Perceived barriers to buying/ordering over the internet (until 2019) [isoc_ec_inb]

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Updated by provider on March 13, 2024 (10:00 AM)

Time frequency [freq]
Information society indicator [indic_is]
Individual type [ind_type]
Unit of measure [unit]
Geopolitical entity (reporting) [geo]

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Dimension codes and labels
[freq] Time frequency
  • [A] Annual
[indic_is] Information society indicator
  • [I_NBCARD] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because they don't have a payment card
  • [I_NBDNS] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because the foreign retailer did not sell in my country (until 2019)
  • [I_NBEXP] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because it's too expensive
  • [I_NBIDF] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't bought / ordered goods or services over the internet for their own private use, because: Relevant information about goods and services difficult to find on website
  • [I_NBNEC] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because they have no need
  • [I_NBOTH] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because of other reasons (until 2019)
  • [I_NBPRC] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't bought / ordered goods or services over the internet for their own private use, because: Privacy concerns
  • [I_NBPRV] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because of privacy concerns, they are worried about giving personal details over the internet
  • [I_NBPSC] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't bought / ordered goods or services over the internet for their own private use, because: Payment security concerns (until 2019)
  • [I_NBREC] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because of problems receiving the ordered goods at home
  • [I_NBSEC] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because of security concerns, they are worried about giving credit card details over the internet
  • [I_NBSEPR] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because I'm worried about giving credit card or personal details over the internet
  • [I_NBSHAB] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because they prefer to shop in person, they like to see product, loyalty to shops or force of habit (until 2019)
  • [I_NBSKL] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because they lack the necessary skills (until 2019)
  • [I_NBSLOW] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because the speed of the internet connection is too low
  • [I_NBSPD] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because of too long delivery times
  • [I_NBSR] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because of too long delivery times or because of the problematic to receive the ordered goods at home (until 2019)
  • [I_NBTRCM] Individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the internet, because of trust concerns about receiving or returning goods, complaint / redress concerns (until 2019)
[ind_type] Individual type
  • [CB_EU_FOR] Individuals who are born in another EU Member State
  • [CB_EXT_EU] Individuals who are born in non-EU country
  • [CB_FOR] Individuals who are foreign-born
  • [CB_NAT] Individuals who are native-born
  • [CC_EU_FOR] Nationals of another EU-Member State
  • [CC_EXT_EU] Nationals of non-EU country
  • [CC_FOR] Non-nationals
  • [CC_NAT] Nationals
  • [EMPL_UNE] Individuals in the labour force (employed and unemployed)
  • [F_I0_2] Females with low formal education
  • [F_I3_4] Females with medium formal education
  • [F_I5_8] Females with high formal education
  • [F_Y16_24] Females, 16 to 24 years old
  • [F_Y16_74] Females, 16 to 74 years old
  • [F_Y25_34] Females, 25 to 34 years old
  • [F_Y25_54] Females 25 to 54 years old
  • [F_Y25_64] Females, 25 to 64 years old
  • [F_Y35_44] Females 35 to 44 years old
  • [F_Y45_54] Females 45 to 54 years old
  • [F_Y55_64] Females 55 to 64 years old
  • [F_Y55_74] Females 55 to 74 years old
  • [F_Y65_74] Females 65 to 74 years old
  • [HHI_Q1] Individual living in a household with income in first quartile
  • [HHI_Q2] Individual living in a household with income in second quartile
  • [HHI_Q3] Individual living in a household with income in third quartile
  • [HHI_Q4] Individual living in a household with income in fourth quartile
  • [I0_2] Individuals with no or low formal education
  • [I3_4] Individuals with medium formal education
  • [I5_8] Individuals with high formal education
  • [IND_BROAD] Individuals living in a household with broadband access
