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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.
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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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Aug 11, 2010Aaron Smith
Broadband adoption slowed dramatically in 2010, but growth among African-Americans jumped well above the national average; 53% of Americans do not think affordable broadband should be a government priority.
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Jan 5, 2010Lee Rainie
As of December 2009, 74% of American adults (ages 18 and older) use the internet.
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Jun 17, 2009John Horrigan
Broadband adoption increases, but monthly prices do, too.
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Jan 21, 2009John Horrigan
Investment in broadband has become part of the broader discussion about President Obama's economic stimulus package. How easy will it be to increase the pool of broadband subscribers or to encourage existing ones to upgrade their connection speeds?
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Dec 4, 2008John Horrigan
There is no shortage of suggestions to the incoming Obama administration about what to do about communications policy in the United States. The body of research from the Pew Internet Project, dating to 2000, indicates that online Americans might have...
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Nov 16, 2008John Horrigan, Sydney Jones
Half (48%) of tech users need help from others in getting new devices and services to work, and many experience tech outages when there is a glitch with their home internet connection, computer, or cell phone. Coping with these failures is a hassle f...
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Aug 26, 2008Susannah Fox
People turn to the internet for health information when the stakes are high and the connection fast.
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Jul 2, 2008John Horrigan
Some 55% of all adult Americans now have a high-speed internet connection at home. The percentage of Americans with broadband at home has grown from 47% in early 2007.
More in: Broadband, Digital Divide, New Media Ecology
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Lee RainieGeorgetown Public Policy Institute Annual Conference
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