The number of Belgians connecting to the Internet in the first six months of 1998, was 1.32 million, or 15.9 percent of the population, according to a study conducted by Initiative Media Brussels. The number of respondents who said they surfed the Web at least once a week was 46.5 percent, up from 29.5 percent in December 1997.
Men are twice as likely as women to surf the Web at least once a week.
The study is based on a telephone survey of 2,032 Belgians, over 15 years old, and the margin error is 2 percent. Copyright 2001 INT Media Group, Incorporated All Rights Reserved.