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CSO statistical release, 20 December 2016, 11am

Information Society Statistics - Households

2016

Households with access to the internet
% of households
2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
72	78	81	82	82	85	87	89

87% of households have access to the internet at home

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Summary of main findings:

It is estimated that 87% of households had access to the internet at home in 2016, an increase of 2 percentage points compared with 2015. See table 1a.
The main reasons stated for not having a household internet connection were Lack of skills (40%) and Do not need internet (38%). See table 1c.
In 2016, 82% of internet users used the internet in the 3 months prior to interview. See table 2a.
Email (83%) was the most common activity carried out on the internet by individuals. The next most common activities selected were Finding information on goods and services (82%), followed by Social networking (70%) and Internet banking (64%). See table 3.
The most common types of goods or services purchased by internet users were Clothes or sports goods (42%). The next most common types of internet purchases were Other travel arrangements (40%) and Holiday accommodation and Tickets for events, both at 38%. See table 4a.
45% of internet users stated that they used storage space on the internet to store files electronically, a marginal increase on 2015 (44%) and an increase of 10 percentage points when compared with 2014. See table 5.

Households: Type of internet access used

In 2016, 87% of households had an internet connection, an increase of 15 percentage points since 2010. Data for 2016 indicates that fixed broadband was the most common type of internet access in the household (79% compared with 45% using mobile broadband). Internet access via narrow broadband connection was just 2%. Fixed broadband connection was highest in the Dublin region at 91%. See tables 1a and 1b and figure 2.

In 2016, of the 13% of households with no internet access, 40% reported that this was due to a Lack of skills. Further barriers reported included Equipment costs too high (12%) and Access costs too high (8%), while 38% of households without internet access reported that this was because they Do not need internet. See table 1c.

Type of internet access	Mobile broadband	Fixed broadband	Narrowband connection
Border	52.7	71.6	0.7
Midlands	44.7	72	0.3
West	26.9	84.1	0.7
Dublin	55.2	93.1	0.2
Mid-East	60.5	82.7	0.5
Mid-West	44.7	82	0.1
South-East	54.6	80.4	0.7
South-West	35.9	83.3	0.7

Show Table 1(a) Households with internet access, 2010 to 2016

Table 1(a) Households with internet access, 2010 to 2017
															% of households

		2010		2011		2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		2017
Desktop/portable computer permanently in the home		%	Unweighted sample	%	Unweighted sample	%	Unweighted sample	%	Unweighted sample	%	Unweighted sample	%	Unweighted sample	%	Unweighted sample	%	Unweighted sample

State		72	7,826	78	6,365	81	10,018	82	10,283	82	9,629	85	9,150	87	8,261	89	7,885
Household composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	42	1,478	51	1,169	55	1,714	55	1,810	56	1,731	60	1,702	66	1,631	66	1,424
	2 adults no dependent children	66	2,139	72	1,727	74	2,771	78	2,686	76	2,879	81	2,475	85	1,714	86	1,609
	3 or more adults no dependent children	85	1,214	88	1,033	90	1,576	92	1,534	94	1,624	95	1,463	87	1,295	90	1,301
	1 adult with dependent children	61	404	76	336	78	500	82	532	86	404	88	361	93	530	95	494
	2 adults with dependent children	87	1,945	93	1,592	95	2,551	95	2,775	96	2,205	97	2,314	98	2,487	99	2,429
	3 or more adults with dependent children	90	646	95	508	96	906	95	946	95	786	96	835	97	604	98	628
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	44	2,211	56	1,906	58	2,960	61	3,036	61	2,823	63	2,419	68	2,184	68	1,954
	1	75	2,705	82	2,220	85	3,506	87	3,484	85	3,230	87	3,055	89	2,742	91	2,635
	2	89	2,427	93	1,871	96	2,984	95	3,158	96	2,984	97	3,058	97	2,782	98	548
	3+	93	483	97	368	98	568	98	605	98	592	97	618	98	553	99	2,748
Internet type
	Broadband	100	4,757	100	4,116	100	6,686	100	7,072	100	4,735	100	7,543	100	7,067	100	6,888
	Narrowband	100	658	100	715	100	1,137	100	1,163	100	2,913	100	125	100	82	*	28
	No internet	0	2,256	0	1,421	0	1,967	0	1,840	0	1,727	0	1,378	0	1,093	0	953
	Unknown internet	100	155	100	113	100	228	100	208	100	121	100	104	*	19	*	16
Population
	Densely populated	77	2,352	83	2,174	85	3,056	86	3,301	87	3,417	89	3,267	90	2,896	92	2,895
	Intermediate populated	73	1,836	79	1,534	81	2,596	83	2,444	83	2,009	86	1,997	89	1,893	90	1,660
	Thinly populated	67	3,638	74	2,657	78	4,366	80	4,538	78	4,203	81	3,886	83	3,472	85	3,330
Region
	Border	60	874	66	602	75	1,205	75	1,154	75	1,090	83	910	82	988	83	875
	Midlands	66	448	79	321	74	593	82	626	80	622	84	568	85	494	86	398
	West	70	890	79	670	82	896	81	970	78	877	79	731	84	662	84	755
	Dublin	78	1,642	84	1,486	86	2,132	87	2,390	88	2,642	90	2,617	91	2,383	94	2,304
	Mid-East	81	843	87	545	87	776	86	1,062	86	1,008	87	1,039	89	575	92	846
	Mid-West	73	874	77	759	79	1,085	80	1,025	80	762	86	797	87	789	86	682
	South-East	65	1,087	71	902	79	1,424	81	1,301	79	1,069	80	968	85	848	87	937
	South-West	70	1,168	76	1,080	78	1,907	81	1,755	80	1,559	82	1,520	86	1,522	88	1,088
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: * Sample occurrence too small for estimation, i.e., less than 30.

