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Multi-Level Latent Class Analysis of Internet Use Pattern in Taiwan

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This study reports the Taiwan Government survey results of the Internet use pattern by Multi-level Latent Class Analysis (MLCA). Based on the stratified random sampling with total sample size of 16,133, this study discovers the use pattern of Internet consists of seven segments: knowledgeable segment, traditional use segment, amusement segment, entertainment & online shopping segment, leisure & aloof segment, business segment, Interactive segment. At a higher level, the entire Taiwan is divided into three segments: Southern Taiwan, Northern Taiwan, and metropolitan. Besides, the Internet use behaviors of instant messenger, email, or IP-phone are uncorrelated. This study enriches findings of this research to provide researchers and practitioners a good guideline for its economic development policy setting.

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  1. Institute of Information Management, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 300

    Tsui-Chuan Hsieh & Chyan Yang

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  1. The Institute of Finance and Management, P.O. Box 3918, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

    Jim James Yonazi

  2. Faculty of Computing, Information Systems, and Mathematics, The Institute of Finance and Management, P.O. Box 3918, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

    Eliamani Sedoyeka

  3. London Metropolitan Business School, London Metropolitan Business University, Eden grove - EG4.06, N7 8EA, London, UK

    Ezendu Ariwa

  4. Information Systems Department, King Saud University, 11543, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Eyas El-Qawasmeh

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Hsieh, TC., Yang, C. (2011). Multi-Level Latent Class Analysis of Internet Use Pattern in Taiwan. In: Yonazi, J.J., Sedoyeka, E., Ariwa, E., El-Qawasmeh, E. (eds) e-Technologies and Networks for Development. ICeND 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 171. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22729-5_17

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