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About Kelly Garrett: Kelly is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of UnkiUMichigan School of Information. His research interests focus on the relationship between new information and communication technologies, including the internet, and controversial politics. About Paul Resnick: Paul is a Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information. His research focuses on the […]
According to a May-June 2004 telephone survey of 2,200 American adults, 64% of American households contain a regular user of prescription drugs. One in four Americans (26%) has used the internet to look for information about prescription drugs.
Television remains the dominant source of political news and information. Television is the main source of news for Americans on the typical day. When asked whether they yesterday got news from a variety of sources, 74% of Americans said they got news yesterday from the television. The radio and newspapers come in next, with 54% […]
About the Pew Internet & American Life Project: The Pew Internet Project is a nonprofit, non-partisan think tank that explores the impact of the internet on children, families, communities, the work place, schools, health care and civic/political life. The Project aims to be an authoritative source for timely information on the internet’s growth and societal […]
The prescription drug market is enormous. Forty-five percent of American adults take prescription drugs on a regular basis, 27% occasionally take prescription drugs, and an additional 27% say they never take prescription drugs. In addition, 41% of American adults live with someone who takes prescription drugs on a regular basis. When the two groups of […]
Some 42% of online Americans use instant messaging, and 24% of instant messagers say they use IM more frequently than email.