11 = A
12 = B
13 = DK
14 = FIN
15 = F
16 = D
17 = EL
18 = IRL
19 = I
20 = L
21 = NL
22 = P
23 = E
24 = S
25 = CH
26 = UK
27 = USA

Year of birth
9 = dk

Education
1 = finished education already
2 = Is still studying
3 = DK
4 = never went to school (POR)

Age finished education
99 = dk

Employed
1 = yes
2 = no
3 = DK

More than one job
1 = only one job
2 = more than one job
3 = DK

Hrs. per week all jobs
999 = dk

Type of employement
1 = self-employed
2 = paid employment
3 = DK

Reasons not employed
1 = temporarily not working
2 = retired
3 = not working
4 = DK

Type of job (self-employed)
1 = Professional
2 = Farmer, fisherman
3 = Business proprietor, other self-employed person
4 = DK

Number of employees
99999 = dk

Full- or part-time
1 = full-time
2 = part-time
3 = DK

Type of contract
1 = unlimited permanent contract
2 = fixed term contract
3 = temporary employment agency contract
4 = apprenticeship or training scheme
5 = other
6 = DK

Kind of work
1 = mainly at a desk
2 = not working at a desk, but travelling salesmen, driver
3 = not working at a desk, but in a service job
4 = doing some other kind of work
5 = DK

Position I
1 = Employed professional
2 = Management
3 = Other non-manual employee
4 = Manual worker
5 = DK

Position Management
1 = General management
2 = Middle management
3 = DK

Position Worker
1 = Supervisor
2 = Skilled manual worker
3 = Other unskilled manual worker
4 = DK

Type of organisation/company
1 = private firm, business, limited company
2 = public sector, charity, voluntary organisation, trust
3 = DK
4 = no answer on recontact (LUX)

No. of employees in company
1 = <10
2 = 10-49
3 = 50-249
4 = 250 and more
5 = DK
6 = no answer on recontact (LUX)

Place of work
1 = in own home
2 = in the same grounds, buildings as home
3 = in different places using home as a base
4 = somewhere quite separate from home
5 = DK

No. of friends/relatives with email
1 = all or almost all
2 = about three quarters
3 = about half
4 = about one quarter
5 = only few or no-one
6 = DK

Time spend on internet: at home
1 = none
2 = less than 1 hour
3 = between 1 and 5 hours
4 = between 6 and 10 hours
5 = between 11 and 20 hours
6 = more than 20 hours
7 = DK

First use of Internet
1 = < 6 months ago
2 = 6 - 12 months ago
3 = 1 year - 2 years ago
4 = 2 years + ago
5 = DK

Knowledge connection method
1 = yes
2 = no
3 = DK
4 = NA - Dont personally use the Internet (USA)

Time spend after faster connection
1 = Decreased
2 = Increased
3 = Remained roughly the same
4 = DK

Assessment Internet: requires advanced computer skills,
1 = agree completely
2 = agree somewhat
3 = do not agree
4 = DK

Use of WAP-pages in last 4 weeks
1 = yes
2 = no
3 = DK
4 = no answer on recontact (DK)

Internet skills: using a search engine to find information
1 = very confident
2 = fairly confident
3 = not confident
4 = Do not know what this means [spontaneous]
5 = DK

Language and e-health information
1 = Websites in mother tongue were sufficient
2 = Had to expand my search to websites in other languages
3 = Had to rely solely on websites in other languages
4 = DK

Trustworthiness: Universities / non-profit organisations active in the health sector
1 = very trustworthy
2 = fairly trustworthy
3 = not trustworthy
4 = DK

Security concerns: data security on the Internet
1 = very concerned
2 = somewhat concerned
3 = not concerned
4 = DK

Effect of security concerns on e-commerce
1 = often
2 = sometimes
3 = never
4 = DK

Reporting of violations
1 = very likely
2 = maybe
3 = no
4 = DK

Awareness of security features of websites
1 = often
2 = sometimes
3 = never
4 = DK
9 = NA

Preference of e-government: Tax declaration
1 = Internet
2 = traditional way
3 = do not use this service [spontaneous]
4 = DK

Use of electronic learning material by students
1 = yes
2 = no
3 = DK
4 = no answer on recontact (ITL)

Household income
1 = less than <income 1>
2 = <income 1> to less than <income 2>
3 = <income 2> to less than <income 3>
4 = <income 3> or more
5 = DK
6 = Refusal

Change in household income
1 = increased
2 = decreased
3 = remained roughly the same
4 = DK
5 = Refusal

Gender
1 = male
2 = female

Terminal education age (classes)
2 = up to 15
3 = 16 to 19
4 = 20 and more
6 = still studying
7 = never went to school (POR)
9 = dk

household size (classes)
1 = 1-Person HH
2 = HH with kids <6
3 = HH with kids 6+
4 = 2-Person HH without kids
5 = na on HH-size

Age groups (according to eurostat classification)
1 = up to 24
2 = 25 to 49
3 = 50 to 64
4 = 65 and more
9 = dk

profession status
1 = paid employment
2 = self-employed
3 = unemployed/ temporarily not working
4 = in education
5 = retired or other not working
9 = DK

Typical & atypical work
1 = full-time, unlimited contract
2 = full-time, other contract
3 = full-time, self-employed
4 = part-time, unlimited contract
5 = part-time, other contract
6 = part-time, self-employed
9 = dk

private/public sector
1 = private sector (incl. all self-employed)
2 = public sector
3 = DK
4 = not in paid work (incl. in education)

