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The State of Digital Divides (video & slides)

Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project, presented the project’s latest findings about who has and doesn’t have access to the internet, broadband, and cell phones. He noted that some of the factors associated with non-use of technology are age, household income, educational attainment, community type, and disability. He also cited findings about why people say they do not use the internet. Correction: Slide 10 in the presentation below about the reasons offline Americans say they do not use the internet has been changed to reflect corrected data. Watch now.

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