RT Journal Article
T1 The relativity of sociodemographic determinism on the digital divide in high school students in Ecuador
A1 Tirado Morueta, Ramón
A1 Mendoza Zambrano, Damian
A1 Marín Gutiérrez, Isidro
A1 Mendoza Zambrano, Mariuxi
K1 Recursos en Internet - Aspectos sociales
AB Although the digital divide on physical access to the Internet in developing countries is closing with respect to developed countries, a new gap on the social usage of the Internet is opening. This study focuses on Ecuador for the purpose of (a) determining the level of access to Internet use of the younger sector of the population (high school students) and (b) understanding to what extent sociodemographic factors determine Internet access and its use. This study uses a random sample (3,754 individuals), stratified by provinces, which is representative of high school students in Ecuador. The results show that the influence of sociodemographic factors are higher with regard to the physical access to the Internet, and this influence decreases with regard to more complex levels of Internet usage (i.e., the data show that a high sociofamilial status does not guarantee access to more complex Internet usage levels; however, a low status is a risk factor).
PB University of Southern California (USC)
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37255
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37255
LA eng
NO Tirado-Morueta, R., Mendoza-Zambrano, D., Marin-Gutiérrez, I. y Mendoza-Zambrano, M. (2017). The relativity of sociodemographic determinism on the digital divide in high school students in Ecuador, International Journal of Communication, 11, 1528–1551. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32953.28004 URL: https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/6666/1992
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 4 mar 2026