Caribbean Netherlands; use of internet of persons, personal characteristics
| Personal characteristics | Accuracy | Caribbean Netherlands | Periods | Access to the internet at home (%) | When last used the internet < 3 months ago (%) | When last used the internet 3 - <12 months ago (%) | When last used the internet > 1 year ago (%) | When last used the internet Never used the internet (%) | Purpose internet use last 3 months Communication Social network Other social network (Facebook, Twitter) (%) | Purpose internet use last 3 months Communication Phone calls over the internet (%) | Purpose internet use last 3 months Download software other than for games (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total persons | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 84.8 | 93.8 | . | . | . | 73.5 | 77.2 | 24.1 |
| Total persons | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 1.7 | 1.3 | . | . | . | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Sex: male | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 84.0 | 93.0 | . | . | . | 70.3 | 75.9 | 28.3 |
| Sex: male | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 2.5 | 1.9 | . | . | . | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Sex: female | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 85.7 | 94.6 | . | . | . | 76.7 | 78.5 | 19.9 |
| Sex: female | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 2.5 | 1.7 | . | . | . | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Age: 15 to 44 years | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 92.0 | 97.7 | . | . | . | 84.0 | 80.6 | 31.2 |
| Age: 15 to 44 years | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 1.9 | 1.1 | . | . | . | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| Age: 45 years or older | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 77.9 | 89.3 | . | . | . | 60.4 | 72.9 | 15.5 |
| Age: 45 years or older | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 2.8 | 2.4 | . | . | . | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| Age: 15 to 24 years | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 91.9 | 98.2 | . | . | . | 87.1 | 78.1 | 36.7 |
| Age: 15 to 24 years | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 3.5 | 1.8 | . | . | . | 4.6 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
| Age: 25 to 44 years | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 92.0 | 97.5 | . | . | . | 82.8 | 81.7 | 28.9 |
| Age: 25 to 44 years | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 2.3 | 1.3 | . | . | . | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| Age: 45 to 64 years | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 82.6 | 92.3 | . | . | . | 64.9 | 72.0 | 15.0 |
| Age: 45 to 64 years | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 3.1 | 2.4 | . | . | . | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| Age: 65 years or older | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 66.3 | 79.7 | . | . | . | 43.9 | 75.9 | 17.4 |
| Age: 65 years or older | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 6.0 | 6.4 | . | . | . | 8.8 | 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Level of education: Low | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 77.9 | 90.7 | . | . | . | 72.2 | 72.7 | 16.9 |
| Level of education: Low | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 2.7 | 2.2 | . | . | . | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Level of education: Intermediate/High | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 93.8 | 96.9 | . | . | . | 74.7 | 81.2 | 31.6 |
| Level of education: Intermediate/High | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 1.8 | 1.3 | . | . | . | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| Level of education: Intermediate | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 91.3 | 94.9 | . | . | . | 77.2 | 77.6 | 24.1 |
| Level of education: Intermediate | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 2.7 | 2.2 | . | . | . | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Level of education: High | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 97.3 | 99.3 | . | . | . | 71.7 | 85.6 | 40.7 |
| Level of education: High | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2017/2018 | 1.8 | 0.9 | . | . | . | 5.2 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||||
Table explanation
This table provides data about access and use of the internet by the population of the Caribbean Netherlands aged 15 years and older in private households. The following topics are presented: access to the internet at home, type of internet connections and when persons have last used the internet. For persons who have used the internet in the last three months, the table provides information about the frequency of the use of internet in the last three months, in which location the persons last went online and the kind of internet activities.
In 2017/2018, questions about the use of the internet were only asked to people who have internet access at home, whereas in 2013 these questions were asked to people who have internet access at home and/or elsewhere. The figures on the use of the internet are therefore not comparable between 2013 and 2017/2018.
Breakdowns by sex, age and level of education are presented. These aspects are shown for the Caribbean Netherlands and also for the islands Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba separately.
The research is a sample survey. This means that the figures shown are estimates for which reliability margins apply. These margins are also included in the table.
The Omnibus survey was carried out for the first time on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius in 2013 during the month of June and the first week of July. For the second time the Omnibus survey was carried out on Bonaire during the months of October and November 2017, and on Saba and St. Eustatius in the period January to March 2018.
Data available from: 2013
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.
Changes as of 4 April 2019
None, this is a new table.
When will new figures be published?
New data will be published every four years.
Description topics
- Access to the internet at home
- Respondents were asked if someone in the household has internet access at home via any device at all.
- When last used the internet
- Respondents were asked: When did you last go online? Answer possibilities: ‘in the last 3 months’, ‘between 3 months and 1 year ago’, ‘more than 1 year ago’, ‘respondent has never used the internet’.
- < 3 months ago
- 3 - <12 months ago
- > 1 year ago
- Never used the internet
- Purpose internet use last 3 months
- Respondents who have used the internet in the last 3 months were asked for which private activities the internet was used in that period. The following topics were discussed: Communication, News, Online banking, Entertainment, To download software other than for games, and for online purchases.
- Communication
- Social network
- Other social network (Facebook, Twitter)
- Respondents who have used the internet in the last 3 months were asked: In the last 3 months, have you used the internet for social networking, for instance via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat, for private purposes?
- Phone calls over the internet
- Respondents who have used the internet in the last 3 months were asked: In the last 3 months, have you made private phone calls over the internet using a software program like Skype, FaceTime or Messenger?
- Download software other than for games
- Respondents who have used the internet in the last 3 months were asked: In the last 3 months, have you used the internet to download software other than for games?