How Americans go online
A breakdown of how internet users go online, including those with home access and the type of access, is shown in this table.
A breakdown of how internet users go online, including those with home access and the type of access, is shown in this table.
54% of Americans used a public library in the past year; 72% live in a “library household”
Seven in ten American adults have a high-speed broadband connection at home. Another one in ten Americans lack home broadband but do own a smartphone.
Some 70% of American adults ages 18 and older have broadband at home as of May 2013. Another 3% of adults go online at home via dial-up, and one in ten adults (10%) lacks home broadband but does own a smartphone.
In recent years internet-connected mobile devices such as smartphones have exploded in popularity, offering an alternate form of “home” internet access.