However, Internet usage is beginning to increase outside of the wealthy, educated elite, as more people with lower incomes and education levels begin to go online in China. Of those with two or more years of Internet experience, the average age is 32. For those with six months or less of Internet experience, the average age is 28.
Internet users have a substantially greater monthly income than non-users.
The average personal monthly income for those online at home is RMB1,860, versus RMB920 for those without home Internet access. However, iamasia 's survey also indicates that the cost threshold for having home access to the Internet is continuing to decline in China. Published in iamasia 's Net Knowledge China report, these findings are based on a survey of more than 24,000 randomly-selected households in nine cities across China. An Internet user is defined as someone who has used the Internet within the past four weeks. Net Knowledge China report.