Carlos Serrano?Cinca|José Félix Muñoz-Soro|I. Brusca
A Multivariate Study of Internet Use and the Digital Divide*
Universidad de Zaragoza|Fundacion Agencia Aragonesa para la Investigacion y el Desarrollo|Universidad de Zaragoza
objective article explores use internet including social networks egovernment services ecommerce perspective digital divide first aims find factors explain digital divide second article aims identify groups digitally excluded method article based survey data n 2304 collected spain analyzed using multiple regression principal component analysis cluster analysis results two dimensions identified first comprehensive use internet second nature use differentiating professional use recreational social use internet article verifies factors explaining digital divide age education level income conclusions article identifies digitally excluded segments efforts actions digital training eradicate digital divide directed groups serious problem encountered homeworkers mainly woman neets education employment training frequent users internet use entertainment certain extent digitally excluded