About 45.1% of the housing units with a TV set had access to broadcast television; 37.5% had a parabolic antenna, and 32.1%, subscription television. A total 19.7% of the permanent private housing units with a television set (13.0 million) did not have any of these types af access to TV, and, after the change from analogical to digital signal, established by the Federal government, did not have access to television on programs.  In the North Region, the percentage reached 25.4%. For the first time, the number of flat screen television sets (58.1 million) surpassed that of tube TV sets (46.5million), which are still most commonly seen in the Northeast (53.8%). Out of the 39.3 million housing units which used the Internet, broadband connection (landline and mobile) was seen in 99.6%, whereas only 0.4% had dial-up Internet access.

The number of Internet users surpasses, for the first time, 100 million persons aged 10 and over. In 2015, 57.5% of the population aged 10 and over (102.1 million) used the Internet in the 90 days preceding the survey, that is, 42.5% of the population did not have access to the web (about 75.6 million persons). The use of Internet was directly related to ranges of perc apita monthly household income, being the highest percentage (92.1%) in the group earning more than 10 minimum wages, and the lowest 932.7%), in the group earning no income up to ¼ of a minimum wage. Among persons who did not use the Internet, 88.2% earned up to 2 minimum wages per capita (66.5 million persons).

Among persons aged 15 and over, the prportion of those who used the Internet reached 92.3% in 2015, whereas for persons with up to seven years of schooling the result was below 50.0%.  In spite of a bigger proportion of Internet use among students in private education (97.3%) versus those of public education (73.7%), in absolute figures the access by public education students (19.9 million) was twice as that of private education students (9.0 million).

The number of persons who had a mobile telephone for personal use increased 147.2% in one decade, with a change from 56.3 million persons in 2005 to 139.1 million in 2015. The percentages were higher in the urban area (82.8%) than in the rural area (52.8%), among women (78.9%) than among men (77.6%) and in the population aged 25 to 29 (89.8%). The proportion of housing units with Internet access increased from 54.9% (36.8 million housing units) in 2014 to 57.8% (39.3 million housing units) in 2015. The percentage of housing units with Internet access on personal computers fel from 76.6% to 70.1% of the units with access to the web between 2014 and 2015. On the other hand, there was increase in Internet connection on cell phones, from 80.4% to 92.1% of the housing units with access to the web.

These data are part of the PNAD 2015 Supplement: Internet Access and Possession of mobile telefone for personal use, a survey conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications, which is available here.

13.0 million housing units with a TV set (19.7%) do not have access to broadcast digital signal or to any other alternative to the analog signal 

Among the housing units with a TV set, about 45.1% had access to broadcast digital signal. A total 30.0% of the housing units did not have access to broadcast  digital signal but had at least one alternative way of TV reception: parabolic antena (in 21.4% of the housing units), subscription television (6.7%) and both parabolic antenna and subscription television at the same time (1.9%).

This way, 19.7% of the housing uniots with a TV set (13.0 million ones) did not have access to broadcast digital signal or any other alternative type of access mentioned above, and needed to adapt to a new technology. The North region remained presenting the biggest percentage of housing units without any of these three types of television programs (25.4%), followed by the Northeast (22%). The smallest percentage was that of the Southeast Region (17.%).

Broadcast digital TV is present in 49.4% of the urban housing units and in 17.6% of the rural ones

There was increase of the percentage of housing units with broadcast digital television, with a change from 39.8% to 45.1% of the housing units with a TV set, between 2014 and 2015. Broadcast digital TV expanded both in housing units from the rural and from the urban area, but diferences still remain: 17.6% (rural area) and 49.4% (urban area). The Southeast Region, as in previous years, had the biggest percentage of housing units with broadcast digital television, and reached, for the first time, more than half of its housing units (53.1%), followed by the South (47.1%) and Central West (45.0%). According to the per capita monthly household income, the presence of digital broadcast TV changed from 22.0%, in housing units without income to to 1/4 of a minimum wage, to 75.2% (for those with more than 5 minimum wages).

Subscription TV increases in rural areas and remains stable in urban areas 

Between 2014 and 2015, the proportion of housing units with subscription TV remained stable  (32.1% of the housing units with a television). The Southeast remained presenting the biggest proportion of housing units with subscription television, 43.4% (0.2 percentage points less than in 2014), followed by the South (32.7%) and Central West (30.7%) of the housig units with a television set, respectively.  The biggest percentages were those of the North (19.9%) and Northeast (16.3%). According to the per capita monthly household income, the presence of subscription television changed from 9.0%, in housing units without income and up to 1/4 of a minimum wage, do salário mínimo, to 77.3% in housing units with more than 5 minimum wages. 

