Existing Conditions
Individual and household internet usage for business purposes (telecommuting, doing work assignments,
researching issues, etc.) was reported as follows:
Table 21. Internet Usage for Business Purposes - Questions 17-18
Usage
Individuals
All Household
Members
Almost constantly when I’m home
8.0%
8.4%
Several times a day
9.6%
10.1%
A few times a day
3.5%
3.8%
About once a day
5.7%
5.6%
4 or 5 times a week
2.7%
2.6%
2 or 3 times a week
8.0%
8.4%
Once a week
6.4%
6.8%
Once every few weeks
4.1%
4.1%
About once a month
2.8%
3.0%
A few times a year
2.1%
2.3%
Almost never
11.2%
11.6%
Never
35.1%
32.6%
Not sure
0.9%
0.6%
Given an internet connection 5 times faster, the following percentages of respondents indicated that they would
use the internet more for the purposes listed:
Business,
61.30%
Education,
68.40%
Online
banking/paying
bills, 71.30%
Entertainment,
86.00%
Online
shopping,
68.10%
Figure 44. Faster Internet Could Increase Usage - Question 19
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