29	63	31	50	13	57	738
	South-West	84	33	63	41	55	14	60	1,093
Type of Internet connection
	broadband	86	37	64	47	56	15	62	6,659
	narrowband	82	39	60	47	50	14	62	147
	No internet	55	8	42	22	29	3	29	221
	Unknown internet	70	31	39	30	25	8	38	48
Household Composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	84	31	55	47	52	11	59	1,003
	2 adults no dependent children	86	39	61	50	61	14	63	1,900
	3 or more adults no dependent children	84	37	69	46	53	12	54	1,158
	1 adult with dependent children	74	29	80	37	42	12	55	358
	2 adults with dependent children	86	37	63	45	57	18	68	2,024
	3 or more adults with dependent children	82	31	63	42	44	14	47	632
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	75	28	61	40	41	9	41	1,480
	1	85	35	62	45	54	13	59	2,452
	2	89	39	66	50	62	18	71	2656
	3+	87	42	65	53	56	16	64	487

Note 1: Data are subject to sampling and other survey errors, which are relatively greater in respect of smaller values.
Note 2: Individuals represent all individuals aged 16-74.
Note 3: More than type of activity may be given by respondents

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Table 4 Individuals classified by types of purchases made online during the last 12 months, 2014
							% of individuals
		Food and Groceries	Household goods	Clothes or sports goods	Electronic equipment	Share purchases/financial services / insurance	Films/music	Books magazines newspapers e-learning material	Computer hardware

State		5	13	28	15	8	16	19	4
Sex
	Male	4	12	23	19	9	17	18	6
	Female	5	15	33	11	7	15	19	2
Age Group
	16-29	5	10	38	19	5	22	18	4
	30-44	9	22	37	20	13	22	25	6
	45-59	3	10	21	11	7	12	17	3
	60-74	1	4	5	4	3	3	8	1
Principal Economic Status
	At work	7	18	35	19	12	21	24	5
	Unemployed	2	8	17	9	3	9	10	3
	Student	5	6	36	19	3	21	20	6
	Home duties	5	14	21	6	4	9	12	1
	Retired	1	6	7	5	5	4	12	2
	Other	2	5	11	8	4	7	7	0
Region
	Border	3	10	19	11	4	11	11	3
	Midland	4	13	34	13	9	19	15	2
	West	3	12	24	11	8	13	16	3
	Dublin	8	17	33	21	13	24	27	6
	Mid-East	5	16	26	13	7	14	17	5
	Mid-West	5	10	28	12	3	17	16	3
	South-East	2	10	26	12	7	10	15	2
	South-West	4	10	25	13	6	12	15	3
Type of Internet connection
	broadband	6	15	32	17	9	19	22	5
	narrowband	7	14	29	17	9	14	19	4
	No internet	0	1	1.6	0.2	0	1	1	0
	Unknown internet	4	4	8	2	3	5	6	0
Household Composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	2	7	16	9	6	13	16	3
	2 adults no dependent children	4	10	25	15	8	17	19	4
	3 or more adults no dependent children	4	6	27	16	5	15	17	4
	1 adult with dependent children	6	17	32	7	5	11	14	2
	2 adults with dependent children	9	27	38	19	12	20	23	5
	3 or more adults with dependent children	5	11	29	12	8	13	16	3
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	2	6	13	7	3	8	10	2
	1	5	13	28	14	7	17	19	4
	2	7	20	37	20	13	22	24	6
	3+	5	10	35	18	8	17	21	3


Table 4 contd. Individuals classified by types of purchases made online during the last 12 months, 2014
							% of individuals
		Telecommunication services	Holiday accommodation	Other travel arrangements	Tickets for events	Medicine	E learning material	Other

