User Demographics

reportFeb 17, 2004

Rural Areas and the Internet

This report provides a portrait of rural Americaâ€™s Internet users, the activities they pursue online and their attitudes about the Internet compared to online Americans in urban and suburban communities
reportFeb 17, 2004

Rural Americans’ Internet use has grown, but they continue to lag behind others

52% of rural adults go online.
presentationOct 8, 2003

Generation IM: Teens & Technology: The Findings of the Pew Internet & American Life Project

Ms. Lenhart’s speech covered how young Americans use the Internet, with a particular focus on instant messaging.
presentationOct 3, 2003

Teens, Parents and Technology: Highlights from the Pew Internet Project

Amanda’s presentation covered how teenagers, college students and their parents use the Internet.
reportJul 6, 2003

Let the games begin: Gaming technology and college students

This is a report of a study of college studentsâ€™ use of electronic, video and online games. Seventy percent of college students surveyed reported playing games at least once in a while. The academic and social impacts of gaming are discussed.
reportSep 15, 2002

College Students and the Web

Data provided by comScore Networks detailing the kinds of Web sites that are particularly appealing to college students, and the kinds of sites where a high proportion of shoppers are college students.
reportAug 14, 2002

The Digital Disconnect: The widening gap between Internet-savvy students and their schools

This focus group-based study of Internet savvy middle and high school students found that students report a substantial disconnect between school-based and teacher-directed internet use and home internet use for school.
reportSep 1, 2001

The Internet and Education

An overview of how today’s student and parents use the Internet to do research, homework, contact schools and teachers, and also sometimes to cheat.
reportJun 21, 2001

Teenage Life Online

A detailed look at how children and young adults have incorporated the Internet into their lives, with a focus on family and friend relationships, and fervor with which adolescents use instant messaging technology.
reportMay 10, 2000

Tracking Online Life

Women surge online and are even more enthusiastic than men about the way email improves their connections and increases their communication with key family members and friends

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Regions & Countries

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User Demographics

Rural Areas and the Internet

Rural Americans’ Internet use has grown, but they continue to lag behind others

Teens, Parents and Technology: Highlights from the Pew Internet Project

Let the games begin: Gaming technology and college students

College Students and the Web

The Digital Disconnect: The widening gap between Internet-savvy students and their schools

The Internet and Education

Tracking Online Life