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Use of the Internet On the basis of the results of
the ad hoc survey carried out by the Statistical Service of Cyprus, nine out
of ten individuals use the internet at least once a week. Internet use
decreases with age: starting from 99,3% for the 16–24 age group, internet use
drops to 72,8% for the 55–74 age group. Persons with high educational
attainment level use the internet more frequently (99,1%) than persons with
low educational attainment level (65,2%). (Figure 1)  The most popular internet
activities by individuals during the first quarter of 2023 were instant
messaging via Skype, Messenger, WhatsApp and Viber (95,9%), making calls over
the internet (95,4%), participating in social networks like Facebook and
Twitter (90,5%), reading online news sites/newspapers/news magazines (89,1%)
and finding information about goods or services (89,1%). (Table 1) 14,8% of persons that used the
internet in the first quarter of 2023, used online learning material other
than a complete online course, 13,3% had an online course and 10,9%
communicated with educators or learners using audio or video online tools.
(Table 1) e-Government During the period April 2022 -
March 2023, 50,1% of individuals aged 16-74 obtained information online,
43,3% accessed information stored about them by public authorities or public
services and 24,9% accessed information from public databases or registers. e-Commerce The proportion of individuals aged 16-74 years old placing online orders during the first quarter of 2023 increased significantly to 55,3% compared to 37,0% in the corresponding period of 2022. (Figure 2)  The most popular categories of
goods/services ordered online were the following: clothes (including sport
clothing), shoes or accessories (82,3%), deliveries or pick up from
restaurants, fast-food chains (81,7%), food or beverages from stores or from
meal-kits providers (41,4%) and sports goods (excluding sport clothing)
(24,5%). (Table 2) Among the people who bought or
ordered goods or services for private use in the first quarter of 2023, 86,6%
preferred sellers from Cyprus, 80,7% bought from sellers from other EU member
countries and 47,2% from sellers from the rest of the world. (Table 2)
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Methodological Note Aim The aim of the survey is to
collect data on the access to selected Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT), the use of the internet, use of e-Government, use of
electronic identification (eId), e-Commerce, E-skills and privacy and
protection of personal data Coverage The survey was conducted during
the period April – June 2023 and covered 1.803 households with at least one
member aged 16 – 74 and 3.540 individuals aged 16 – 74. Sampling The sampling frame used for the
selection of the sample was the 2021 Population Census, with reference date
the 1st of October 2021. The sampling units are the households. The selection of the sample in
urban areas was done by simple random sampling (one-stage sampling). In rural
areas, two-stage sampling was used. Communities constituted the primary
sampling units, while households were the secondary sampling units. Neighbouring
communities with a small number of households were merged in order to create
agglomerations with a minimum number of households. The sample of communities
was selected with probability proportional to the size of the community
(PPS). Some communities are large and therefore their probability of
selection was equal to 1. A simple random sample of households was selected
within each community selected. All individuals aged 16-74
years within each sampled household were selected. Data Collection The data
collection was conducted through personal interviews with all individuals of
households aged 16-74 years. In case of absence of an individual, another
family member helped with the answers. Reference Period The data refer
to the first quarter of 2023, unless otherwise stated. Definitions e-Commerce: Use of e-commerce refers to the purchase of goods and services
over the Internet for private use via any device. Purchases refer to ordering
goods or services for which payment is required but the payment does not have
to be online. Orders via manually typed e-mails, SMS or MMS should be
excluded. e-Government: Use of e-government refers to electronic contacts via the
Internet with public authorities and some public services. Contacts through
manually typed e-mails should be excluded. Use of Internet: Internet use via any device: desktop, laptop, netbook, tablet,
as well as smart phones, games consoles, e-book readers. For more information visit the
CYSTAT Portal, subtheme Information Society, CYSTAT-DB (Online Database), Methodological Information or contact Mr Antreas
Charalambous: tel: +357-26804436, email: ancharalambous@cystat.mof.gov.cy. The data included in the Predefined Tables in Excel format are available up to
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