TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing the Role of Age, Education, Gender and Income on the Digital Divide
T2 - Evidence for the European Union
AU - Elena-Bucea, Anca
AU - Cruz-Jesus, Frederico
AU - Oliveira, Tiago
AU - Coelho, Pedro Simões
N1 - Elena-Bucea, A., Cruz-Jesus, F., Oliveira, T., & Coelho, P. S. (2021). Assessing the Role of Age, Education, Gender and Income on the Digital Divide: Evidence for the European Union. Information Systems Frontiers, 21(4), 1007–1021. [Adavanced online publication on 19 May 2020]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-020-10012-9
PY - 2021/8/1
Y1 - 2021/8/1
N2 - This paper assesses the digital divide between and within the 28 member-states of the European Union. The analysis comprised four socio-demographic contexts: age, education, gender, and income. Because of the digital divide’s complexity, a multivariate approach was applied - factor analysis with oblique rotation, which resulted in two distinct dimensions: e-Services and Social Networks. To test the significant differences of European Union positioning and European Union disparities, Multivariate Analysis of Variance and Squared Rank Test were computed. Findings show that e-Services adoption is influenced primarily by the education level of individuals, while Social Networks adoption is more affected by individuals’ age.
AB - This paper assesses the digital divide between and within the 28 member-states of the European Union. The analysis comprised four socio-demographic contexts: age, education, gender, and income. Because of the digital divide’s complexity, a multivariate approach was applied - factor analysis with oblique rotation, which resulted in two distinct dimensions: e-Services and Social Networks. To test the significant differences of European Union positioning and European Union disparities, Multivariate Analysis of Variance and Squared Rank Test were computed. Findings show that e-Services adoption is influenced primarily by the education level of individuals, while Social Networks adoption is more affected by individuals’ age.
KW - Age
KW - Digital divide
KW - Education
KW - Gender
KW - Income
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U2 - 10.1007/s10796-020-10012-9
DO - 10.1007/s10796-020-10012-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086035065
SN - 1387-3326
VL - 21
SP - 1007
EP - 1021
JO - Information Systems Frontiers
JF - Information Systems Frontiers
IS - 4
ER -
