Astudyshowsthatabouttwo-thirdsoftypicalChineseInternetusersusethecomputerfornewsoftenentertainment-relatedorforonlinegamesmusicormoviesallofwhichcanbedownladedforfree.Mostpeopleprefermessagestoe-mailsandseldomdoonlineshoppingatall.
AlthoughtheyarenowdependingontheInternetmoreoftenthanbeforetocommunicatewithotherswhohavethesameprofessionshobbiesandinterestsonlineshoppingstillremainsunpopularinChina.Three-quartersofuserssurveyedhaveneverboughtanythingovertheInternetand10percentdoshoppingevenonceamonth.Amongthosewhodobuyonline.mostpayforentertainmentwhileothersbuyphonecardsorcomputerhardwaresorsoofiwares.
"Manypeopledon'ttrustthequalityofgoodsboughtonline"theresearchersaid."Iftheybuysomethinginastoreanddon'tlikeittheycaneasilybringitback."
ThesurveywasdoneinBeijingShanghaiGuangzhouChengduandChangsha.There-
sultsdonotnecessarilyshowthesituationcountrywidebecauseinternetuseinthecountrysideislowerthanincities.Thestudyshowedthatthetypicalnetizensc网民)inthefivecitiesarericherandmorehighlyeducated.Malesmakeuptwo-thirdsofthegroupandmorethan80percentofusersareunder24.Astheageincreasesthepercentageofnetizensdecreases.
Chinahasmorethan20millionpeopleonlinehoweverforty-twopercentsaytheydonotusesearchengines.Othersseekentertainmentnewsaswellasinformationusefulforworkorstudyonline.Baidu.comisusedbyhalfofthosesurveyedcomparedwithaquarterforGo-ogletheleadingsearchengineintheUnitedStates.
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