Table 4.12
Reasons for accessing the internet, 2003-04 to 2007-08
Persons aged 16+ who access the internet					Percentages
Sex and Age	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Total
Finding information about goods or services	46	44	44	46	47
Using E-mail	57	54	52	55	55
General Browsing	40	39	41	43	45
Information on education	26	25	25	25	26
Buying or ordering tickets	39	42	40	42	44
Personal Banking	21	22	23	23	27
looking for work	9	11	10	11	12
Downloading Software	12	10	10	12	12
Playing Games	7	7	6	7	8
Using chat rooms	6	5	4	6	7
Playing or downloading music	15	15	16	19	21
Accessing Government Services	17	16	15	17	20
Reading on-line news	16	15	16	18	19
Work-related	33	30	28	29	31
Other Reason	2	2	3	2	2
Individuals who access the internet1	2,447	2,646	2,443	2,643	2,566
			Source:Continuous Household Survey
Note:
1 Base does not equal 100%- Multiple response permitted