Online activities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) Austria 2020

39 percent of Austrians stated they used the internet as much usual for looking up information about health since the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in spring 2020. 27 percent said the same regarding keeping up with the news.

How has the frequency of your internet activities changed since the coronavirus crisis?

Characteristic	Much less/ less than usual	As usual	Much more/ more than usual
News	5%	27%	68%
Information about health	5%	39%	56%
Social networks/ social media	10%	51%	39%
Communication apps such as Skype, Facetime, Messenger	12%	52%	36%
Movies or TV	16%	55%	29%
Aimless surfing/ wasting time on the internet	24%	51%	25%
Remote working	21%	57%	22%
Games	21%	60%	20%
Music	19%	65%	16%
Education/ online learning	20%	66%	15%
Grocery shopping for others	33%	58%	10%
Grocery shopping	27%	64%	9%
Financial transactions	19%	74%	7%
Order food	39%	56%	5%
Online dating	35%	63%	2%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Austria

Survey time period

March 17-23, 2020

Number of respondents

500 respondents

Age group

18-69 years

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

This question was asked during the survey in the following wording: "Please think about the activities for which you used the internet. How would you compare today's usage with the usual usage a few weeks ago?"

Percentages deviating from 100 percent are most likely due to rounding.

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