Broadband users young and urban
They found that compared with their dialup counterparts, broadband users:
- Perceive the Internet as more important to daily life
- Rate their ability to use the Internet more highly
- Rate the Internet more highly as an important source of entertainment or information
- Buy things online more frequently
- Are less concerned about security of credit information
- Are slightly more likely to access government information
- Download/watch/listen to videos and music more frequently
- Are more likely to do other things (watch TV, use the telephone) while online
These differences persist even when observed demographic differences between dialup and broadband users such as age, income and location are taken into account.
Broadband users:
- Are on average six years younger than dialup users
- Have on average higher incomes than dialup users
- Are more likely to live in urban centres than dialup users.
Analysis confirmed that little difference exists between dialup and broadband users when considering other demographic variables such as gender, employment status, ethnicity or level of education.
The World Internet Project (WIP), a longitudinal study which aims to track the trends of the Internet and its impact around the world by surveying both users and non-users, originated from the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future, a policy and research centre in the United States.
Since 2007, the World Internet Project New Zealand has been tracking these trends in New Zealand. Such a survey enables both longitudinal and international comparisons of Internet use, which is invaluable for establishing how New Zealand is positioned globally with new media technology.
The WIP is funded through the National Library of New Zealand under the New Zealand Government’s Digital Strategy, and by InternetNZ.
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Notes for Editors:
For more information about the World Internet Project and its findings, please visit http://wipnz.aut.ac.nz
For further information please contact:
Nigel Smith | WIP NZ Co-ordinator, Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication | AUT University
Phone | +64 9 921 9999 x. 6512 | Email | nigel.v.smith@aut.ac.nz | Web | http://wipnz.aut.ac.nz | Web | www.aut.ac.nz
Or please contact:
Belinda Nash | Communications Manager | AUT University
Phone | +64 9 921 9911 | Mobile | +64 21 303 480
Email | belinda.nash@aut.ac.nz | Web | www.aut.ac.nz
For more information please contact : Nigel V Smith