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According
to our February-March 2007 survey, 71% of American adults use the internet. Here
are some of the things they do online: |
Percent of internet users who report
this activity |
Most recent survey date |
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Send or read e-mail |
91 |
February-March 2007 |
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Use
a search engine to find information |
91 |
December 2006 |
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Search
for a map or driving directions |
86 |
December 2006 |
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Look
for info on a hobby or interest |
83 |
February-March 2007 |
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Look
for health/medical info¹ |
80 |
August 2006 |
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Research
a product or service before buying it |
78 |
February-March 2005 |
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Check
the weather |
78 |
November 2004 |
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Get
travel info |
73 |
May-June 2004 |
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Get
news |
72 |
February-March
2007
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Buy
a product |
71 |
August 2006 |
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Visit
a local, state or federal government website* |
66 |
August 2006 |
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Buy
or make a reservation for travel |
63 |
August 2006 |
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Surf
the Web for fun |
62 |
February-April 2006
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Go
to a website that provides info or support for a specific medical condition
or personal situation |
58 |
November 2004 |
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Research
for school or training |
57 |
January 2005 |
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Watch
a video clip or listen to an audio clip |
56 |
November 2004 |
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Look
for "how-to," "do-it-yourself" or repair information |
55 |
February-March
2005 |
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Look
online for news or information about politics or the upcoming campaigns* |
54 |
August 2006 |
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Look
up phone number or address |
54 |
February 2004 |
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Take
a virtual tour of a location online |
51 |
August 2006 |
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Do
any type of research for your job |
51 |
February-March 2007 |
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Look
online for info about a job* |
46 |
August 2006 |
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Get
sports scores and info online* |
45 |
August 2006 |
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Get
info online about a college, university or other school you or a family
member might attend |
45 |
January 2005 |
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Do
any banking online |
43 |
December 2005 |
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Download
other files such as games, videos, or pictures |
42 |
February-March 2005 |
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Get
financial info online, such as stock quotes or mortgage interest rates |
41 |
August 2006 |
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Send
instant messages |
39 |
August 2006 |
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Look
for info about a place to live* |
39 |
August 2006 |
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Read
someone else’s online journal, web log or blog² |
39 |
January 2006 |
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Download
computer programs from the internet |
39 |
May-June 2005 |
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Pay
bills online |
38 |
January 2005 |
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Upload
photos to a website so you can share them with others online |
37 |
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