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Household Demand for Internet Connection

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  • Ross Kelly
  • Philip Lewis

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This article examines the determinants of Internet connections in Western Australia and some of the regional and socioeconomic differences in Internet adoption. Data on Internet connections from a number of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are matched to demographic variables, such as household income and other socioeconomic and regional characteristics. Data provided by ISPs do not distinguish whether connections are actively being used, neither do they indicate anything about the intensity of use. Rather, they simply provide the total number of connections at the point-of-presence (POP). The study proceeds on the assumption that connections are the best indicator of the extent of Internet access in any given area at the time of the study. The estimates provide information on the major factors affecting household Internet connection and, therefore, provide information on how factors such as economic and demographic change impact Internet usage. This provides additional insights into the demand for e-commerce and will inform policy makers about the limitations to access of on-line services by the most disadvantaged in the community.

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  • Ross Kelly & Philip Lewis, 2001. "Household Demand for Internet Connection," Journal of Media Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(4), pages 249-265.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jmedec:v:14:y:2001:i:4:p:249-265
    DOI: 10.1207/S15327736ME1404_4
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    1. Campaña, Juan Carlos & Ortega, Raquel, 2020. "Time devoted by the elderly to the Internet: Influence of personal and family variables in Mexico and Chile," MPRA Paper 100977, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Molina, Jose Alberto & Campaña, Juan Carlos & Ortega, Raquel, 2016. "Internet and the elderly in Spain: Time dedicated to search and communications," MPRA Paper 74419, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Ruby P. Kishan & Dean Showalter & Timothy P. Opiela, 2021. "Internet Access and Bank Deposit Rates," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 49(4), pages 405-421, December.
    4. Firas H. Al-Hammadany & Almas Heshmati, 2011. "Analysis of the Purpose of Using Internet in Iraq: A Multinomial Logit Model," Journal of Knowledge Management, Economics and Information Technology, ScientificPapers.org, vol. 1(6), pages 1-41, October.
    5. Michael Demoussis & Nicholas Giannakopoulos, 2006. "Facets of the digital divide in Europe: Determination and extent of internet use," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(3), pages 235-246.

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