CReATION: Internet access rising: PAX

<p>The Pan Asia Cross Media (PAX) 2000 Survey by Asia Market </p><p>Intelligence (AMI) showed Internet access at work increased from 58 per </p><p>cent in 1999 to 65 per cent this year. The number of affluent adults </p><p>with access to the Web was up by nine per cent this year, from 40 per </p><p>cent in 1999. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The growth in the computer hardware market was an indication of the </p><p>increased interest in accessing the World Wide Web at home. Frequency of </p><p>daily access to the Internet was at 52 per cent among business decision </p><p>makers and 43 per cent for affluent adults. Twelve per cent of business </p><p>decision makers and 10 per cent of affluent adult accessed the Web four </p><p>to six times a week. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>When it came to buying online, 16 per cent of respondents who had access </p><p>to the Internet at work said they had purchased online, compared with 14 </p><p>per cent of home users. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The findings were based on results from Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, </p><p>Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>