Parabolic antennas are present in 51.3% of the housing units with low income 

Television access by means of a parabolic antena was common in 37.5% of the housing units, a decrease of  0.5 percentage points in relation to 2014. As in previous years, the presence in rural areas was bigger than in urban ones (31.3%). The smallest proportion of housing units with a parabolic antena was found in the Southeast Region (26.9%), whereas the Northeast Region had the biggest proportion (51.3%). Considering per capita monthly household earnings, reception by means of a parabolic antena changed from 51.3%, among housing units without income to 1/4 of a minimum wage, to 21.6% among those earninbg more than 5 minimum wages.

Flat screen TV sets, present in 58.1 million housing units, outnumber tube TV sets

For the first time, the number of flat scree TV sets surpassed that of tub television sets. An estimated 46.5 million tube TV sets (44.5%) and 58.1 milllion flat screen TV sets (55.5%). The Northeast region had the biggest percentage of housing units with only tube Tv sets (51.1%) and is the only Major Region in which more than half of the housing units have only tube TV sets; the Central West Region had the biggest proportion of housing units with flat screen Tv, only, (48.5%); the South, the biggest proportion of housing units with both types (26.9%). The average monthly per capita income of housing units with flat screen Tv sets, only (R$ 1,654) surpasses that of housing units with both types (R$ 1,485) and with tbe tv sets, only (R$ 745).

Mobile broadband increases and reaches 69.8% of the housing units with Internet 

Out of the 39.3 million housing units which used the Internet, broadband connection (landline and mobile) was present in 99.6%, whereas only 0.4% had only dial-up connection. landline broadband fell from 71.9% to 71.5% of the housing units with Internet. Mobile broadband recorded na increase from 62.8% to 69.8% of housing units with Internet. Also more frequente was the coexistence of two types of braodband, with increase from 35.5% to 41.7% of the housing units. Mobile broadband surpassed the landline type in the North (83.4%), Northeast (67.3%) and Central West (73.6%). Landline broadband had better results in the Southeast  (75.3%) and South (78.1%).

Internet use is bigger (82.9%) among persons aged 18 or 19

In 2015, the proportion of persons aged 10 and over who used the Internet from a personal computer fell to 40.9%, versus 43.9% in  em 2014. On the contrary, there was an increase of 59.5% in the number of persons who used the Internet exclusively by other means, reaching 16.6%, versus 10.5%, in 2014. As a result, the proportion of persons aged 10 and over who used the Internet increased from 54.4% in 2014 to 57.5% in 2015. There was no significant difference in the access of Internet between women (58.0%) and men (56.8%). The youngest recorded highest proportions of Internet use. From the age of 18 or 19 anos, percentages decreased with the increase of the age group, being the smallest proportion that of persons aged 60 and over (17.4%). The group of persons aged 18 or 19 reached the biggest proportion (82.9%). In all the groups aged 10 to 49 years of age, Internet use surpassed 50%.

Internet use increases with the increase of income

The proportion of persons wo used the Internet was directly related to the ranges of per capita monthly household income, pointing to increasing proportions among those with higher incomes. Ranges of up to 1 minimum wage recorded proportions below the national average (57.4%). The pattern of 2015 remained as in the previous year, being the highest percentage (92.1%) in the range of up to 10 minimum wages, and the lowest (32.7%) in the range from no income up to 1/4 of a minimum wage.

97.3% of the students in private institutions used the Internet, whereas in public education only 73.7% did

Internet use was directly related to years of schooling, pointing to growing proportions among those with higher level of schooling. In relation to 2014, all the groups of schooling recorded increase of Internet use. For persons aged 4 to 7 (42.4%), the percentage was below the national average (57.5%), whereas among those with eight or more years of schooling the proportion surpassed 65.0%. The biggest percentage was observed in the population with 15 or more years of schooling (92.3%).

The proportions of Internet use also increased continuously up to incomplete higher education, which reached the top percentage of 94.7%, falling to 92.8% in the group of persons with complete higher education. That occurs due to the bigger presence of older persons who have already gotten a university degree.

The percentage of persons who used the Internet was bigger among students (79.8%) than among non-students (51.7%). In private education, 97.3% (9.0 million) used the Internet, whereas in public education, 73.7% did (19.9 million).

