Sustainable Development Goals - 17 Goals to Transform our World
Partnerships for the goals - Goal 17

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Indicator 17.8.1: Proportion of individuals using the Internet

  1. Home
  2. Goal 17
  3. Target 17.8
  4. Indicator 17.8.1

Percent Broadband Internet Subscription

Sub-categories

Choose categories from the dropdowns below to see different breakdowns of the data. Some will not be available until a higher level is chosen.

Click on the legend to remove individual lines from the chart.

Download Headline CSV Download Source CSV

Headline data

Year Units Value
2015 Percentage by Age 80.8
2015 Percentage by Race 80.8
2015 Percentage by Education 80.8
2015 Percentage by Employment 80.8
2016 Percentage by Age 85.2
2016 Percentage by Race 85.2
2016 Percentage by Education 85.2
2016 Percentage by Employment 85.2
2017 Percentage by Age 87.0
2017 Percentage by Race 87.0
2017 Percentage by Education 87.0
2017 Percentage by Employment 87.0
2018 Percentage by Age 88.3
2018 Percentage by Race 88.3
2018 Percentage by Education 88.3
2018 Percentage by Employment 88.3
2018 Percentage by Employment

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Los Angeles statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Angeleno statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Angeleno-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Percent Broadband Internet Subscription by Age, Race, Education Attainment, and Employment Status
Indicator description
Local target
Geographical coverage

City of Los Angeles
Unit of measurement

Percentage
Definitions

Percentage by Education Attainment only for population 25 years and over. Percentage by Employment Status only for civilian population 16 years and over.
Calculations
Disaggregation Categories

age, race, education, employment status
WCCD/ISO 37120 Indicators on City Data Alignment
Other information
Data last updated 2021-11-24: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window
Metadata last updated 2021-11-24: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window
Tags

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of individuals using the Internet
Indicator number

17.8.1
Target name

Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology
Target number

17.8
Global indicator description

The indicator proportion of individuals using the Internet is defined as the proportion of individuals who used the Internet from any location in the last three months.
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 469 KB) opens in a new window
Organisation

United States Census Bureau
Periodicity
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage

City of Los Angeles
Link to data source
Release date
Next release
Statistical classification
Contact details
Other information