FORMS AND FACTORS OF INTERNET ACCESS IN SLOVENIA

Drawing on theories of digital inequalities, the article explores forms of Internet access among Slovenian Internet users and factors that influence the adoption and frequency of using different access types. Using binary logistic and multivariate linear regressions, we find the main types of Internet access in Slovenia are access to a desktop/laptop computer and a mobile phone, whereas users most often access the Internet via their mobile phones. The adoption and frequency of using different forms of access are influenced by age, education, working status, income, presence of children in the household, and digital skills. Among Slovenian Internet users, differences in material access to the Internet are shaped by socio- demographic factors, indicating the ageing population's notable exclusion from mobile Internet access.