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In 2015, 81.9 per cent of households in Gozo and Malta had access to the internet, while regular internet users reached 251,395 or 76.2 per cent of the total population aged between 16 and 74, the National Statistics Office said today. Gozo had the lowest percentage of households with internet access at 74.9%.
Internet access in households during 2015 increased by 1.1 percentage points when compared with 2014. The largest percentage of households having internet access was registered in the Western district followed by the Northern district (88.0 and 84.7 per cent respectively).
The highest percentage of internet use was registered within the 16 to 24 age cohort (97.9 per cent) while individuals aged 65 to 74 recorded the lowest internet usage level (35.2 per cent). During the reference year, higher levels of internet usage away from home or work were recorded when compared to the previous year. According to survey results, 73.7 per cent of individuals accessed the internet through their mobile phone, while 52.2 per cent made use of a portable computer.
Furthermore 97.0 per cent of those using portable computers connected to the internet via a wireless network (WIFI) while 45.0 per cent connect through a mobile phone network (3g, USB key, SIM card or Smartphone as modem).
Results show that the internet is mostly used for communication purposes (96.7 per cent) and to access information (93.3 per cent). e-Government users as a percentage of internet users remained at par with levels for 2014. Usage of e-Government services increased among persons of older age and decreased among the younger generations.
In 2015, 39.4 per cent of internet users made use of cloud computing services and translates into a 7.8 percentage points increase when compared with 2014. The use of cloud computing was most common among persons with a tertiary level of education.
During 2015, 66.3 per cent of those who used the internet three months prior to the surveying period purchased goods or services online. Like 2014, the most common goods or services acquired online were clothes, sport goods, holiday accommodation and transport arrangements.
