Individuals using the internet for private purposes

Time series : ICT_HH_1.1.6_en.xls

INDIVIDUALS USING THE INTERNET FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES

(Per cent)
Purposes	2022
Communication
Sending / receiving e-mails	42.8
Making calls (including video calls) over the internet, for example, via Skype, Messenger, WhatsApp, Facetime, Viber, Snapchat, Zoom, MS Teams, Webex	67.3
Participating in social networks (creating user profile, posting messages or other contributions to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.)	63.4
Using instant messaging, i.e. exchanging messages, for example, via Skype, Messenger, WhatsApp, Viber, Snapchat, Discord	61.5
Access to information
Finding information about goods or services	60.2
Reading online news sites / newspapers / news magazines	50.9
Civic and political participation
Expressing opinions on civic or political issues on websites or in social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube)	16.8
Taking part in online consultations or voting to define civic or political issues (e.g. urban planning, signing a petition)	7.6
Entertainment
Listening to music (e.g. web radio, music streaming) or downloading music	41.6
Watching internet streamed TV (live or catch-up) from TV broadcasters (e.g. A1 Xplore TV, TV GO, Bulsatcom TV, Nova Play)	23.0
Watching Video on Demand from commercial services (e.g. Voyo, Netflix, HBO GO, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV)	8.4
Watching video content from sharing services (e.g. YouTube, Vbox7)	27.5
Playing or downloading games	15.4
Listening to podcasts or downloading podcasts	5.3
eHealth
Seeking health-related information (e.g. injuries, diseases, nutrition, improving health, etc.)	39.1
Making an appointment with a practitioner via a website or app (e.g. of a hospital or a health care centre, SuperDoc, EasyDoc)	11.2
Accessing personal health records online	16.1
Using other health services via a website or app instead of having to go to the hospital or visit a doctor (e.g. by getting a prescription or a consultation online)	3.3
Other on-line services
Selling of goods or services via a website or app (e.g. eBay, Facebook Marketplace)	9.9
Internet banking (including mobile banking)	22.4

