Survey Report The European Union and the United States are negotiating the most economically significant regional free trade agreement in history: the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Publics in Germany and the United States support TTIP and trade expansion in general, especially with each other. But when it comes to specifics, both Americans and […]
Offline Adults As of May 2013, some 15% of American adults ages 18 and older do not use the internet or email.[2.numoffset=”2″ Changes in wording and methods over time—see “Survey Questions” at end of the report for details.] Another 85% of U.S. adults do go online, as shown in the chart below. As in previous […]
Younger adults (those ages 18-29), the college-educated, the more affluent, and urban and suburban-dwellers are especially likely to use their phones in a variety of ways. The following tables highlight the demographic composition of those who perform certain activities on their cell phones. Text messaging Texting continues to be one of the most prevalent cell […]
An array of woes has struck some internet users when personal information of theirs was compromised or some of their online activities put them in conflict with others: 21% of internet users have had an email or social networking account compromised or taken over without their permission. 12% have been stalked or harassed online. 11% […]
Internet users are more worried than they were in the past about the amount of information that is available about them online. Half (50%) of internet users say they are worried, up from 33% who said that in September 2009. In late 2006, the figure stood at 40%. There is consistent evidence that the level […]