NEEDS AND PREFERENCES of seniors in using ICT

A) social and personal:


What
Poland Latvia Sweden
contact with family
3
1
1
heightening the need for education and personal development
1
1
3
broadening the variety of impressions in somebody's life
1
2
2
the computer illustrates a new way of how the world functions - it helps one to get to know the world
0
0
3
a feeling of 'young spirit' - the computer 'increases youthfulness'
2
2
0
filling up free time
3
1
1
maintaining contact with the world (websites, e-mail, discussion forums)
2
1
2
counteracting old age
1
1
1
the ability to be active in the 21st century
1
1
1
satisfying curiosity and the drive to know things
1
2
1
making new acquaintances
0
0
1
satisfying a multitude of mental needs in a simple way
0
1
0
boosting one's self-esteem, increasing self-confidence
2
2
2
strengthening one's position in the family, strengthening authority, broadening contacts, widening the common ground for agreement with the younger generation
2
1
0
building prospects for the future
1
0
0
supporting self-autonomy
2
1
1
stimulating elderly people's mental fitness
0
2
0
increasing openness to new experiences in the seniors' circles
1
2
0
overcoming obstacles related to the use of modern computer technology
1
1
1
developing elderly people's creativity
0
1
1

B) Computer: practice, education, personal development:


What
Poland Latvia Sweden
entertainment, games
1
0
1
'painting' pictures; making galleries
1
0
1
photo processing, creating e-photo albums
1
1
2
cooking/baking recipes
1
2
1
creating one's family tree
0
1
1
travelers' presentations
2
1
1
writing various texts, letters, biographies, memoirs
2
1
1
supporting the performance of one's current job
1
1
0
editing texts of public speeches and official letters/documents
2
0
0
handling household issues, e.g. expenditure lists, book catalogues, lists of tools, recipes
2
2
0

C) Internet: information and service:


What
Poland Latvia Sweden
entertainment, games
1
0
1
searching for useful addresses, e.g. those of doctors
3
2
3
using online bus/train timetables
3
2
2
checking weather forecasts
3
2
2
checking the quality of service, e.g. that of healthcare
1
1
0
checking medication
1
1
0
checking products, searching for purchasing choices
2
1
3
using information related to everyday life
1
2
1
banking
1
1
3
e-shopping
1
1
2
booking tickets, holidays, etc.
1
1
2
quick access to current national and international news
2
3
1
supporting the performance of one's current job
1
1
x0
selling products made at home, perhaps thanks to other business activity
0
0
0

D) Internet: education, personal development:


What
Poland Latvia Sweden
watching certain TV programs, listening to the radio
1
0
0
the opportunity to 'look back into the past'
2
0
0
creating web pages
1
0
1
finding old friends
1
1
0
a safer, easier, and cheaper way to solve many issues
1
2
0
learning foreign languages with the use of the computer
2
1
1
looking up information in encyclopedias
3
1
1
provisional translations
1
0
1
going around museums
3
1
1
reading online press
2
2
2

3 - the most important, 0 - not mentioned