State		10	29	31	30	2	4	8
Sex
	Male	11	28	31	29	2	5	8
	Female	9	30	31	31	2	4	7
Age Group
	16-29	12	27	30	37	2	5	11
	30-44	14	40	42	38	2	6	9
	45-59	8	28	29	26	1	3	7
	60-74	2	13	12	9	1	0	3
Principal Economic Status
	At work	13	41	42	40	2	6	9
	Unemployed	6	15	17	15	1	2	6
	Student	13	21	24	34	2	6	14
	Home duties	5	17	18	17	1	2	4
	Retired	4	18	18	14	1	1	3
	Other	2	7	10	7	1	1	4
Region
	Border	9	19	20	20	1	3	13
	Midland	11	26	27	27	2	3	9
	West	10	23	24	26	2	3	7
	Dublin	14	43	47	40	3	6	9
	Mid-East	9	26	29	30	1	3	4
	Mid-West	9	27	25	26	1	2	7
	South-East	7	22	22	25	1	3	4
	South-West	6	25	25	25	1	5	7
Type of Internet connection
	broadband	12	34	36	35	2	5	9
	narrowband	12	29	32	28	1	3	8
	No internet	0.1	1.7	1.3	5.4	0	0	1
	Unknown internet	2	5	7	2	0	1	1
Household Composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	8	22	23	21	1	3	7
	2 adults no dependent children	10	31	32	30	2	4	7
	3 or more adults no dependent children	10	26	27	30	2	4	9
	1 adult with dependent children	7	17	20	23	0	4	7
	2 adults with dependent children	21	39	40	37	2	5	8
	3 or more adults with dependent children	9	23	28	29	1	3	8
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	4	12	14	13	1	2	5
	1	10	29	31	29	1	4	6
	2	14	42	43	41	2	5	11
	3+	11	35	36	38	1	4	9
Note 1: Data are subject to sampling and other survey errors, which are relatively greater in respect of smaller values.
Note 2: Individuals represent all individuals aged 16-74.
Note 3: More than one type of purchase may be given by respondents

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Table 5 (a) Individuals who recently used the internet (in the last 3 months) classified by whether
or not they have used the internet to store files, 2014
	% of individuals
		Yes	No	Unweighted Sample

State		35	65	7,075
Sex
	Male	37	63	2,789
	Female	32	68	4,286
Age Group
	16-29	42	58	1,057
	30-44	39	61	2,858
	45-59	27	73	2,155
	60-74	15	85	1,005
Principal Economic Status
	At work	39	61	4,188
	Unemployed	27	74	632
	Student	46	54	424
	Home duties	20	80	985
	Retired	16	84	608
	Other	20	80	238
Region
	Border	23	77	688
	Midland	29	71	442
	West	32	68	590
	Dublin	43	57	2,200
	Mid-East	30	70	788
	Mid-West	31	69	536
	South-East	35	65	738
	South-West	34	66	1,093
'Type of Internet connection
	broadband	36	64	6,659
	narrowband	31	69	147
	No internet	8.3	91.7	221
	Unknown internet	16	84	48
Household Composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	29	72	1,003
	2 adults no dependent children	37	63	1900
	3 or more adults no dependent children	40	60	1,158
	1 adult with dependent children	28	72	358
	2 adults with dependent children	36	65	2,024
	3 or more adults with dependent children	29	72	631
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	26	75	1,480
	1	33	67	2452
	2	40	60	2,656
	3+	41	59	487

Note 1: Data are subject to sampling and other survey errors, which are relatively greater in respect of smaller values.
Note 2: Individuals represent all individuals aged 16-74.
Note 3: Files includes documents, pictures,music, video or other files

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Table 5(b) Individuals who used storage space on the internet classified by whether or not they paid for
storage space
					% of individuals
		Yes	No	Not stated	Unweighted Sample

State		12	84	4	2,263
Sex
	Male	14	83	3	988
	Female	10	86	4	1,275
Age Group
	16-29	10	88	3	475
	30-44	13	83	4	1,080
	45-59	15	81	4	564
	60-74	14	83	4	144
Principal Economic Status
	At work	13	84	3	1,539
	Unemployed	10	83	7	166
	Student	9	89	3	225
	Home duties	13	84	3	191
	Retired	15	84	3	98
	Other	[12]	[79]	[10]	44
Region
	Border	14	79	9	158
	Midland	15	84	1	126
	West	7	89	3	165
	Dublin	15	82	3	884
	Mid-East	13	83	4	227
	Mid-West	6	90	5	150
	South-East	7	92	2	230
	South-West	14	81	6	323
'Type of Internet connection
	broadband	12	84	3	2,195
	narrowband	27	69	6	40
	No internet	*	*	*	20
	Unknown internet	*	*	*	8
Household Composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	16	79	5	274
	2 adults no dependent children	13	84	2	615
	3 or more adults no dependent children	11	86	3	401
	1 adult with dependent children	10	83	7	100
	2 adults with dependent children	12	85	3	690
	3 or more adults with dependent children	10	87	3	183
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	10	85	4	320
	1	14	83	4	744
	2	13	84	3	1,023
	3+	7	90	4	176

Note 1: Data are subject to sampling and other survey errors, which are relatively greater in respect of smaller values.
Note 2: Individuals represent all individuals aged 16-74.
Note 3: * Sample occurrence too small for estimation.
Note 4: Figures in parentheses [ ] indicate percentages based on small numbers, and are, therefore, subject to a wide margin of error.

