Delivering job search services in rural labour markets: the role of ICT

Table 7 Respondents with home Internet access and using the Internet to look for work
on a weekly basis, by selected individual characteristics

Respondents’ characteristics	Home Internet access		Weekly Internet use
Level of qualification	-0.299	**	-0.469 ~~
Income group	-0.414	***	-0.135
Unemployment duration	0.369		0.364
Gender	0.843	**	0.129
Area of residence (West Lothian)	-1.023	**	-0.404
Area of residence (Sutherland)	-1.674	***	-1.225 **
Perception of ICT skills	1.246	***	1.114 ***
Constant	-0.543		0.062

Beta co-efficients estimated from binary logistic regression
*** p<0.01; ** p<0.05; * p<0.1