FOR RELEASE DECEMBER 16, 2010
An at-a-glance guide to how different generations of online Americans use the internet.
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An at-a-glance guide to how different generations of online Americans use the internet.
The primary adult data in this report come from a Pew Internet Project survey conducted from April 29 to May 30, 2010. For more information on these and other surveys cited in this report, including survey dates of all activities cited, please see the Methodology section at the end of the “Generations 2010” report.