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About half of Americans say they’re more concerned than excited about AI, and young adults’ concern is rising.

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Some of the biggest demographic differences in cryptocurrency use are by gender, age and income.

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Construction continues at a new Meta data center in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, on March 31. (Joe Timmerman/Wisconsin Watch via Getty Images)

Over 1,500 new data centers are in development nationwide. Most will be built in rural areas, particularly the South and Midwest, marking a shift from urban locations.

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presentationApr 28, 2003

The Internet’s Impact on American Life

John’s presentation provides data on broadband penetration to homes and highlights findings from the report “The Broadband Difference.”
reportApr 16, 2003

The Ever-Shifting Internet Population: A new look at Internet access and the digital divide

This study reveals a fluidity in internet use, detailing the on again, off again, or proximal relationships that some have with the Internet and also looks at those who remain offline and the reasons given for non-use.
presentationDec 14, 2002

Trust and Privacy Online: What the Public Really Wants

Lee’s lecture covered Pew’s basic findings related to privacy and information disclosure.
reportNov 19, 2001

Exposed Online: The federal health privacy regulation and Internet user impacts

This report is intended to give a general overview of how the federal health privacy regulation (“HIPAA”) may or may not apply to health Web sites.
reportSep 9, 2001

Wired Seniors

While 56% of all Americans go online, only 15% of Americans over the age of 65 have access to the Internet. Wealthy and educated seniors are most likely to go online. They are enthusiastic Internet users who love email and use the Web to gather all …
presentationMay 8, 2001

Testimony of Lee Rainie to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce

At the most fundamental level, Americans would like the presumption of privacy when they are online, and they would like to be in control of when pieces of their identity are given out.
reportApr 2, 2001

Fear of Online Crime

Americans are deeply worried about criminal activity online, and these concerns may be a factor in the public’s support of the right of the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to intercept criminal suspects’ email.
reportFeb 18, 2001

More Online, Doing More

During the second half of 2000, when much attention was focused on the struggles of dot-com firms, the overall Internet population continued to grow at a healthy clip as women, minorities, and others flocked online.
reportOct 22, 2000

African-Americans and the Internet

African-American Internet users are heavy consumers of online information and online entertainment, but African-Americans are the least likely to use the Internet and those who do go online are less active users than users of other ethnicities.
reportSep 25, 2000

New Internet Users

This report looks at how new Internet users behave online at two points along the Internet’s diffusion curve, one in November 1998 and the other in March 2000.

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Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs

About 1 in 5 Americans have used crypto; Republicans’ use has ticked up

Most new data centers in the U.S. are coming to rural areas

Technology Policy Issues

The Internet’s Impact on American Life

The Ever-Shifting Internet Population: A new look at Internet access and the digital divide

Trust and Privacy Online: What the Public Really Wants

Exposed Online: The federal health privacy regulation and Internet user impacts

Wired Seniors

Testimony of Lee Rainie to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Fear of Online Crime

More Online, Doing More

African-Americans and the Internet

New Internet Users

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