At home and away, New Zealanders are unplugging, a newly released Department of Statistics finds.
RAW DATA: Survey results in Excel format
In over half of households with the internet in 2009, a laptop or a handheld computer was used to access the inter
At home and away, New Zealanders are unplugging, a newly released Department of Statistics finds.
RAW DATA: Survey results in Excel format
In over half of households with the internet in 2009, a laptop or a handheld computer was used to access the internet at home, five times more than in 2006.
One-quarter of internet users in 2009 used mobile phones or wireless hotspots to access the internet while they were away from home. This compared with 14% of users in 2006.
“The increase may be because laptops are much more affordable now, and wireless connection technology is increasingly a standard function for laptops, handheld devices, and mobile phones,” Statistics NZ manager Gary Dunnet said.
The unavailability of broadband was the most common reason for not having broadband in rural areas.
Rural areas are those with a population of less than 300.
In contrast, cost was the most common barrier to broadband for those living in urban areas and rural centres.
At December 2009, almost half of New Zealand households not planning to get digital TV in the next 12 months cited cost as a reason for remaining on analogue broadcasting. This was followed by over 40% of households who stated they simply do not want it.
The move to digital TV by New Zealanders will allow analogue television to be switched off in the future. This will free up spectrum for other uses such as mobile broadband.
Over half of New Zealanders indicated they would vote online in general and local elections.
Younger people and those earning higher incomes were more likely to vote online. These groups also have higher proportions of internet users than other groups.
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