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Chart 1
Household penetration of various ICTs, Canada, 1990 to 2003

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Chart 1. Household penetration of various ICTs, Canada, 1990 to 2003

Notes: Data for computer access in 1997 and 1998 have been adjusted to conform to the revised estimation method implemented by the Survey of Household Spending beginning with 1999 data. For this reason, the 1997 and 1998 data do not match Statistics Canada’s originally-released data. Furthermore, 1997 and 1998 data for computer communications include banking by telephone, business use of the Internet and wide area network, whereas 1999 data refer strictly to the use of the Internet. Personal computer data for 1990-1996 exclude video game systems or computers used solely for business use. In 1998, 1999, and every second year thereafter starting with 2001, personal computer statistics include the territories. For the other years, Canada-level statistics include the 10 provinces only. 1996 cellular telephone data exclude cellular phones provided by employers. The 2003 computer and Internet access rates reported elsewhere in this report are taken from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL), and differ from the estimates provided here by the Survey of Household Spending (SHS) and the Household Internet Use Survey (HIUS). The SHS and HIUS figures measure household penetration, while the ALL figures measure individual use and include laptop computers brought home from work (for ICT penetration and growth over a longer time period, see Sciadas (2002)).

Sources: Internet use data (1997-2003): Statistics Canada, Household Internet Use Survey, CANSIM Table 358-0003; all other ICT data (1990-1996): Statistics Canada, Household Facilities and Equipment, Cat. No. 64- 202-XPB (discontinued); all other ICT data (1997-2003): Statistics Canada, Survey of Household Spending, CANSIM Table 203-0020.