91% of internet users have changed their online behavior for fear of becoming victims. Computer programs that secretly plant themselves on people’s computers and then monitor users’ online behavior or hijack their browsers have become a scourge.
The Web is increasingly seen as an information resource. Previous research by the Pew Internet & American Life Project suggests that as people gain more experience using the internet, their use becomes more serious.[2.numoffset=”2″ Horrigan, John and Lee Rainie. “Getting Serious Online: As Americans Gain Experience, They Use the Web More at Work, Write Emails […]
Introduction Beyond understanding the conditions of internet access inside the home, it is important to understand how the internet and other communication technologies fit into teens’ external environments and increasingly complex lives. For most teenagers, technology plays a crucial role in their everyday lives, and the internet is the backbone of their overall media milieu. […]
79% of internet users have searched online for health information, with increasing interest in diet, fitness, and drug information
Introduction The Pew Internet & American Life Project’s previous research has suggested that online health seekers were often motivated to search out information that relates to actions they might need to take for specific medical issues in their lives.[1. Fox, Susannah and Deborah Fallows, “Internet Health Resources: Health searches and email have become more commonplace, […]
Eight in ten internet users have looked online for information on at least one of 16 health topics, with increased interest since 2002 in diet, fitness, drugs, health insurance, experimental treatments, and particular doctors and hospitals.
Eight in ten internet users have looked online for health information. Eight out of ten (79%) American internet users have searched for information on at least one major health topic online, statistically the same portion (80%) as in 2002. That translates to about 95 million American adults (18+ years) who use the internet to find […]
