Measurement on Internet User 1 18 November 2008 National Statistical Office By Ms. Sureerat Santipaporn Director of Economic Social and Public Opinion Bureau

 Who ?  Where ?  When ?  How ? 2 How to count National Statistical Office

Who 3 National Statistical Office

Who are in coverage? 4  Students  Workers  Others National Statistical Office

Where 5 National Statistical Office

Survey on Information and Communication Technology In Household 6 National Statistical Office

When 7 National Statistical Office

Period of the collection data National Statistical Office 8 - The survey had been conducted for three months and the same period as the LFS. National Statistical Office

How 9 National Statistical Office

Background National Statistical Office 10 NSO. had been conducted ICT Household  The first time in  During 2003 to 2005 carried out simultaneously on the Labor Force Survey (LFS.)  Conducted by annually since 2003 to the present This purpose survey is to obtain the data from the population and households on the ICT statistics to make strengthening on the government policy and more readiness of Thai people. National Statistical Office

Background contd. National Statistical Office 11 The latest present survey was conducted during April – June 2008 based on those information and other related. National Statistical Office

Objective National Statistical Office 12  To obtain information of the population having and using by type of ICT devices such as computer, internet and mobile phone  To obtain other information of the population based on theirs activities including time and frequency of using,the reason use and non used.  To obtain information of households having and using by type of personal computer (PC), Notebook, PDA (personal digital assistants), fix telephone, fax and internet connection. National Statistical Office

Scope and Coverage National Statistical Office 13 - Population 6 years and over of sample households, in every provinces of whole kingdom. - Households covered in the survey are private households and special households (which include persons living in group, or in quarters within the compound of a factory or in a dormitory). National Statistical Office

Province Municipal Area Block Pop. 6 years+ Household (15 hhs : 1 block ) Household (15 hhs : 1 block ) Stratum Sub-Stratum Non municipal area Village Household (12 hhs : 1 Village) Household (12 hhs : 1 Village) First – stage sampling (sample 5,796 Blocks/Villages) Second – stage sampling (sample 79,560 hhs) Methodology : Stratified two - stage sampling Pop. 6 years+ 14 National Statistical Office

Methodology National Statistical Office 15 - A Stratified Two - Stage Sampling was adopted from the survey. - Provinces were constituted strata. There were altogether 76 Strata -The primary sampling units were blocks for municipal areas, villages. The total sample blocks/villages were 5,796 from 109,966 blocks/villages. - The secondary sampling were private households/ persons in the special households respectively. The total sample households were 79,560 households National Statistical Office

Methodology (Contd.) National Statistical Office 16  The sample selection of blocks/villages was performed by using samples of blocks and villages as same as LFS The period of survey also was held during 3 months for proposing data on provincial level.  ICT information was obtained through interviewing method of head or member of households by experienced enumerators. National Statistical Office

Usefulness National Statistical Office 17 -To learn more about the status of having and using of the population and households concerning on the ICT devices and theirs activities -To be able to compare ICT indicators among other countries on measuring the advances of ICT country -To obtain more the ICT information for monitoring the government policy and planning and enhancing more knowledge on ICT of population. National Statistical Office

Population 6 years and over use computer during Million person year Computer User Population 6 years and over ( 21.4%) (24.5%) (25.9%) (26.8%) (28.2%) National Statistical Office

(11.9%) 7.08 (12.0%) 8.47 (14.2%) 9.32 (15.5%) (18.2%) Internet User Population 6 years and over Population 6 years and over use internet during Million person year National Statistical Office

20 Percentage Year Internet User Computer User Population 6 years and over use computer and internet during National Statistical Office

Internet User By region North 17.84% Northeast 13.86% Central 17.97% Bangkok 36.02% South 15.42% ลูกค้กลุ่มหลักในธุรกิจ พาณิชย์อิเล็กทรอนิกส์ อยู่ที่กรุงเทพ National Statistical Office

Top 10 Provinces : ICT Using 22 ComputerInternetTelephone 1. Nonthaburi Bangkok Nonthaburi Bangkok Nonthaburi Bangkok Songkhla Phuket Phuket Pathum Thani Chiang Mai Samut Prakan Samut Prakan Pathum Thani Chon Buri Phuket Songkhla Pathum Thani Chiang Mai Samut Prakan Nakhon Pathom Phatthalung Lampang Rayong Nan Nan Samut Sakhon Trang Uttaradit Surat Thani 57.5 National Statistical Office

At least 10 Provinces : ICT Using 23 ComputerInternetTelephone 1. Narathiwat Nakhon Nayok Mae Hong Son Mae Hong Son Pattani Narathiwat Nong Khai Narathiwat Si Sa Ket Pattani Mae Hong Son Yala Trat Si Sa Ket Pattani Si Sa Ket Nong Khai Mukdahan Amnat Charoen Trat Surin Yala Kalasin Kalasin Nakhon Nayok Ubon Ratchathani Tak Samut Sakhon Chaiyaphum Yasothon 40.5 National Statistical Office