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Publication Date: 2014
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Patterns of Internet Usage in the Philippines
Labucay, Iremae D.
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This chapter reports on the patterns of Internet use in the Philippines using survey data gathered by Social Weather Stations (SWS), a social research institute in the Philippines. As of March 2014, Internet usage rose to 35 percent of the population compared to 9 percent in 1998. However, the data indicates the presence of digital divide in Internet use with Internet use being higher in the capital city, in urban areas, among the middle-to-upper classes, college graduates and the youth. Filipino Internet users access the Internet largely for social networking rather than information seeking or learning, creativity and commercial activities, and entertainment and leisure. [For the full volume, see ED576666.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Surveys, Access to Computers, Social Media, Use Studies, Adults, Online Searching, Socioeconomic Influences, Individual Characteristics, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Geographic Location, Educational Attainment, Marital Status, Employment Level, Family Income, Social Class, Ownership, Rural Areas, Urban Areas
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Philippines
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