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Apr 13, 2012Kathryn Zickuhr, Aaron Smith
While increased internet adoption and the rise of mobile connectivity have reduced many gaps in technology access over the past decade, for some groups digital disparities still remain
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Internet access is best understood as a spectrum, ranging from people who have never been online, to those who have dial-up or sporadic access, to those who have broadband at home and at work.
Nov 6, 2006Susannah Fox
One in five adults in this country are disconnected from the just-in-time information source that the internet has become for many people.
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More in: Digital Divide, Communities
Jul 28, 2006Lee Rainie
This presentation covers many of the major findings from the Project about the social impact of the internet.
More in: Communities, Digital Divide, New Media Ecology, Broadband, Technology User Types
Jun 20, 2006Susannah Fox
This presentation contains a general overview of the internet population, an analysis of African Americans and the internet, and some thoughts about the internet’s impact on health and health care.
More in: Digital Divide, Health
Feb 9, 2006Amanda Lenhart
A November 2004 survey of parents and adolescents conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that 13% of teens do not use the internet. This presentation explores the constraints on use and the non-use of the internet by American you...
More in: Teens, Digital Divide
Oct 5, 2005Susannah Fox
There are clear differences among those with broadband connections, dial-up connections, and no connections at all to the internet.
More in: Digital Divide, Broadband
Jun 7, 2005
This data set includes questions about spyware, adware, and related computer problems. Data set also includes questions asked of non-internet users about why they do not go online.
More in: Safety, Generations, Digital Divide, Seniors
Mar 30, 2005Lee Rainie
This speech describes the mass adoption of the internet in the U.S. and its resultant impact on economic, social and civic spheres.
More in: Digital Divide, Generations, Future of the Internet, New Media Ecology
Feb 9, 2005Lee Rainie
An overview of our findings about who's online and what they do on the Web.
More in: New Media Ecology, Generations, Digital Divide
Oct 27, 2004John Horrigan
This slide show presents trends from 2002 to 2004 in adoption of high-speed internet connections at home among Americans living in rural parts of the country.
More in: Broadband, Digital Divide
Mar 3, 2004Paul Harwood, Lee Rainie
As use of the Internet becomes more appealing and more essential to Americans, a growing number are using multiple locations to go online. And significant numbers are moving beyond the tradition places of access – home and work.
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Lee RainieGeorgetown Public Policy Institute Annual Conference
Kathryn ZickuhrWichita State University's Elliott School of Communications
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