2001 Census Snapshot 2 (Who has Access to the Internet?) - Media Release
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Who has Access to the Internet?
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Summary
The higher the household income, the greater the level of Internet and telecommunication access.
37 percent of households have access to the Internet.
Just over 1 in 4 households have access to a fax.
Over 96 percent of households have access to a telephone.
1 in 25 households do not have telephone, fax or Internet access.
1. Internet access
Almost 4 in 10 households have access to the Internet.
Groups with higher Internet access levels
- Households in the Auckland and Wellington regions have the highest rates of Internet access at nearly 9 in 20.
- Households with an income of more than $100,000 – more than 7 in 10 of these households have Internet access.
- Households comprising a couple with children – over half have access to the Internet.
- Households in dwellings where the usual residents make mortgage payments – half have access to the Internet.
- Households living in dwellings in three or more storey complexes – almost half (9 in 20) have an Internet connection.
- People of Asian ethnicity – 6 in 10 of these people live in households with access to the Internet.
- People aged 45 to 54 years – over half of these people live in households with access to the Internet.
| Household Access to the Internet
By Household Income
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Groups with lower Internet access levels
- Households in the Gisborne and West Coast regions have the lowest rates of Internet access at fewer than 1 in 4.
- Households with an income of $10,001 to $15,000 – 1 in 9 of these households have access to the Internet.
- Households comprising one parent with children – 3 in 10 have access to the Internet.
- One-person households – 1 in 6 have access to the Internet.
- Households who rent from a local authority, city council or Housing New Zealand – 1 in 10 have access to the Internet.
- People of Mäori ethnicity – 1 in 4 of these people live in households with access to the Internet.
- People of Pacific peoples ethnicity – 1 in 5 of these people live in households with access to the Internet.
- People aged 65 years and over – 1 in 6 of these people live in households with access to the Internet.
| Household Access to the Internet
By Region
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Household Internet access rates differ within urban and rural areas:
2. Telephone access
- Over 96 percent of households have access to a telephone. In the 1966 Census 82 percent of households had access to a telephone.
- The Canterbury region has the highest regional rate of household telephone access at 97 percent.
- Nearly 3 in 4 baches or cribs that were occupied on census night have access to a telephone.
- 2 in 3 mobile dwellings (such as mobile homes, caravans or boats) that were occupied on census night have access to a telephone.
- For couple-only households, 99 percent have access to a telephone.
| Household Access to a Telephone
By Household Income
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3. No access to telecommunications
The following households do not have telephone, fax or Internet access:
1 in 25 households.
1 in 7 households with an income of $10,000 or less.
More than 1 in 12 households consisting of one parent with children.
1 in 10 households who live in rented dwellings.
1 in 6 households who rent from a local authority, city council or Housing New Zealand.
In addition:
1 in 9 people of Mäori ethnicity live in households that do not have telephone, fax or Internet access.
1 in 8 people of Pacific ethnicity live in households that do not have telephone, fax or Internet access.
More information
For further detailed information on this subject contact the people named below.
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The third 2001 Census Snapshot - Work, Education and Income will be published on 11 March 2002.
Brian Pink
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8 March 2002
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