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 Marilú
A1 Marín Gutiérrez, Isidro
A1 Mendoza Zambrano, Mariuxi
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, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
SN 1932-8036
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/13753
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/13753
LA eng
NO Tirado Morueta, R., Mendoza Zambrano, D.M., Marín Gutiérrez, I., Mendoza Zambrano, M.: "The Relativity of Sociodemographic Determinism on the Digital Divide in High School Students in Ecuador". International Journal of Communication. Vol. 11, págs. 1528–1551, (2017). ISSN 1932-8036
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026