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Digital Divides 2016
Lee RainieDirector Internet, Science and Technology Research7.14.16IGF-USA
Non-partisan, independent, non-advocacy, no policy positions
May 2, 2023 3www.pewresearch.org
Household income
May 2, 2023 4www.pewresearch.org
Internet users by household income (Pew Research 2016)
All adults <$30K $30K-$50K $50K-75K $75K-$100K $100K-$150K
>$150K0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
87 78 87 94 98 96 99
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Internet users over time by household income (Pew Research)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150
20
40
60
80
100
34 36 39 41 4448
5258
5460 61 64
71 72 74 74
58 6064 66 68 71
75 7478 79 80
85 87 86 86 89
72 75 7681 83 85 86 86 88
92 88 90 93 93 93 9681 84 85 87 88 91 92 93 95 95 95 97 97 97 96 97
Less than $30K $30K-$49,999 $50K-$74,999 $75K+
%
May 2, 2023 6www.pewresearch.org
Home broadband users by household income (Pew Research 2016)
All adults <$30K $30K-$50K $50K-75K $75K-$100K
$100K-$150K
>$150K0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
6745
68 81 90 87 88
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Mobile connectors by household income (Pew Research 2016)
All adults <$30K $30K-$50K $50K-75K $75K-$100K $100K-$150K >$150K0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
77 67 73 83 89 92 96
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Smartphone owners by household income (Pew Research 2016)
All adults <$30K $30K-$50K $50K-75K $75K-$100K $100K-$150K >$150K0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
6953
71 76 86 88 90
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Educational attainment
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Internet users by education (Pew Research 2016)
All adults < HS HS dip. Some coll Coll grad +0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
8761
8294 96
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Internet users over time by education (Pew Research)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150
20
40
60
80
100
78 81 83 85 86 88 91 92 93 94 93 94 96 96 96 95
67 6873 75 76 79
83 85 86 87 87 89 91 92 91 90
40 4348 51 53
5761
65 65 68 6772 75 76 76 79
19 21 24 25 27 3037 40 38 40 41
5055
6055
68
College+ Some college HS grad Less than HS
%
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Home broadband users by education (Pew Research 2016)
All adults < High school HS diploma Some college College degree+
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
67
22
5675
88
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Mobile connectors by education (Pew Research 2016)
All adults < HS HS dip. Some coll Coll grad +0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
7756
7083 87
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Smartphone owners by education (Pew Research 2016)
All adults < HS HS dip. Some coll Coll grad +0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
69
3661
77 82
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Race and ethnicity
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Internet users by race/ethnicity (Pew Research 2016)
All White Black Hispanic0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
87 89 81 81
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Internet users by race/ethnicity over time (Pew Research)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150
20
40
60
80
100
5357 60 63 65
6872 75 75
79 78 81 84 85 85 87
38 4047 50 49
5359
64 6369 68
7377 79 79 7972 73 73 74 77 77
85 8489 90 88 91
95 95 97
4650
58 5861
6773 76 74 68 70 73
79 81 81 81
White, non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic Asian, non-Hispanic Hispanic
%
May 2, 2023 18www.pewresearch.org
Home broadband users by race/ethnicity (Pew Research 2016)
All White Black Hispanic0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
67 7355 47
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Mobile connectors by race/ethnicity (Pew Research 2016)
All White Black Hispanic0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
77 76 77 79
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Smartphone owners by race/ethnicity (Pew Research 2016)
All White Black Hispanic0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
69 69 63 68
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Age
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Internet use by age (Pew Research 2016)
All 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
87 97 9583
66
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Internet use by age over time (Pew Research)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150
20
40
60
80
100
70 7276 78 77
8286 89 89 92 92 94 96 97 97 97
6165
70 72 75 7782 85 84 84 84 87
91 92 92 92
4650
54 5661
6570 71 72 75 74 77 79 81 81 83
14 1418
22 24 2732 35 38 40 43 46
54 56 57 60
18-29 30-49 50-64 65 or older
%
May 2, 2023 24www.pewresearch.org
Home broadband by age (Pew Research 2016)
All 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
67 75 74 6747
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Mobile connectors by age (Pew Research 2016)
All 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
7796 90
6845
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Smartphone ownership by age (Pew Research 2016
All 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
6991 81
6034
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Community type
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Internet use by community type (Pew Research 2016)
All adults Urban Suburban Rural0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
87 89 89 80
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Internet use by community type over time (Pew Research)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150
20
40
60
80
100
53 5561 64 65 68 71
75 75 73 77 8084 86 85 87
56 5963 65 67 69
7377 77 76 79 82 84 85 85 87
4246 49 51 53
5862 63 63
6870
73 76 78 79 79
Urban Suburban Rural
May 2, 2023 30Census Bureau
May 2, 2023 31www.pewresearch.org
Home broadband by community type (Pew Research 2016)
All adults Urban Suburban Rural0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
67 67 7156
May 2, 2023 32www.pewresearch.org
Mobile connectors by community type (Pew Research 2016)
All adults Urban Suburban Rural0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
77 82 7867
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Smartphone owners by community type (Pew Research 2016)
All adults Urban Suburban Rural0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
69 74 7059
Disability and language preference (Pew Research)
Use internet Broadband at home
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
54%41%
81%69%
Those with disabilitiesAll adults
Sept. 2010 - http://bit.ly/1b2G69P
Use internet Broadband at home
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
71%
38%
86%70%
Spanish preferersAll adults
Sept. 2013 - unpublished
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Changes in connectivity
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Plateauing of broadband adoption
Shift by some towards wireless connectivity- 13% of adults have
smartphone but no home broadband
- 15% have limited options for going online other than by using smartphone
- 7% are totally “smartphone dependent”
15% of young adults13% in poor h-holds12% of blacks13% of Latinos
Older reasons why they don’t have broadbandJust not interested 21%Don’t have a computer 13Too difficult/frustrating 10Don’t know how/Don’t have skills 8Too old to learn 8Don’t have access 7Too expensive 6Don’t need it / Don’t want it 6Think it’s a waste of time 4Physically unable (e.g. poor eyesight or disabled) 4Too busy/Just don’t have the time 3Worried about privacy / viruses / spam / spyware / hackers 3Summary of reasons
Relevance (not interested + waste of time + too busy + don’t need/want) 34%
Usability (difficult/frustrating + too old + don’t know how + physically unable + worried about virus/spam/hackers/etc. 32
Price (too expensive + don’t have computer) 19Lack of availability / Access 7
Newer reasons why they don’t have broadband
Most newcomers would need assistance
Would need
someone to help me
63%
Know enough to go on-
line on my own
17%
Would not want to start using in-
ternet (VOL.)13% DK/Ref
6%
05/02/2023 41
Privacy and trust matter post-Snowden• 30% of adults have
taken at least one step to hide or shield their information from government since revelations in June 2013
• 22% have changed the patterns of their use of tech platforms
• Most don’t know common tools like Tor, PGP, do-not-track browsers
18
17
15
15
13
13
9
25
Email accounts
Search engines
Social media sites
Cell phones
Mobile apps
Text messages
Landline phonesThose who have
changed at least one of these
Divides now involve digital skills and readiness• 60% say this statement describes them “very well” or
“somewhat well”:“I find it difficult to know whether the information I find online is trustworthy.”
• 46% say this statement describes them “very well” or “somewhat well”:
“When I get a new electronic device, I usually need someone else to set it up or show me how to use it.”
• 14% of internet users are not confident of their ability to do things online
05/02/2023 43
Thank you!