Digital Divides – Feeding America

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Digital Divides
Lee Rainie
Director Internet, Science and Technology Research
2.9.17
Feeding America

Internet
Home broadband
Smartphone

Household income

Internet users by household income (Pew Research 2016)
90
81
91 96 97 99 99
0
20
40
60
80
100
All adults <$30K $30K-$50K $...

Home broadband users by household income (Pew Research
2016)
73
53
71
83 90 94 94
0
20
40
60
80
100
All adults <$30K $30K-...

Smartphone owners by household income (Pew Research 2016)
77
64
74
83 89 94 94
0
20
40
60
80
100
All adults <$30K $30K-$50...

Educational attainment

Internet users by education (Pew Research 2016)
90
71
84
94 98
0
20
40
60
80
100
All adults < HS HS dip. Some coll Coll gr...

Home broadband users by education (Pew Research 2016)
73
34
62
80
91
0
20
40
60
80
100
All adults < High school HS diploma...

Smartphone owners by education (Pew Research 2016)
77
54
69
80
89
0
20
40
60
80
100
All adults < HS HS dip. Some coll Coll...

Race and ethnicity

Internet users by race/ethnicity (Pew Research 2016)
90 90 86 90
0
20
40
60
80
100
All White Black Hispanic

Home broadband users by race/ethnicity (Pew
Research 2016)
73 78
65 58
0
20
40
60
80
100
All White Black Hispanic

Smartphone owners by race/ethnicity (Pew Research
2016)
77 77 72 75
0
20
40
60
80
100
All White Black Hispanic

Age

Internet use by age (Pew Research 2016)
90
99 96
89
67
0
20
40
60
80
100
All 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+

Home broadband by age (Pew Research 2016)
73 77 81 75
51
0
20
40
60
80
100
All 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+

Smartphone ownership by age (Pew Research
2016
77
92 88
74
42
0
20
40
60
80
100
All 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+

Community type

Internet use by community type (Pew Research 2016)
90 90 92
84
0
20
40
60
80
100
All Urban Suburban Rural

Census Bureau

Home broadband by community type (Pew Research 2016)
73 73 76
63
0
20
40
60
80
100
All Urban Suburban Rural

Smartphone owners by community type (Pew Research 2016)
77 77 79
67
0
20
40
60
80
100
All Urban Suburban Rural

Disability and language preference (Pew Research)
54%
41%
81%
69%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Use internet Broadband at
home
T...

Shift by some towards wireless connectivity
- 13% of adults have
smartphone but no
home broadband
- 15% have limited
optio...

Most newcomers would need assistance
Would need
someone to
help me
63%
Know enough
to go online
on my own
17%
Would not
wa...

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