Wednesday, April 18, 2012

No Internet For Me, Thanks

Zickuhr, Kathryn and Aaron Smith, "No Internet for Me, Thanks," a report prepared by the Internet & American Life Project, Pew Research Center, April 13, 2012.

From the overview: "When the Pew Internet Project first began writing about the role of the internet in American life in 2000, there were stark differences between those who were using the internet and those who were not. Today, differences in internet access still exist among different demographic groups, especially when it comes to access to high-speed broadband at home. Among the main findings about the state of digital access:

One in five American adults does not use the internet. Senior citizens, those who prefer to take our interviews in Spanish rather than English, adults with less than a high school education, and those living in households earning less than $30,000 per year are the least likely adults to have internet access." Read more