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Semi Annual
Survey Report On Internet Development In China - 2000.1
Statistics on Internet
development in China, including the total number of hosts and users,
user geographic distribution, traffic pattern, and domain name
registration etc, are very significant and valuable in helping
government agencies and commercial enterprises in making their
policy and business decisions. In 1997, the State Council's
Informatization Office and the China Internet Network Information
Center (CNNIC) Working Committee determined that the CNNIC, in
cooperation with the four major networks units in China, would carry
out surveys on Internet development in China.
CNNIC published its four
previous reports ("Survey Report on Internet Development In
China") in November 1997, July 1998, January 1999 and July
1999. These survey reports were well accepted by the general public
both in China and in other countries. They were widely cited as the
leading authority on China's Internet statistics. Users, government
organizations, enterprises and news media request the CNNIC to
regularly do it and publish the results. To satisfy the needs of the
public, CNNIC decides to do the survey as a semiannual activity. The
surveys will be conducted and published in January and July of each
year.
The current survey covered
many aspects of China's Internet, including total user number, total
host number, number and distribution of domain names, international
bandwidth for each of the networks, and total number of WWW
sites. The user information are statistically derived from the data
collected through online survey. Internet and Web usage statistics,
as well as users' opinions on current hot issues, have also been
obtained through the online.
Like the
previous reports from the CNNIC, the survey has closely followed the
methodologies adopted in other countries. Data is collected through
submitting online questionnaires on popular Web sites and conducting
software-driven online seeking. CNNIC conducted its online survey in
December 15-31, 1999. Survey questionnaires were placed on
the home pages of famous Web sites in China. The survey is strongly
supported by almost all the well-known Chinese ISPs and ICPs. The
online survey received 363,538 responses. Among these responses,
202,432 were valid and used to calculate the final results. The
number of valid respondents has increased tremendously, compared to
the previous four surveys. The increase has greatly enhanced the
accuracy of survey results.
1.Computer Hosts in China: 3,500,000.
Among them, 410,000 are connected through leased lines and 3,090,000
are through dial-up connections.
2.Internet Users in China:
8,900,000. Among them, 1,090,000 are through leased line
connections, 6,660,000 are dial-up users and 1,150,000
use both. Besides the computer, users that use other equipment (for
example mobile telephone, PDA and top-set) are 200,000.
3.Domain Names Registered In
The Top-Level Domain "CN":
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AC
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COM
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EDU
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GOV
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NET
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ORG
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AADN
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Total
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Number
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500
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38776
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731
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2479
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3753
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940
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1516
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48695
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*AADN = Administration Area
Domain Name
The distribution of domain
names by second-level of domain names:
The distribution of domain
names by geographic locations (provinces)
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Beijing
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Shanghai
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Tianjin
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Chongqing
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Hebei
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Shanxi
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Neimenggu
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Domain Names
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17871
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4284
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855
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347
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821
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298
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221
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Percentage
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36.7%
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8.9%
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1.76%
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0.81%
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1.79%
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0.61%
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0.45%
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Liaoning
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Jilin
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Heilongjiang
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Jiangsu
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Zhejiang
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Anhui
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Fujian
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Domain Names
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1223
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273
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417
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2362
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2094
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347
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1167
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Percentage
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2.6%
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0.56%
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0.86%
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4.85%
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4.4%
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0.71%
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2.5%
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Jiangxi
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Shangdong
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Henan
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Hubei
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Hunan
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Guangdong
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Guangxi
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Domain Names
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205
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2353
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1130
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891
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407
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7043
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464
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Percentage
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0.42%
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4.83%
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2.32%
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1.83%
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0.94%
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14.46%
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0.95%
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Hainan
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Sichuan
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Guizhou
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Yunnan
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Tibet
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Shanxi
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Gansu
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Domain Names
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359
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751
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120
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756
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15
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680
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185
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Percentage
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0.74%
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1.54%
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0.25%
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1.55%
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0.03%
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1.5%
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0.38%
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Qinghai
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Ningxia
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Xinjiang
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HongKong
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Macou
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Taiwan
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Domain Names
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21
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44
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212
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87
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0
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3
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Percentage
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0.04%
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0.09%
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0.44%
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0.18%
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0
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0.01%
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4. Number of Websites in
China: 15153 (approximate)
5. Total Bandwidth of Leased
International Connections: 351M. Countries directly
interconnected to China's Internet include the United States,
Canada, Australia, Britain, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea,
etc. The detailed distribution among Interconnecting Networks is as
follows.
