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DATA MINE June 14, 1999 Does the Boss "Get It"? Andersen Consulting says CEOs, finance chiefs, and top corporate information officers are going online worldwide -- but that North Americans still feel much more comfortable with the Internet than chiefs from other regions.   Web access 4Q 1998 Web access 4Q 1997 Use at least once a week (of those with access) U.S. 98% 99% 90% Germany 82% 82% 66% Britain 97% 91% 71% Canada 99% 98% 90% Italy 90% 88% 80% Spain 95% 83% 88% Japan 78% 73% 81% DATA: Andersen Consulting, May 1999 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS The Country Gets Wired Nearly 60 million U.S. households are expected to have Internet access by 2003. A Child's Net Kids and teens are expected to account for $1.3 billion in E-commerce in 2002. Gender Gap The gender difference in online purchasing tastes is widest when it comes to airline tickets and computer hardware. The Mother Lode A collection of items from the Data Mine