AI summary · arXiv: 2301.07855v2 · econ.EM

Digital Divide: Empirical Study of CIUS 2020

Joann Jasiak, Peter MacKenzie, Purevdorj Tuvaandorj
Original paper Submitted to arXiv on 19 Jan. 2023 61 pages, 9 figures License: CC BY 4.0

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  • Study titled "Digital Divide: Empirical Study of CIUS 2020" by Jasiak, MacKenzie, and Tuvaandorj
  • Investigates digital money implementation and Central Bank Digital Currencies in Canada and other major countries
  • Aims to understand how demographic and geographic factors impact digital literacy
  • Uses data from Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) 2020 and Lasso inference methods
  • Identifies a substantial gap in digital technology utilization across demographics and locations
  • Develops a digital divide score based on respondents' answers to ten questions
  • Multiple correspondence analyses confirm disparities in digital literacy among different groups
  • Average respondent score is 7.11 with a standard deviation of 2.15, indicating positive perception of digital literacy
  • Urban residents tend to score slightly higher than rural residents, highlighting a rural-urban digital literacy gap supported by svy Lasso results

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In their study titled "Digital Divide: Empirical Study of CIUS 2020," authors Joann Jasiak, Peter MacKenzie, and Purevdorj Tuvaandorj delve into the investigation of digital money implementation and Central Bank Digital Currencies in Canada and other major countries. The research aims to address key questions regarding how demographic and geographic factors impact the population's digital literacy. Utilizing data from the Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) 2020 and employing survey versions of Lasso inference methods, the study assesses the digital divide in Canada while identifying pertinent factors influencing it. The findings reveal a substantial gap in the utilization of digital technologies such as online banking and virtual wallets across various demographic and geographic categories. To quantify this digital divide, the researchers develop a digital divide score that measures respondents' digital literacy based on their responses to a set of ten questions. Multiple correspondence analyses further support these findings by illustrating disparities in digital literacy among different groups. Furthermore, Figure 2 displays a multiple correspondence analysis coordinate plot showcasing the relationship between dependent variables like virtual wallet and credit card (highlighted in green) with independent variables (labelled in red). The average score obtained from respondents is 7.11 with a standard deviation of 2.15, indicating an overall positive perception of digital literacy among participants. Notably, urban residents tend to score slightly higher than their rural counterparts, reflecting a consistent rural-urban digital literacy gap supported by svy LLasso results. This disparity underscores the importance of addressing factors contributing to unequal access to digital technologies across diverse populations.

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