24-46 Persons Aged 10 and Over Having Used Personal Computer by Age/Educational Attainment/Economic Activity Status, 2003 - 2005
Item	2003			2004			2005
	Number of			Number of			Number of
	Persons	Percent	Rate①	Persons	Percent	Rate①	Persons	Percent	Rate①
Age Group
10–14	422200	12.2	96.3	418200	11.4	98.0	417900	11.5	98.8
15–24	833300	24.1	94.3	852000	23.2	95.8	859500	23.6	97.2
25–34	858600	24.8	79.6	892400	24.3	85.0	838800	23.0	84.1
35–44	856600	24.7	62.9	908900	24.8	68.4	867800	23.8	67.1
45–54	388500	11.2	36.1	449200	12.2	40.3	506900	13.9	43.7
55–64	87900	2.5	16.2	117800	3.2	20.6	128500	3.5	20.5
65 and Over	17200	0.5	2.2	31300	0.9	4.0	26000	0.7	3.2
Overall	3464400	100.0	56.2	3669700	100.0	59.5	3645500	100.0	58.8
Educational Attainment
No Schooling/	314100	9.1	17.6	311400	8.5	18.2	308000	8.5	17.6
Kindergarten/Primary
Secondary/Matriculation	2379400	68.7	67.4	2303700	62.8	69.0	2252500	61.8	68.2
Tertiary	770900	22.3	91.6	1054600	28.7	94.3	1084900	29.8	94.6
Overall	3464400	100.0	56.2	3669700	100.0	59.5	3645500	100.0	58.8
Economic Activity
Status
Economically Active	2328500	67.2	64.6	2495300	68.0	68.6	2410700	66.1	68.4
Economically Inactive	1135900	32.8	44.4	1174400	32.0	46.4	1234700	33.9	46.1
Students	883200	25.5	97.2	862800	23.5	98.5	921000	25.3	99.2
Retired Persons	36700	1.1	4.5	48000	1.3	9.0	55500	1.5	6.5
Home-makers	200700	5.8	26.0	250900	6.8	24.8	241500	6.6	29.2
Others	15300	0.4	22.8	12700	0.3	11.6	16600	0.5	23.6
Overall	3464400	100.0	56.2	3669700	100.0	59.5	3645500	100.0	58.8
Notes : Figures are based on a Household Survey on Information Technology Usage and Penetration conducted during May to August in 2003,
June to August in 2004 and May to August in 2005. They refer to the number of persons aged 10 and over who had used personal computer
in the twelve months before enumeration.
①As a percentage of all persons aged 10 and over in the respective age/educational attainment/economic activity status groups. For example,
among all persons aged 10 – 14，96.3% had used personal computer in the twelve months before enumeration based on the aboved mentioned
Household Survey conducted in 2003.