Dear all Partnering with a Colombian University I have just finished fielding a survey (July) that looks broadly at communication and political participation in the Colombian context. The raw data will be made available to interested researchers early next year, but for now I thought I would post some descriptor of Internet access and use. This face to face survey used random sampling techniques, and resulted in 1009 completed responses that represent the URBAN population of Colombia (75% of the Colombian population). Have Internet access: 35% Digital divide: Small now in terms of gender (55% males), but very big in terms of income and formal education. Most frequent use: Email (83%) Other uses: News (53%) Commenting news online (22%) Responding to blogs (4%) Online discussion forums (11%) Seeking political info in the past presidential election (17%) If you are interested in the data send me email (to me not to the list) and when it becomes available I will send it to you. Best, Hernando _____________________________________ Hernando Rojas Assistant Professor Department of Life Sciences Communication University of Wisconsin - Madison 440 Henry Mall Madison, Wisconsin 53706 Phone: 608 262 7791