Hello 50plus-ga,
I located an excellent report, “Use of SMS in Europe” by Zbigniew
Smoreda and Frank Thomas.
This survey illustrates the uses of the mobile telephone and the
Internet in nine European countries (Germany, Denmark, Spain, France,
the UK, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic). In
this research report they compare the adoption and uses of SMS of
mobile phone users in several European countries.
“In general, the average age of SMS users in Europe is 30, compared to
42 for mobile phone owners who do not use SMS . This difference is
consistent throughout Europe. There is no significant gender
difference: young people, whether men or women, use SMS to the same
extent. Education does not make a difference either. Thus, SMS use has
proved to be largely democratic.”
The graph in Figure 1 of this report will provide you with the
information you require.
Figure 1
Title: Proportion of SMS users by age and country
This figure provides information for Norway, Holland, Germany, Italy,
Czech Republic, France, Denmark, UK and Spain. It is divided into the
following age groups:15-24, 25-35, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64and 65+over.
Due to format difficulties, I am not able to copy and post the graph
here, however you may view the graph at this direct link.
http://www.eurescom.de/~ftproot/web-deliverables/public/P900-series/P903/sms_use/w1-sms.html
Just scroll down to the fourth paragraph of this report and you will
see it.
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I found another report (155 pages) that will provide you with
additional information concerning the use of text messaging in seniors
in Europe.
Older People and Information Society Technology
A Comparative Analysis of the Current Situation in the European Union
and of Future Trends
April 2002
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Mobile Phone Access and Usage by Age (Page 92- Table 53)
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Age Possession of Used Mobile Ever Sent/
Mobile Phone Phone Last Month Received SMS
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50-59 63.7 57.3 32.6
60-69 49.4 42.8 15.6
70-79 34.7 27.8 7.2
80+ 16.8 11.4 3.0
Total 48.2 41.7 18.5
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Source: Senior Watch
http://www.seniorwatch.de/swa/reports/D51_final.pdf
In addition there is a bar graph illustrating the percentage of Older
Europeans who have ever sent/received short message via mobile phone
(SMS) by country in Europe. You may view this graph on page 94 -
figure 26 of this report.
Source: Senior Watch
http://www.seniorwatch.de/swa/reports/D51_final.pdf
In order to view the above link, you'll need to have the latest
version of Adobe Acrobat reader software installed on your computer.
A free download is available here:
Adobe
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
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New EU-Study Reveals: Finnish Older People Keen Computer and Mobile
Phone Users
“About 60 % of older Finnish people (EU 40 %) have used a computer and
35 % Internet (EU 22 %) in their lifetime. They also lead the European
ranking in possession of mobile phones as well as in utilisation of
short text messaging (SMS). Almost 70 % of Finnish older people have a
mobile phone (EU 48 %) and almost 80 % of them (EU 38 %) have sent or
received SMS via mobile phone ”
Source: eFinland
http://e.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=9141
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Search Criteria:
European SMS age breakdown
European text messaging seniors
Text messaging by 50 year olds in Europe
European OR European “text messaging" market "age group"
European Mobile SMS market
I hope the above information helps you in your research. If anything
is unclear or if a link does not function, please let me know and I’ll
be glad to offer further assistance.
Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga |
