The European questionnaire on Information and Communication Technologies Data reveals that there exists a disparity between the internet usage of people according to gender. This disparity although present in most countries, differs widely in its severity.
By 2019, 71 percent of female internet users in Switzerland used the internet to look up health information on the internet. Among men this share was lower with only 62 percent. Compared to 2017, two percent more men and three percent more women replied that they used the internet to inform themselves about health and related issues.
Share of people in Switzerland that looked up health information online from 2017 to 2019
*No data available for 2018
The aim of the European ICT surveys is the timely provision of statistics on individuals and households on the use of Information and Communication Technologies at European level. Data coverage corresponds to Dataset [ISOC_BDE15CUA] code [I_IHIF] of the (Information and Communication Technologies)
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Eurostat. (June 30, 2021). Share of people in Switzerland that looked up health information online from 2017 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247839/switzerland-internet-users-searching-health-information-online-by-gender/
Eurostat. "Share of people in Switzerland that looked up health information online from 2017 to 2019." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247839/switzerland-internet-users-searching-health-information-online-by-gender/
Eurostat. (2021). Share of people in Switzerland that looked up health information online from 2017 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247839/switzerland-internet-users-searching-health-information-online-by-gender/
Eurostat. "Share of People in Switzerland That Looked up Health Information Online from 2017 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247839/switzerland-internet-users-searching-health-information-online-by-gender/
Eurostat, Share of people in Switzerland that looked up health information online from 2017 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247839/switzerland-internet-users-searching-health-information-online-by-gender/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Share of people in Switzerland that looked up health information online from 2017 to 2019 [Graph], Eurostat, June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247839/switzerland-internet-users-searching-health-information-online-by-gender/