Interaction with the Web by Race and Gender (2001)
The percentage of Internet users by race and gender engaging in online activities overall (and on a typical day).
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The percentage of Internet users by race and gender engaging in online activities overall (and on a typical day).
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AT 6 P.M. (EASTERN), MONDAY, JULY 16, 2001 (Washington) — Survey work by the Pew Internet & American Life Project has found that there is considerable variation in the Internet population about how much time people spend online. Overall, online Americans who are using the Internet more make up a greater proportion […]
17 million American teens are online and most say the Internet helps their friendships A new report also reveals that parents think the Internet is a good thing for their teenagers even though the online world poses some problems WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three-quarters of American middle school and high school students use the Internet and […]
Contact: Lee Rainie Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project 202-296-0019 Allan Holmes Editor in chief, Federal Computer Week 703-876-5102 Judi Hasson Editor at large, Federal Computer Week 703-876-5099 Or contact: Graeme Browning, 301-775-1983 (cell) Uncle Sam Sold $3.6 Billion in Goods to the Public Online Last Year from 164 Web Sites The government “shopping […]
The city, the Internet, and civil society are three things that together might seem a little incongruous. The city is a physical place that remains an important part of modern society, not withstanding prophecies that communications technology will render cities irrelevant. Civil society is in some ways an ideal, a place where “citizens are active, […]
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37 Million Adults and Teenagers have used the Internet to Collect Songs Washington, D.C., (Tuesday, April 24) — Close to 30 million American adults have downloaded music files over the Internet and it has been one of the fastest growing Internet activities in the past half-year, especially among men. Surveys by the Pew Internet & […]