Table 8. Purpose of Computer Use at Work by People 18 Years and Over: October 1997

(Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.)

                                              Calen               Cust- Inven-                Desk-  Graph-
                              Total    Word    der/         Book- omer   tory         Sales/   top   ics and
                               over   Process Sched-        keep- Rec-   Con-  Invoi- Market  Pub-    Pub-   Analy-  Prog-  Spread- Data- Other
                             18 years   ing   uling  E-Mail  ing  ords   trol   cing   ing   lishing lishing  sis   ramming sheets  bases Reason 

Total using computer at work  63,876    57.0   37.5   47.0   30.2  50.7  28.8   24.1   22.1    15.3    20.4   26.8    15.0    32.4   34.1  12.6

AGE
 18 to 24 years old            6,007    43.1   28.0   35.3   25.5  53.3  32.0   24.3   23.5    10.5    14.1   15.5    11.0    22.2   23.4  10.0
 25 to 49 years old           45,022    58.6   39.4   48.4   30.9  51.4  29.3   24.7   22.6    16.2    21.5   29.0    16.2    34.6   35.9  12.6
 50 years old and older       12,847    57.8   35.5   47.6   29.8  47.2  25.7   21.7   20.0    14.3    19.7   24.6    12.7    29.4   32.5  13.8

GENDER
 Male                         30,332    53.9   39.2   51.3   28.7  47.2  34.0   24.4   24.6    15.2    24.3   34.3    20.0    35.7   36.8  13.1
 Female                       33,544    59.8   36.0   43.1   31.6  54.0  24.1   23.8   19.9    15.4    17.0   20.1    10.5    29.4   31.6  12.2

RACE
 White not Hispanic           51,899    57.9   38.1   47.7   31.5  51.7  28.9   24.8   23.2    16.1    21.2   27.7    15.2    33.6   34.9  12.8
 Black not Hispanic            5,462    52.0   36.1   43.7   24.5  46.6  27.8   19.5   17.1    12.6    16.5   20.7    14.1    26.1   29.6  12.3
 Other not Hispanic            2,671    59.4   35.8   49.4   24.6  43.4  23.7   20.6   16.2    12.1    20.1   31.0    19.3    33.1   37.8  11.1
 Hispanic                      3,843    50.0   33.7   40.5   24.3  49.2  31.7   23.3   19.0    10.8    16.3   21.3    10.6    24.4   27.0  12.2

FAMILY INCOME
 Under $25,000                 8,239    44.3   28.7   33.4   28.0  50.5  30.4   24.3   21.3    11.8    15.1   15.4    10.5    21.1   24.3  14.1
 $25,000 to $49,999           18,600    51.6   34.4   41.9   29.3  51.8  31.7   25.2   20.6    14.5    18.8   23.1    13.6    28.3   30.2  13.7
 $50,000 to $74,999           15,622    58.8   39.4   49.2   30.2  50.4  28.7   24.0   20.7    15.7    22.3   28.5    16.7    35.0   36.7  12.1
 $75,000+                     15,850    69.2   45.3   59.5   32.8  51.1  25.5   23.6   26.3    18.3    24.6   37.0    18.1    42.3   43.4  11.0
 Not reported                  5,565    54.0   33.5   42.4   29.1  47.2  26.4   21.6   20.8    13.7    17.0   22.5    12.8    27.1   27.5  13.0



Source: U.S. Census Bureau                
Internet Release date:  October 14, 1999