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Table 1(b) Households with internet access classified by type of internet access and characteristics of the household, 2017
					% of households
		Fixed broadband¹	Mobile broadband²	Narrowband connection (either mobile or fixed)³	Type of connection unknown	Unweighted sample

State		84	49	1	0	6,932
Household composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	69	52	1	0	916
	2 adults no dependent children	85	43	1	0	1,373
	3 or more adults no dependent children	84	49	0	1	1,168
	1 adult with dependent children	76	57	1	0	467
	2 adults with dependent children	90	49	0	0	2,396
	3 or more adults with dependent children	88	51	0	0	612
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	75	46	1	0	1,313
	1	81	49	0	0	2,397
	2	89	50	0	0	2,682
	3+	91	52	0	0	540
Population
	Densely populated	88	50	1	0	2,600
	Intermediate populated	80	48	1	0	1,683
	Thinly populated	70	48	3	0	2,885
Region
	Border	72	53	1	0	718
	Midlands	72	45	0	0	341
	West	84	27	1	0	630
	Dublin	93	55	0	0	2,139
	Mid-East	83	61	1	0	769
	Mid-West	82	45	0	0	581
	South-East	80	55	1	0	809
	South-West	83	36	1	1	945
¹Examples include e.g. DSL, ADSL, VDSL, cable, optical fibre, satellite, public Wi-Fi connections.
²Connection via mobile phone network with minimum 3G. e.g. UMTS, using (SIM) or USB key, mobile phone or smartphone as modem.
³Less than 3G, GPRS, dial-up access over older type telephone.
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 internet access may be given by households.

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Show Table 1(c) Households without internet access classified by reasons for not having household internet access, 2016

Table 1(c) Households without internet access classified by reasons for not having household internet access, 2017
							% of households without internet access
		Do not need internet	Lack of skills	Equipment costs too high	Access costs too high	Access elsewhere	Not available in the area	Privacy security concerns	Other	Unweighted sample

State		45	43	13	10	9	7	5	9	953
Household composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	49	45	11	11	9	5	4	7	508
	2 adults no dependent children	51	47	10	8	7	7	7	10	236
	3 or more adults no dependent children	42	44	10	6	10	5	4	12	133
	1 adult with dependent children	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	27
	2 adults with dependent children	[13]	[19]	[22]	[15]	[14]	[31]	[7]	[26]	33
	3 or more adults with dependent children	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	16
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	47	48	13	10	5	4	6	8	641
	1	43	35	12	12	15	11	4	10	238
	2	36	26	14	8	22	17	2	11	66
	3+	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	8
Population
	Densely populated	38	43	11	14	8	0	5	9	238
	Intermediate populated	41	42	18	11	13	0	5	15	179
	Thinly populated	50	43	12	8	9	12	5	7	536
Region
	Border	49	39	16	10	10	6	3	13	157
	Midlands	62	50	28	22	8	17	12	2	57
	West	60	45	2	3	5	9	2	5	125
	Dublin	32	43	13	13	9	0	4	10	165
	Mid-East	43	42	22	11	14	10	7	12	77
	Mid-West	52	34	10	6	6	7	4	6	101
	South-East	40	40	6	6	15	4	4	10	128
	South-West	35	49	12	13	9	8	6	9	143

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 reason may have been given by respondents.
Note 4: * Sample occurrence too small for estimation, i.e., less than 30.
Note 5: Figures in parentheses [ ] indicate percentages based on small numbers (sample size 30 to 49), and are, therefore, subject to a wide margin of error.

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Individuals: Frequency of use of the internet

In 2016, an estimated 82% of individuals used the internet in the 3 months prior to the interview, compared with 80% in 2015. 96% of individuals in the 16-29 years age group used the internet within the last 3 months, compared with 52% of individuals in the 60-74 years age group. 99% of Students used the internet within the previous 3 months, while 91% of households with 2 or more persons at work in the household used the internet within the last quarter. 41% of individuals in the 60-74 years age group have never used the internet. See table 2a and figure 3.

70% of individuals used the internet every day while 10% used the internet at least once a week but not every day. Daily usage of the internet has increased 9 percentage points since 2013. 96% of Students accessed the internet on a daily basis. See table 2b.

Of the 16-29 years age category, 92% accessed the internet every day, compared with 32% of the 60-74 years age category. 84% of individuals in the 30-44 years age group accessed the internet every day, an increase of 5 percentage points when compared with the same age cohort in 2015. See table 2b.

77% of individuals in the Dublin region accessed the internet every day, compared with 61% of individuals in the West region and 57% of individuals in the Border region. See table 2b.

Frequency of use	Used within last 3 months	Used but not in the last 3 months	Never used the internet
2017	81.2	2.8	15.9
2016	82.2	3.4	14.9
2015	80.1	3.4	16.5

Show Table 2(a) Individuals' use of the internet classified by broad frequency of use, 2011 to 2016

Table 2(a) Individuals' use of the internet classified by broad frequency of use, 2011 to 2017
																				% of individuals
		Used within last 3 months							Used but not in the last 3 months							Never used the internet
		2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017

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

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 who use the internet.

