That the internet has reduced the community involvement of youth

Teh poinr I wished to raise is this:The definition of the internet is: a vast computer network linking smaller computer networksworldwide (usually preceded by the ). The Internet includescommercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, allof which use the same set of communications protocols.[1]The statistics of youth involvement are this: The volunteer rate rose by 0.5 percentage point to 26.8 percent for the year ending in September 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. About 64.3 million people volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2010 and September 2011. The increase in the volunteer rate in 2011 followed a decline of equal size in 2010. Table A. Volunteers by selected characteristics, September 2007 through September 2011 (Numbers in thousands) September 2007 September 2008 September 2009 September 2010 September 2011 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent of popu- of popu- of popu- of popu- of popu- lation lation lation lation lation Sex Total, both sexes.....................60,838 26.2 61,803 26.4 63,361 26.8 62,790 26.3 64,252 26.8 Men..................................25,724 22.9 26,268 23.2 26,655 23.3 26,787 23.2 27,354 23.5 Women ...............................35,114 29.3 35,535 29.4 36,706 30.1 36,004 29.3 36,898 29.9 Age Total, 16 years and over..............60,838 26.2 61,803 26.4 63,361 26.8 62,790 26.3 64,252 26.8 16 to 24 years....................... 7,798 20.8 8,239 21.9 8,290 22.0 8,297 21.9 8,578 22.5 25 to 34 years....................... 9,019 22.6 9,154 22.8 9,511 23.5 9,140 22.3 9,691 23.3 35 to 44 years.......................12,902 30.5 13,016 31.3 12,835 31.5 12,904 32.2 12,566 31.8 45 to 54 years.......................13,136 30.1 13,189 29.9 13,703 30.8 13,435 30.3 13,420 30.6 55 to 64 years....................... 9,316 28.4 9,456 28.1 9,894 28.3 9,830 27.2 10,449 28.1 65 years and over.................... 8,667 23.8 8,749 23.5 9,129 23.9 9,184 23.6 9,547 24.0 1 Data refer to persons 25 years and over. 2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 3 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 4 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs. 5 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs. NOTE: Data on volunteers relate to persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities for an organization at any point in the year ending in September. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. See the Technical Note for further information. Volunteers of both sexes spent a median of 51 hours on volunteer activities during the period from September 2010 to September 2011. Median annual hours spent on volunteer activities ranged from a high of 96 hours for volunteers age 65 and over to a low of 32 hours for those 25 to 34 years old. (See table 2.) Most volunteers were involved with either one or two organizations--69.6 and 19.4 percent, respectively. Individuals with higher educational attainment were more likely to volunteer for multiple organizations than were those with less education. (See table 3.) In 2011, the main organization--the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year--was most frequently religious (33.2 percent of all volunteers), followed by educational or youth service related (25.7 percent). Another 14.3 percent of volunteers performed activities mainly for social or community service organizations. (See table 4.) The type of main organization for which individuals volunteered also varied by educational attainment. Volunteering mainly for religious organizations decreased as educational attainment increased. Among volunteers with less than a high school diploma, 47.8 percent volunteered mainly for religious organizations, compared with 31.3 percent of those with a bachelor's degree and higher. Volunteering primarily for educational or youth service organizations increased with educational attainment. Of volunteers with less than a high school diploma, 22.7 percent volunteered mainly for this type of organization, compared with 26.7 percent of those with a bachelor's degree and higher. Educational attainment influenced the types of activities volunteers performed. College graduates were more likely than those with less education to tutor or teach or to provide professional or management assistance. They were least likely to collect, make, or distribute clothing, crafts, or goods other than food. Volunteers with less than a high school diploma were more likely to collect, prepare, and distribute food than those with higher levels of education. Sources: [1] http://dictionary.reference.com...;[2] http://www.bls.gov...ALSO WHY IS IT THE INTERNET AND NOT THE USE OF THE INTERNET THAT HAS REDUCED IT? THE INTERNET MERELY CONNECTS PEOPLE!