Internet use and digital skills survey
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Kontakt
Contact organisation: Statistics Estonia
Contact organisation unit: Economic and Environmental Statistics Department
Contact name: Tiina Pärson
Contact person function: Agricultural and Technology Statistics Service Team, Leading Analyst
Contact mail address: Tatari 51, 10134 Tallinn, Estonia
Contact email address: tiina.parson@stat.ee
Contact phone number: 372 5384 0141
Metadata last certified 05/02/2025
Metadata last update 30/09/2025
Purpose
The aim of the survey is to map the internet usage habits and digital skills of Estonian residents.
Type of activity
Probability survey
Statistical presentation
Data description (S.3.1)
The survey is carried out annually across Europe. In 2024, the survey collected data on the internet use of Estonian residents aged 16–74, the use of e-services in the public sector, online orders and purchases, the Internet of Things, and digital equipment replacement.
The aggregated data are published in Statistics Estonia's database under the subject area Information technology in household .
The main indicators of the survey are the number of households with internet connection (IT20), the number of internet users aged 16–74 in different groups of individuals (IT32), and computer and internet usage habits and skills in different groups of individuals (IT38, IT41).
The aggregated data are published in Statistics Estonia's database under the subject area Information technology in household .
The main indicators of the survey are the number of households with internet connection (IT20), the number of internet users aged 16–74 in different groups of individuals (IT32), and computer and internet usage habits and skills in different groups of individuals (IT38, IT41).
Classification system (S.3.2)
International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO 08);
Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements (EHAK);
Estonian Classification of Economic Activities (EMTAK 2008) based on NACE Rev. 2;
Fields of education and training 2013 (ISCED-F 2013);
Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages (ISO 639-2);
Classification of Ethnicities 2013;
Classification of countries and territories
Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements (EHAK);
Estonian Classification of Economic Activities (EMTAK 2008) based on NACE Rev. 2;
Fields of education and training 2013 (ISCED-F 2013);
Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages (ISO 639-2);
Classification of Ethnicities 2013;
Classification of countries and territories
Sector coverage (S.3.3)
Not applicable
Statistical concepts and definitions (S.3.4)
Adult – a household member aged 16 years and above
Cable TV – the signal (TV programs) is received by means of a cable connection
Child – a household member aged 0–15 years
Desktop computer – a stationary computer that has a keyboard and a monitor, usually on a desk
Digital TV – the signal (TV programs) is received digitally and converted by a special converter for ordinary TV
Employed – a person who during the reference period:
- worked at least one hour and was paid as a wage earner, entrepreneur or freelancer;
- worked without direct payment in a family enterprise or on his/her own farm;
- participated in work-related training;
- was temporarily absent from work due to holidays, illness, maternity or paternity leave, or work-related training;
- was on parental leave and received or had the right to receive work-related income or (parental) benefits or was to remain on parental leave presumably for less than three months;
- was temporarily absent from work for other reasons and the presumable leave period was less than three months;
- was a seasonal worker outside the work season if he/she continued to regularly fulfil work-related tasks or responsibilities (excl. legal or administrative responsibilities).
Fixed wireless broadband connection – technologies that allow connection to the Internet via air at a fixed location, e.g. WiFi and WiMax
Game console – an electronic device for game play, which usually uses TV as a monitor (e.g. Sony PlayStation, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox)
Handheld computer – a computer that is small enough to be held in one's hand with a small keyboard or touch screen
Household – a group of people who live in a common main dwelling (at the same address) and share joint financial and/or food resources and whose members consider themselves to be one household. Household can also consist of one member only.
Inactive person – a person who does not wish or is not able to work
Internet – a global system of linked computer networks that allows data communication services such as remote log-in, file transfer, electronic mail, etc. The Internet is also the foundation for the World Wide Web.
Internet commerce (e-commerce) – transactions of buying and selling on the Internet
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) – a digital network of integrated services; an international communications standard that allows the transmission of several data streams simultaneously over telephone lines
Modem – a device that connects the computer to a telephone line and converts computer’s digital signals into analog signals at the sender’s end and vice versa at the receiver’s end
Other fixed broadband connection – a wired Internet connection that does not belong under DSL technologies (transmitted over telephone lines), e.g. Internet connection via a cable TV Network
Portable computer – a portable computer with built-in keyboard and display
Rural settlement – a small town or village
Satellite TV – the signal (TV programs) is received by a parabolic antenna
Unemployed – a person who fulfils the following three conditions:
- is without work (does not work anywhere and is not temporarily absent from work);
- is currently (within two weeks) available for work if work is found;
- is actively seeking work.
