Access to internet in rural and remote Canada

Ronquillo, Charlene; Currie, Leanne M.; Currie, Leanne; Ronquillo, Charlene Esteban; Dick, Tania

Abstract

Canada is the second largest landmass country in the world, but has one of the lowest population densities. As of 2011, approximately 19% of the Canadian population lives in rural, or remote communities. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in rural and urban access to the Internet and device use in Canada, and to explore differences in access to broadband between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in Canada. In general rural-dwellers had lower levels of Internet access and despite efforts to increase access to high speed Internet, Aboriginal communities in some regions have limited access. Future research should explore computer and health literacy in the context of rural and remote communities in Canada.

Citation

Currie, L., Ronquillo, C. E., & Dick, T. (2014). Access to internet in rural and remote Canada. In K. Saranto, C. Weaver, & P. Chang (Eds.), Nursing Informatics 2014, 407-412. IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-415-2-407

• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2014
• Journal: Studies in health technology and informatics
• Print ISSN: 0926-9630
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 201
• Pages: 407-412
• Series Title: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
• Book Title: Nursing Informatics 2014
• ISBN: 9781614994145
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-415-2-407
• Keywords: digital divide, access to information, internet
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/823869
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-415-2-407