The bar charts show data about computer ownership, with a further classification by level of education

The bar charts show data about

computer

ownership

, with a

further

classification by level of

education

, from 2002 to 2010.

Overall

, the

last

decade has seen

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substantial growth in

computer

ownership

in general, and across all educational levels. A steady but significant rise can be seen in the percentage of the population that owned a

computer

over the period. Just over half the population owned computers in 2002,

whereas

by 2010 three out of four people had a home

computer

. An analysis of the data by level of

education

shows that higher levels of

education

correspond to higher levels of

computer

ownership

in both of those years. In 2002, only around 15% of those who did not finish high school had a

computer

but

this

figure had trebled by 2010. There were

also

considerable increases, of approximately 30 percentage points, for those with a high school diploma or an unfinished college

education

(reaching 65% and 85% respectively in 2010).

However

, graduates and postgraduates proved to have the greatest level of

ownership

in 2010, at 90% and 95% respectively, 20 percentage points higher than in 2002.