The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday issued the main findings of the Computer, Internet and Mobile Phone Survey, 2004. According to it, 35.7% persons aged 10 years and over, use computer, 33.3% have access to the internet and 30.0% own a mobile phone.
The survey was implemented in July and August and included a sample size of 7,557 households, 4,992 in the West Bank and 2,565 in Gaza Strip.
Data showed that the percentage of households owning computers amounted to 26.4% (28.4% in the West Bank and 22.5% in Gaza Strip). In addition, the findings indicated that 35.7% persons aged 10 years and over use computer.
As for access to the internet, the findings showed that 9.2% of the Palestinian households has access to the internet (9.8% in the West Bank and 7.8% in Gaza
Strip). (menareport.com)
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