Tab. 1
Table 1:
Where do you use the Internet at the moment?
Abs. Total Gender
  male female
Total 432 223 209
f1
At home 67 38 29
At work/ training place 75 33 42
At school/ university 73 36 37
In a public place (internet café,
multimedia terminal, ...)
69 35 34
On the road (via WLAN hotspot,
cellphone, ...)
70 37 33
Outside of the house (with friends,
relatives)
78 44 34
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Tab. 2
Table 2:
Where do you use the Internet at the moment?
Abs. Total Usage of device Main residence Gender
  just me another two
persons
another
three
persons or
more
Germany Austria Switzerland Other
European
countries
Outside of
Europe
male female
Total 432 219 120 93 90 78 87 94 83 223 209
f1
At home 67 32 19 16 8 18 13 16 12 38 29
At work/ training place 75 35 24 16 17 12 16 14 16 33 42
At school/ university 73 43 17 13 13 17 13 18 12 36 37
In a public place (internet café,
multimedia terminal, ...)
69 35 18 16 14 10 19 14 12 35 34
On the road (via WLAN hotspot,
cellphone, ...)
70 38 14 18 19 9 13 14 15 37 33
Outside of the house (with friends,
relatives)
78 36 28 14 19 12 13 18 16 44 34
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Tab. 3
Table 3:
Where do you use the Internet at the moment?
Abs. Total Education Income
  No
graduation
Primary
education
(Year 1-9)
Secondary
education
Vocational
education
University
degree
less than
500 €
500 € to
below 1.000
1.000 € to
below 1.500
1.500 € to
below 2.000
2.500 € to
below 3.000
3.000 € to
below 3.500
3.500 € to
below 4.000
4.000 € and
up
no own
income
Total 432 86 88 95 86 77 65 54 50 53 50 36 35 51 38
f1
At home 67 14 17 14 8 14 11 10 3 10 7 5 6 8 7
At work/ training place 75 18 9 16 19 13 14 8 10 8 7 5 2 15 6
At school/ university 73 14 18 22 12 7 10 8 12 5 6 9 9 8 6
In a public place (internet café,
multimedia terminal, ...)
69 11 12 13 16 17 8 7 10 8 10 10 6 5 5
On the road (via WLAN hotspot,
cellphone, ...)
70 10 18 14 14 14 14 11 6 10 10 2 3 8 6
Outside of the house (with friends,
relatives)
78 19 14 16 17 12 8 10 9 12 10 5 9 7 8
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Tab. 4
Table 4:
Where do you use the Internet at the moment?
Abs. Total Education Income
  No
graduation
Primary
education
(Year 1-9)
Secondary
education
Vocational
education
University
degree
No income 1 € to below
1.000 €
1.000 € to
below 2.500
2.500 € to
below 3.500
3.500 € and
up
Total 432 86 88 95 86 77 38 119 103 86 86
f1
At home 67 14 17 14 8 14 7 21 13 12 14
At work/ training place 75 18 9 16 19 13 6 22 18 12 17
At school/ university 73 14 18 22 12 7 6 18 17 15 17
In a public place (internet café,
multimedia terminal, ...)
69 11 12 13 16 17 5 15 18 20 11
On the road (via WLAN hotspot,
cellphone, ...)
70 10 18 14 14 14 6 25 16 12 11
Outside of the house (with friends,
relatives)
78 19 14 16 17 12 8 18 21 15 16
Software
by GESS
Tab. 5
Table 5:
And which topic do you research most frequently?
Abs. Total Usage of device Main residence Gender
  just me another two
persons
another
three
persons or
more
Germany Austria Switzerland Other
European
countries
Outside of
Europe
male female
Total 432 219 120 93 90 78 87 94 83 223 209
f11_1
Public 135 79 32 24 30 27 22 25 31 68 67
News 58 38 8 12 14 10 11 13 10 27 31
Politics 44 22 16 6 10 10 7 5 12 23 21
Weather 33 19 8 6 6 7 4 7 9 18 15
Lifestyle 181 79 62 40 38 29 42 43 29 89 92
Beauty and fashion 44 19 10 15 8 4 14 11 7 18 26
Food and drink 37 20 10 7 7 5 8 9 8 19 18
Cinema and TV program 30 12 13 5 7 7 7 5 4 20 10
Art/ culture/ music 34 18 11 5 7 9 5 5 8 15 19
Sports 36 10 18 8 9 4 8 13 2 17 19
Private 116 61 26 29 22 22 23 26 23 66 50
Eroticism 30 17 6 7 7 5 4 5 9 19 11
Family and kids 52 26 11 15 8 11 13 11 9 29 23
Friends/ partners 34 18 9 7 7 6 6 10 5 18 16
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Tab. 6
Table 6:
Abs. Total Usage of device Main residence Gender
  just me another two
persons
another
three
persons or
more
Germany Austria Switzerland Other
European
countries
Outside of
Europe
male female
Total 432 219 120 93 90 78 87 94 83 223 209
Top-2-Box
very frequently + frequently
Research/ advisor 170 84 47 39 35 32 34 34 35 80 90
Videos/ music 182 91 45 46 37 37 35 37 36 94 88
E-mail 278 145 82 51 55 51 56 62 54 144 134
Shopping/ booking 231 110 68 53 52 33 49 50 47 121 110
Online banking 213 105 62 46 41 37 44 52 39 109 104
n.a. 12 10 2 0 2 3 4 1 2 9 3
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Tab. 7
Table 7:
Abs. Total Usage of device Main residence Gender
  just me another two
persons
another
three
persons or
more
Germany Austria Switzerland Other
European
countries
Outside of
Europe
male female
Total 432 219 120 93 90 78 87 94 83 223 209
Bottom-2-Box
very rarely + rarely
Research/ advisor 170 84 48 38 36 30 29 39 36 91 79
Videos/ music 171 84 54 33 34 30 36 39 32 87 84
E-mail 154 74 38 42 35 27 31 32 29 79 75
Shopping/ booking 89 48 25 16 15 22 19 20 13 47 42
Online banking 114 49 33 32 30 24 19 19 22 57 57
n.a. 53 29 17 7 9 9 11 9 15 23 30
Software
by GESS
Tab. 8
Table 8:
How often do you use these services on the Internet?
