Digital Divides
Lee RainieDirector Internet, Science and Technology Research2.9.17Feeding America
InternetHome broadband
Smartphone
Household income
Internet users by household income (Pew Research 2016)
All adults <$30K $30K-$50K $50K-75K $75K-$100K $100K-$150K
>$150K0
20
40
60
80
100
90 81 91 96 97 99 99
Home broadband users by household income (Pew Research 2016)
All adults <$30K $30K-$50K $50K-75K $75K-$100K $100K-$150K
>$150K0
20
40
60
80
100
7353
71 83 90 94 94
Smartphone owners by household income (Pew Research 2016)
All adults <$30K $30K-$50K $50K-75K $75K-$100K $100K-$150K >$150K0
20
40
60
80
100
7764 74 83 89 94 94
Educational attainment
Internet users by education (Pew Research 2016)
All adults < HS HS dip. Some coll Coll grad +0
20
40
60
80
100
9071
84 94 98
Home broadband users by education (Pew Research 2016)
All adults < High school HS diploma Some college College degree+
0
20
40
60
80
100
73
3462
80 91
Smartphone owners by education (Pew Research 2016)
All adults < HS HS dip. Some coll Coll grad +0
20
40
60
80
100
7754
6980 89
Race and ethnicity
Internet users by race/ethnicity (Pew Research 2016)
All White Black Hispanic0
20
40
60
80
100
90 90 86 90
Home broadband users by race/ethnicity (Pew Research 2016)
All White Black Hispanic0
20
40
60
80
100
73 7865 58
Smartphone owners by race/ethnicity (Pew Research 2016)
All White Black Hispanic0
20
40
60
80
100
77 77 72 75
Age
Internet use by age (Pew Research 2016)
All 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+0
20
40
60
80
100
90 99 96 8967
Home broadband by age (Pew Research 2016)
All 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+0
20
40
60
80
100
73 77 81 7551
Smartphone ownership by age (Pew Research 2016
All 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+0
20
40
60
80
100
7792 88
74
42
Community type
Internet use by community type (Pew Research 2016)
All Urban Suburban Rural 0
20
40
60
80
100
90 90 92 84
Census Bureau
Home broadband by community type (Pew Research 2016)
All Urban Suburban Rural 0
20
40
60
80
100
73 73 7663
Smartphone owners by community type (Pew Research 2016)
All Urban Suburban Rural 0
20
40
60
80
100
77 77 7967
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Sept. 2013 - unpublished
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
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%
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