They become less effective consumers and citizens relative to their fellow citizens who have access. Forty-seven percent of survey respondents said they do not have Internet access at home. Fifty-eight percent said they don't have a clue what the Internet is about or what it can do for them. Eighty-one percent of those who own a computer have full or partial Internet access. Once people have computers, they tend to get online.
Income is lowest in the disconnected group and highest in the fully connected group.
Those who are fully and partially connected are much more likely to have at least a college degree and be employed in managerial or professional occupations. The fully and partially connected are less likely to be black. Disconnected households are older and tend to be smaller. The disconnected fully appreciate the value of technology and computers but are less likely to see the value of the Internet to them. All Rights Reserved.