Description & Citation--Study No. 23562

Bibliographic Description

Study No.:

23562

Title:

ICT Diffusion and Distribution Dataset, 1990-2007

Principal Investigator(s):

Howard, Philip N., University of Washington

Busch, Laura, University of Washington

Cohen, Spencer, University of Washington

Funding:

Peoples and Practices Group (IIS-0713074)

National Science Foundation (IIS-0713074)

Bibliographic Citation:

Howard, Philip N., Laura Busch, and Spencer Cohen. ICT Diffusion and Distribution Dataset, 1990-2007. ICPSR23562-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-03-22. doi:10.3886/ICPSR23562.v1

Scope of Study

Summary:

This dataset covers the years 1990 through 2007 and contains two types of indicators for the global distribution of information, communication and technology (ICT) resources. The data includes gini coefficients for the distribution of Internet access within countries, and a technology diffusion index that weights the distribution of broadband subscribers, personal computers, mobile phones, Internet users, and international Internet bandwidth by economic output. The data are secondary source data, based on the analysis of primary data from 204 surveys fielded in 47 countries.

Subject Terms:

communications systems, computer use, information dissemination, information systems, Internet, technology

Geographic Coverage:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China (Peoples Republic), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Global, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam

Time Period:

  • 1990--2007

Date of Collection:

  • 1990--2007

Data Types:

aggregate data

Data Collection Notes:

Information concerning weights are found in the codebook.

Methodology

Sample:

Please refer to the codebook for information regarding the sample.

Weight:

Detailed weight information is contained in the codebook.

Mode of Data Collection:

web-based survey

Extent of Processing:

All archived data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. The archive also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, the archive performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

Access and Availability

Note:

Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.

Original ICPSR Release:

2009-05-29

Version History:

  • 2010-03-22 Edited PI field to correct organization information.

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