Robert Lewis Shayon Lecture
This speech is an informal discussion of the history of the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Close to two-thirds of Americans now go online to access the Internet. 63% of Americans now go online — last measured in our August 2003 survey. That amounts to 47% growth in the U.S. adult population using the Internet, from 86 million in March 2000 to 126 million in August 2003. 52% of Internet users […]
Major changes in technologies of access, the maturation of Internet users, and the development of new applications and content are three likely factors that have contributed to the growth of online pursuits. Since the Pew Internet & American Life Project began its research in 2000, the applications available on the Internet have changed dramatically, the […]
This Pew Internet & American Life Project report is based on the findings of daily tracking surveys on Americans’ use of the Internet. The primary numerical data used for this report was gathered through telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates between March 2000 and December 2002 among multiple samples of adults, aged 18 […]
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AT 6PM, November 23, 2003 CONTACT: John Horrigan (202-296-0019) Tech-savvy Americans are increasingly attached to their computers, the Internet, and cell phones WASHINGTON (November 23, 2003) – Computers and the Internet are encroaching on the TV and the landline telephone as important information and communication tools for a growing number of tech-loving […]
Most Internet users have searched for answers to specific questions. 83% of users have done a search online to answer a specific question, according to our latest survey on the subject in September 2002. The number of those who have used the Internet to answer questions grew 24% from 79 million to 98 million between […]
A defining characteristic of the changing U.S. household has been the growth in consumption of information goods and services. As the average size of the household has declined in the past century, Americans have increasingly filled their homes with tools to send and receive information, including computers, telephones, and digital videodisc (DVD) players. In the […]
This appendix provides detail on monthly spending and overall penetration rates of information goods and services surveyed by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in October 2002. This includes monthly spending data for selected demographic groups, and also data on penetration rates for the six of the seven groups of users identified in the […]