Men More Hooked on Web Surfing

(May 17, 2006) -- A survey of U.S employees has found men spend more time surfing the Internet at work than women do and also more prone to personal surfing on the job.

The study by Websense, a publisher of web security and Web filtering productivity software, polled 851 people on their work habits and the Internet.

The survey found 65 percent of men who access the Internet from work admitted to accessing non work-related Web sites during work hours, vs. 58 percent of women.

Additionally, more men than women view online pornography at work. Whether it was by accident or on purpose, 16 percent of men said they had visited a porn site while at work, while 8 percent of women had done so. Of those that admitted to viewing pornography sites at work, 6 percent of the men and 5 percent of the women said it was intentional.

When asked if they would rather give up their morning coffee or their ability to use the Internet at work for personal reasons, 54 percent of men said they would rather give up coffee. In comparison, 47 percent of women stated they would rather give up their coffee.

Last updated: 05/06

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