What accessibility issues affect people's use of the

One other question-set, though part of the demographic section, is included here. Question 90 asked whether respondents have permanent accessibility issues that affect their ability to use the Internet, and was followed by a question asking which issues. Ninety-two percent of respondents did not have issues. Of the remainder, 252 (52%) named vision, 175 (36%) named hearing and 36 named a movement issue (7%). The balance either refused or reported an 'other', such as dyslexia.

The results of the analysis by demographic factors is clearly influenced by the fact that the people who did have accessibility issues were significantly more likely to be aged over 60, and particularly aged over 70, and super annuitants. They are also significantly less likely to be Māori and significantly more likely to live alone, not be government employees, have an income range of $10,000 to $20,000 and have lower levels of qualifications. Urbanisation and geographical location were not significant.