The Future of the Internet as Baby Boomers Age
In ten years, the Baby Boomers will age into the 65+ demographic and change everything about the “wired senior” group, but a great many offline Americans may be with us for years to come.
Introduction Fifty-three percent of home internet users now have a high-speed connection at home, up from 21% of internet users in 2002. Perhaps not surprisingly, people who are less likely to have access at all, such as older Americans, are also less likely to upgrade to broadband once they do get online. Two-thirds of college […]
Executive Summary Paper presented to the 33rd Annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference September 24, 2005 John B. Horrigan Director of Research Pew Internet & American Life Project jhorrigan@pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet 202.419.4512 Executive Summary: The rate of growth in penetration of high-speed internet at home has slowed and could slow further after several years of rapid growth. […]
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