As millions surf, 90 percent of population is offline

Although the number of Internet users in China has reached 137 million, 90 percent of the population is not online.

According to the latest survey by the CNNIC, over one-third of those who do not use the Internet said they lacked IT skills and facilities. Nearly 20 percent claimed they did not use the Internet because they were too busy.

But compared with previous statistics, the percentage of people who claimed to have inadequate IT skills declined, while people who said they did not have adequate facilities, such as an Internet network and personal computers, increased.