User Demographics

reportApr 11, 2006

Are “Wired Seniors” Sitting Ducks?

Older internet users may be easy targets for viruses, spyware and the like. Younger internet users take more chances online, but they also take more precautions.
presentationMar 23, 2006

Teens and technology

This is a discussion of the eight realities of technology and social experience that are shaping the world of today’s teens and twenty-somethings.
reportMar 10, 2006

Seniors, Youth & Privacy

New analysis of our data & others indicates that younger people are more likely to take action to prevent identity fraud & spyware.
presentationMar 9, 2006

Seniors, Youth & Privacy

New analysis of surveys conducted by the Pew Internet Project and the AARP indicate that younger people are more likely to take action to avoid software intrusions and to prevent identity fraud.
reportFeb 26, 2006

Home Broadband Adoption in Rural America

In December 2005 24% of adult rural Americans went online at home with high-speed internet connections compared with 39% of adults in urban and suburban areas.
reportFeb 26, 2006

Rural America trails rest of nation in home broadband use, but gap has narrowed in past two years

Rural Americans are less likely to log on to the internet at home with high-speed internet connections than people living in other parts of the country.
presentationFeb 17, 2006

Parents and Teens: Filters & Content Creation

This presentation covers two main themes — what are parents currently doing to protect their children from unwanted content, and how are adolescent and adult internet users producing and sharing their own content online.
presentationFeb 9, 2006

The Continuum Continues: Broad Look at Barriers to Internet Access and Use Among American Adolescents

A November 2004 survey of parents and adolescents conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that 13% of teens do not use the internet. This presentation explores the constraints on use and the non-use of the internet by American …
presentationFeb 1, 2006

Teens Create Their Own Space Online

Amanda Lenhart joins Talk of the Nation with guests danah boyd and Parry Aftab in a series of interviews on the phenomenon of the popular social networking website Myspace.com.
reportJan 22, 2006

Generations Online

Internet users ages 12 to 28 years old have embraced the online applications that enable communicative, creative, and social uses. Internet users ages 29 to 69 years old are more likely to engage in online activities that require some capital.

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Are “Wired Seniors” Sitting Ducks?

Teens and technology

Home Broadband Adoption in Rural America

Rural America trails rest of nation in home broadband use, but gap has narrowed in past two years

The Continuum Continues: Broad Look at Barriers to Internet Access and Use Among American Adolescents

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