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Table 4
Purposes of Internet use in a typical month, by country, 2003
Purposes of Internet use in a typical month, by country, 2003
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| Bermuda | Canada | Italy | Norway | Switzerland | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of Internet users | ||||||
| Electronic mail (e-mail) | 91.0 | 87.0 | 80.3 | 85.1 | 89.7 | 86.0 |
| General browsing | 88.8 | 85.2 | 38.0 | 60.5 | 77.4 | 84.6 |
| Read about news and current events | 75.1 | 69.4 | 65.1 | 81.5 | 55.8 | 75.9 |
| Search for health-related information | 55.5 | 49.7 | 28.4 | 32.2 | 30.2 | 53.5 |
| Search for weather-related information | 45.4 | 44.9 | 28.6 | 34.7 | 39.1 | 60.8 |
| Search for government information | 29.4 | 44.0 | 35.9 | 57.9 | 27.4 | 42.4 |
| Shopping (including browsing for products or services but not necessarily buying) | 71.6 | 43.2 | 19.8 | 61.0 | 45.4 | 75.1 |
| Banking | 40.2 | 39.0 | 17.3 | 64.1 | 32.1 | 31.6 |
| Obtain or save music | 26.3 | 38.2 | 36.5 | 31.1 | 22.0 | 31.2 |
| Search for employment opportunities | 15.4 | 31.7 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 13.9 | 32.2 |
| Participate in chat groups or other online discussions | 23.6 | 24.5 | 26.2 | 18.4 | 15.0 | 23.8 |
| Formal education or training (part of a formal learning activity such as a course or a program of studies) | 24.8 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 20.0 | 26.5 | 25.1 |
| Playing games with others | 16.3 | 16.1 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 20.8 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey, 2003. | ||||||
