Digital Divides – Feeding America
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Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, discussed the Center’s latest findings on digital divides based a survey conducted from Sept. 29 to Nov. 6, 2016. The presentation was to the board of Feeding America. Rainie looked at differences tied to internet access, home broadband ownership, and smartphone ownership by several demographic measures, including household income, educational attainment, race and ethnicity, age, and community type. He also discussed the Center’s research related to “digital readiness gaps” among technology users.
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Digital Divides – Feeding America
- 1. Digital Divides Lee Rainie Director Internet, Science and Technology Research 2.9.17 Feeding America
- 4. 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 $50K-75K $75K-$100K $100K-$150K >$150K
- 6. 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-$50K $50K-75K $75K-$100K $100K-$150K >$150K
- 8. 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-$50K $50K-75K $75K-$100K $100K-$150K >$150K
- 10. 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 grad +
- 12. 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 Some college College degree+
- 14. 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 grad +
- 16. Internet users by race/ethnicity (Pew Research 2016) 90 90 86 90 0 20 40 60 80 100 All White Black Hispanic
- 18. Home broadband users by race/ethnicity (Pew Research 2016) 73 78 65 58 0 20 40 60 80 100 All White Black Hispanic
- 20. Smartphone owners by race/ethnicity (Pew Research 2016) 77 77 72 75 0 20 40 60 80 100 All White Black Hispanic
- 21. Age
- 22. 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+
- 24. 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+
- 26. 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+
- 27. Community type
- 28. Internet use by community type (Pew Research 2016) 90 90 92 84 0 20 40 60 80 100 All Urban Suburban Rural
- 30. Census Bureau
- 31. Home broadband by community type (Pew Research 2016) 73 73 76 63 0 20 40 60 80 100 All Urban Suburban Rural
- 33. Smartphone owners by community type (Pew Research 2016) 77 77 79 67 0 20 40 60 80 100 All Urban Suburban Rural
- 34. Disability and language preference (Pew Research) 54% 41% 81% 69% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Use internet Broadband at home Those with disabilities All adults Sept. 2010 - http://bit.ly/1b2G69P 71% 38% 86% 70% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Use internet Broadband at home Spanish preferers All adults Sept. 2013 - unpublished
- 35. 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 adults 13% in poor h-holds 12% of blacks 13% of Latinos
- 36. Most newcomers would need assistance Would need someone to help me 63% Know enough to go online on my own 17% Would not want to start using internet (VOL.) 13% DK/Ref 6%
- 37. Thank you!