09.12.2022

Community survey on ICT usage in households 2022

Euro-SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

ICT usage in households and by individuals
Contact
Contact organisation	National Statistical Institute
Contact organisation unit	'Science, innovation and information society statistics'
Contact name	Maia Papazova
Contact person function	State expert
Contact mail address	2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria
Contact email address	[email protected]
Contact phone number	+359 2 9857 733
Contact fax number
Metadata update
Metadata last certified	10 December 2021
Metadata last posted	10 December 2021
Metadata last update	10 December 2021
Statistical presentation
Data description	The data on ICT usage in households and by individuals are based on an annual sample survey which is part of the European Community Statistical Programme. The methodology and the statistical tools are completely harmonized to Eurostat requirements and Regulation No.808/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council. The aim of the survey is to collect and disseminate reliable and comparable information on the use of Information and Communication Technologies in households at European level and covers the following subjects: access to and use of ICT by individuals and/or in households; use of internet for different purposes by individuals and/or in households; ICT security; ICT competence; e-Commerce; barriers to use of ICT and the internet; perceived effects of ICT usage on individuals and/or in households.
Classification system	· National Classification of Occupations and Duties-2005 (NCOD-2005) - until 2010; · National Classification of Occupations and Duties-2011 (NCOD-2011) - since 1 January 2011; · International Standard Classification of Education, 1997 version (ISCED '97) - until 2013; · International Standard Classification of Education, 2011 version (ISCED 2011) - since 2014; · Classification of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS).
Sector coverage	The survey on ICT usage in households covers regular households which have at least one member aged between 16 and 74 years from different regions in Bulgaria and all their members aged between 16 and 74 years. The sample size for each year is about 5000 households which are randomly selected.
Statistical concepts and definitions	Household is two or more persons, living in one dwelling or part of dwelling, sharing common budget and eating together. Household is also a person, living in one dwelling, room or part of it, who has a separate budget for the cost of meals and expenses to satisfy other needs. A computer is a desktop, laptop, netbook or tablet computer. The following devices should not be considered as computers: Smart phones, PDA with mobile phone facilities, games consoles, media players or e-book readers. The fixed broadband connection to the internet includes ADSL, SDSL, VDSL, fiber optics technology (FTTP), cable technology, etc. A mobile connection to the internet means the usage of portable devices connecting to the internet through mobile telephone networks for business purposes. e-Commerce is the sale or purchase of goods or services conducted over computer networks by methods specifically designed for the purpose of receiving or placing of orders. The payment and the delivery of the goods or services do not have to be conducted online. e-Commerce transactions exclude orders made by manually typed e-mail messages.
Statistical unit	Households and individuals
Statistical population	The population of households consists of all private households having at least one member in the age group 16 to 74 years (households in which all members are aged under 16 and over 74 and institutional (collective) households are excluded). The population of individuals consists of all individuals aged 16 to 74.
Reference area	Households located in any part of the territory of the country.
Time coverage	Annual time series are available from 2004 onwards. The contents of the model questionnaire is adapted each year to measure the development of the use of ICT. Therefore not all variables have long time series.
Base period	Not applicable.
Unit of measure
Per cent
Reference period
Data refer to the following periods: • Last three months before the survey; • Last 12 months before the survey; • Current situation at survey period.
Institutional mandate
Legal acts and other agreements	Until 2020: • Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on the information society; • Annual Commission Regulations implementing Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on the information society for the relevant reference year; From 2021: • Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98; • Annual Commission implementing Regulations specifying the technical items of the data set, establishing the technical formats for transmission of information and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the use of information and communication technologies domain for reference year 2021 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council; • Law on Statistics; • National Statistical Programme.
Data sharing	Not applicable.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality - policy	· Law on Statistics · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.
Confidentiality - data treatment	In compliance to the Law on Statistics (Articles 25 and 26).
Release policy
Release calendar	In accordance to the dates defined in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute.
Release calendar access	The calendar is available on the NSI website: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480
User access	In accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.
Frequency of dissemination
Annual
Accessibility and clarity
News release	Regular press release in the NSI's website.
Publications	· Statistical Reference Book; · Statistical Panorama - Bulgaria; · Publication 'Sustainable development of Bulgaria.
On-line database	Data on ICT usage in households and by individuals are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Information Society.
Micro-data access	In accordance to the Rules on Provision of the Anonymised Individual Data for Scientific and Research purposes.
Other	Information services by order in accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.
Documentation on methodology	Methodological manual for statistics on the Information Society, by Eurostat.
Quality documentation	Quality reports comprising general methodological information of the survey, on statistical unit, population, sampling design, response and non-response, data processing and sampling errors.
Quality management
Quality assurance	The Methodological Manual provides guidelines and standards for the implementation of the survey.
Quality assessment	The national quality report provides users with basic information on quality at national level.
Relevance
User needs	Main users of the data are Government institutions, research institutions and other users from the country, the European Commission, the International Communication Union and other international organizations.
User satisfaction	Not available.
Completeness	The survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals implements the full set of compulsory variables, according to EU Regulations.
Accuracy and reliability
Overall accuracy	The sample used for the ICT usage in households and by individuals survey is a two-stage stratified cluster sample which includes about 5000 households. Due to the sampling approach used the estimation of the parameters obtained from the survey could vary from those in the population due to sampling errors, errors due to non-response, errors in registration or processing etc.
Sampling error	Standard sampling errors are calculated and reported for a selection of indicators and breakdowns by the use of special statistical software.
Non-sampling error
Timeliness and punctuality
Timeliness	Data are disseminated according to the NSI’s Release Calendar schedule.
Punctuality	All deliverables are sent in time.
Coherence and comparability
Comparability - geographical	Fully comparable with all EU member states.
Comparability - over time	Partially comparable due to the changes of the general methodology.
Coherence - cross domain	Not applicable.
Coherence - internal	Not applicable.
Cost and burden
Not available.
Data revision
Data revision - policy	In accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.
Data revision - practice	In accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.
Statistical processing
Source data	Sample statistical survey on the ICT usage in households and by individuals.
Frequency of data collection	Data are collected on an annual basis.
Data collection	Face-to-face interviews.
Data validation	Data validation is done by logical control of the primary data and comparison with the results of previous studies. Additional checks on comparability and data quality are carried out by Eurostat.
Data compilation	Data processing is done by special statistical software.
Adjustment	Not applicable.
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ICT usage in households and by individuals

