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Californian’s and Information Technology: Poll Results
July 11, 2008 | | 1 Comment
This June, 2008 report from the Public Policy Institute of California presents a fair about of data about how adults use technology. Below are some of the tidbits I’ve pulled from the report. Granted, they only surveyed 2,503 adults, but there’s interesting data about the digital divide/generational divide.
- 75% of California’s use a computer at home, school or work.
- 52% use the Internet to shop (but the report didn’t indicate that this might be happening at work)
- 56% of parents visit their children’s school web sites.
- 50% of those under 35 use social networking web sites.
Here’s the divide, though.
- 60% of those under 35 have a broadband connection at home vs. 44% for those over 55.
- 85% of those earning $80K or more have a broadband connection at home vs. 33% of those earning under $40K
- 68% of whites and 66% of blacks have broadband vs. 34% of latinos
- 52% of those under 35 use social networking vs. 8% of us over 55. (and yet, Twitter is always down)
- 74% of white parents access school web sites vs. 26% of latino families; 84% of parents earning over $80K access school sites vs. 30% of those earning under $40K.
- 61% of those under 35 view the Internet as an important source of information for their everyday lives vs. 34% of those over 55.
Inquiring minds want to know. Now you do.
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Nice stats.
Vint Cerf’s comment about “nationalizing” broadband seems great to me!
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