SCOTLAND'S PEOPLE
Table 4.10
Access to the internet by household type
Column percentages, 2001 data
Households | Single adult | Small adult | Single parent | Small family | Large family | Large adult | Older smaller | Single pensioner | All |
Yes | 20 | 38 | 20 | 51 | 53 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
No | 80 | 62 | 80 | 49 | 47 | 55 | 87 | 98 | 72 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 2,336 | 2,665 | 880 | 2,251 | 1,108 | 1,458 | 2,339 | 2,529 | 15,566 |
Table 4.11
Access to the internet by local authority grouping
Column percentages, 2001 data
Households | Yes | No | Total | Base |
Edinburgh | 32 | 68 | 100 | 1,253 |
Glasgow | 22 | 78 | 100 | 1,700 |
Fife | 28 | 72 | 100 | 919 |
North Lanarkshire | 22 | 78 | 100 | 843 |
South Lanarkshire | 27 | 73 | 100 | 823 |
Highlands and Islands | 31 | 69 | 100 | 2,152 |
Grampian | 36 | 64 | 100 | 1,259 |
Tayside | 27 | 73 | 100 | 1,112 |
Central | 29 | 71 | 100 | 977 |
Dunbartonshire | 31 | 69 | 100 | 591 |
Renfrewshire and Inverclyde | 30 | 70 | 100 | 1,050 |
Ayrshire | 25 | 75 | 100 | 1,129 |
Lothians | 35 | 65 | 100 | 1,015 |
Southern Scotland | 24 | 76 | 100 | 743 |
All | 28 | 72 | 100 | 15,566 |
Table 4.12
Number of hours per week spent using the internet for personal use
Column percentages, 2001 data
Adults who use the internet |
Up to 1 hour a week | 42 |
Over 1 hour, up to 5 hours | 41 |
Over 5 hours up to 10 hours | 10 |
Over 10 hours up to 20 hours | 4 |
Over 20 hours | 2 |
Total | 100 |
Base | 4,118 |
Table 4.13
Methods used to access the internet
Cell percentages, 2001 data
Adults who use the internet |
Personal Computer | 95 |
Laptop computer | 6 |
WAP/Mobile phone | 1 |
Television | 2 |
Games console | 0 |
Electronic personal organiser | 0 |
Combination of mobile phone/ | |
electronic organiser | 0 |
Other | 1 |
Base | 4,118 |
Table 4.14
Current uses of the internet and other possible uses of internet in the future
Cell percentages, 2001 data
Adults who use the internet | Current use | Future possibleuse |
Buying or ordering tickets and services | 35 | 18 |
Finding information about goods/services | 66 | 7 |
Finding information related to education | 43 | 9 |
General browsing or surfing | 72 | 6 |
Grocery shopping | 7 | 20 |
Looking for work | 18 | 10 |
Non-grocery shopping | 26 | 10 |
On-line learning | 15 | 14 |
Paying Rent | 0 | 2 |
Personal banking/investment activities | 23 | 18 |
Playing or downloading games | 21 | 5 |
Playing or downloading music | 23 | 9 |
Using chat rooms or sites | 13 | 4 |
Using email | 80 | 6 |
Using or accessing government/official sites | 22 | 6 |
Voting | 1 | 14 |
None of these | 3 | 30 |
| Base | 4,118 | 4,118 |
Table 4.15
Annual net household income by household type
Column percentages, 2001 data
Households | Single adult | Small adult | Single parent | Small family | Large family | Large adult | Older smaller | Single pensioner | All |
| Less than £6,000 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 11 |
6,001-10,000 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 47 | 22 |
10,001-15,000 | 29 | 17 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 18 | 21 |
15,001-20,000 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 15 |
Over 20,000 | 10 | 50 | 8 | 62 | 62 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 2,193 | 2,561 | 856 | 2,206 | 1,087 | 1,416 | 2,219 | 2,423 | 14,961 |
Table 4.16
Annual net household income by marital status of highest income householder
Column percentages, 2001 data
Households | Married | Cohabiting (living together) | Single/never been married | Widowed | Divorced | Separated | All |
Less than 6,000 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
6,001-10,000 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 45 | 36 | 32 | 22 |
10,001-15,000 | 18 | 15 | 28 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 21 |
15,001-20,000 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 15 |
Over 20,000 | 49 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 31 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 7,498 | 1,016 | 2,566 | 2,140 | 1,118 | 623 | 14,961 |
Table 4.17
Annual net household income by sex of highest income
householder
Column percentages, 2001 data
Households | Male | Female | All |
Less than 6,000 | 8 | 17 | 11 |
6,001-10,000 | 16 | 33 | 22 |
10,001-15,000 | 19 | 24 | 21 |
15,001-20,000 | 18 | 11 | 15 |
Over 20,000 | 40 | 15 | 31 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Base | 9,430 | 5,531 | 14,961 |