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Table 2 Online activities of home Internet users

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Online activities of home Internet users
  2007 2009
  %
E-mail 92 93
General browsing for fun or leisure 76 78
Obtain weather or road conditions 70 75
Research other matters (family history, parenting) 70 73
Search for medical or health related information 59 70
View news or sports 64 68
Electronic banking or bill payment 63 67
Travel information or making travel arrangements 66 66
Window shopping 60 65
Search for information about governments 51 57
Education, training or school work 50 50
Research community events 44 50
Order personal goods or services 45 50
Obtain or save music (free or paid downloads) 45 47
Use an instant messenger 50 45
Play games 39 42
Obtain or save software (free or paid downloads) 33 35
Job search 32 35
Listen to the radio over the Internet 28 32
Download or watch TV or a movie over the Internet 20 31
Research investments 25 27
Communicate with governments 26 27
Contribute content (blogs, photos, discussion groups) 20 27
Make telephone calls 9 14
Sell goods or services (auction sites) 9 13