Older adults are less likely than younger adults to go online, but there are exceptions — those who “feel” and “do” younger than their chronological age.
About a third of online teens say they have been targets of online harassement. Older girls and intense internet users are the most likely to report these experiences.
Older adults are still the least likely group to have basic internet access and broadband access at home. However, information specialists can design outreach plans that are targeted at certain groups dominated by people age 50+.
Pew Internet’s typology of information and communications technology users tells us a lot about how far along we are — or aren’t — in the "information society."