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Table 2(b) Individuals' use of the internet classified by detailed frequency of use, 2013 to 2017
																	% of individuals
		Every day					At least once a week (but not every day)					At least once a month (but not every week)					Didn't use in last 3 months
		Every day					At least once a week (but not every day)					At least once a month (but not every week)					Didn't use in last 3 months
		2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017

State		61	65	67	70	70	14	12	11	10	9	3	3	3	3	2	22	21	20	18	19
Sex
	Male	61	64	66	69	69	13	12	11	9	8	4	3	3	3	2	22	21	21	19	21
	Female	62	66	68	70	71	14	12	11	10	9	3	4	2	3	3	21	19	19	17	17
Age group
	16-29	79	86	90	92	92	12	7	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	8	4	5	4	5
	30-44	74	77	79	84	84	14	12	11	9	7	3	3	2	1	2	10	8	8	6	7
	45-59	57	54	56	59	63	14	15	15	13	13	5	5	4	4	4	24	26	25	24	21
	60-74	28	26	29	32	31	14	12	12	13	12	4	4	4	7	5	54	57	55	48	52
Principal economic status
	At work	72	74	76	79	80	13	11	11	9	8	3	3	2	2	2	12	12	11	11	11
	Unemployed	56	56	61	61	65	16	16	13	11	9	4	5	3	4	4	24	24	24	24	21
	Student	91	94	98	96	94	6	4	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	4
	Home duties	46	45	47	52	51	17	15	14	13	14	3	5	3	5	4	34	36	36	30	31
	Retired	29	34	34	37	32	16	15	13	15	12	4	4	5	7	5	51	48	49	41	51
	Other	33	31	40	40	47	13	13	9	12	9	5	7	3	5	5	49	50	47	43	40
Region
	Border	51	55	60	57	57	15	13	14	13	12	5	6	4	5	6	30	27	23	25	25
	Midland	60	64	66	67	66	13	10	7	10	13	3	4	5	3	2	24	23	23	20	19
	West	57	60	59	61	65	14	13	13	13	10	4	2	3	2	2	25	25	25	24	24
	Dublin	71	74	76	77	79	12	10	8	7	6	2	3	2	3	2	15	13	14	13	13
	Mid-East	63	65	68	72	65	14	14	12	9	10	3	4	2	3	3	20	17	19	16	22
	Mid-West	58	61	64	69	68	13	13	13	11	11	4	5	3	3	4	24	21	20	17	18
	South-East	54	61	62	70	73	16	11	12	9	7	5	3	2	3	2	26	25	24	18	18
	South-West	61	62	65	68	72	14	11	10	10	7	3	3	2	2	2	22	24	24	20	20
Type of internet connection
	Broadband	73	75	77	77	77	15	13	12	11	11	3	3	3	3	3	9	9	9	9	10
	Narrowband	63	67	70	69	71	18	16	15	14	17	6	2	5	4	4	14	15	10	15	8
	No internet	10	9	7	8	8	6	6	4	4	3	3	5	2	2	3	81	81	87	86	86
	Unknown internet	22	26	20	*	*	14	14	12	*	*	4	5	1	*	*	60	55	67	*	*
Household composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	44	50	51	53	52	12	11	10	11	9	4	4	2	4	3	40	35	37	32	36
	2 adults no dependent children	58	59	60	60	60	12	12	10	11	11	4	3	3	4	4	26	26	27	25	25
	3 or more adults no dependent children	64	69	72	69	71	12	8	9	8	6	4	3	2	3	2	21	20	18	21	20
	1 adult with dependent children	62	74	74	80	79	18	13	12	10	9	4	5	1	2	3	16	11	13	9	10
	2 adults with dependent children	72	74	79	81	81	16	14	12	9	9	3	3	3	2	2	10	8	7	7	9
	3 or more adults with dependent children	64	70	71	74	77	15	12	12	9	8	4	4	3	3	2	18	15	13	14	14
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	39	44	45	49	43	15	13	11	12	10	4	5	3	5	5	42	38	42	35	42
	1	63	65	67	70	71	15	13	12	11	10	3	3	3	3	2	19	19	18	17	17
	2	75	79	80	81	82	11	10	10	8	7	3	2	2	2	1	10	9	8	9	10
	3+	73	75	80	83	83	12	9	7	6	7	3	3	2	1	1	12	13	10	9	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 who use the internet.
Note 3: * Sample occurrence too small for estimation, i.e., less than 30.

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Individuals: Internet access by type of device used

Mobiles or smartphones were used to access the internet by 83% of individuals. 96% of individuals in the 16-29 years age group used a mobile phone or smartphone to access the internet while 50% of individuals in the 60-74 years age category used this device type to access the internet. Laptops or netbooks were used by 66% of individuals to access the internet, while Tablets were used by 37% for internet access. Desktop computers were used by 25% of individuals while 8% of individuals used Smart TVs to go online in 2016. See table 2c and figure 4.

Show Table 2(c) Individuals who recently used the internet (in the last 3 months) classified by type of device used, 2016

Table 2(c) Individuals who recently used the internet (in the last 3 months) away from home or work classified by type of device used, 2017
								% of individuals
	Mobile phone (or smartphone)	Mobile phone (or smartphone) via mobile phone network	Mobile phone (or smartphone) via wireless network	Portable computer¹	Portable computer via mobile phone network	Portable computer via wireless network	Other devices	Didn't access the internet via mobile device away from home or work	Unweighted sample


