1158. Adult Computer and Adult Internet Users by Selected Characteristics: 2000 to 2011 [Percent of persons 18 years old and over. Represents persons who use a computer or the Internet at a workplace, school, home, or anywhere else, on at least an occasional basis. Based on telephone surveys of persons with land-line telephones unless otherwise noted. In May 2011, 2,277 persons were interviewed including 755 cell phone users. The response rate for the landline sample was 13.6 percent. The response rate for the cellular sample was 11.5 percent. This survey includes interviews conducted in English and Spanish. In May 2010, 2,252 persons were interviewed including 744 cell phone users. In 2009, 2,253 persons were interviewed including 651 cell phone users. For 2000, Internet users include persons who ever go online to access the Internet or World Wide Web or to send and receive e-mail. For 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2011, Internet users include those who at least occasionally use the Internet or send and receive e-mail] Adult computer users
Adult Internet users
Characteristic
All adults, by type of home connection, 20111 Broad20111 band Dial-up 78 61 4
2000 65
2005 71
2009 78
2010 77
2000 53
2005 69
2010 79
Age: 18 to 29 years old . . . . . . . . . . 30 to 49 years old . . . . . . . . . . 50 to 64 years old . . . . . . . . . . 65 years old and over . . . . . . .
82 76 61 21
83 81 72 31
88 87 78 42
89 86 78 42
72 62 48 15
82 80 68 28
95 87 78 42
95 87 74 42
74 73 57 29
2 4 6 3
Sex: Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Female. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66 64
72 70
78 77
78 76
56 51
70 67
79 79
78 78
61 62
4 4
Race/ethnicity: White, non-Hispanic. . . . . . . . . Black, non-Hispanic. . . . . . . . . English-speaking Hispanic . . .
66 59 64
72 60 75
78 66 84
79 72 74
55 42 48
70 54 73
80 71 82
79 67 78
66 51 47
3 4 7
Educational attainment: Less than high school. . . . . . . High school graduate 2 . . . . . . Some college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . College graduate or higher . . .
28 56 80 88
36 63 81 90
47 67 89 94
43 67 88 96
19 41 69 79
35 59 80 88
52 67 90 96
42 69 89 94
23 49 73 83
3 5 2 4
Annual household income: Less than $30,000. . . . . . . . . . $30,000 to $49,999. . . . . . . . . $50,000 to $74,999. . . . . . . . . $75,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . .
48 74 85 90
52 76 88 92
56 82 93 95
58 82 89 96
35 61 74 81
50 74 86 91
63 84 89 95
63 85 89 96
41 72 79 88
5 4 2 2
Total adults. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2011 survey includes interviews conducted in English and Spanish. 2 Includes those with a GED certificate. Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project Surveys from September-December 2000; September and December of 2005; April 2009; May 2010 and May 2011,<http://www.pewinternet.org>. 1
Table 1159. Internet Activities of Adults by Geographic Community Type: 2011 [In percent. For Internet users 18 years old and over. Represents persons who have ever performed the activity. Based on telephone surveys of persons with land-line telephones and cell phones. See headnote, Table 1160] Survey date (month, year) Buy a product online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May, 2011 . . Buy or make a reservation for travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May, 2011 . . Categorize or tag online content like a photo, news story or blog post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept, 2010. . Create or work on your own online journal or blog . . . . . May, 2011 . . Do any banking online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May, 2011 . . Look for health or medical information online. . . . . . . . . May, 2011 . . Look for news or information about politics. . . . . . . . . . . May, 2011 . . Look online for info about a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May, 2011 . . Make a donation to a charity online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May, 2011 . . Make a phone call online, using a service such as Skype or Vonage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May, 2011 . . Pay bills online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept, 2010. . Pay to access or download digital content online (e.g. newspaper article). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept, 2010. . Play online games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept, 2010. . Post a comment or review online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept, 2010. . Research a product or service online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept, 2010. . Search online for a map or driving directions . . . . . . . . . Sept, 2010. . Send instant messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov, 2010. . . Send or read e-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov, 2010. . . Take part in chat rooms or online discussions with other people. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept, 2010. . Use a search engine to find information . . . . . . . . . . . . . May, 2011 . . Use a social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May, 2011 . . Use Twitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May, 2011 . . Visit a local, state, or federal government Web site. . . . . May, 2011 . . Watch a video on a video-sharing site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May, 2011 . . Activity
Total adults 55 51
Internet users performing activity Total Urban Suburban Rural 71 73 72 70 65 66 66 60
24 11 47 55 47 44 19
33 14 61 71 61 56 25
37 16 68 72 64 63 31
32 13 60 69 61 56 26
25 11 50 81 48 45 15
18 42
24 57
25 55
27 62
13 45
32 27 24 58 60 34 68
43 36 32 78 82 46 92
47 36 34 79 84 49 93
43 38 35 79 83 47 93
35 34 24 77 79 42 90
17 71
22 92
25 90
21 93
20 89
50 10 52 55
65 13 67 71
67 15 68 72
65 14 69 71
61 7 61 68
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project Surveys, <http://www.pewinternet.org>.
U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012
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