[photopress:china_internet_cafe4.jpg,full,alignright]Some points from a report issued by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC):
Internet Cafes are a major internet access point for younger Chinese people. 33.5% of primary and middle school Internet users report accessing the Web from i-cafes, and 47.8% of Chinese netizens under-25 do so. Internet cafes are the primary point of access for 59.5% of rural Netizens, compared with 43.5% of urban users.
The average Chinese netizen spends 16.2 hours per week online. Non-students in the under-25 set are far above this, with an average of 20.8 hours per week. College students average 14.8 hours per week, while primary through high school students average 6.4 hours a week.
CNNIC reports that 73.7% of the Chinese youth internet users under 18 play online games, and primary through middle school students are playing games for an average of 3.3 hours a week. Among middle school students, 5.5% are spending more than 10 hours a week on online games.
The report claims that almost 27.1% of youth Netizens have ‘an inclination toward Internet addiction.’
[photopress:china_internet_cafe5.jpg,full,alignleft]31% of youth Netizens report having used mobile phones to access the Internet in the six months prior to the survey. College students are the heaviest mobile Internet users, with 40.2% having accessed the Internet during that period.
When it comes to messaging youth, but of course, leads the way. 91.3% for the under-25 against the national average of 81.4%.
CNNIC reports that over 60% of college students report having posted messages on BBSs — 26.6 percentage points above the same figure for overall Chinese Internet users.
Source: Digital Watch