NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

NMICS 2010, Mid- and Far Western RegionsTable MT.2: Use of computers and internetPercentage of women aged 15–24 years who have ever used a computer, percentage who have used a computer during the last 12months, and frequency of use during the month preceding the survey, MFWR, Nepal, 2010RegionEver used acomputerPercent who have: Percent who have: No. ofUsed acomputerduring the 12monthsprecedingthe survey [1]Used acomputer atleast once aweek duringthe monthpreceding thesurveyEver used theinternetUsed theinternetduring 12monthsprecedingthe survey [2]Used theinternet atleast once aweek duringthe monthpreceding thesurveywomen aged15–24 yearsMid-Western 9.1 7.1 3.8 3.8 2.6 1.4 1,579Far Western 7.8 4.2 2.3 2.2 1.8 0.8 1,319SubregionAgeAreaMid-Western Mountains 2.2 1.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 161Mid-Western Hills 6.4 5.1 2.2 2.6 1.3 0.9 817Mid-Western Terai 14.5 11.1 6.9 6.5 5.1 2.5 601Far Western Mountains 2.5 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.0 175Far Western Hills 2.7 1.9 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.2 363Far Western Terai 11.4 6.0 3.3 3.1 2.7 1.3 78115–19 years 8.8 6.5 3.4 3.1 2.1 1.0 1,51120–24 years 8.2 5.0 2.8 3.1 2.4 1.3 1,387Urban 27.7 17.8 12.0 12.3 10.5 5.5 334Rural 6.0 4.2 2.0 1.9 1.2 0.6 2,565EducationNone 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 689Primary 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 589Secondary + 14.9 10.2 5.5 5.5 4.1 2.0 1,619Wealth index quintilePoorest 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 413Second 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 580Middle 1.8 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 624Fourth 7.2 5.6 1.3 2.6 1.5 0.5 648Richest 28.8 18.9 11.7 11.0 8.7 4.7 633Total 8.5 5.8 3.1 3.1 2.3 1.1 2,898[1] MICS Indicator MT.2[2] MICS Indicator MT.32 cases with missing ‘education’ not shown182