Database of internet studies

We are collecting information on research projects that include quantitative and qualitative studies of the experience of broadband. This includes studies of the Internet after 2000 and studies of 3G as a form of mobile Internet. We exclude studies specifically of the children and Internet because that material is being collected in another database by EU Kids Online (www.eukidsonline.net).

Name of study:

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Contact details: name of leading organisation involved in the research, if available:

Year of publication of report:

Link to paper or bibliographic reference:

Contact details of the person who filled out the form (please add your surname, name, affiliation, email):

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Country(ies) where research project is conducted:

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Unit of observation:

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Individuals
Households
Enterprises
Educational institutions
Other

Methodological approach:

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Quantitative
Qualitative

What is the main focus of the study:

Internet
Mobile phones in general
ICTs in general, that also included the Internet and/or 3G
Media in general, that also included the Internet and/or 3G
Other

Which general access and usage questions were asked in the study:

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Access: yes/no
Type of device used to access the Internet/services (e.g. desktop, laptop, mobile telephone, PDA, digital TV…)
Type of connection (e.g. always on, dialup, narrowband, broadband (>128kb/s)
Type of broadband access (satellite, telephone line, TV cable, Wi-fi, Fibre cable)
Services used (e.g. mail, information gathering, entertainment, video sharing, music sharing)
Usage pattern (intensity of usage, how often)
Motivations for use and non-use
Attitudinal questions
Other
N.A.

Which general Internet provision and infrastructure questions were asked in the study:

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ISPs
Servers
Broadband deployment (percentage of area/population)
Cost/tariff
Speed download/upload
Government policy/public policy
Online services
Other
N.A.

Which questions related to types of activity online were asked in the study:

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E-commerce/product comparison/auctions
Government/administration/public information sites
Democracy/politics
Health
Education
Entertainment and leisure (e.g. online gaming, watching online videos, downloading music)
Communication (e.g. email, chat, IRC, IM, blogging, social bookmarking, IP telephony)
Travel (e.g. booking flights, searching for travel-related information)
Online banking
Culture (e.g. art galleries, festivals) and religion
Viewing online media (e.g. online press, radio, TV journalism, podcast)
Encyclopedia/wiki
Visiting or managing homepages, blogs, social networking site profiles
Other types of activity online
N.A.

Which issues were covered within the study:

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Digital divide, eInclusion/exclusion
Media literacy/online skills
Effects on sociability offline/social capital
Security
Trust in information online
Time displacement; time taken from other media and activities (e.g. watching TV, reading)
Motivations for using the Internet
Other

Which socio-demographic variables were included in the study:

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Gender
Educational level
Age
Rural/urban component
Ethnicity
Socio-economic status
Profession
Income
Other socio-demographic variables
No socio-demographic variables were included in the study
Unknown

Comparison with country(ies) outside Europe
EU 15
EU 25
EU 27
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Holy See (Vatican)
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxemburg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom