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Use of Information/CommunicationTechnology in Roma SettlementsAs displayed in Table MT.2R, 46 percent of 15–24 year oldwomen from Roma settlements had ever used a computer,39 percent had used a computer during the last year and 30percent had used one at least once a week during the lastmonth. Overall, 30 percent of women aged 15–24 had everused the internet, while 25 percent had used the internetduring the last year. The proportion of young women whohad used the internet more frequently, at least once a weekduring the last month, is smaller at 22 percent.One very positive finding is that both computerand internet use during the last 12 months is morewidespread among 15–19 year old women than foramong women aged between 20–24. Use of a computerand the internet is strongly associated with educationand wealth.Only 13 percent of women with no education reportedusing a computer during the last year, while 86 percent ofwomen with secondary education had used a computer.Similarly higher utilisation of the internet is observedamong young women in urban areas (31 percent) comparedto those in rural areas (13 percent). The proportion whohad used the internet during the last year is 65 percent foryoung women in the richest quintile, as opposed to thoseliving in the poorest quintile (only 3 percent).Table MT.2R: Use of computers and internet, Roma Settlements, 2010Percentage of young women age 15–24 who have ever used a computer, percentage who haveused a computer during the last 12 months, and frequency of use during the last one monthPercentage of women age 15–24 who have:Ever useda computerUsed a computerduring the last 12months 1Used a computerat least once aweek during thelast one monthPercentage of women age 15–24 who have:Ever used theinternetUsed the internetduring the last 12months 2Used the internetat least once aweek during thelast one monthNumber ofwomen age15–24 yearsAge15–19 51.6 44.1 35.8 33.1 28.9 26.5 42920–24 39.1 33.0 23.0 26.7 20.6 16.1 354AreaUrban 55.0 47.3 35.7 38.1 31.2 27.2 526Rural 27.5 22.1 18.5 14.1 12.8 10.7 256EducationNone 14.3 13.2 8.9 9.8 8.4 6.7 115Primary 43.2 34.3 26.1 26.6 20.1 17.1 550Secondary 89.2 85.5 66.7 64.4 62.0 55.2 110Wealth index quintilePoorest 15.1 8.8 4.3 5.9 3.0 .2 157Second 29.0 21.0 15.7 11.9 9.9 7.3 162Middle 37.8 30.5 19.4 24.1 20.5 15.6 158Fourth 67.5 60.7 44.2 43.6 31.5 29.1 165Richest 83.7 77.7 70.4 69.4 65.0 60.6 142Total 46.0 39.1 30.0 30.2 25.2 21.8 7831MICS indicator MT.22MICS indicator MT.3MONITORING THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN 241