TIC Ménages : Information and Communication Technologies Survey - household section - 2024

Data description

The ICT household survey is a mandatory annual survey governed by European regulations.

In 2023, the survey focused on :

• household information and communication technology equipment (including mobile internet via a telephone or laptop);

• Internet use and frequency;

• use of e-government services ;

• Internet consumption habits;

• Internet of things ;

• Green ICT ;

• digital equipment ;

• screen exposure ;

• telemedicine consultations.

Statistical concepts and definitions

The survey is collecting data of internet users, individuals who have used the internet in the three months prior to the survey.

It is collecting data on non-internet users.

This annual survey is used to benchmark ICT-driven developments, both by following developments for core variables over time and by looking in greater depth at other aspects at a specific point in time. While the survey initially concentrated on access and connectivity issues, its scope has subsequently been extended to cover a variety of subjects (for example, the use of internet, e-government, e-commerce, internet of things and green ICT) and socio-economic analysis (gender specificity, differences in age, education and the employment situation).

Statistical population

For internet access, the survey focuses on households in which at least one person is aged 15 or over and resident in France (metropolitan France and the French overseas departments and territories excluding Mayotte).

For the other statistics, the information collected concerns individuals over the age of 15 living in France (metropolitan France excluding Mayotte.

The survey is consistent across long series since 2007 on central statistics.

The part of the questionnaire relating to employment status has been substantially updated for the 2024 survey.

These methodological modifications mainly impact the classification of employment status and therefore the number of people in the labour force, the non-working population and the retired population.

Data compilation

The data compilation process includes deterministic imputation, random imputation and weighting, for which the Insee uses the CALMAR procedure.