{"id":15560,"date":"2013-08-23T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/ways-to-connect-digital-devices-increase-for-those-who-have-more-than-one\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:30:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:30:05","slug":"ways-to-connect-digital-devices-increase-for-those-who-have-more-than-one","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2013\/08\/23\/ways-to-connect-digital-devices-increase-for-those-who-have-more-than-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways to connect digital devices increase \u2014 for those who have more than one"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/08\/FT_13.08.23_cellonly_2.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"856\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The release of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/intl\/en\/chrome\/devices\/chromecast\/#netflix\">Chromecast<\/a> by Google last month is only <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/08\/22\/technology\/personaltech\/streaming-devices-lead-the-way-to-smart-tv.html?pagewanted=all\">the latest effort<\/a> by tech companies to make sure all those smartphones, laptops, and tablets you\u2019ve bought are properly connected and streaming. Some experts envision device owners living in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/gadgetlab\/2013\/05\/internet-of-things\/all\/\">a programmable world<\/a> in which everything from the coffee pot in your house to the temperature in your office are all personalized and integrated.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there is one segment of the population who would see no benefit in services like these \u2013 people who own only one device.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April 2012, the Pew Research Center measured ownership of five different types of computing devices\u2014cell phones, desktop computers, laptop computers, e-readers, and tablet computers\u2014and found that one in ten Americans (13%) only owned a cell phone and none of the other four devices. Seniors, non-whites, those with less than a college education, and those living in households with an annual income of less than $50,000 a year were especially likely to say that they owned only one of these five devices, and that the device they owned was a cell phone.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cell phones were the most popular device in April 2012, followed by laptops, desktop computers, tablets, and e-readers. At that time:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>88% of adults said they owned a cell phone<\/li>\n<li>61% said they owned a laptop computer<\/li>\n<li>58% said they owned a desktop computer<\/li>\n<li>18% said they owned a tablet (<a href=\"http:\/\/pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2013\/Tablet-Ownership-2013.aspx\">tablet ownership<\/a> has since risen to 34% as of May 2013)<\/li>\n<li>18% said they owned an e-reader (<a href=\"http:\/\/pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Static-Pages\/Trend-Data-(Adults)\/Device-Ownership.aspx\">e-reader ownership<\/a> has since risen to 26% as of January 2013)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><!--more--><\/p>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-249536 alignright\" alt=\"FT_One_Device\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/08\/FT_One_Device.png\" width=\"423\" height=\"476\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The typical (median) American owned two of the above devices and 17% said they only owned one of these devices. Some 77% of single-device owners said their one device was a cell phone. Another 17% of those with one device said it was a desktop, while 6% said it was a laptop. Fewer than 1% of these one-device owners said their only device was an e-reader, and none said that their one device was a tablet computer.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As tablet computers and e-readers have grown in popularity, the proportion of Americans who own four or more computing devices has increased. In May 2010, just 4% of Americans owned four or five of the devices we measured; by April 2012, that figure had risen to 20% of all Americans.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This accumulation of devices is mainly being driven by the educated and affluent. Looking at 2012 data, almost one quarter (23%) of college graduates own four devices, and 9% own five devices. By contrast, among those without a high school diploma just 4% own four devices and 4% own five devices. Similarly, 28% of those living in households with an annual income of $75,000 or more own four devices and 12% own five devices. This contrasts with the 4% of those living in households with an annual income of less than $30,000 who own four devices and 2% who own five devices.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many companies are competing to provide consumers with ways to stream content among all their digital devices, but there&#8217;s still a segment of Americans who own only one device &#8212; a 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