data collection index (data | graphs | tables) project index quality assessment
English or languish - Probing the ramifications
of Hong Kong's language policy

Quality Assessment
Hong Kong's Information Society
The structure, flow, use, and language of information in Hong Kong society

Household computers and internet access in Hong Kong
Closing the household computer and internet access gaps in 2003

Graph 89a - You do not have a personal computer in your home. Why not?
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 Responses to the question: You do not have a personal computer in your home. Why not? (Bar Chart)
Note 1: Respondents were permitted to respond to this question with more than one answer.
Note 2: This chart was adapted for presentation in the HKLNA-Project. A copy of the original English version of respondent alternatives is available in table 54. Results are listed in descending order of frequency.
Note 3: "Personal computers refers to a computer designed for individual use. Personal computers includes desktop computer, laptop/notebook computer and Personal Digital Assistant. Servers, workstations and terminals of mainframe or minicomputer are not included. Personal computers may be connected to form a Local Area Network (LAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN)."  Source: Hong Kong Government. Census and Statistics Department. Information Technology and Telecommunications Statistics Section. 2003. Hong Kong as an Information Society. Appendix A - Terms and Definitions 1.3, p. 115. Comment: An email from the Social Survey Section of CSD confirmed that both sections used the same definition for the term personal computer in their respective reports.
Source:  Hong Kong Government. Census and Statistics Department. Social Surveys Section. 2003. Thematic Household Survey Report No. 15. Information Technology Usage and Penetration. Chapter 3 - Penetration of personal computer and Internet. Table 3.4a Households without personal computer (PC) at home by reason for not having PC at home, p. 27. EARTH's copy of the corresponding table is available on request.

Graph 89b - You have a computer in your home, but no access to the internet. Why not?
graphs 87a, 87b, and 87c | graphs 88a and 88b | graph 89a | graphs 90a, 90b, and 90c | graphs 91a and 91b | graphs 92a and 92b | data collection (graphs)
Responses to the question: You have a computer in your home, but no access to the internet. Why not? (Bar Chart)
Note 1: Respondents were permitted to respond to this question with more than one answer.
Note 2: This chart was adapted for presentation in the HKLNA-Project. A copy of the original English translation of respondent alternatives is available in table 54.
Note 3: "Internet is the world-wide public computer network, which provides access to a wide range of services including the world wide web, email, newsgroup and file transfer." Source: Hong Kong Government. Census and Statistics Department. Information Technology and Telecommunications Statistics Section. 2003. Hong Kong as an Information Society. Appendix A - Terms and Definitions 2.11, p. 117.
Source:  Hong Kong Government. Census and Statistics Department. Social Surveys Section. 2003. Thematic Household Survey Report No. 15. Information Technology Usage and Penetration. Chapter 3 - Penetration of personal computer and Internet. Table 3.7a - Households with personal computer (PC) at home not connected to Internet by reason for not having the PC at home connected to Internet, p. 33. EARTH's copy of the corresponding table is available on request.

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