---
"title": "Internet Use and Home Broadband Connections"
"description": "According to our April 2012 survey, 82% of American adults use the internet and 66% have a high-speed broadband connection at home. Here's a closer look at internet use versus broadband use by various demographic groups."
"date": "2012-07-24"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "No Author"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/2012/07/24/internet-use-and-home-broadband-connections/"
"categories":
  - "Internet Connectivity"
  - "Platforms & Services"
  - "Technology Adoption"
---

# Internet Use and Home Broadband Connections

![](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Infographics/Trend-Data/April-2012/A-closer-look-at-internet-and-broadband-use2.png){.align}

[Click here](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Static-Pages/Trend-Data-\(Adults\)/Whos-Online.aspx) for more on internet user demographics

[Click here](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Static-Pages/Trend-Data-\(Adults\)/Home-Broadband-Adoption.aspx) for more on home broadband adoption