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Below are select infographics from past reports, presentations, and commentaries.
Feb 3, 2010
93% of teens ages 12-17 go online, as do 93% of young adults ages 18-29. One quarter (74%) of all adults ages 18 and older go online.
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More in: Generations
Oct 21, 2009
Some 19% of internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others. This represents a significant increase over previous surveys in December 2008 and April 2009, when 11% of inter...
More in: Social Networking, Web 2.0
Oct 8, 2009
The percentage of adult internet users on social network sites from 2005-2009. From Amanda Lenhart's presentation, The Democratization of Online Social Networks.
More in: Social Networking
The proportion of age groups in the SNS population compared to its representation in the overall internet population for 2005 and 2009. From Amanda Lenhart's presentation, The Democratization of Online Social Networks.
More in: Social Networking, Generations
Mar 31, 2009
This table summarizes how the groups use ICTs and group members’ attitudes about them.
More in: Technology User Types
Feb 12, 2009
Along with communicating extensively via untethered mobile devices, Twitter users are more likely to consume news and information on these devices as well.
More in: Web 2.0, Social Networking
Jan 28, 2009
Contrary to the image of Generation Y as the "Net Generation," internet users in their 20s do not dominate every aspect of online life. Generation X is the most likely group to bank, shop, and look for health information online.
Jan 21, 2009
Our May 2008 survey asked dial-up users why they do not have a broadband connection at home and our December 2007 asked non-internet users about the reasons they do not use the internet. This table summarizes the results.
More in: Broadband
Dec 30, 2008
Fully 46% of all Obama voters expect to hear directly from Barack Obama or other officials affiliated with the new administration at least occasionally over the next year, and 15% of Obama voters expect to hear from the new administration on at least...
More in: Politics, Government
Dec 4, 2008
A survey of internet leaders, activists and analysts shows they expect major tech advances as the phone becomes a primary device for online access, voice-recognition improves, artificial and virtual reality become more embedded in everyday life.
More in: Future of the Internet, New Media Ecology
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The percentage of internet users who have posted material online about political or social issues or used a social networking site for some form of civic or political engagement.
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The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center. The Center is supported by The Pew Charitable Trust.