Urban settlement – a city, a city without municipal status, or a town
xDSL – asymmetric, symmetric, etc. digital subscriber line (… Digital Subscriber Line: ADSL, SDSL, etc.); a family of technologies which allow high bandwidth services to be transmitted over telephone lines
Cable TV – the signal (TV programs) is received by means of a cable connection
Child – a household member aged 0–15 years
Desktop computer – a stationary computer that has a keyboard and a monitor, usually on a desk
Digital TV – the signal (TV programs) is received digitally and converted by a special converter for ordinary TV
Employed – a person who during the reference period:
- worked at least one hour and was paid as a wage earner, entrepreneur or freelancer;
- worked without direct payment in a family enterprise or on his/her own farm;
- participated in work-related training;
- was temporarily absent from work due to holidays, illness, maternity or paternity leave, or work-related training;
- was on parental leave and received or had the right to receive work-related income or (parental) benefits or was to remain on parental leave presumably for less than three months;
- was temporarily absent from work for other reasons and the presumable leave period was less than three months;
- was a seasonal worker outside the work season if he/she continued to regularly fulfil work-related tasks or responsibilities (excl. legal or administrative responsibilities).
Fixed wireless broadband connection – technologies that allow connection to the Internet via air at a fixed location, e.g. WiFi and WiMax
Game console – an electronic device for game play, which usually uses TV as a monitor (e.g. Sony PlayStation, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox)
Handheld computer – a computer that is small enough to be held in one's hand with a small keyboard or touch screen
Household – a group of people who live in a common main dwelling (at the same address) and share joint financial and/or food resources and whose members consider themselves to be one household. Household can also consist of one member only.
Inactive person – a person who does not wish or is not able to work
Internet – a global system of linked computer networks that allows data communication services such as remote log-in, file transfer, electronic mail, etc. The Internet is also the foundation for the World Wide Web.
Internet commerce (e-commerce) – transactions of buying and selling on the Internet
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) – a digital network of integrated services; an international communications standard that allows the transmission of several data streams simultaneously over telephone lines
Modem – a device that connects the computer to a telephone line and converts computer’s digital signals into analog signals at the sender’s end and vice versa at the receiver’s end
Other fixed broadband connection – a wired Internet connection that does not belong under DSL technologies (transmitted over telephone lines), e.g. Internet connection via a cable TV Network
Portable computer – a portable computer with built-in keyboard and display
Rural settlement – a small town or village
Satellite TV – the signal (TV programs) is received by a parabolic antenna
Unemployed – a person who fulfils the following three conditions:
- is without work (does not work anywhere and is not temporarily absent from work);
- is currently (within two weeks) available for work if work is found;
- is actively seeking work.
Urban settlement – a city, a city without municipal status, or a town
xDSL – asymmetric, symmetric, etc. digital subscriber line (… Digital Subscriber Line: ADSL, SDSL, etc.); a family of technologies which allow high bandwidth services to be transmitted over telephone lines
Statistical unit (S.3.5)
Person;
household
household
Statistical population (S.3.6)
The target population of persons consists of permanent residents of Estonia aged 16–74, excluding persons living in institutions (children’s homes, care homes, monasteries, convents, etc.).
The target population of households consists of households with at least one member aged 16-74 permanently residing in Estonia, excluding persons living in institutions.
Households with internet connection are households where all members have access to the internet, so that everyone can use it if they wish.
The target population of households consists of households with at least one member aged 16-74 permanently residing in Estonia, excluding persons living in institutions.
Households with internet connection are households where all members have access to the internet, so that everyone can use it if they wish.
Reference area (S.3.7)
Estonia as a whole
Time coverage (S.3.8)
2005–…
Base period (S.3.9)
Not applicable
Reference period
Year
Institutional mandate
Legal acts and other agreements (S.6.1)
Official Statistics Act;
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/256 of 16 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a multiannual rolling planning (Text with EEA relevance);
Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (Text with EEA relevance).
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/256 of 16 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a multiannual rolling planning (Text with EEA relevance);
Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (Text with EEA relevance).
Data sharing (S.6.2)
None