The Mobile Difference
Overview of Pew Internet’s mobile connectivity findings and their implications for libraries
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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 […]
We’ve published several new reports on teens (ages 12-17) and technology over the past few months, with lots of great findings based on our nationally representative surveys as well as insights from in-person focus groups.
A breakdown of how internet users go online, including those with home access and the type of access, is shown in this table.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently released the findings of its latest Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted in July 2012. It found 58% of all American adults ages 18 and older had engaged in “voluntary reading” within the past year.
As of May 2013, 15% of American adults ages 18 and older do not use the internet or email. An additional 9% of adults use the internet but lack home access.