The survey was conducted by Interview Service of America and asked respondents about their frequency in going online, online purchase behavior, types of sites most frequently visited, and levels of interest in such select product and service categories as travel, telecommunications, and finance. About 60 percent of Chinese households in the US and Canada have an Internet connection at home.
Books are the most frequent online purchases, followed by computer products and electronics.
Telecommunications products are more likely to be purchased by Chinese-Canadian Internet users. Forty-two percent of Chinese Internet users in Canada have an investment portfolio, and 51 percent of them trade online with an average of approximately five trades per month. Close to one-quarter of Chinese Internet users in both the US and Canada conduct online banking. Chinese Internet users visit Chinese-language Web sites. The vast majority of Chinese Internet users in the United States and Canada make an average of eight international calls a month.