Contact

Contact organisation

National Statistical Institute

Contact organisation unit

'Science, innovation and information society statistics'

Contact name

Maia Papazova

Contact person function

State expert

Contact mail address

2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria

Contact email address

[email protected]

Contact phone number

+359 2 9857 733

Contact fax number

Statistical presentation

Data description

The data on ICT usage in households and by individuals are based on an annual sample survey which is part of the European Community Statistical Programme. The methodology and the statistical tools are completely harmonized to Eurostat requirements and Regulation No.808/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council. The aim of the survey is to collect and disseminate reliable and comparable information on the use of Information and Communication Technologies in households at European level and covers the following subjects:

access to and use of ICT by individuals and/or in households;
use of internet for different purposes by individuals and/or in households;
ICT security;
ICT competence;
e-Commerce;
barriers to use of ICT and the internet;
perceived effects of ICT usage on individuals and/or in households.

Classification system

· National Classification of Occupations and Duties-2005 (NCOD-2005) - until 2010;

· National Classification of Occupations and Duties-2011 (NCOD-2011) - since 1 January 2011;

· International Standard Classification of Education, 1997 version (ISCED '97) - until 2013;

· International Standard Classification of Education, 2011 version (ISCED 2011) - since 2014;

· Classification of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS).

Sector coverage

The survey on ICT usage in households covers regular households which have at least one member aged between 16 and 74 years from different regions in Bulgaria and all their members aged between 16 and 74 years. The sample size for each year is about 5000 households which are randomly selected.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Household is two or more persons, living in one dwelling or part of dwelling, sharing common budget and eating together. Household is also a person, living in one dwelling, room or part of it, who has a separate budget for the cost of meals and expenses to satisfy other needs.

A computer is a desktop, laptop, netbook or tablet computer. The following devices should not be considered as computers: Smart phones, PDA with mobile phone facilities, games consoles, media players or e-book readers.

The fixed broadband connection to the internet includes ADSL, SDSL, VDSL, fiber optics technology (FTTP), cable technology, etc.

A mobile connection to the internet means the usage of portable devices connecting to the internet through mobile telephone networks for business purposes.

e-Commerce is the sale or purchase of goods or services conducted over computer networks by methods specifically designed for the purpose of receiving or placing of orders. The payment and the delivery of the goods or services do not have to be conducted online. e-Commerce transactions exclude orders made by manually typed e-mail messages.

Statistical unit

Households and individuals

Statistical population

The population of households consists of all private households having at least one member in the age group 16 to 74 years (households in which all members are aged under 16 and over 74 and institutional (collective) households are excluded). The population of individuals consists of all individuals aged 16 to 74.

Reference area

Households located in any part of the territory of the country.

Time coverage

Annual time series are available from 2004 onwards. The contents of the model questionnaire is adapted each year to measure the development of the use of ICT. Therefore not all variables have long time series.

Base period

Not applicable.

Statistical processing

Source data

Sample statistical survey on the ICT usage in households and by individuals.

Frequency of data collection

Data are collected on an annual basis.

Data collection

Face-to-face interviews.

Data validation

Data validation is done by logical control of the primary data and comparison with the results of previous studies. Additional checks on comparability and data quality are carried out by Eurostat.

Data compilation

Data processing is done by special statistical software.

Adjustment

Not applicable.

Quality management

Quality assurance

The Methodological Manual provides guidelines and standards for the implementation of the survey.

Quality assessment

The national quality report provides users with basic information on quality at national level.

Relevance

User needs

Main users of the data are Government institutions, research institutions and other users from the country, the European Commission, the International Communication Union and other international organizations.

User satisfaction

Not available.

Completeness

The survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals implements the full set of compulsory variables, according to EU Regulations.

Data completeness - rate

Not applicable.