State	87	74	66	48	12	45	9	8	6,022
Sex
Male	88	75	67	50	13	47	12	8	2,347
Female	86	72	65	47	11	43	7	9	3,675
Age group
16-29	97	84	74	51	13	47	13	2	729
30-44	92	79	71	50	12	46	10	5	2,243
45-59	81	67	61	46	10	42	7	12	1,810
60-74	58	47	43	44	11	39	4	26	1,240
Principal economic status
At work	90	79	69	50	13	46	10	6	3,642
b Unemployed	86	63	64	44	15	37	8	9	339
Student	97	82	74	61	13	58	15	1	275
Home duties	78	62	57	37	8	34	4	14	821
Retired	56	44	43	43	9	39	5	28	708
Other	78	62	59	40	7	37	5	14	237
Region
Border	86	74	61	45	16	39	5	8	589
Midlands	86	68	46	33	15	24	4	12	352
West	82	68	67	55	17	50	4	8	531
Dublin	92	83	80	56	9	54	14	5	1,866
Mid-East	82	75	57	38	7	36	10	13	636
Mid-West	82	69	69	55	11	52	12	12	512
South-East	87	70	54	35	13	31	6	7	746
South-West	87	65	60	52	13	46	8	8	790
Household composition
1 Adult no dependent children	79	67	56	44	12	39	8	13	905
2 Adults no dependent children	78	68	60	51	13	46	9	13	1,212
3 or more adults no dependent children	88	78	71	51	11	48	10	8	972
1 Adult with dependent children	92	77	62	32	12	29	8	6	422
2 Adults with dependent children	90	75	69	52	12	48	10	6	2,044
3 or more adults with dependent children	92	77	69	45	12	41	8	6	467
Number of persons at work in the household
No persons at work in the household	76	60	56	40	11	35	6	16	1,237
One person at work in the household	85	70	63	46	12	42	8	9	2,023
Two persons at work in the household	91	80	71	53	13	49	12	5	2,293
Three or more persons at work in the household	92	84	74	53	11	50	10	6	469
¹Examples include laptop, tablet, etc.
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 who used the internet in the last 3 months.
Note 3: More than one type of device used may have been given by respondents.

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Individuals: Internet activities

Of the internet activities surveyed in 2016, the most popular activity was Email (83%). The next most common internet activity in 2016 was Finding information about goods and services (82%), followed by Social networking (70%) and Internet banking (64%). See table 3 and figure 5.

Online activities analysed by age group shows Email (sending/receiving emails) and Finding information on goods and services were the top 2 activities carried out by all age groups over 30 years of age. Those aged 30 to 44 reported the highest use of Email at 86%, while 78% of the 60-74 years age group used Email. See table 3 and figure 5.

Individuals aged 16 to 29 years were more likely to engage in online leisure or recreation activities, such as Social networking (91%), Listening to music (72%), Uploading self-created content (65%) and Watching internet streamed TV (55%), when compared to other age groups. See table 3 and figure 5.

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Table 3(a) Individuals who recently used the internet (in the last 3 months) classified by types of internet activities, 2017
									% of individuals
		Finding information on goods and services	E-mail¹	Social networking²	Internet banking	Reading or downloading online news	Services related to travel	Uploading self created content³	Internet telephoning/ video calls	Seeking health related information

State		86	85	72	71	65	52	49	48	46
Sex
	Male	86	84	69	71	68	52	47	49	39
	Female	85	85	76	71	62	52	50	48	53
Age group
	16-29	86	86	93	67	66	49	70	60	45
	30-44	88	89	79	80	69	59	52	54	50
	45-59	85	81	58	69	62	50	34	35	44
	60-74	79	75	36	55	57	42	21	33	40
Principal economic status
	At work	88	88	73	81	69	61	49	51	48
	Unemployed	80	77	72	47	55	26	43	38	37
	Student	87	88	93	58	67	43	71	61	43
	Home duties	82	74	71	56	55	42	44	41	49
	Retired	80	79	33	57	62	46	20	34	42
	Other	74	64	73	47	50	29	35	31	48
Region
	Border	84	76	68	68	45	37	34	38	32
	Midland	83	74	77	58	66	34	51	38	40
	West	87	90	71	71	74	59	45	50	49
	Dublin	88	89	77	78	75	60	51	60	49
	Mid-East	82	82	69	67	63	48	51	51	48
	Mid-West	91	85	69	70	64	51	58	45	54
	South-East	83	80	74	68	54	52	52	41	42
	South-West	86	88	69	70	62	54	45	39	47
Type of household Internet connection
	Broadband	86	85	73	72	66	53	49	49	47
	Narrowband	78	70	27	56	24	25	10	23	43
	No internet	75	64	51	35	38	23	20	15	22
	Unknown internet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Household composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	88	84	62	68	63	48	38	43	43
	2 adults no dependent children	86	85	63	72	69	58	41	47	47
	3 or more adults no dependent children	87	85	77	72	70	56	59	54	44
	1 adult with dependent children	83	77	83	57	54	40	55	42	46
	2 adults with dependent children	87	87	74	75	67	53	48	50	50
	3 or more adults with dependent children	78	81	81	66	53	44	53	46	39
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	79	72	63	49	56	33	36	41	41
	1	87	84	71	68	61	48	46	45	46
	2	87	90	75	81	71	61	51	52	49
	3+	87	86	82	78	69	62	65	58	43
¹Sending/receiving e-mails.
²Examples include creating user profiles, posting messages or other contributions to Facebook, Twitter, etc.
²Includes uploading text, photos, music, videos, software, etc. to any website to be shared.
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 who used the internet in the previous 3 months.

