THIRTY-eight per cent of Jamaicans use the Internet at least once per day, according to an islandwide survey conducted by the Mona School of Business (MSB) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona.

The survey, conducted by Professor Hopeton Dunn of the MSB's Telecommunications Policy Management Programme between November 2010 and January this year, with assistance from the United Nations and other international bodies, surveyed 2,200 households and individuals. Fifteen point six per cent of the respondents had access to the Internet at home.

A total of 24 per cent of the population have access to a computer at home, the study showed.

The most popular uses of the Internet were for sending and receiving email, which 76.9 per cent reported doing in the past 12 months. Use on social networks was the second most popular activity with 71.7 per cent of respondents reporting using websites such as Facebook and Twitter. Education use was third with 65.4 per cent.

The majority of Jamaican Internet users are aged between 15 and 34 years old, the study showed.

Among households, 52.6 per cent were shown to have access to fixed broadband, while 33.4 per cent have access to mobile broadband. Seventy five point four per cent of mobile phone users said they are aware of mobile Internet but have never used it. Fourteen per cent of those who access the Internet do so via their mobile phones.

The survey sought detailed data on mobile phones, computers and Internet access and use. Also included was general access to Information Communication Technology and use by the disabled.

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