Men constitute 62 percent of surfers and 49 percent are between 25 and 44 years of age. Forty percent of Belgian online users have at least one child under age 16. Approximately 18 percent of Belgians began using the Internet in the first half of 1999. Most of these new users are women, teenagers, and people over age 65, according to the study. Forty percent of Belgian Internet users connect to the Internet every day, and 9 percent sit in front of the monitor for more than three hours.
Most Belgian users use the Internet for both work and personal use.
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