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Figure 2 The graph below shows the reasons for which first-year cadets use the Internet and how important
they consider each reason on a scale from "not at important" to "very important".

Communicating/Using social media 7% 16% 34% 44%

Listening to music/ Watching videos 6% 19% 35% 40%

Watching movies or series 12% 21% 26% 25% 16%

Browsing 6% 19% 34% 27% 14%

Acquiring encyclopedic knowledge 8% 26% 37% 20% 9%

Reading the news 11% 28% 32% 20% 10%

Games 29% 28% 21% 13% 9%

Weather forecasts 15% 36% 27% 13% 9%

* Does not include percentages under 5% Not at all Slightly Moderately A lot Very

Indicatively, almost three out of ten (29%) of the dents use the Internet is to play music or videos.
survey participants answered that they use the Three out of four said they use the Internet
Internet for more than 20 hours a week (i.e., at “a lot” or “very much” to play music or videos.
least 2.8 hours a day) compared to over a third Between the two sexes, the percentages do not
(36%) of participants, who answered they use it differ significantly (77% for female students and
for less than 10 hours a week. 74% for male students).
Four out of ten (40%) female first-year students Using the Internet for games or weather forecasts
answered that they use the Internet for less than seems less important to first-year maritime stu-
10 hours a week. For male first-year students, this dents. 57% of students answered that gaming is a
percentage does not change significantly (36%). “slightly” important or “not at all” important reason
for using the Internet. The respective percentage
REASONS FOR USING THE INTERNET for weather forecasts was 51%. However, one sig-
Of the first-year students surveyed, almost eight out nificant difference between the two sexes is that
of ten (78%) said they use the Internet “quite a lot” more than three out of four female respondents
or “a lot” to communicate with friends or use social (78%) said that games are a “slightly” important
media. For female students, this percentage increases or a “not at all” important reason for using the
to 85% (vs 76% for male students). Internet.
A particularly important reason first-year stu- As mentioned earlier, 250 (or 29%) of the first-
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