Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

On November 9 at 10 AM, the IBGE will release the Continuous National Household Sample Survey: Access to the Internet and TV and ownership of cellular telephone for personal use 2021, including information on households with digital signal of open TV; existence of parabolic antennas and use of pay TV services; and existence of microcomputers, tablets, telephones (either landline or cellular), among other indicators. Concerning the information of persons aged 10 years and over, aspects like personal use of the Internet; type of connection used; purpose of that access; major reason for not using it; and ownership of cellular phone for personal use are presented.

It should be highlighted that both the questionnaires for households and for persons were redesigned in 2022, aiming at deepening and improving the investigation on the use and access to such technologies, like paid service of video streaming, existence of smart devices in the household and free access to the Internet in public localities. Moreover, the extended indicator of use of the Internet including non-aware Internet users will be informed for the first time ever.

Directorate of Surveys
October 4, 2023