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%

Thank you!