The bar chart illustrates how the Internet was used in Taiwan by age bracket over a 3-year period, from 1998 to 2000.
Overall, there were downward trends in the utilization of the Internet in people at the age of 16-30 and 31-50, while those in fewer than 15 and 50 or more saw increasing patterns. In addition, despite falling throughout, the 16-30-year-olds retained their position as the most reliant group on the Internet for the vast majority of the period, contrasting sharply to the minimal usage in those aged fewer than 15.
Regarding age brackets with decreases, the 16-30-year-old age cohort was the leading group in terms of Internet usage at the beginning, with close to 55% of people relying on this kind of cyberspace. Towards the end of the period, this was followed by a period of 2 years during which it decreased significantly and hovered around 45%, securing the first position in the chart. Likewise, the proportion of people using the Internet in those aged 31-50 years old almost exactly mirrored the 16-30’s declining trend, albeit at a lower rate. It fluctuated around 40% throughout, ranking in second place on the entire chart.
Among the age bands that experienced growth, there was about 4% of usage in those who fell into the age group of 50 or more in 1998, followed by a climb to 10% in 2000 and finishing at the third position. It is also important to note that those at the age of under 15 years old saw a similar pattern, as a mere 2% of people in this age category used the Internet at the beginning, after which it ended at just under 10% in 2000, marking it at the bottom of the chart.