ICT Diffusion and Distribution Dataset, 1990-2007 (ICPSR 23562)

Version Date: Mar 22, 2010

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Principal Investigator(s):
Philip N. Howard, University of Washington; Laura Busch, University of Washington; Spencer Cohen, University of Washington

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23562.v1

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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.

Citation

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

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Funding

Peoples and Practices Group (IIS-0713074), National Science Foundation (IIS-0713074)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1990 -- 2007

Date of Collection

1990 -- 2007

Data Collection Notes

  1. Information concerning weights are found in the codebook.

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Sample

Please refer to the codebook for information regarding the sample.

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

2009-05-29

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • 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. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23562.v1

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

2009-05-29 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR 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, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

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

Detailed weight information is contained in the codebook.

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Notes

  • Curation and dissemination of this study is provided by the institutional members of ICPSR, and data is available only to users at ICPSR member institutions. To determine if you are at a member institution, check the list of ICPSR member institutions, or learn more about becoming a member.