Accuracy and reliability

Overall accuracy

The sample used for the ICT usage in households and by individuals survey is a two-stage stratified cluster sample which includes about 5000 households. Due to the sampling approach used the estimation of the parameters obtained from the survey could vary from those in the population due to sampling errors, errors due to non-response, errors in registration or processing etc.

Sampling error

Standard sampling errors are calculated and reported for a selection of indicators and breakdowns by the use of special statistical software.

Sampling errors - indicators

Indicators	Relative share	Standard error	Variance	Confidence interval
Indicators	Relative share	Standard error	Variance	95% lower limit, in %	95% upper limit, in %
Households who have internet access at home
Total	80.5	1.0	1.3	78.5	82.5
Households having broadband connection to the internet
Total	78.6	0.7	0.9	77.3	80.0
Individuals regularly using the internet
Total	69.2	0.8	1.2	67.6	70.8
Men	70.6	0.9	1.3	68.8	72.4
Women	67.8	0.9	1.3	66.0	69.6
16 - 24 years	91.5	1.4	1.5	88.8	94.3
25 - 34 years	90.3	1.4	1.5	87.6	92.9
35 - 44 years	86.0	1.3	1.5	83.5	88.4
45 - 54 years	75.6	1.3	1.8	72.9	78.2
55 - 64 years	54.5	1.6	2.9	51.4	57.6
65 - 74 years	23.8	1.3	5.3	21.3	26.2
Basic education or lower	41.7	1.9	4.7	37.9	45.6
Upper secondary education	69.3	0.9	1.3	67.6	71.1
Tertiary education	93.8	0.6	0.6	92.7	95.0
Students	86.4	0.7	0.9	84.9	87.9
Employed	57.2	2.3	4.0	52.7	61.7
Unemployed	98.1	0.6	0.6	96.9	99.4
Other inactive	33.0	1.2	3.6	30.6	35.3
Individuals having ordered/bought goods or services for private purposes over the internet in the last 12 months
Total	30.9	0.9	2.9	29.2	32.7

Non-sampling error

Coverage error

Not applicable.

Over-coverage - rate

Not applicable.

Common units - proportion

Measurement error

Not applicable.

Non response error

Not applicable.

Unit non-response - rate

The non responce rate of the 2020 survey on ICT usage in households is 13% for the households and 16% for the individuals.

Item non-response - rate

Not applicable.

Processing error

Not applicable.

Imputation - rate

Not applicable.

Model assumption error

Not applicable.

Seasonal adjustment

Not applicable.

Data revision - policy

In accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.

Data revision - practice

In accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.

Data revision - average size

Timeliness and punctuality

Timeliness

Data are disseminated according to the NSI’s Release Calendar schedule.

Time lag - first results

Not applicable.

Time lag - final results

The final data are available 5 months after data collection and entry.

Punctuality

All deliverables are sent in time.

Punctuality - delivery and publication

Not applicable.

Coherence and comparability

Comparability - geographical

Fully comparable with all EU member states.

Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient

Not applicable.

Comparability - over time

Partially comparable due to the changes of the general methodology.

Length of comparable time series

There are continuous time series time series for certain variables from 2004 to the present.

Coherence - cross domain

Not applicable.

Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics

Not applicable.

Coherence - National Accounts

Not applicable.

Coherence - internal

Not applicable.

Accessibility and clarity

News release

Regular press release in the NSI's website.

Publications

· Statistical Reference Book;

· Statistical Panorama - Bulgaria;

· Publication 'Sustainable development of Bulgaria.

On-line database

Data on ICT usage in households and by individuals are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Information Society.

Data tables - consultations

Not applicable.

Micro-data access

In accordance to the Rules on Provision of the Anonymised Individual Data for Scientific and Research purposes.

Other

Information services by order in accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.

Metadata - consultations

Not applicable.

Documentation on methodology

Methodological manual for statistics on the Information Society, by Eurostat.

Metadata completeness – rate

Quality documentation

Quality reports comprising general methodological information of the survey, on statistical unit, population, sampling design, response and non-response, data processing and sampling errors.

Cost and burden

Not available.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality - policy

· Law on Statistics

· Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.

Confidentiality – data treatment

In compliance to the Law on Statistics (Articles 25 and 26).

Comment

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