The results of the 2018 survey on the usage of information and communication technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals showed that 72.1% of the households in Bulgaria had internet access at home, which was a growth of 4.8 percentage points compared to the previous year.
ICT usage in households
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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 | |
Contact phone number | +359 2 9857 733 |
Contact fax number | |
Metadata update | |
Metadata last certified | 07 December 2018 |
Metadata last posted | 07 December 2018 |
Metadata last update | 07 December 2018 |
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:
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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.
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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 | |
Number and 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 | · Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council; · i2010 Lisbon strategy; · National Programme for Accelerated Information Society Development in Republic of Bulgaria (2008 - 2010). |
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: http://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 Yearbook; · 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 |
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 |
Relevance | |
User needs | Тhe data collected are used in the context of the 2011 - 2015 benchmarking framework for the Digital Agenda Scoreboard, Europe's strategy for a flourishing digital economy by 2020, as well as at national level by the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications for evaluation of the indicators of 'Digital Bulgaria 2015' programme and by other users. |
User satisfaction | Not available. |
Completeness | Complete data on the ICT usage in households are available according to Regulation (EC) No 808/2004. |
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 enterprises. 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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Contact name | Maia Papazova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Contact phone number | +359 2 9857 733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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:
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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.
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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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relevance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
User needs | Тhe data collected are used in the context of the 2011 - 2015 benchmarking framework for the Digital Agenda Scoreboard, Europe's strategy for a flourishing digital economy by 2020, as well as at national level by the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications for evaluation of the indicators of 'Digital Bulgaria 2015' programme and by other users. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
User satisfaction | Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Completeness | Complete data on the ICT usage in households are available according to Regulation (EC) No 808/2004. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 enterprises. 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coverage error | Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Over-coverage - rate | Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Measurement error | Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non response error | Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit non-response - rate | The non responce rate of the 2016 survey on ICT usage in households is 12% for the households and 13% 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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News release | Regular press release in the NSI's website. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publications | · Statistical Yearbook; · 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Friday, 7 December 2018 - 11:00
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Friday, 8 December 2017 - 11:00
The results of the 2017 survey on the usage of information and communication technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals showed that 67.3% of the households in Bulgaria had internet access at home, which was a growth of 3.8 percentage points compared to the previous year.
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Monday, 12 December 2016 - 11:00
The results of the 2016 survey on the usage of information and communication technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals showed that 63.5% of the households in Bulgaria had internet access at home, which was a growth of 4.4 percentage points compared to the previous year.
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Friday, 11 December 2015 - 11:00
In 2015 59.1% of households in Bulgaria had access to the internet at home, which was a growth of 2.4 percentage point, compared to the previous year. There was also a growth of 0.9 percentage points of the individuals aged 16 - 74 years who were using internet every day or at least once per week and 31.2% of them used cloud services (storage space on the internet) for data storage and file sharing.
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Friday, 12 December 2014 - 11:00
In 2014 56.7% of households in Bulgaria had access to the internet at home, which was a growth of 3.0 percentage point, compared to the previous year. There was also a growth of 2.5 percentage points of the individuals aged 16 - 74 years who used the internet every day or at least once per week and 21.3% of them used cloud services to store or share files on the internet.
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Friday, 13 December 2013 - 11:00
The results of the survey on the information communication technology usage by households and individuals for 2013 show that more than a half of the households (53.7%) in Bulgaria had access to the internet at home, which was a growth of 2.8 percentage point, compared to the previous year. There also was a stable trend for growth of the regular usage of internet by individuals and 51.2% of the population aged 16-74 years was using internet every day or at least once a week.
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Thursday, 13 December 2012 - 16:00
In 2012 more than a half of the households (50.9%) in Bulgaria had access to the internet at home, or a growth of 5.9 percentage point is observed compared to the previous year. There was also an increase in the relative share of individuals aged 16-71 years who were using internet at least once per week.
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Friday, 16 December 2011 - 11:00
The ICT survey in households 2011 reports high growth in the share of households having access to the Internet at home and broadband connection.
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Thursday, 30 December 2010 - 11:00
Information society being developed with the tendency of annually increasing usage of ICT by households, individuals and the business in Bulgaria.
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Thursday, 17 December 2009 - 11:00
ICT penetration in the households has been increased vastly in the last few years and the survey results confirm the fact that the internet services become popular and preferable by more and more households in the country.
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Statistical Reference Book 2019
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2019 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2015 - 2018 period.
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Statistical Reference Book 2019 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2019 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2015 - 2018 period.
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Sustainable development of Bulgaria 2005 - 2016
The National Statistical Institute offers to the users the overview publication ‘Sustainable Development of Bulgaria 2005 - 2016’. The publication contains statistical indicators elaborated in conformity with the System of Sustainable Development Indicators developed by EUROSTAT.
The data is systematized in the following sections: Socioeconomic development; Sustainable consumption and production; Social inclusion; Demographic changes; Public health; Climate change and clean energy; Sustainable transport; Natural resources; Global partnership; Good governance.
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Statistical Reference Book 2018
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2018 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2014 - 2017 period.
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Statistical Reference Book 2018 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2018 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2014 - 2017 period.
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Statistical Reference Book 2017
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2017 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2013 - 2016 period.
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Statistical Reference Book 2017 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2017 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2013 - 2016 period.
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Statistical Reference Book 2016
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2016 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2012 - 2015 period.
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Statistical Reference Book 2016 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2016 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2012 - 2015 period.
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Statistical Reference Book 2015
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2015 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2010 - 2014 period.