COUNTRY FOCUS : BRAZIL
The study also showed that there was an increase in the presence of computers ( desktop , laptop or tablet ) in households ( from 39 % in 2019 to 45 % in 2020 ), reversing a downward trend that had been taking place in recent years .
Internet users
The survey detected an increase in the proportion of Internet users compared to 2019 , especially among residents of rural areas ( from 53 % in 2019 to 70 % in 2020 ), among inhabitants aged 60 years and over ( from 34 % to 50 %), among those with elementary education ( from 60 % to 73 %), among women ( from 73 % to 85 %) and in classes DE ( from 57 % to 67 %).
“ The advance in TV use of the Internet is associated with the consumption of culture and entertainment , which during the pandemic started to be reported by a larger portion of the population ,” added Barbosa .
Methodology
The survey conducted interviews in 5,590 households by telephone and through face-to-face collection .
“ In 2020 there was an acceleration in the use of the network among the most vulnerable parts of the population . Despite the greater reach of the Internet
In 2020 there was an acceleration in the use of the network among the most vulnerable parts of the population .
in Brazil , the indicators point to the persistence of inequalities in access , with a prevalence of users from higher classes , educated and young people ,” commented Barbosa .
TV surpasses computer
The proportion of Internet access through television above the proportion of access through computers was recorded for the first time since the surveys began . This reached 44 % of Brazilian users ( 7 % above that recorded in 2019 ).
ABOUT CETIC . BR
The mission of the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society ( Cetic . br ) is to monitor the adoption of information and communication technologies in Brazil . Created in 2005 , Cetic . br is a department of the Brazilian Network Information Center ( NIC . br ), linked to the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee ( CGI . br ).
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