For the first time the use of Internet among the unemployed surpasses 50.0%

In 2015, the use of Internet was bigger among economically-active persons (64.5%) than among non-economically active ones (47.1%). In the country, 63.4% of the employed used the Internet, whereas among the unemployed the proportion reached, for the first time, more than half of the population (50.6%). Both groups recorded increases versus 2014 results (4.2 and 2.4 percentage points, respectively). Among employed persons, women (68.9%) had a bigger proportion than men (59.3%). Among the unemployed, the opposite took place, and men (52.4%) surpassed women (49.5%).

Possession of mobile telephone reaches 89.8% in the range 25 to 29 years of age

The number of persons aged 10 and over who had a mbile telephone for personal use was 139.1 million in 2015, which corresponds to 78.3% of the population in this age group. In relation to 2014, there was increase of 1.8% (2.5 million persons).

In 2015, the percentage of persons who had a mobile telephone for personal use in the population aged 1o and over was 82.8% in the urban area and 52.8% in the rural area. Among women (78.9%), the percentage was slightly higher than among men (77.6%).

There was an increased percentage of persons with this type of equipment in all the age groups between 2014 and 2015, except in the group aged 10 to 14, which remained at ehe same level as before (54.1%), and in the group aged 18 or 19 (from 87.2% to 87.0%). The possession of a mobile telephone registered an upward trend, and reached its peak in the group aged 25 to 29 years of age (89.8%), decreasing afterwards. The smallest percentages remain among the youngest population, in the range 10 to 14 years of age (54.1%), and among persons aged 60 and over (56.6%).

Among the students, the possession of a mobile telephone changed according to the type of education received: whereas in the private segment the possession of mobile telephone reached 93.7%, in public education it was 67.2%, in 2015. From 2014 to 2015, it can be seen the proportion of persons with a mobile telephone, by years of schooling, increased only in groups with eight or more years. The possession of mobile telephone had a direct relationship with years of schooling, pointing to growing proportions among those with better schooling levels. For persons with up to seven years of schooling, the possession of this type of equipment was below the national average (78.3%);in the group aged 11 to 14, 93.8%; among persons with 15 or more years of schooling, 97.0%.

In tem years, the proportion of mobile telephones among the economically-active grew from 43.8% to 87.4%

Among the economically-active persons (employed persons + unemployed persons), possession of a mobile telephone changed from 43.8% in 2005 to 63.4% in 2008, reaching 87.4% in 2015. Among the nonb-econmically-active, this proportion was 24.3% in 2005, changing from 38.0% in 2008, to 64.9% in 2015. The proportion of persons aged 10 and over who had a mobile telephone was 87.2% in 2015, which corresponded to 83.2 milllion persons. Among the unemployed, this proportion reached 67.9% or 55.9 milllion persons.

The possession of mobile telephone was mostly above 80% in the groups of activity. The only exception was observed in the agricultural group (56.0%), which included 48.6% of persons who did not have a mobile telephone.

In 2015, whereas 96.2% of the employers and 95.7% of military and civil servants had a mobile telephone, 82.0% of self-employed workers and 63.8% of unpaid workers did not have it. Considering employees and domestic workers with a mobile telephone, the difference between those with a formal employment contract  (94.6%) and without a formal employment contract (83.5%) was 11.1 percentage points. Unpaid workers represented the biggest increase in relation to 2014 (2.7 percentage points).

The possession of mobile telephone increases with the income range. In the group without income up to 1/4 of a minimum wage, 53.9% of the persons had a mobile telephone, whereas among those earning more than 10 minimum wages this proportion reached 96.4% in 2015. The North (42.0%) and Northeast Regions (49.8%) were the only ones where the range encompassing persons without income and with per capita monthly household income of up to 1/4 of a minimum wage did not reach 50% of the population.

Internet access from a mobile telephone increases from 80.4% to 92.1% in housing units between 2014 and 2015; access from personal computers decreases

The proportion of housing units with Internet access increased from 54.9% (36.8 million housing units) in 2014 to 57.8% (39.3 milllion housing units) in 2015. In those with Internet access, the access by means of a personal computer fell, between 2014 and 2015, both in terms of percentage, from 76.6% to 70.1%, and in absolute figures (from 28.2 million to 27.5 milllion housing units). The access from tablets also fell, from 21.9% to 21.1%. On the other hand, there was increase of Internet access from mobile telephones, with a change from 80.4% to 92.1% (36.2 milllion housing units); from a TV set, with a change from 4.9% to 7.5% (2.9 million) and from other electronic equipment, from 0.9% to 1.0% (0.4 million). Increase was also observed, from 8.6 million to 11.8 million, in the number of housing units with Internet access by means other than a personal computer. The use of a mobile telephone for Internet access was predominant in all the areas, being highest in the North region (96.7%). The use of tablets remained highest in the Southeast (24.0%).