For example, non-users tend to be concerned about either the dangers that exist on the Internet or protecting their privacy. The majority of adults without Internet access say they are likely to stay away from the Internet. That comes to about 31 million Americans. In contrast a substantial majority of those under 30 who say they plan to get access, seniors who are not online show little inclination of going online. The expense of going online still looms as a major issue for them.
Younger adults are the most likely to have dropped or lost Internet access.
Net Dropouts are relatively young, tend to have less education than Internet users and come from households with less income. Fourteen percent of American adults are computer users, but not Internet users. Large numbers of this group believe that the Internet is dangerous and expensive. Compared to the entire Internet population, they seem more likely to be members of minority groups and have less income in their households and their educational attainment is not as high as the Internet-user cohort. The Nevers say they will definitely not be going online ever.