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p2p news / p2pnet:- Americans age 65 and older, African-Americans and “those with less education” continue to lag behind in their internet adoption, says a new study.
“Clear differences” separate people with broadband connections, dial-up connections, and no Net connections at all, says a Pew Internet & American Life Project report.
“As of May-June 2005, 68% of American adults, or about 137 million people, use the internet, up from 63% one year ago,” it states.
“Thirty-two percent of American adults, or about 65 million people, do not use the internet and not always by choice.”
Pew says:
- 26% of Americans age 65 and older go online, compared with 67% of those age 50-
- 64, 80% of those age 30-49, and 84% of those age 18-29.
- 57% of African-Americans go online, compared with 70% of whites.
- 29% of those who haven’t graduated from high school have access, compared with
- 61% of high school graduates and 89% of college graduates.
- 60% of American adults who don’t have a child living at home go online, compared toh 83% of parents of minor children.
“Newbies” are now a rare species, the report goes on.
“Most internet users have many years of online experience, even if there have been gaps in their usage. Indeed, ‘newbies,’ those who have had access for one year or less, now account for just 6% of the overall American adult internet population. Fully 79% of internet users have now had access for four years or more. In contrast, in 2002, 17% of internet users were newbies and 52% were veterans, with four or more years of experience.
And the percentage of “truly disconnected” has remained stable in the last three years, adds Pew.
“One in five American adults (22%) say they have never used the internet or email and do not live in internet-connected households. These truly disconnected adults occupy essentially the same percentage of the population as in 2002, when 23% of American adults said they have never used the internet and do not live with anyone who has access.”
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October 7th, 2005 at 3:25 pm
Get with the program grandpa’s
Only joking, but this does highlight some disappointing statistics. I think it’s in everyones interest to get as many people actively using computers and the internet.