Abs. Total Usage of device Main residence Gender
  just me another two
persons
another
three
persons or
more
Germany Austria Switzerland Other
European
countries
Outside of
Europe
male female
Total 432 219 120 93 90 78 87 94 83 223 209
Research/ advisor
very frequently 91 45 27 19 21 17 16 18 19 43 48
frequently 79 39 20 20 14 15 18 16 16 37 42
sometimes 92 51 25 16 19 16 24 21 12 52 40
rarely 86 43 24 19 20 18 13 21 14 46 40
very rarely 84 41 24 19 16 12 16 18 22 45 39
Research/ advisor 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 2,9 2,9 3,1 3,0 3,1 2,9
Software
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Tab. 9
Table 9:
How often do you use these services on the Internet?
Abs. Total Usage of device Main residence Gender
  just me another two
persons
another
three
persons or
more
Germany Austria Switzerland Other
European
countries
Outside of
Europe
male female
Total 432 219 120 93 90 78 87 94 83 223 209
Research/ advisor
very frequently 91 45 27 19 21 17 16 18 19 43 48
frequently 79 39 20 20 14 15 18 16 16 37 42
sometimes 92 51 25 16 19 16 24 21 12 52 40
rarely 86 43 24 19 20 18 13 21 14 46 40
very rarely 84 41 24 19 16 12 16 18 22 45 39
Mean 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 2,9 2,9 3,1 3,0 3,1 2,9
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Tab. 10
Table 10:
How often do you use these services on the Internet?
Abs. Total Usage of device Main residence Gender
  just me another two
persons
another
three
persons or
more
Germany Austria Switzerland Other
European
countries
Outside of
Europe
male female
Total 432 219 120 93 90 78 87 94 83 223 209
Research/ advisor 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 2,9 2,9 3,1 3,0 3,1 2,9
Videos/ music 2,8 2,8 2,9 2,5 2,7 2,7 2,9 2,9 2,7 2,8 2,8
E-mail 2,6 2,5 2,5 2,8 2,7 2,6 2,7 2,5 2,6 2,6 2,6
Shopping/ booking 2,6 2,7 2,6 2,4 2,4 3,0 2,7 2,6 2,4 2,6 2,6
Online banking 2,5 2,5 2,5 2,6 2,7 2,6 2,5 2,4 2,5 2,5 2,5
Software
by GESS
Tab. 11
Table 11:
How much time did you spend on the Internet yesterday?
Abs. Total Usage of device Main residence Gender
  just me another two
persons
another
three
persons or
more
Germany Austria Switzerland Other
European
countries
Outside of
Europe
male female
Total 432 219 120 93 90 78 87 94 83 223 209
Hours:
1 19 11 5 3 4 2 4 4 5 10 9
2 37 17 13 7 8 6 8 7 8 24 13
3 40 23 12 5 10 7 10 6 7 13 27
4 99 47 25 27 24 19 23 21 12 56 43
5 57 29 18 10 11 13 8 18 7 24 33
6 14 4 6 4 2 4 2 4 2 9 5
7 48 29 10 9 9 10 8 7 14 23 25
8 21 13 2 6 7 5 2 4 3 11 10
9 13 6 6 1 3 3 3 1 3 5 8
10 23 14 4 5 5 2 5 6 5 13 10
11 17 9 2 6 2 2 3 4 6 12 5
12 18 7 8 3 3 2 5 4 4 9 9
13 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 1
16 12 6 4 2 0 1 2 5 4 5 7
20 10 3 3 4 2 2 3 2 1 6 4
Software
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Tab. 12
Table 12:
How much time did you spend on the Internet yesterday?
Abs. Total Usage of device Main residence Gender
  just me another two
persons
another
three
persons or
more
Germany Austria Switzerland Other
European
countries
Outside of
Europe
male female
Total 432 219 120 93 90 78 87 94 83 223 209
Hours:
1 to 3 hours 96 51 30 15 22 15 22 17 20 47 49
4 to 6 hours 170 80 49 41 37 36 33 43 21 89 81
7 to 9 hours 82 48 18 16 19 18 13 12 20 39 43
10 to 15 hours 62 31 16 15 10 6 14 15 17 37 25
15 to 24 hours 22 9 7 6 2 3 5 7 5 11 11
Software
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