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Notiziario Marketpress di Luned́ 16 Maggio 2005
 
   
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  INTERNET USAGE IN THE EU25 HALF OF INDIVIDUALS AND NINE OUT OF TEN ENTERPRISES USED THE INTERNET IN 2004 THREE-QUARTERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16 TO 24 USED THE INTERNET  
   
  Bruxelles, 16 maggio 2005 - In the Eu25, 47% of individuals1 aged from 16 to 74 used the internet during the first quarter of 2004. More men used the internet than women, and more young people than old. At the beginning of 2004, 89% of enterprises2 were using the internet, and over half of enterprises had a broadband connection. This information comes from a report3 released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. This report presents the results of surveys of internet usage by individuals and enterprises for the Eu25 Member States, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Norway and Iceland. As well as internet use, it covers broadband connections, e-commerce and e-government. In the first quarter of 2004, the highest levels of internet usage by individuals in the Eu25 were recorded in Sweden (82%), Denmark (76%) and Finland (70%). The lowest levels were registered in Greece (20%), Hungary (28%), Lithuania, Poland and Portugal (all 29%). On average in the Eu25, the proportion of men using the internet (51%) was higher than for women (43%). This pattern applied in most Member States, except for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, where usage was nearly the same for men and women. In all Member States for which data is available, and for both men and women, internet usage was highest amongst those aged 16 to 24, and decreased with age. Across the Eu25, three quarters of those aged 16 to 24 used the internet in the first quarter of 2004 (men: 76%, women: 74%). Amongst those aged 25 to 54 it was just over half (men: 57%, women: 51%), and for those aged 55 to 74 it was a quarter or less (men: 26%, women: 16%). At the beginning of 2004, the highest levels of internet usage by enterprises were recorded in Denmark and Finland (both 97%), and in Belgium and Sweden (both 96%). The lowest levels were registered in Portugal (77%), Hungary (78%), Lithuania (81%), and Cyprus (82%). Broadband offers a much faster connection to the internet, and offers the potential of changing the way the internet is used. Among the Member States for which data is available, the proportion of households with a broadband connection in 2004 was highest in Denmark (36%), Finland (21%) and Estonia (20%). Across the Eu25, 53% of enterprises had a broadband connection. The highest levels were recorded in Denmark (80%), Sweden (75%) and Spain (72%). Internet usage by individuals and enterprises 2004 (%)
Proportion using the internet Proportion with broadband connection
IndividualsEnterprises Households Enterprises
Total Men Women
Eu2547 51 43 89 : 53
Belgium : : : 96 : 70
Czech Republic : : : 90 : 38
Denmark 76 79 73 97 36 80
Germany 61 65 57 94 18 54
Estonia 50 50 51 90 20 68
Greece 20 23 16 87 0 21
Spain 40 45 36 87 15 72
France : : : : : :
Ireland : : : 92 3 32
Italy 31 37 26 87 : 51
Cyprus 32 36 28 82 2 35
Latvia 33 34 33 : 5 :
Lithuania 29 30 29 81 4 50
Luxembourg 65 74 57 : 16 :
Hungary 28 30 26 78 6 :
Malta : : : : : :
Netherlands : : : 88 : 54
Austria 52 58 46 94 16 55
Poland 29 30 28 85 8 28
Portugal 29 32 27 77 12 49
Slovenia 37 39 35 93 10 62
Slovakia : : : : : :
Finland 70 70 71 97 21 71
Sweden 82 83 80 96 : 75
United Kingdom 63 67 59 87 16 44
Bulgaria : : : 62 : 28
Romania : : : 52 : 7
Turkey 13 19 8 : 0 :
Iceland 82 84 81 : 45 :
Norway 75 79 71 86 30 60
 
     
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