Table 3(a) contd. Individuals who recently used the internet (in the last 3 months) classified by types of internet activities, 2017
									% of individuals
		Selling of goods or services	Buying or renewing existing insurance policies	Participating in professional networks⁴	Looking for a job or sending a job application	Posting opinions on civic or political issues via websites	Making appointment with health practitioner	Taking part in online consultations or voting on civic or political issues	Buying or selling of investment services⁵	Arranging credit with financial institutions⁶

State		23	18	17	14	9	9	6	2	2
Sex
	Male	25	19	20	16	9	7	6	2	2
	Female	20	17	14	13	8	10	5	1	1
Age group
	16-29	26	13	19	26	12	8	7	1	2
	30-44	27	24	21	14	10	10	6	2	3
	45-59	19	18	13	8	7	7	5	2	1
	60-74	10	11	6	3	4	6	2	0	1
Principal economic status
	At work	26	24	22	12	9	9	6	2	2
	Unemployed	15	8	8	47	9	6	4	1	1
	Student	24	8	15	22	13	8	7	.	1
	Home duties	16	13	4	9	6	8	3	1	1
	Retired	10	12	4	2	4	6	3	1	0
	Other	19	6	6	4	8	6	5	1	1
Region
	Border	14	12	7	9	4	2	2	1	0
	Midland	17	21	7	13	7	5	3	1	3
	West	34	15	11	17	7	12	4	1	1
	Dublin	23	23	29	17	11	12	8	3	2
	Mid-East	26	14	12	12	7	5	5	0	0
	Mid-West	17	17	14	12	6	8	5	2	4
	South-East	29	22	11	14	13	8	6	1	5
	South-West	18	16	14	15	9	7	6	2	1
Type of household internet connection
	Broadband	23	20	17	14	9	9	6	2	2
	Narrowband	1	14	5	2	4	4	0	0	0
	No internet	8	7	4	16	1	2	1	0	0
	Unknown internet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Household composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	20	16	19	14	7	7	5	2	2
	2 adults no dependent children	20	22	18	11	9	9	7	2	2
	3 or more adults no dependent children	22	16	20	20	10	8	5	1	1
	1 adult with dependent children	21	12	9	18	11	10	4	0	3
	2 adults with dependent children	26	22	17	12	9	9	6	2	2
	3 or more adults with dependent children	19	12	9	15	7	6	5	1	1
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	16	7	6	16	8	8	4	1	1
	1	21	18	15	15	8	8	5	1	2
	2	26	24	22	12	10	10	7	2	2
	3+	24	18	18	17	10	7	4	1	2
⁴Examples include creating user profiles, posting messages or other contributions to LinkedIn, etc.
⁵Includes buying or selling shares, bonds, funds or other investment services.
⁶Includes taking a loan or mortgage or arranging credit from banks or other financial providers.
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 who used the internet in the previous 3 months.

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Individuals: Internet purchases

Clothes or sports goods were the most popular online purchase in 2016, purchased by 42% of individuals. The next most common types of internet purchases made by individuals in the last 12 months (prior to interview) were Other travel arrangements (40%), and Holiday accommodation and Tickets for events, both at 38%. See table 4a and figure 6.

There are clear differences between age groups in the types of goods and services bought online. The largest difference was for Clothes or sports goods, with 51% of individuals aged 16 to 29 years purchasing these, compared to 12% of those aged 60 to 74. See table 4a and figure 6.

Of those individuals who had bought over the internet in the last 3 months, 41% had made 3 to 5 purchases, compared with 38% of individuals purchasing only once or twice online. 22% of individuals purchased online 6 or more times in the previous 3 months - 14% made between 6 and 10 purchases online and 8% purchased 11 times or more over the internet. See Table 4c.

Type of online purchase	Type of online purchase
Clothes,sports goods	43.5
Tickets for events	37.1
Holiday accommodation	36.6
Other travel arrangements	36.4
Household goods	21.4
Telecommunication services	18.7
Books,magazines,newspapers	17.4
Electronic equipment	17.3
Films,music	15.3
Video games,software,software upgrades	9.5
Food, Groceries	7.7
Computer hardware	3.5
E-learning material	3.2
Medicine	1.3
Other	8.0

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Table 4(a) Individuals that use the internet classified by types of purchases made online during the last 12 months, 2017
										% of individuals
		Clothes or sports goods	Holiday accommodation	Other travel arrangements¹	Tickets for events	Household goods	Telecommunication services	Electronic equipment²	Books, magazines and newspapers³	E-books⁴	E-magazines/ e-newspapers⁴

State		44	37	36	37	21	19	17	17	7	2
Sex
	Male	36	36	37	36	20	22	24	17	7	2
	Female	51	37	36	38	23	16	11	18	7	2
Age group
	16-29	57	31	34	46	17	20	22	16	7	3
	30-44	51	47	46	43	31	24	20	20	8	2
	45-59	33	34	32	30	17	16	14	16	6	2
	60-74	14	21	23	15	10	8	7	14	5	2
Principal economic status
	At work	48	46	45	44	25	23	20	20	9	2
	Unemployed	28	15	16	14	13	9	14	11	2	1
	Student	57	22	28	46	10	16	22	17	6	3
	Home duties	40	28	26	26	27	13	10	14	5	1
	Retired	14	23	24	15	8	8	8	15	6	2
	Other	19	14	13	14	16	8	9	7	2	1
Region
	Border	38	26	24	28	19	12	11	12	4	1
	Midland	43	28	20	29	18	27	11	11	3	1
	West	50	40	40	37	22	17	20	19	7	2
	Dublin	46	41	45	45	25	25	22	20	8	3
	Mid-East	40	33	29	35	18	12	11	16	6	2
	Mid-West	42	38	38	35	12	17	20	14	9	3
	South-East	40	32	33	29	20	18	17	15	5	1
	South-West	46	42	39	40	25	14	17	21	10	2
Type of household internet connection
	Broadband	44	37	37	38	22	19	18	18	7	2
	Narrowband	19	15	21	1	18	.	10	5	1	0
	No internet	14	11	13	9	2	0	3	6	1	0
	Unknown internet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Household composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	26	28	29	26	14	17	14	14	7	2
	2 adults no dependent children	36	43	42	37	17	18	18	18	8	2
	3 or more adults no dependent children	47	37	39	44	13	17	21	18	7	3
	1 adult with dependent children	46	21	20	31	24	17	11	15	4	1
	2 adults with dependent children	51	42	41	41	31	22	18	20	8	2
	3 or more adults with dependent children	44	26	27	28	18	17	14	11	4	2
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	23	15	16	16	13	9	11	10	4	1
	1	40	34	33	33	20	18	16	18	6	2
	2	53	47	47	47	27	24	20	21	9	3
	3+	52	39	40	47	16	18	21	16	7	2

