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Overview
On a national scale, the level of the Internet
diffusion in many areas of China remains low. Internet use is
concentrated in large cities. Government plays a central role in
Internet diffusion but pervasive penetration of the Internet can not be
based on top-down regulation. A further challenge facing China is to
remove the barriers and to build up a more favorable environment for
Internet development, such as the freedom for information exchange,
promoting the growth of the basic telecommunications market and Internet
access market, and expanding access to infrastructure and service.
Computer Hosts and User
Computer Hosts in China:
Totally about
12,540,000, 9.8 per 1,000 population. Among them, 2,340,000 are
connected through leased lines and 10,200,000 are through dial-up
connections.
Internet Users in China:
Totally 33,700,000, 26.2 per 1,000 population. Among them, 6,720,000 use
leased line connections, 21,330,000 are dial-up users and 5,650,000 use
both. Besides computer users, people who use other equipment (e.g.
mobile terminals and information electrical appliance) are 1,180,000.
(Please be cautious
about the above number, which are different from those in the first
table of page "Telecommunications Infrastructure and Deregulation" in
this website.)
Domain Names
Domain Names
Registered Under ".CN":
|
|
AC |
COM |
EDU |
GOV |
NET |
ORG |
AADN |
TOTAL |
|
Number |
673 |
99123 |
1354 |
5864 |
14045 |
2943 |
3317 |
127319 |
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Percentage |
0.5% |
77.9% |
1.1% |
4.6% |
11.0% |
2.3% |
2.6% |
100.0% |
AADN:
Administration Area Domain Name
The Number of 'WWW'
Websites
|
|
AC.CN |
COM( .CN) |
EDU.CN |
GOV.CN |
NET( .CN) |
ORG( .CN) |
DISTRICT.CN |
TOTAL |
|
|
444 |
215779 |
/ |
4677 |
47307 |
7200 |
1693 |
277100 |
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% |
0.2% |
77.8% |
1.7% |
17.1% |
2.6% |
0.6% |
100.0% |
Users' Personal
Information
Gender:
Male 60% Female 40%
Age:
|
Under18 |
18-24 |
25-30 |
31-35 |
36-40 |
41-50 |
51-60 |
Above60 |
|
15.3% |
36.2% |
16.3% |
12.1% |
8.2% |
7.6% |
3.2% |
1.1% |
Education
|
Under High School |
High School |
2-3 Years College |
Bachelor Degree |
Master Degree |
Doctor Degree |
|
10.2% |
30.0% |
26.9% |
30.4% |
2.1% |
0.4% |
Distribution of
Industry
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Government |
Business and Taxation Administration |
Transportation |
Trade and Commerce |
|
8.3% |
2.1% |
4.0% |
16.0% |
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Financial, Insurance and Real estate
Industry |
Information and Consultation |
Service Industry |
Police, Censorate and Court |
|
10.5% |
3.1% |
9.1% |
2.5% |
|
Entertainment and Sports |
News and Advertising |
Science research and Education |
Postal Service and Communication |
|
1.6% |
1.4% |
10.2% |
3.9% |
|
Computer Industry and IT Industry |
Manufacturing |
Water, Electricity and Air feed Industry |
Architecture |
|
7.8% |
8.2% |
4.0% |
3.8% |
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Mining |
Agriculture |
Others |
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0.9% |
1.9% |
0.7% |
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Distribution of
users' career:
|
Government Officer |
Engineering Person |
Clerk |
Service person |
|
8.3% |
19.9% |
17.2% |
13.2% |
|
Peasant |
Manufacturer and operator |
Army man |
Student |
|
1.3% |
5.6% |
1.1% |
24.1% |
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Unemployed people |
Others |
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|
4.9% |
4.4% |
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Monthly Income per
Capita (converted to USD)
|
Under 60 |
61-120 |
121-180 |
181-240 |
241-300 |
301-360 |
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23.6% |
25.3% |
16.5% |
8.8% |
4.4% |
3.4% |
|
361-480 |
481-600 |
601-720 |
721-1200 |
Above1200 |
No Income |
|
2.3% |
1.1% |
0.8% |
0.7% |
0.8% |
12.3% |
Use and Access:
The author’s note:
the above chart indicates that
Internet access is primary at home, and the low access percent of
“School” explains that the computer popularity at the school is still
very low.
Access Expenditure
|
Professional Charges |
Users' Own Expense |
Both |
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10.7% |
73.7% |
15.6% |
Monthly Expenditure
in USD:
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Under $ 6 |
To $12 |
To $24 |
To $36 |
To $48 |
To $60 |
Above $60 |
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40.9% |
31.4% |
20.0% |
4.8% |
1.3% |
0.7% |
0.9% |
Hours Spend per Week
: 8.5 Hours (average)
Days Spend per Week : 3.2 Days (average)
Primary Goal for Accessing the Internet :
Get Information 46.1%
Education 4.3%
For Work/Business needs 6.2%
Entertainment 31.1%
Get free Internet Recourses (free E-mail account, free Personal homepage
hosting, free resources download services)3.3%
Communication (receive/send emails, short information; send faxes,
etc.) 4.9%
Accessing Stock Trading and Information Retrieval 2.5%
Online Shopping 0.4%
Jumping on the Bandwagon 0.6%
Others 0.6%
The distribution of Information that had been viewed :
Chinese Language Information 78.1%
Domestic Information 69.3%
The author’s note:
from the above statistics, 46.1%
of the Internet user’s primary goal for accessing the Internet is
getting the information, and Internet is becoming a more important tool
to communicate with the public. On the contrary, only 0.4% of Internet
users are using Internet for online shopping, which explains that
e-commerce in China is still plagued by consumer suspicious of online
security and a dearth of credit cards.
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