Survey: 94% of juveniles have access to internet

Nearly 94 percent of Chinese juveniles - children under age 18 - had access to the internet as of July, while more than 30 percent of them had been exposed to information concerning gambling and drug abuse, a report by the China Communist Youth League and China Internet Network Information Center said on Tuesday.

The report was based on surveys carried out in elementary, junior and senior high schools and vocational schools in 31 provinces including Beijing, Shanghai and Zhejiang province. More than 31,000 students were included in the survey.

The report said students in junior high school represent the largest group of juveniles surfing the internet - with internet popularity reaching as high as 99.4 percent - trailed slightly by students in vocational schools, at 99 percent.