Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

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Internet and Technology

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    How social can news get?

    Lee Rainie speaks at a conference on citizen journalism and social media (updated with slides)

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    Generations and their gadgets

    While many devices have become popular across generations, younger adults are leading the way in increased mobility, preferring laptops to desktops and using their cell phones for a variety of functions.

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    A closer look at generations and cell phone ownership

    Eighty-five percent of Americans age 18 and older own a cell phone, and one-third (33%) of those who do not own a cell phone live in a household with at least one working mobile phone. This means that overall, overall, 90% of all adults live in a hou…

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    Health Topics

    Food safety, drug safety, and pregnancy information are among eight new topics included in our survey, which finds that 80% of internet users gather health information online.

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    Health Topics

    80% of internet users gather health information online, but a “health information divide” emerges along education, age, and income lines.

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    What people living with disability can teach us

    People living with disability are less likely than other adults in the U.S. to use the internet: 54%, compared with 81%. The first question many people ask when they hear that is, Why? The second is, What can be done? The third is, or should be, W…