- Insee had gathered in 2019, the data of public statistics to draw a summary very complete picture of digital transformations in the economy and society. This file was based on surveys conducted in 2017 and 2018. In a note published end of February, INSEE returns, based on a survey conducted in 2019, on the digital equipment of households.
However, inequalities persist in terms of electronic equipment according to standard of living. In 2019, among the 10% of the poorest households, 68% have a computer and 75% have Internet access, compared to 95% and 96% respectively of the 10% of the wealthiest households.
The computer equipment rate has almost doubled in 15 years
"Computer equipment (fixed, laptop, tablet or netbook) is progressing in 2019: 83% of households in mainland France are equipped with one, compared to 82% in 2018. The computer equipment rate has almost doubled in 15 years. However, this progression has been significantly slower over the past five years, as with all equipment related to new technologies."Standard of living continues to determine the equipment rate
If the cell phone is present in 95% of French households, with little difference according to the standard of living, this is not yet the case for all electronic goods"These are becoming more democratic, but the standard of living continues to determine the rate of equipment: in 2017, according to the latest Family Budget survey, among the 10% of the most modest households (standard of living below the first decile), only 56% are equipped with a laptop, compared with 78% among the 10% of the most affluent households (standard of living above the last decile)."The proportion of households equipped increases with the standard of living. For other equipment, such as tablets for example, the rate of equipment varies from simple to double between the most modest and most affluent households.
Gaps that have barely narrowed since 2010
Computers, whether desktop or laptop, or tablets have become widely available since 2004, regardless of the household's standard of living.In 2019, 68% of the bottom 10% of households have a home computer and 95% of the top 10% of households have a home computer.
"The ratio of computer equipment rates between modest and well-off households has stagnated since 2010 (between 1.3 and 1.4) after having fallen sharply: in 2004, the 10% of the most modest households were 2.1 times less often equipped than the most well-off."Internet access also depends on the standard of living
In 2019, 75% of the lowest-income households are equipped, compared to 96% of the highest-income households, i.e. 1.3 times less. This ratio has been almost stable since 2014, whereas it had previously fallen sharply: in 2004, the gap was significantly larger (16% of the poorest households had access to the Internet, compared with 49% of the most affluent).- The survey Capuni Crisis provides additional insight by pointing out the "digital over-equipment" of digital over-equipment". of households with school children: 91% of families with school children have at least one computer, 60% at least one tablet, 80% at least one printer-scanner and 95% at least one smartphone with internet access. This gives, in negative, 9% of families without a computer, 40% without a tablet, 20% without a printer-scanner and 5% without a smartphone with internet access.
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