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			% of individuals
		E-mails with attached files	Personal websites (social networking sites)	Storage space on the internet	Other means not using internet (e.g. USB)	Do not share files	Unweighted Sample

State		54	41	24	28	30	7,075
Sex
	Male	57	38	28	31	30	2,789
	Female	52	43	21	26	30	4,286
Age Group
	16-29	58	61	30	34	20	1,057
	30-44	58	44	28	31	26	2,858
	45-59	49	22	17	23	41	2,155
	60-74	40	14	9	13	52	1,005
Principal Economic Status
	At work	60	41	28	31	27	4,188
	Unemployed	40	36	14	20	40	632
	Student	61	64	35	41	15	424
	Home duties	38	36	12	15	43	985
	Retired	43	12	10	14	50	608
	Other	37	33	13	18	48	238
Region
	Border	42	40	16	31	36	688
	Midland	40	36	18	27	42	442
	West	52	37	21	25	32	590
	Dublin	66	45	34	35	23	2,200
	Mid-East	55	42	22	21	28	788
	Mid-West	51	40	20	24	34	536
	South-East	47	34	20	18	41	738
	South-West	51	43	24	28	30	1,093
Type of Internet connection
	broadband	56	42	25	29	29	6,659
	narrowband	54	43	25	31	28	147
	No internet	24	19	6	9	63	221
	Unknown internet	24	11	11	9	65	48
Household Composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	50	32	21	26	37	1,003
	2 adults no dependent children	56	39	27	26	32	1,900
	3 or more adults no dependent children	58	47	28	31	26	1,158
	1 adult with dependent children	39	54	17	21	29	358
	2 adults with dependent children	57	40	25	29	29	2,024
	3 or more adults with dependent children	48	43	19	29	32	632
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	40	35	19	19	43	1480
	1	55	38	22	27	30	2452
	2	60	45	29	32	25	2,656
	3+	63	47	30	32	24	487

Note 1: Data are subject to sampling and other survey errors, which are relatively greater in respect of smaller values.
Note 2: Individuals represent all individuals aged 16-74.
Note 3: Files includes documents, pictures,music, video or other files
Note 4: More than one method of file sharing may be given by respondents

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About the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) household survey

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) household survey covers a range of topics related to the use of ICT by households and individuals. The ICT questionnaire focuses on the use of ICT for non-work related activities. The survey was conducted in the 1st Quarter of 2014 and asked respondents about their ICT activities over the previous 12 months. Each year the survey includes a specific group of questions relating to a particular area of ICT; in 2014 questions relating to the use of Cloud Computing were included.

Reference period

A module on Information communication technology (ICT) is included in the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) in the three months from January to March each year (Quarter 1). The questionnaire asks questions about ICT activities for the reference period of twelve months prior to the interviews taking place.

Purpose of survey

The annual ICT Household survey by the QNHS contributes to the EU requirement under Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 concerning Community statistics on the information society (OJ L143, 30.04.2004, p. 49). The QNHS began in September 1997, replacing the annual April Labour Force Survey (LFS). The purpose of the survey is the production of quarterly labour force estimates and occasional reports on special social topics. The ICT Household questionnaire is conducted in Quarter 1 as part of the QNHS. The annual ICT household survey is one of the special module subjects that make up the ad hoc module surveys appended onto the main QNHS Labour Force Survey.

Grossing

The QNHS grossing procedure aligns the distribution of persons covered in the survey with independently determined population estimates at the level of sex, five-year age group and region.

Statistical significance

All estimates based on sample surveys are subject to error, some of which is measurable. Where an estimate is statistically significantly different from another estimate it means that we can be 95% confident that differences between those two estimates are not due to sampling error. Unless otherwise stated, changes and differences mentioned in the text have been found to be statistically significant at the 95% confidence level

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