---
title: "Reasons people do not have home broadband"
description: "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."
date: "2009-01-21"
authors:
  - name: "No Author"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2009/01/21/reasons-people-do-not-have-home-broadband/"
categories:
  - "Digital Divide"
  - "Internet Connectivity"
  - "Technology Adoption"
---

# Reasons people do not have home broadband

![](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Infographics/Report-Infographics/2009/2--Stimulating-Broadband/Reasons-people-do-not-have-broadband-at-home.jpg)

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.