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Figure 1.22 

Research/information search 

4 5

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F r e q u e n c y

4.3.3 Software/documents 

downloading 

67.76% of the Internet users had used the Internet to download document (Figure 

1.23). 

     24.27% once a week 

     23.3% several times a week 

     18.47% daily. 

Internet users in different industries had mostly used this function differently. 

     Manufacturing and business services sectors mostly used once a week. 

     Telecommunications sector mostly used several times a week. 

     Hotels and tourism sector might use once a month to once a week. 

      Distribution and Trade sector might use once a month or several times a 

week. 

Internet users in different cities had mostly used this function differently. 

     Users in Nakhon Ratchasima and Phuket mostly used once a week. 

     Users in Chiang Mai mostly used several times a week. 

     Users in Chonburi mostly used everyday. 

     Users in Bangkok mostly used several times a month. 

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