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CSTNET
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CERNET
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CHINANET
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CHINAGBN
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UNINET
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Total
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Bandwidth
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10M
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8M
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291M
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22M
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20M
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351M
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6. Results of Online
Questionnaire:
I. General
Demographics
(1) Gender: Male, 79%;
Female, 21%
(2) Age:
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Under 16
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18-24
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25-30
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31-35
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36-40
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41-50
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51-60
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Over 60
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2.4%
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42.8%
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32.8%
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10.2%
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5.7%
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4.5%
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1.2%
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0.4%
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(3) Marital Status:
un-married, 64%; married, 36%
(4) Geographic Distribution
(Province):
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Beijing
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Shanghai
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Tianjin
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Chongqing
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Hebei
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Shanxi
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Neimenggu
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21.24%
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11.21%
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2.68%
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1.90%
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2.59%
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1.04%
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0.50%
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Liaoning
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Jilin
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Heilongjiang
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Jiangsu
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Zhejiang
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Anhui
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Fujian
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4.27%
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1.50%
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1.66%
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5.91%
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4.51%
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0.97%
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2.69%
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Jiangxi
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Shangdong
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Henan
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Hubei
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Hunan
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Guangdong
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Guangxi
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1.14%
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5.19%
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2.11%
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3.32%
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3.44%
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12.94%
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1.34%
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Hainan
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Sichuan
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Guizhou
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Yunnan
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Tibet
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Shanxi
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Gansu
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0.49%
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3.00%
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0.46%
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0.63%
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0.03%
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1.96%
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0.57%
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Qinghai
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Ningxia
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Xinjiang
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0.08%
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0.16%
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0.47%
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(5) Education Attainment:
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Under High School
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High School
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2-3 Years College
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Bachelor Degree
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Master Degree
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Doctor Degree
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3%
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13%
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32%
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45%
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6%
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1%
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(6) Occupation/Industry:
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Senior Managers in
Government and
Industry
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Financial Industry
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Entertainment and
Sports
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Student
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3%
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6.2%
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1.8%
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21%
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Staff in Government
Agencies
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Service Industry
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Other Professionals
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Faculty
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6.2%
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2.6%
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8.6%
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4.8%
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Foreign and JV Firms
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Medical
Professionals
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Mass Media
Professionals
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Workers
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8.7%
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2%
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1.8%
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1.8%
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Small Business
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Military and Law
Enforcement
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Computer Industry
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Agriculture
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2.5%
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1.5%
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12.9%
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0.3%
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General Commerce
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Telecom Industry
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Others
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7.4%
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5%
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1.9%
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(7) Monthly Income Per Capita:
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Below RMB ¥ 500
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RMB¥ 501-1000
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RMB¥ 1001-2000
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RMB¥ 2001-4000
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RMB¥ 4000-6000
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RMB¥6000
and Above
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7%
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29%
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36%
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19%
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5%
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4%
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II. Use and Access
(1) Access Location:
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Home
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Work/School
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Internet Cafe
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Other Locations
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50%
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37%
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11%
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2%
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(2) Who pays for Access:
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Work/School
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Personal Fund
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Both
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21%
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59%
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20%
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Among the Total Amounts of fee
for Access Monthly:
Work/School:
1,086,830,000(approximate)
Personal Fund: 1,025,810,000(approximate)
(3) Money That Users Hope to
Pay for Access Monthly:
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Below RMB ¥ 100
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RMB¥ 100-200
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RMB¥ 200-300
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RMB¥ 300-400
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RMB¥400
and Above
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57%
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30%
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8%
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3%
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2%
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(4) Hours of Internet Use Per
Week :17 hours
(5) First Daily Login Time:
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0:00
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1:00
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2:00
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3:00
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4:00
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5:00
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6:00
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10.21%
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0.42%
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0.41%
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0.33%
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0.34%
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0.82%
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1.73%
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7:00
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8:00
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9:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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3.99%
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11.89%
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15.33%
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7.53%
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2.69%
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4.26%
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2.30%
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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1.96%
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1.69%
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1.27%
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1.75%
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3.60%
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5.28%
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7.66%
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21:00
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22:00
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23:00
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6.31%
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4.62%
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3.61%
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(6) Time Period of Most Likely
Keeping Online (Results of Multiple Choices)
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0:00
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1:00
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2:00
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3:00
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4:00
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5:00
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6:00
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16.59%
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11.65%
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5.86%
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3.28%
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2.42%
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2.69%
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4.30%
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7:00
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8:00
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9:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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9.80%
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19.37%
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29.08%
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26.32%
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18.89%
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21.37%
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20.37%
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21.61%
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21.17%
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20.09%
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18.58%
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18.53%
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24.51%
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35.49%
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21:00
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22:00
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23:00
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38.30%
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36.89%
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29.90%
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(7) Amounts of E-mail
Accounts: 35,600,000
Among Them, Free Mail
Accounts: 26,700,000
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