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Background Since the mid-1990s when the World Wide Web became a powerful part of America’s communications and information culture, there has been great concern that the nation’s racial minorities would be further disadvantaged because Internet access was not spreading as quickly in the African-American community as it was in the white community. Former Assistant Secretary […]
Part 1: An overview of the digital divide Half the adults in America (those 18 and over) do not have Internet access. That is more than 94 million people. Previous studies on the “digital divide” have highlighted the fact that those without Internet access are less well off financially and are more likely to be […]
I. Introduction The Internet is not only one of the most rapidly disseminating technologies in history, it is also—to a degree different from other mass communications technologies—rapidly evolving as it disseminates. Today’s new adopters of the Internet face a range of options undreamed of by their predecessors of just a few years ago. With higher […]
What follows is the text of an email alert and our Summary of Findings which was sent out in lieu of a press release. WASHINGTON–The Pew Internet & American Life Project has just released a report entitled “Who”s not online: 57% of those without Internet access say they do not plan to log on.” The […]
About this report This report is built on the findings of an innovative tracking survey of Internet activities, which was designed to get an accurate reading on the impact of the Internet on Americans’ lives. Running almost continuously between March 1, 2000, and August 20, 2000, the daily poll has asked thousands of Internet users […]
This file contains standard tracking data with trust and privacy questions, data on viruses, cookies and more.
Section 1: Americans want a privacy guarantee Privacy has emerged as a central policy concern about the Internet as more Americans go online every day – and recent weeks have brought a ceaseless number of new allegations about privacy violations by Internet companies. In the past three months, a series of events have heightened sensitivities. […]
Contains basic tracking data, plus 2000 Presidential campaign questions, questions about health care use and privacy concerns, and online music use.
These files contain data from a callback survey of Internet users who use Internet to look for Health information and asks in depth question about their surfing behavior, trust and privacy.