E-Mail use in last 4 weeks
1 = users
2 = non-users (but PC-Users)
3 = PC-non-users
9 = DK

Internet access at home
1 = with access
2 = w/o access (drop outs)
3 = w/o access (never had)
4 = w/o access (DK if ever had)
9 = DK

Internet use
1 = regular (last 4 weeks)
2 = occasional (last 12 months)
3 = non-users

Use of Public Internet access places
1 = users
2 = non-users, but Internet-users
3 = non-Internet users
9 = DK

Location of Internet-Use
1 = at home and work
2 = only at home
3 = only at work
4 = only somewhere else
5 = Interent-Users, location not categorized
6 = non-Internet users
9 = DK

Internet access bandwidth at home
1 = broadband
2 = only narrowband (=dial-up modem)
3 = only an access type not mentioned
4 = DK
5 = no access at home

Use of Mobiles for Internet (to view webpages or Wap-pages)
1 = mobile Internet user
2 = only SMS user
3 = neither nor (incl DK)
4 = no mobile phone
9 = DK

E-Commerce use
1 = regular user
2 = occasional user
3 = non-user (incl DK), but internet-user
4 = non-Internet user
9 = DK

Online job search
1 = user
2 = non-user, but in paid work or looking for work
3 = not participating in labour force (and not looking for work)
9 = DK

hours per week all jobs; classified by quartiles
1 = 35 and less
2 = 36 - 45
3 = 46 - 56
4 = 57 and more
9 = DK

no. of employees; classified by quartiles
1 = 0
2 = 1
3 = 2 - 4
4 = 5 and more
9 = DK

hours per week main job; classified by quartiles
1 = 35 and less
2 = 36 - 40
3 = 41 - 43
4 = 44 and more
9 = DK

no. employees under responsibility; classified by quartiles
1 = 3 and less
2 = 4 - 7
3 = 8 - 17
4 = 18 and more
9 = DK

hours teleworking per week; classified by quartiles
1 = 2 and less
2 = 3 - 5
3 = 6 - 12
4 = 13 and more
9 = DK

hours mobile work per week; classified by quartiles
1 = 2 and less
2 = 3 - 6
3 = 7 - 16
4 = 17 and more
9 = DK

No. of people in household; classified by quartiles
1 = 2 and less
2 = 3
3 = 4
4 = 5 and more
9 = DK

Age of youngest household member; classified by quartiles
1 = 9 and less
2 = 10 - 18
3 = 19 - 36
4 = 37 and more
9 = DK

No. of people 15+; classified by quartiles
1 = 1 and less (not equal to the quartile)
2 = 2 and less
3 = 3
4 = 4 and more
9 = DK

Terminal education age (classes)
1 = -13
2 = 14
3 = 15-16
4 = 17-20
5 = 21+
6 = still studying
7 = never went to school (POR)
9 = dk

Occupational status
1 = general manag., director, top management; 6 empl. or more
2 = self employed professional
3 = employed professional
4 = general manag., director, top management; 5 empl. or less
5 = middle management, other management, 6 empl. or more
6 = middle management, other management, 5 empl. or less
7 = business proprietor, crasftsman, other; 6 empl. or more
8 = employed, working mainly at a desk
9 = business proprietor, crasftsman, other; 5 empl. or less
10 = still studying
11 = employed, non-manual, not desk but travel., service job
12 = farmer & fisherman
13 = Responsible for ordinary shopping/ looking after home
14 = supervisor and skilled manual worker
15 = other (unskilled) worker, servant
16 = retired or unable to work (illness, unemployed, etc.)
17 = dk if self-empl. or empl.
18 = self-empl. but dk what kind
19 = dk what edu. or never went to school
20 = dk if employed, respondent wasnt further interviewed
21 = not specified

Social grade of respondent (ESOMAR)
1 = A: well educated top mangers & profs
2 = B: middle mangers
3 = C1: well educated non-manual employees, skilled workers, bus
4 = C2: skilled workers & non-manual employees
5 = D: skilled & unskilled manual workers & poorly educ. people
6 = E1: poorly educated supervisors/skilled manual workers & bet
7 = E2: very poorly educated supervisors/skilled manual workers
8 = E3: poorly educated unskilled manual workers & farmers/fishe
99 = not specified: Housewife, retired, unemployed, students

Social Grade of respondent (ESOMAR)
1 = unskilled man. workers & oth. less well educ. workers/empl.
2 = skilled workers and non-manual employees
3 = well educated non-manual and skilled workers
4 = managers and professionals
99 = not specified

hh income (according to national HH-income quartiles by eurobarometer)
1 = --
2 = -
3 = +
4 = ++
5 = DK
6 = refusal

HH income & changes in the last 3 years
1 = income less than nat. median, but increased
2 = income less than nat. median, but decreased
3 = income less than nat. median, remained roughly the same
4 = income higher than nat. median, incresed
5 = income higher than nat. median, decreased
6 = income higher than nat. median, remained roughly the same
7 = DK or refusal on income, but increased
8 = DK or refusal on income, but decreased
9 = DK or refusal on income, remained roughly the same
99 = DK or refusal

Tax declaration/ filling your income tax return
1 = used the Internet
2 = is possible to use the internet
3 = would prefer to use the Internet
4 = would not prefer to use the Internet
5 = non-Internet user
9 = dk

Weighting: EU15-Numbers
99 = not weighted: CH, USA

confidence about communicating digitally
1 = very confident on at least one media
2 = fairly confident on at least one media (excl.)
3 = not confident or DK on at least one media (excl.)
4 = non-internet user

0 = Not Selected
1 = Selected