This graph depicts the number of persons aged 16 years and older who used a PC at least once a year between the second quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017, broken down by employment status. In the period of consideration, roughly 98 percent of German students stated that they had used a PC at least once during the past year.
Number of persons who used a computer at least once in the last year in Germany as of 1st quarter 2017, by employment status
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Students
98%
Employed*
96%
Unemployed
77%
Retired and other non-working persons**
62%
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* Including supporting family members, persons in voluntary social years, persons in voluntary military service. ** Homekeepers (m/f), employees during parental leave, persons unable to work, other non-working persons.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (December 15, 2017). Number of persons who used a computer at least once in the last year in Germany as of 1st quarter 2017, by employment status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/488167/pcs-usage-at-least-once-a-year-by-employment-status-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of persons who used a computer at least once in the last year in Germany as of 1st quarter 2017, by employment status." Chart. December 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488167/pcs-usage-at-least-once-a-year-by-employment-status-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2017). Number of persons who used a computer at least once in the last year in Germany as of 1st quarter 2017, by employment status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488167/pcs-usage-at-least-once-a-year-by-employment-status-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Persons Who Used a Computer at Least Once in The Last Year in Germany as of 1st Quarter 2017, by Employment Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488167/pcs-usage-at-least-once-a-year-by-employment-status-germany/
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Number of persons who used a computer at least once in the last year in Germany as of 1st quarter 2017, by employment status [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, December 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/488167/pcs-usage-at-least-once-a-year-by-employment-status-germany/
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