香港—資訊社會 - 「數碼21」資訊科技策略

Economic activity status1.13 1.13 Analysed by economic activity status, theaverage time spent in using PCs per week of35.0 economically active persons was 35.0 hours in the34.3 2009 Survey. In 2008, the corresponding figurewas 34.3 hours. Among those economically22.7 inactive persons, the corresponding average time 13.6 spent in using PCs per week for students and 22.3 13.0 1.7 home-makers were 22.7 hours and 13.6 hours, whilethe figures in 2008 were 22.3 hours and 13.0 hoursrespectively. (Table 1.7)Persons aged 10 and over who had usedInternet service1.14 1.14 In the 2009 Survey, some 4 300 000 persons4 300 000 aged 10 and over had used Internet service in thetwelve months before enumeration, accounting for 69.4%of all persons aged 10 and over (or 98.9% ofall persons aged 10 and over who had used PCs in 98.9% 1.8the twelve months before enumeration). (Table 1.8)Age and sex1.15 1.15 Analysed by age group, persons aged 15-24had the highest rate of having used Internet service99.1%in the twelve months before enumeration, at 99.1%99.0%(in 2008, persons aged 10-14 had the highest rate at98.8% 99.0%). This was followed by persons aged 10-1495.2% (98.8%) and persons aged 25-34 (95.2%). Lowerrates were recorded for older persons. In particular,8.8% of those aged 65 and over had used Internet8.8%1.8service in the twelve months before enumeration.(Table 1.8)1.16 1.16 In the 2009 Survey, the rate of having usedInternet service in the twelve months before72.9%66.1% enumeration for males (72.9%) was higher than their70.0% female counterpart (66.1%). The corresponding63.5% 1.8rates in 2008 were 70.0% and 63.5% respectively.(Table 1.8)4 Hong Kong as an Information Society 2009