Older Adults & Tech

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short readsJul 17, 2023

Dating at 50 and up: Older Americans’ experiences with online dating

One-in-six Americans ages 50 and older (17%) say they have ever used a dating site or app.
short readsOct 24, 2022

Older Americans more wary than younger adults about prospect of driverless cars on the road

53% of those 50 and older say the widespread use of driverless vehicles would be a bad idea for society, as do 37% of adults ages 18 to 49.
short readsJan 13, 2022

Share of those 65 and older who are tech users has grown in the past decade

Adoption of key technologies by those in the oldest age group has grown markedly since about a decade ago.
short readsApr 2, 2021

7% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they?

Today, 25% of adults ages 65 and older report never going online, compared with much smaller shares of adults under the age of 65.
short readsSep 9, 2019

Millennials stand out for their technology use, but older generations also embrace digital life

Millennials have often led older Americans in their adoption and use of technology. But there has also been significant growth in tech adoption in recent years among older generations.
short readsJun 18, 2019

Americans 60 and older are spending more time in front of their screens than a decade ago

Those 60 and older now spend more than half of their daily leisure time, four hours and 16 minutes, in front of screens.
short readsJun 12, 2017

Growth in mobile news use driven by older adults

Roughly two-thirds of Americans ages 65 and older now get news on a mobile device (67%), a 24-percentage-point increase over the past year.
short readsApr 29, 2015

For vast majority of seniors who own one, a smartphone equals ‘freedom’

Although seniors tend to lag their younger counterparts in tech adoption, more seniors than those 18-29 describe their smartphone as liberating.
short readsSep 13, 2010

Older Adults Tweeting

One-in-ten online adults ages 50-64 use Twitter or another status-updating service.
presentationOct 17, 2005

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.

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Dating at 50 and up: Older Americans’ experiences with online dating

Older Americans more wary than younger adults about prospect of driverless cars on the road

7% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they?

Growth in mobile news use driven by older adults

For vast majority of seniors who own one, a smartphone equals ‘freedom’

Older Adults Tweeting

The Future of the Internet as Baby Boomers Age

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