T'S official - Victorians simply can't live without the internet.
A new survey shows most of the state would give up sex, our car or even our partner before surrendering the beloved internet.
When given a list of things they could survive without for a month, seven out of 10 Victorians said they would rather give up their partner than their internet - higher than the national average, the Herald Sun reports.
Victorians also claimed they could give up chocolate or their daily coffee in favour of the worldwide web.
The list of things they were asked to rank in order included sex, their car, mobile phone, annual overseas holiday and landline telephone.
Internet users in NSW, South Australia and Queensland were less likely to trade their partner for the net.
Victorian families have doubled and even tripled their internet usage in the past five years, the Optus Family Communication Survey reveals.
But only 26 per cent is reserved for work or study.
The rest is spent browsing entertainment sites or social sites for personal reasons.
It revealed kids aged 10 to 17 are twice as likely to use the internet as a gateway for social networking than as a tool to help with their homework.
Asked how the internet improved the quality of their family life, nine out of 10 Victorians said it was the best way of obtaining new information.
Eight out of 10 prized it for cheap and effective communication, while others love its ability to let them work from home.
