According to a 2022 survey, nearly one third of people living in Belgium reported not using internet-connected systems or devices because they did not need such devices, the proportion even reaching 37 percent in the Brussels-capital region. Over 25 percent of Belgian residents named the high costs as their main reason for not using systems or devices connected to the internet.
Reasons for not using internet-connected devices or systems in Belgium in 2022, by region
Characteristic
Total
Brussels
Flanders
Wallonia
I had no need to use those connected devices/systems
32%
37%
28%
36%
Costs too high
26%
27%
27%
26%
Other reasons
24%
29%
22%
26%
Concerns about the privacy and protection of data about me generated by those devices or systems
21%
27%
19%
22%
Lack of skill to use those devices or systems
20%
15%
23%
16%
Concerns about security (e.g. that the device or system will be hacked)
20%
19%
21%
17%
Lack of compatibility with other devices or systems
16%
14%
18%
13%
I didn't know such devices or systems exist
5%
4%
5%
5%
Concerns about safety or health (e.g. that the use of the device or system could lead to an accident, injury or health problem)
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Statbel. (November 28, 2022). Reasons for not using internet-connected devices or systems in Belgium in 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388687/reasons-for-not-using-internet-connected-systems-in-belgium/
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