In EU Member States, students (85%) followed by employees (60%), unemployed (40%) and retired (13%) form the main groups of Internet users. A similar divide has been found with regard to the level of education of users and non-users of ICTs.
The report also points out that the presence of children in households is seen as major factor in access to ICTs and technological penetration remains lower in rural areas of Member States.
No significant gaps with regard to gender have been stated. Finally, SMEs are catching up with larger companies concerning Internet access as the latter have almost reached their saturation point (90 % in all EU countries).
Source: EUROSTAT