Table 2.
Sample size and prevalence of heavy Internet use by country
| Geographical areas | Country | N | Female (%) | Heavy Internet use during weekdays (%) | Heavy Internet use during weekends (%) | Heavy Internet use in the school (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 317,443 | 50.8 | 66.9 | 77.1 | 23.2 | |
| Americas A | United States | 4081 | 49.9 | 77.5 | 82.6 | 38.6 |
| Americas B/C | Brazil | 7450 | 52.6 | 71.6 | 76.6 | 14.6 |
| Chile | 6016 | 49.8 | 77.5 | 83.9 | 32.1 | |
| Costa Rica | 5887 | 50.8 | 72.5 | 77.2 | 31.7 | |
| Dominican Republic | 4063 | 51.8 | 53.2 | 59.2 | 14.1 | |
| Mexico | 5792 | 52.3 | 57.3 | 60.7 | 17.4 | |
| Panama | 4264 | 49.6 | 48.7 | 62.8 | 11.0 | |
| Uruguay | 3328 | 53.8 | 76.6 | 78.0 | 32.7 | |
| Eastern Mediterranean | Albania | 5295 | 50.4 | 47.4 | 59.6 | 10.1 |
| Croatia | 5879 | 51.6 | 69.7 | 82.1 | 22.9 | |
| Malta | 2764 | 52.5 | 76.8 | 83.0 | 10.9 | |
| Serbia | 4909 | 51.6 | 74.4 | 79.2 | 23.4 | |
| Turkey | 6125 | 49.7 | 53.5 | 65.6 | 18.5 | |
| Europe A | Austria | 6009 | 50.6 | 68.9 | 76.5 | 23.5 |
| Belgium | 7042 | 51.8 | 75.1 | 87.2 | 16.8 | |
| Denmark | 6280 | 51.5 | 81.5 | 89.7 | 70.5 | |
| Finland | 4956 | 50.5 | 75.1 | 85.6 | 25.8 | |
| France | 5411 | 49.7 | 68.6 | 83.3 | 16.7 | |
| Greece | 5466 | 51.5 | 65.4 | 81.0 | 20.5 | |
| Iceland | 2754 | 52.3 | 74.2 | 84.5 | 30.9 | |
| Ireland | 5062 | 50.6 | 74.8 | 85.6 | 9.8 | |
| Italy | 10,024 | 49.4 | 70.2 | 71.0 | 19.7 | |
| Luxembourg | 4440 | 49.1 | 73.9 | 82.9 | 22.9 | |
| Spain | 30,448 | 50.7 | 71.6 | 83.4 | 16.5 | |
| Sweden | 4580 | 51.9 | 85.4 | 91.8 | 52.1 | |
| Switzerland | 5035 | 48.5 | 64.4 | 76.0 | 17.5 | |
| United Kingdom | 6787 | 51.5 | 81.2 | 89.4 | 15.0 | |
| Europe B/C | Bulgaria | 3638 | 50.8 | 71.5 | 76.0 | 36.0 |
| Czech Republic | 6124 | 50.7 | 62.1 | 71.7 | 16.3 | |
| Estonia | 4770 | 51.2 | 72.1 | 79.4 | 28.5 | |
| Georgia | 3972 | 51.3 | 60.6 | 69.0 | 11.5 | |
| Hungary | 4687 | 51.3 | 71.7 | 82.1 | 23.5 | |
| Kazakhstan | 17,084 | 50.1 | 50.7 | 63.3 | 24.3 | |
| Latvia | 4589 | 51.4 | 73.8 | 79.5 | 28.1 | |
| Lithuania | 6082 | 50.3 | 73.9 | 78.4 | 23.5 | |
| Poland | 5108 | 51.8 | 72.9 | 82.6 | 23.7 | |
| Russian Federation | 6341 | 52.1 | 67.2 | 76.3 | 28.4 | |
| Slovak Republic | 4983 | 51.2 | 67.1 | 73.7 | 26.9 | |
| Slovenia | 5496 | 48.1 | 59.1 | 70.9 | 21.3 | |
| Moscow Region (RUS) | 1735 | 49.5 | 69.1 | 77.8 | 32.0 | |
| Tatarstan (RUS) | 4715 | 52.1 | 64.4 | 72.5 | 30.7 | |
| South-East Asian and Western Pacific | Australia | 10.922 | 50.1 | 76.7 | 83.2 | 47.1 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 5590 | 50.8 | 68.1 | 71.3 | 6.8 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 6499 | 50.0 | 55.7 | 78.4 | 20.1 | |
| Hong Kong | 5401 | 50.3 | 66.2 | 78.9 | 8.7 | |
| Japan | 5625 | 51.0 | 48.1 | 73.4 | 7.7 | |
| Korea | 6283 | 48.4 | 43.3 | 69.0 | 8.2 | |
| Macao | 3331 | 50.4 | 66.9 | 83.5 | 10.6 | |
| New Zealand | 5474 | 52.2 | 77.8 | 83.5 | 48.0 | |
| Singapore | 6168 | 49.0 | 73.1 | 84.3 | 21.0 | |
| Thailand | 7943 | 54.7 | 60.7 | 80.3 | 33.7 | |
| Africa | Morocco | 4696 | 47.0 | 30.5 | 44.8 | 13.5 |