  • [IND_BROADX] Individuals living in a household with Internet access but with no broadband access
  • [IND_DCH] Individuals living in a household with children
  • [IND_DEG1] Individuals living in cities
  • [IND_DEG2] Individuals living in towns and suburbs
  • [IND_DEG3] Individuals living in rural areas
  • [IND_NO1] Individuals living in Not Objective 1 regions / 'Regional Competitiveness and Employment' Region
  • [IND_NO_DCH] Individuals living in a household without children
  • [IND_O1] Individuals living in Objective 1 regions / 'Convergence' regions
  • [IND_TOTAL] All Individuals
  • [ISCO0_5] Non-manual including the armed forces
  • [ISCO6_9] Manual
  • [ISCO_ICT] ICT professionals
  • [ISCO_ICTX] Non ICT professionals
  • [M_I0_2] Males with low formal education
  • [M_I3_4] Males with medium formal education
  • [M_I5_8] Males with high formal education
  • [M_Y16_24] Males, 16 to 24 years old
  • [M_Y16_74] Males, 16 to 74 years old
  • [M_Y25_34] Males, 25 to 34 years old
  • [M_Y25_54] Males 25 to 54 years old
  • [M_Y25_64] Males, 25 to 64 years old
  • [M_Y35_44] Males 35 to 44 years old
  • [M_Y45_54] Males 45 to 54 years old
  • [M_Y55_64] Males 55 to 64 years old
  • [M_Y55_74] Males 55 to 74 years old
  • [M_Y65_74] Males 65 to 74 years old
  • [RETIR] Retired Individuals
  • [RETIR_OTHER] Individuals who are retired or not in the labour force (excluding students)
  • [SAL] Employees
  • [SAL_SELF_FAM] Employees, self-employed, family workers
  • [SELF_FAM] Self-employed, family workers
  • [STUD] Students
  • [UNE] Unemployed
  • [Y0_15] Individuals, 15 years old or less
  • [Y16_24] Individuals, 16 to 24 years old
  • [Y16_24HI] Individuals aged 16-24 with high formal education
  • [Y16_24LO] Individuals aged 16-24 with low education
  • [Y16_24ME] Individuals aged 16-24 with medium formal education
  • [Y25_34] Individuals, 25 to 34 years old
  • [Y25_54] Individuals, 25 to 54 years old
  • [Y25_54HI] Individuals aged 25 to 54 with high formal education
  • [Y25_54LO] Individuals aged 25 to 54 with low formal education
  • [Y25_54ME] Individuals aged 25 to 54 with medium formal education
  • [Y25_64] Individuals, 25 to 64 years old
  • [Y25_64HI] Individuals aged 25 to 64 with high formal education
  • [Y25_64LO] Individuals aged 25 to 64 with low formal education
  • [Y25_64ME] Individuals aged 25 to 64 with medium formal education
  • [Y25_64_EMPL_UNE] Individuals aged 25 to 64 who are in the labour force (employed and unemployed)
  • [Y25_64_RETIROTH] Individuals aged 25 to 64 who are retired or not in the labour force (excluding students)
  • [Y25_64_SALSELFFAM] Individuals aged 25 to 64 who are employees, self-employed or family workers
  • [Y25_64_UNE] Individuals aged 25 to 64 who are unemployed
  • [Y35_44] Individuals, 35 to 44 years old
  • [Y45_54] Individuals, 45 to 54 years old
  • [Y55_64] Individuals, 55 to 64 years old
  • [Y55_74] Individuals, 55 to 74 years old
  • [Y55_74HI] Individuals aged 55 to 74 with high formal education
  • [Y55_74LO] Individuals aged 55 to 74 with low formal education
  • [Y55_74ME] Individuals aged 55 to 74 with medium formal education
  • [Y65_74] Individuals, 65 to 74 years old
  • [Y75_MAX] Individuals, 75 years old or more
[unit] Unit of measure
  • [PC_IND] Percentage of individuals
  • [PC_IND_BMT12X] Percentage of individuals who ordered goods or services, over the internet, for private use, more than a year ago or who never did
  • [PC_IND_ILT12] Percentage of individuals who used internet within the last year
[geo] Geopolitical entity (reporting)
  • [AL] Albania
  • [AT] Austria
  • [BA] Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • [BE] Belgium
  • [BG] Bulgaria
  • [CH] Switzerland
  • [CY] Cyprus
  • [CZ] Czechia
  • [DE] Germany
  • [DK] Denmark
  • [EA] Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023)
  • [EE] Estonia
  • [EL] Greece
  • [ES] Spain
  • [EU15] European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004)
  • [EU25] European Union - 25 countries (2004-2006)
  • [EU27_2007] European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013)
  • [EU27_2020] European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
  • [EU28] European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
  • [FI] Finland
  • [FR] France
  • [HR] Croatia
  • [HU] Hungary
  • [IE] Ireland
  • [IS] Iceland
  • [IT] Italy
  • [LT] Lithuania
  • [LU] Luxembourg
  • [LV] Latvia
  • [ME] Montenegro
  • [MK] North Macedonia
  • [MT] Malta
  • [NL] Netherlands
  • [NO] Norway
  • [PL] Poland
  • [PT] Portugal
  • [RO] Romania
  • [RS] Serbia
  • [SE] Sweden
  • [SI] Slovenia
  • [SK] Slovakia
  • [TR] Türkiye
  • [UK] United Kingdom
  • [XK] Kosovo*
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