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 Parity index of quintiles of income in persons aged between 16 and 74 years old performing computer related activities (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Parity index of quintiles of income in persons aged between 16 and 74 years old performing computer related activities (No.) by Type of activities performed at computer; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Survey on ICT usage in private households
First available period 2015
Last available period 2019
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Type of activities performed at computer
Concepts
  • PERSONAL COMPUTER:  Personal use system with own processing and communication capabilities: Desktop and Tower' geared to run general use applications; Workstations' geared to process applications with significant processing and graphical demands; Laptops' geared to run general use applications, characterised by its reduced dimensions and weight, with an autonomous electrical feed; Terminals 'input/output units without own processing capabilities, via which a user communicates with the computer.
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  The persons who regardless of the fact that at the moment of observation ' 0:00 a.m. of the reference day ' are present or absent in a given housing unit, this unit being where they live during most of the year with their family, or where they have all or most of their belongings.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
Definition Parity indices measure the general level of disparity between two sub-populations with regard to a given indicator. Is calculated by the ratio between the indicator value for one group and the other; typically, the likely more disadvantaged group is placed in the numerator. A value of exactly 1 indicates parity between the two groups; and the further from 1 the parity index lies, the greater the disparity.
Formule

Individuals aged between 16 and 74 years old in households with equivalent monetary mensal net income in the 1st quintil, performing computer related activities/ Individuals aged between 16 and 74  old years in households with equivalent monetary mensal net income in the 5th quintil, performing computer related activities
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 04/05/2022


information presented in 19/5/2024