Internet use
Nine out of ten people use the Internet at least once a week. Internet use decreases with age. Starting from 98.8% for the 16-24 age group, Internet use decreases to 71.1% for the 55-74 age group. People with a high level of education (97.9%) use the Internet more often than people with a low level of education (64.4%). (Figure 1)
The most popular Internet activities in Q1 2022 were messaging via Skype, Messenger, WhatsApp and Viber (91.9%), making Internet calls (91.4%), watching videos from sharing services such as YouTube (88.6%), participating in social networks such as Facebook and Twitter (87.0%) and searching for information about products or services (81.6%). (Table 1)
17.8% of those who used the Internet in the first quarter of 2022 used online educational materials but not a completed online course, 17.7% took an online course, and 17.0% communicated with teachers or students using online audio or video tools. (Table 1)
e-Government
In the period April 2021 to March 2022, 50.7% of people aged 16-74 accessed information stored about them by public authorities or agencies. 41.2% received information and 15.3% accessed information from public databases or registers.
E-commerce
The proportion of people who made online purchases in the first quarter of the year fell to 37.0% compared to 48.0% in the same period last year. (Table 2)
The most popular categories of goods or services ordered or purchased online were: clothing (including sportswear), shoes or accessories (75.8%), orders from restaurants or fast food chains or catering services (71.8%), sports goods (excluding sportswear) (34.5%) and computers, mobile phones or accessories (30.6%). (Chart 2)
Among people aged 16-74 who ordered or bought goods or services in the first quarter of 2022, 84.8% bought from local Cypriot sellers, 77.7% bought from sellers in EU countries and 59.7% bought from sellers in the rest of the world. (Table 2)
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Table 1 |
[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD]
[TR] [TD]
Internet usage
[/TD] [TD]2019
[/TD] [TD]2019
[/TD] [TD]2019
[/TD] [TD]2019
. [/TD] [TD]2020
[/TD] [TD]2021
[/TD] [TD]2022
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Households with Internet Access
[/TD] [TD]89,6
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]92,8
[/TD] [TD]93.4
[/TD] [TD]94,0
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
People who used the Internet
(during the first quarter of the year)
(% of all people aged 16-74)
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]86,1
[/TD] [TD]90.8
[/TD] [TD]90.8
[/TD] [TD]89,6
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Main Internet activities
(% of all people aged 16-74 who used the Internet in Q1 of the year)
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Instant messaging
[/TD] [TD]88,6
[/TD] [TD]92.4
[/TD] [TD]94.3
[/TD] [TD]91,9
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Internet call/ Image call (with camera) via Internet
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]84,0
[/TD] [TD]94,0
[/TD] [TD]94,2
[/TD] [TD]91.4
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Watching video from shared services
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]81.7
[/TD] [TD]83.3
[/TD] [TD]...
[/TD] [TD]88.6
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Participation in social networks
[/TD] [TD]83.3
[/TD] [TD]86.1
[/TD] [TD]86.6
[/TD] [TD]87,0
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Search for information about products or services
[/TD] [TD]83.2
[/TD] [TD]86.2
[/TD] [TD]87.1
[/TD] [TD]81,6
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Internet Learning Activities
[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Use of online learning materials
[/TD] [TD]13,1
[/TD] [TD]18,4
[/TD] [TD]19,0
[/TD] [TD]17.8
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Online math
[/TD] [TD]6.6
[/TD] [TD]20.6
[/TD] [TD]21.7
[/TD] [TD]17,7
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Contact with instructors or students
[/TD] [TD]7.9
[/TD] [TD]10.1
[/TD] [TD]...
[/TD] [TD]17.0
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR]
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| Table2 |
[TR] [TD]
E-commerce
[/TD] [TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD]
2020
[/TD] [TD]2021
[/TD] [TD]2022
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Purchases / Orders of Products or Services via the Internet
( during the 1st quarter of the year )
(% of all persons aged 16-74)
[/TD] [TD]34,1
[/TD] [TD]
48,0
[/TD] [TD]
37,0
[/TD] [/TR] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Xtime of origin of salespeople
(% of all persons aged 16-74 who bought or ordered goods or services online in the 1st quarter of the year)
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Sellers from Cyprus
[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD]65,8
[/TD] [TD]75,5
[/TD] [TD]84,8
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Sellers from E.Ε.
[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD]60,3
[/TD] [TD]61,8
[/TD] [TD]77,7
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Sellers from the rest of the world
[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD]49.9
[/TD] [TD]56.8
[/TD] [TD]59,7
[/TD] [/TR]
METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Purpose
The purpose of the survey is to collect data on household access to selected ICTs, Internet use, e-government, e-commerce via the Internet, Internet of Things and ICT use and the environment.
Coverage
The survey was conducted over the period April - June 2022 and covered 1,664 households with at least one member aged 16-74 (inclusive) and 3,268 people between the ages of 16-74 (inclusive). The survey covers all free areas of the Republic of Cyprus.
Sampling
The sampling frame used to select the sample was the Population Census 2011, with a reference date of 1 October 2011. The units included are households. Districts, municipalities, parishes, addresses, number of persons, telephone numbers are also included for each household. This sampling frame taken from the 2011 Census was updated from time to time with data obtained from the Cyprus Electricity Authority.
The selection in urban areas was done using simple systematic random sampling (one-stage sampling). In rural areas it was conducted in two stages: villages in each district were considered as Initial Sampling Units and households as Final Sampling Units. Neighbouring villages with a small number of households were combined to create clusters with the minimum number of households required. The sample of villages was randomly selected using Probability proportional to size (p.p.s.). Some villages are large and therefore the probability of selection is equal to 1. Subsequently, a simple random sampling of households from each village was conducted.
All individuals, aged 16-74 (inclusive), of the interviewed households were included in the sample.
Data collection
Data was collected by telephone interview with all individuals in the household aged 16-74 (inclusive). In the absence of one person, another knowledgeable household member answered the questionnaire.
Reference period
Data are for the first quarter of 2022, unless otherwise stated.
Definitions
E-commerce
E-commerce
:e-commerce refers to the purchase of goods and services over the internet for personal use via any device. Purchases refer to the ordering of goods or services for which payment is required which does not have to be online payment. Excluded are orders via typed e-mails, SMS or MMS.
E-government: By e-government we mean electronic communication via the internet with public authorities and some public services. Excludes communication via typed e-mails.
Internet use: by internet use we mean the ability to connect to the internet via any device: desktop computer, laptop, netbook, touch screen computer (tablet), including mobile phones and smart phones, game consoles, digital book reader.
Internet use: by internet use we mean the ability to connect to the internet via any device: desktop computer, laptop, netbook, touch screen computer (tablet), including mobile phones and smart phones, game consoles, digital book reader.
For more information:
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Contact
Andreas Charalambous: Tel. ancharalambous@cystat.mof.gov.cy
Thomas Gregoriou: Tel: +35722602126, El. tgregoriou@cystat.mof.gov.cy
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