¹Includes travel tickets, car hire, etc. Excludes holiday accommodation.
²Includes cameras, audio-visual equipment, etc.
³Includes all online purchases of books, magazines and newspaperse-books. Includes e-books, e-magazines and e-newspapers downloaded or accessed from websites or apps.
⁴Downloaded or accessed from websites or apps
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 who made purchases online in the last 12 months.
Note 3: More than one type of purchase may be given by respondents.
Table 4(a) contd. Individuals that use the internet classified by types of purchases made online during the last 12 months, 2017
										% of individuals
		Films/music⁵	Films/music downloaded or accessed from websites/apps	Video games, software and software upgrades⁶	Computer software⁷ downloaded or accessed from websites/apps	Food and Groceries	Computer hardware	E-learning material	Medicine	Other

State		15	12	10	5	8	4	3	1	8
Sex
	Male	17	14	12	7	7	5	3	1	9
	Female	14	11	7	2	9	2	3	1	7
Age group
	16-29	20	16	13	7	8	5	4	1	7
	30-44	19	15	12	5	11	4	4	2	9
	45-59	11	8	6	4	6	3	2	1	8
	60-74	5	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	8
Principal economic status
	At work	18	15	10	5	10	4	3	2	9
	Unemployed	7	5	10	6	4	2	2	2	7
	Student	20	15	13	8	4	6	5	.	6
	Home duties	9	7	8	2	8	2	3	1	7
	Retired	4	3	3	1	2	2	1	0	7
	Other	9	8	7	3	4	3	1	3	8
Region
	Border	9	6	10	4	4	2	3	1	9
	Midland	8	5	6	1	7	2	3	0	9
	West	16	14	11	7	8	5	3	2	7
	Dublin	21	17	12	6	12	4	3	1	7
	Mid-East	14	11	7	4	6	2	3	1	9
	Mid-West	12	9	7	3	3	4	4	1	9
	South-East	12	8	8	4	7	4	3	3	10
	South-West	15	13	9	3	6	5	3	1	8
Type of household internet connection
	Broadband	16	12	10	5	8	4	3	1	8
	Narrowband	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
	No internet	6	3	1	0	2	0	1	0	3
	Unknown internet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Household composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	13	10	7	3	6	2	3	1	9
	2 adults no dependent children	14	12	6	4	7	3	4	1	9
	3 or more adults no dependent children	18	15	10	4	6	4	2	1	7
	1 adult with dependent children	11	8	9	4	6	3	3	1	7
	2 adults with dependent children	17	13	12	6	11	4	4	2	8
	3 or more adults with dependent children	13	9	12	6	6	3	3	1	6
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	7	6	8	4	4	3	2	1	6
	1	14	11	9	4	7	4	3	2	8
	2	19	15	11	5	11	4	4	1	9
	3+	18	15	9	5	5	2	3	1	9

⁵Films/music downloaded or accessed from websites or apps.
⁶Includes computer software downloaded or accessed from websites or apps.
⁷Includes computer and video games and software upgrades.
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 who made purchases online in the last 12 months.
Note 3: More than one type of purchase may be given by respondents.

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Table 4(b) Individuals who made purchases online in the last 12 months classified by problems encountered when buying online, 2017
							% of individuals
Problems encountered
		Speed of delivery	Technical failure of the website¹	Foreign retailer did not sell to Ireland	Poor customer service	Wrong or damaged goods/services delivered	Final costs higher than indicated	Poor information re guarantees/other legal rights	Problems with fraudulent activity	Other	No problems encountered
		Speed of delivery	Technical failure of the website¹	Foreign retailer did not sell to Ireland	Poor customer service	Wrong or damaged goods/services delivered	Final costs higher than indicated	Poor information re guarantees/other legal rights	Problems with fraudulent activity	Other	No problems encountered

State		10	7	6	4	3	3	2	2	1	79
Sex
	Male	11	8	7	4	4	3	2	2	1	78
	Female	9	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	79
Age group
	16-29	10	5	7	4	2	3	2	2	1	80
	30-44	11	8	6	4	4	3	3	2	1	76
	45-59	8	8	5	5	3	2	2	3	2	80
	60-74	5	6	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	84
Principal economic status
	At work	10	8	6	4	4	3	2	2	1	77
	Unemployed	13	8	3	4	2	1	1	0	.	80
	Student	9	4	6	3	3	3	1	3	1	82
	Home duties	9	6	4	3	3	2	2	1	2	81
	Retired	5	3	4	4	1	3	3	2	4	82
	Other	9	8	4	6	4	2	5	4	1	76
Region
	Border	6	10	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	84
	Midland	7	3	2	4	3	1	1	.	1	86
	West	11	10	6	3	4	2	3	3	0	75
	Dublin	11	9	8	5	4	4	3	2	1	76
	Mid-East	7	4	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	86
	Mid-West	10	6	6	5	6	2	2	4	1	75
	South-East	9	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	1	81
	South-West	11	6	8	6	3	2	1	2	3	77
Type of household internet connection
	Broadband	10	7	6	4	3	3	2	2	1	79
	Narrowband	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	86
	No internet	11	5	0	4	4	0	4	3	2	72
	Unknown internet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Household composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	8	10	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	76
	2 adults no dependent children	7	7	6	3	3	2	3	2	2	80
	3 or more adults no dependent children	10	7	7	5	3	2	2	2	1	77
	1 adult with dependent children	15	5	5	6	4	3	2	2	1	76
	2 adults with dependent children	11	7	5	4	3	3	2	2	1	79
	3 or more adults with dependent children	7	6	4	2	2	3	1	1	2	83
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	9	4	5	4	3	1	2	3	1	82
	1	10	7	5	5	3	3	2	2	2	78
	2	10	8	6	4	4	3	2	2	1	78
	3+	8	5	7	4	2	3	2	3	0	78
¹During ordering or payment.
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 who made purchases online in the last 12 months.
Note 3: More than one reason may be given by respondents.

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Table 4(c) Individuals who purchased over the internet in the last 3 months classified by number of purchases made in this period, 2016 to 2017
									% of individuals
		Number of internet purchases made								Unweighted sample
		1 to 2		3 to 5		6 to 10		More than 10
		2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017

State		38	33	41	41	14	17	8	9	3,033
Sex
	Male	38	33	41	42	13	17	8	8	1,114
	Female	37	33	42	41	14	17	7	9	1,919
Age group
	16-29	46	32	40	45	11	17	3	7	490
	30-44	32	31	43	40	15	18	11	10	1,389
	45-59	38	36	41	39	14	16	8	9	803
	60-74	43	44	40	38	13	14	5	4	351
Principal economic status
	At work	34	31	43	42	14	18	9	9	2,094
	Unemployed	48	44	24	37	22	12	6	8	120
	Student	53	33	35	45	9	15	3	7	187
	Home duties	38	38	43	39	14	14	5	9	366
	Retired	44	42	39	39	11	15	6	3	193
	Other	39	38	41	26	8	27	12	10	73
Region
	Border	39	37	45	41	11	16	6	6	249
	Midland	42	43	35	36	13	10	10	11	179
	West	37	35	49	40	11	17	4	7	280
	Dublin	33	28	42	41	16	21	10	10	990
	Mid-East	38	40	38	38	18	14	6	9	280
	Mid-West	46	30	36	43	12	16	6	11	238
	South-East	36	38	47	39	11	18	6	5	378
	South-West	43	31	38	46	10	14	8	10	439
Type of household internet connection
	Broadband	38	33	41	41	14	17	8	9	3,006
	Narrowband	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	5
	Unknown internet	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	22
	No internet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Household composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	37	38	39	37	20	14	5	11	348
	2 adults no dependent children	40	32	38	43	12	18	10	7	515
	3 or more adults no dependent children	43	33	40	44	13	17	4	7	471
	1 adult with dependent children	38	38	42	38	12	17	8	7	224
	2 adults with dependent children	35	31	43	41	13	17	9	11	1,237
	3 or more adults with dependent children	37	34	46	38	12	21	5	6	238
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	46	43	36	33	13	17	6	7	368
	1	39	32	41	44	14	16	7	9	999
	2	36	32	43	41	16	18	6	9	1,408
	3+	35	32	43	42	13	19	9	7	258
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 who made purchases online in the previous 3 months.
Note 3: * Sample occurrence too small for estimation, i.e., less than 30.

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Individuals: Internet storage and file sharing

Data for 2016 indicates that 45% of internet users used storage space on the internet to save files (documents, pictures, music, videos) - a marginal increase on 2015 (44%) and an increase of 10 percentage points compared with the same period in 2014. The 16-29 and 30-44 years age groups were the largest users of storage space on the internet as a method of saving files in 2016, at 56% and 50% respectively. By comparison, only 21% of individuals in the 60-74 age category used such storage. See table 5 and figure 7.

	2015	2016	2017
Male	46.2	47.3	54.5
Female	41.4	42.3	49.4

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Table 5 Individuals that use the internet to store files electronically classified by personal characteristics, 2015 to 2017
	% of individuals who used the internet in the last 3 months
		2015	2016	2017	Unweighted sample 2017
		2015	2016	2017	Unweighted sample 2017
State		44	45	52	6,022
Sex
	Male	46	47	55	2,347
	Female	41	42	49	3,675
Age group
	16-29	56	56	67	729
	30-44	48	50	57	2,243
	45-59	33	36	40	1,810
	60-74	22	21	25	1,240
Principal economic status
	At work	47	49	56	3,642
	Unemployed	35	35	34	339
	Student	60	66	75	275
	Home duties	28	26	37	821
	Retired	26	23	24	708
	Other	28	31	35	237
Region
	Border	35	41	40	589
	Midland	43	43	56	1,866
	West	36	36	57	636
	Dublin	51	51	57	352
	Mid-East	48	48	52	512
	Mid-West	36	38	54	746
	South-East	41	50	45	790
	South-West	42	37	47	531
Household composition
	1 adult, no dependent children	38	40	43	905
	2 adults no dependent children	45	43	48	1,212
	3 or more adults no dependent children	48	48	57	972
	1 adult with dependent children	37	42	46	422
	2 adults with dependent children	45	47	57	2,044
	3 or more adults with dependent children	42	44	46	467
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	33	33	31	1,237
	1	41	42	49	2,023
	2	50	52	60	2,293
	3+	51	50	60	469

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 include documents, pictures, music, video or other files.

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Individuals: Awareness of internet security and privacy

Respondents were asked about providing personal information online and how they managed access to their personal information on the internet. Personal details (name, date of birth, identity card number, etc.), contact details (home address, phone number, e-mail address, etc.) and payment details (credit or debit card details, bank account number, etc.) had been provided by up to two-thirds and over of all individuals who had used the internet in the 12 months prior to interview. Other personal information (person's photos, current location, health-related information, employment, income, etc.) was provided by 18% of individuals. See Table 6.

