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    Four in ten seniors go online

    38% of adults age 65 and older go online, a significantly lower rate of adoption than the general population (74%).

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    Latinos Online, 2006-2008: Narrowing the Gap

    From 2006 to 2008, internet use among Latino adults rose by 10 percentage points, from 54% to 64%, compared with a four percentage point rise among whites and a two percentage point rise among blacks.

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    Latinos Online, 2006-2008

    64% of Latino adults ages 18 and older used the internet in 2008, compared with 54% of Latinos in 2006.

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    Patient Choice in Health Information Technology

    Susannah Fox will present data about the impact of the internet on health and health care to a meeting of the HIT Policy Committee, convened by David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., National Coordinator…

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    The Mobile Difference

    Wireless connectivity has drawn many users more deeply into digital life.

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    Rare Diseases and Online Resources

    One in ten Americans is living with a rare disorder. The internet can be a vital source of information for people who may never have otherwise met someone else with their disease or condition.

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    Generations Online in 2009

    Over half of the adult internet population is between 18 and 44 years old. But larger percentages of older generations are online now than in the past, and they are doing more activities online.