| 23-48 Persons Aged 10 and Over Having Used Internet Service 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 | 410200 | 10.9 | 96.4 | 405400 | 10.2 | 98.8 | 392400 | 9.5 | 99.0 |
| 15-24 | 851800 | 22.6 | 97.4 | 851700 | 21.5 | 98.6 | 856300 | 20.8 | 98.8 |
| 25-34 | 831500 | 22.1 | 87.5 | 870600 | 22.0 | 91.4 | 902200 | 21.9 | 94.1 |
| 35-44 | 912600 | 24.2 | 72.7 | 901500 | 22.8 | 77.4 | 956700 | 23.2 | 84.4 |
| 45-54 | 570800 | 15.1 | 47.4 | 672500 | 17.0 | 56.1 | 729600 | 17.7 | 58.8 |
| 55-64 | 159400 | 4.2 | 23.4 | 212700 | 5.4 | 29.9 | 228700 | 5.5 | 30.1 |
| 65 and Over | 34200 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 47000 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 58100 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| Overall | 3770400 | 100.0 | 60.8 | 3961400 | 100.0 | 64.8 | 4123900 | 100.0 | 66.7 |
| Educational Attainment | |||||||||
| No Schooling/ | 318800 | 8.5 | 19.1 | 341500 | 8.6 | 20.9 | 333800 | 8.1 | 21.4 |
| Kindergarten/Primary | |||||||||
| Secondary/Matriculation | 2336500 | 62.0 | 69.8 | 2505300 | 63.2 | 75.5 | 2599900 | 63.0 | 76.6 |
| Tertiary | 1115100 | 29.6 | 94.4 | 1114600 | 28.1 | 96.0 | 1190200 | 28.9 | 96.8 |
| Overall | 3770400 | 100.0 | 60.8 | 3961400 | 100.0 | 64.8 | 4123900 | 100.0 | 66.7 |
| Economic Activity Status | |||||||||
| Economically Active | 2587600 | 68.6 | 70.3 | 2618000 | 66.1 | 75.4 | 2838900 | 68.8 | 79.2 |
| Economically Inactive | 1182800 | 31.4 | 47.0 | 1343400 | 33.9 | 50.8 | 1285000 | 31.2 | 49.4 |
| Students | 871800 | 23.1 | 97.6 | 920600 | 23.2 | 99.1 | 896400 | 21.7 | 99.2 |
| Retired Persons | 65200 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 107200 | 2.7 | 11.7 | 88300 | 2.1 | 9.6 |
| Home-makers | 225700 | 6.0 | 33.1 | 301700 | 7.6 | 40.7 | 288400 | 7.0 | 39.9 |
| Others | 20100 | 0.5 | 21.5 | 13900 | 0.4 | 24.7 | 11900 | 0.3 | 22.0 |
| Overall | 3770400 | 100.0 | 60.8 | 3961400 | 100.0 | 64.8 | 4123900 | 100.0 | 66.7 |
| 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 Internet service | |||||||||
| 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, 99.0% had used Internet service in the twelve months before enumeration based on the Thematic Household | |||||||||
| Survey in 2008. | |||||||||