Regarding activities carried out to manage personal information online in 2016, 32% of individuals who had used the internet in the last 12 months restricted access to personal information for advertising purposes. 30% of individuals surveyed checked that any websites requesting personal information were secure websites. 32% of individuals limited access to their user profile or content on social networking sites. See Table 7.

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Table 7 Individuals who carried out computer¹ or software related activities in the last 12 months, classified by personal characteristics, 2016 to 2017
																				% of individuals
		Copying or moving files or folders		Using word processing software		Creating presentations or documents²		Using spreadsheet software		Using advanced functions to organise and analyse data³		Using software to edit photos, video or audio files		Writing code in a programming language		Transferring files between computers or other devices		Installing software or apps		Changing the settings of any software⁴		Unweighted sample 2017


		2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017
State		48	51	50	55	34	40	31	42	21	24	27	30	5	6	43	46	50	53	32	37	6,135
	Sex
	Male	53	53	53	58	38	43	35	45	24	28	30	33	8	9	49	51	55	58	38	43	2,406
	Female	43	48	48	53	31	37	27	39	18	21	25	26	3	3	37	41	45	48	27	32	3,729
Age group
	16-29	57	62	59	66	47	57	32	54	21	34	36	41	8	10	55	59	62	69	39	51	732
	30-44	52	55	53	58	37	41	36	45	26	28	31	34	6	7	48	51	56	58	37	42	2,262
	45-59	41	42	46	49	28	30	29	35	19	18	20	21	3	3	35	37	40	41	25	27	1,843
	60-74	29	28	32	37	13	17	15	20	9	7	11	10	1	1	22	20	25	25	15	15	1,298
Principal economic status
	At work	54	56	56	60	38	43	38	47	26	28	30	32	6	6	48	51	55	57	36	41	3,685
	Unemployed	31	44	32	47	18	31	16	30	9	18	20	26	3	6	30	38	41	47	21	31	345
	Student	72	73	76	80	69	77	40	68	29	42	45	51	13	13	69	70	69	70	48	55	276
	Home duties	23	24	26	29	11	12	9	16	5	5	12	15	1	1	21	21	30	31	15	19	837
	Retired	30	25	34	34	12	12	14	16	8	6	12	9	1	1	23	20	27	26	16	16	747
	Other	25	27	30	31	16	12	16	14	9	7	12	12	4	1	22	22	32	43	21	23	245
Region
	Border	43	44	47	47	26	32	25	35	16	19	24	22	3	2	37	39	47	52	29	32	602
	Midlands	40	33	47	53	33	31	26	35	16	13	28	29	8	4	40	34	54	53	33	32	358
	West	53	58	50	57	33	42	32	46	22	24	20	29	5	6	56	56	50	56	35	40	542
	Dublin	59	59	61	65	44	49	41	51	30	31	34	33	8	8	53	54	61	63	42	46	1,901
	Mid-East	37	34	41	42	26	31	28	34	17	19	24	25	5	5	32	31	43	44	24	25	652
	Mid-West	47	62	46	58	31	45	26	48	15	35	28	45	5	8	39	56	43	55	23	46	520
	South-East	44	44	44	46	31	30	27	33	18	21	28	31	3	5	41	41	44	45	32	33	757
	South-West	42	51	47	55	30	37	23	36	14	19	21	23	4	3	35	41	39	40	24	29	803
Type of household Internet connection
	Broadband	48	51	51	56	35	40	31	42	22	25	28	30	5	6	44	47	51	54	33	38	6,002
	Narrowband	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	24
	No internet	26	19	25	26	13	14	19	18	10	7	11	10	6	1	17	18	25	20	14	13	109
	Unknown internet	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	0
Household compostion
	1 Adult no dependent children	46	49	47	54	31	36	30	40	19	24	24	25	6	6	40	42	46	50	29	36	926
	2 Adults no dependent children	45	49	50	55	30	37	31	40	22	24	24	30	6	6	40	45	47	50	31	36	1,249
	3 or more adults no dependent children	52	58	56	64	42	50	32	49	23	32	31	39	6	8	49	55	53	61	33	45	987
	1 Adult with dependent children	38	41	43	49	27	32	21	35	15	19	26	22	4	4	32	35	46	48	27	28	430
	2 Adults with dependent children	50	52	52	56	35	41	34	43	23	24	28	30	6	5	46	48	52	53	35	37	2,069
	3 or more adults with dependent children	46	42	46	44	36	32	27	34	15	18	29	20	4	5	43	38	50	47	30	33	474
Number of persons at work in the household
	No persons at work in the household	34	32	38	36	25	22	19	23	13	13	19	19	4	4	31	28	36	37	21	25	1,283
	One person at work in the household	44	47	47	53	30	36	27	39	18	22	24	27	5	6	40	42	48	49	31	34	2,062
	Two persons at work in the household	57	59	58	64	41	47	39	50	27	29	33	35	6	6	50	53	56	60	38	43	2,316
	Three or more persons at work in the household	56	58	56	60	43	49	35	49	23	32	35	34	6	5	53	57	60	62	37	45	474
¹Includes mobile device related activities.
²Including integrating text, pictures, tables or charts.
³Examples include sorting, filtering, using formulas, creating charts, etc.
⁴Including operational systems or security programs.
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 who use the internet.
Note 3: * Sample occurrence too small for estimation, i.e., less than 30.
Note 4: Respondents may have selected more than one option.

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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 2016 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 2016, additional questions relating to the Security and Privacy 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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The 2016 ICT household questionnaire is available at

ICT (Households and Individuals) 2016 Questionnaire (DOC 82KB)

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