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Jun 6, 2012Kathryn Zickuhr, Mary Madden
For the first time, half of American adults ages 65 and older are online.
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High-speed access to the internet at home has risen steadily in recent years. Read a summary of our research related to broadband.
Lisa DiCarlo, Forbes.com
Sep 21, 2005
"After years of double-digit growth, the rate at which Americans are switching to high-speed broadband Internet connections is slowing considerably and could slow further. That the U.S. is a laggard in broadband penetration--the country ranks 12th gl...
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May 25, 2005John Horrigan
How Americans get in touch with government and how the advent of high-speed home internet adoption will effect government-citizen interactions.
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Apr 1, 2005John Horrigan
This presentation shows pattern of online news consumption, with particular emphasis on how high-speed internet connections help shift the center of news consumption closer to the online world, especially for young internet users.
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Feb 18, 2005Paul Hitlin
More and more people are streaming clips online thanks to broadband.
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Feb 10, 2005John Horrigan
Jan 25, 2005Lee Rainie, John Horrigan
Widespread adoption of the internet in the past decade has had some dramatic impacts on people's communication patterns and the way they seek information.
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Jan 25, 2005John Horrigan
A growing number of "Silver Surfers" switch to fast online connections
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Dec 22, 2004Lee Rainie
Our latest survey finds that more than half of home-internet users have broadband connections, and that there are 80 million e-shoppers, and that 14 million have contributed to charity online.
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Nov 17, 2004John Horrigan
Got bandwidth at home? Like politics? If you answer 'yes' to these questions, and you're young, the internet shaped what you learned about the presidential election.
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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.
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