One person in two in the EU uses the internet daily

One person in two in the EU27 uses the internet daily, while for young people the proportion is three quarters.

Data published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, represent only a small part of the results of a survey on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) usage in households and by individuals in 2009

As well as internet use and broadband connections, the survey also covers other indicators such as e-shopping, e-government and advanced communication and content related services.

Household internet access ranges from 30% in Bulgaria to 90% in the Netherlands.

Nothing truly shocking about the figures – Scandinavian countries are at the top of this digital survey with the likes of Bulgaria and Greece still getting to grips with ‘Digitopia’.

However, Ireland was a bit of an anomaly, ranking only one percent above Greece in the youth usage survey.

To view the short results – log on to http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=STAT/09/176&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en