23-47  Persons Aged 10 and Over Having Used Personal Computer by Age Group/Educational Attainment/Economic Activity Status
Item	2006			2007			2008
	Number of			Number of			Number of
	Persons	Percent	Rate①	Persons	Percent	Rate①	Persons	Percent	Rate①
Age Group
10-14	417500	10.7	98.2	408700	10.1	99.6	396100	9.4	99.9
15-24	858500	22.0	98.1	854000	21.0	98.9	860000	20.4	99.2
25-34	850900	21.8	89.6	882000	21.7	92.6	906900	21.5	94.6
35-44	947000	24.3	75.5	923700	22.7	79.3	970900	23.0	85.7
45-54	604200	15.5	50.2	708000	17.4	59.1	768200	18.2	61.9
55-64	176800	4.5	25.9	230700	5.7	32.4	255300	6.0	33.6
65 and Over	42900	1.1	5.3	54500	1.3	6.7	64200	1.5	7.8
Overall	3897900	100.0	62.9	4061500	100.0	66.4	4221600	100.0	68.2
Educational Attainment
No Schooling/	348300	8.9	20.8	369000	9.1	22.5	364700	8.6	23.3
Kindergarten/Primary
Secondary/Matriculation	2423500	62.2	72.4	2574100	63.4	77.6	2662600	63.1	78.5
Tertiary	1126100	28.9	95.3	1118500	27.5	96.3	1194300	28.3	97.1
Overall	3897900	100.0	62.9	4061500	100.0	66.4	4221600	100.0	68.2
Economic Activity Status
Economically Active	2674700	68.6	72.7	2686100	66.1	77.3	2864700	67.9	79.9
Economically Inactive	1223100	31.4	48.6	1375400	33.9	52.0	1356800	32.1	52.2
Students	883200	22.7	98.9	924100	22.8	99.5	902600	21.4	99.9
Retired Persons	74300	1.9	8.8	119000	2.9	13.0	108600	2.6	11.8
Home-makers	244800	6.3	35.9	317700	7.8	42.9	331000	7.8	45.8
Others	20900	0.5	22.4	14700	0.4	26.2	14600	0.3	27.0
Overall	3897900	100.0	62.9	4061500	100.0	66.4	4221600	100.0	68.2
Notes : Figures are based on Thematic Household Survey on Information Technology usage and penetration conducted during June to August in 2006,
July to September in 2007 and July to September in 2008. 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, 99.9% had used personal computer in the twelve months before enumeration based on the aboved mentioned
Thematic Household Survey conducted in 2008.