Number of Filipino internet users up
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:37:12 +0000
The number of internet users in the country hit a record-high 47 percent in December 2018, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Wednesday.
This was six points higher than the 41 percent recorded in September 2018, and five points above the previous record of 42 percent in March 2018, SWS said.
“The proportion of Filipino adults using the Internet has been steadily increasing since SWS first asked about it in June 2006, when it was at 8 percent,” the polling firm said.
“It ranged from 11-19 percent from September 2007 to December 2011, and rose to 23-32 percent from March 2012 to December 2015. It ranged from 34-42 percent from April 2016 to September 2018, before it reached a record-high 47 percent in December 2018,” it added.
Since 2006, the number of Internet users among Filipino adults has always been highest in Metro Manila, although it went down by five points from 64 percent in September to 59 percent in December 2018.
In Balance Luzon, the proportion rose by nine points, from the previous record of 47 percent in September 2018 to a record-high 56 percent in December 2018.
The number of Internet users in the Visayas also rose by seven points, from 28 percent in September to 35 percent in December.
In Mindanao, it rose by five points, from 27 percent in September to 32 percent in December.
Internet use was “highest” among classes ABC at 61 percent, while usage for class D was at a new record-high of 49 percent, and class E was at 34 percent, the survey said.
SWS said internet use was also highest among 18 to 24-year olds at 88 percent, followed by 25 to 34 year olds (69 percent), 35 to 44 year olds (56 percent), 45 to 54 year olds (27 percent) and 55 and above (32 percent).
The poll, conducted from December 16 to 19, 2018 using face-to-face interviews of 1,440 adults nationwide, had sampling error margins of ±2.6 percent for national percentages, and ±5 percent each for Balance Luzon, Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao.CATHERINE S. VALENTE
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