Survey: Seniors Average 4+ Hours Online Daily, But Digital Divide Remains Severe

CNNIC report shows seniors average over 4 hours online daily, but over 60% of seniors cannot use basic digital services like health codes or online appointment registration.

CNNIC releases elderly digital life report.

Online Status

Daily online time: 4.2 hours
YoY growth: 35%
Main activities: Short videos, social media, video calls

Digital Divide

Cannot use health codes: 63%
Cannot use online appointment registration: 68%
Cannot use mobile payment: 45%
Experienced online fraud: 18%

Root Cause Analysis

Complex interfaces, small fonts
Too many operation steps
Lack of digital literacy education
Smart device aging adaptation insufficient

Improvements

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology requires apps to add "elderly mode" with simplified one-tap calling and other operations.

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