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Young people aren't developing the daily newspaper or network news habit, as the data below show. Driven in part by the young, computer ownership has soared. Four percent of the public had a computer at home in 1983, more than half of all homes had one by 2000. Although only 41 percent of the population have gotten news on line, widespread computer availability is changing the way we consume news. Yet the "digital divide" is too simple a term to describe those who use and do not use the Internet. Finally, people say it would be harder to live without telephones and television than other communications media.
Question: Did you ...?
Read a newspaper yesterday
2002 1990
18-29 years old 26% 40%
30-49 37 53
50-64 52 65
65 and older 59
Total 41 54
Regularly watch nightly network news
2002 1991
18-29 years old 19% 40%
30-49 23 57
50-64 45 66
65 and older 53 76
Total 32 58
Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates for the Pew Research
Center for the People & the Press, latest that of April-May 2002.
Note: Table made from bar graph.
Question: Does anyone in
your household ...?
Have a computer
in your house
1983 4%
1993 24
2000 55
Source: RoperASW, latest that of 2000.
Note: Table made from bar graph.
Question: Please tell me if you ever ...?
Have done
Got new on line 41%
Looke for news about politics/campaigns 25
Did yesterday
Got new on line 17%
Looke for news about politics/campaigns 8
Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates for the Pew
Internet & American Life Project, October-November 2002.
Note: Table made from bar graph.
Question: Now a few questions about how difficult it would be, if at
all, for you to give up some things in your life. If you do not use or
have the item just tell me. How ...?
...
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