6-5-2009 Global:
It's official: The Internet is a part of daily life.
According to a new report by the Census Bureau, Internet use tripled from 1997 to 2007.
Sixty-two percent of U.S. households used the Internet from home; 18% did that in 1997.
Among those using the Internet in 2007, 82% did so using a high-speed connection. Just 17% used dial-up.
The rapid rise of broadband shows how quickly a ubiquitous technology like dial-up, which ruled the online world in the 1990s, can become outmoded, says Morton O'Kelly, chairman of Ohio State University's department of geography.
Other findings:
•Mississippi and West Virginia had some of the lowest rates of Internet use in 2007 — around 52%. Alaska and New Hampshire, where people live in a handful of cities, were among the highest, 76.1% and 74.6%, respectively.
•For individuals 25 and older with a bachelor's degree, 87% used the Internet.
Those without a high school diploma: 19%.
•69% of whites lived in a home with Internet use; so did 73% of Asians, 51% of blacks and 48% of Hispanics. ..Source.. by Leslie Cauley, USA TODAY
June 5, 2009
Internet use triples in decade; broadband surges
July 18, 2008
New Internet Statistics
7-18-2008
A new report, The 2008 Mobile Life Report, out of the United Kingdom provides us with some current Internet statistics. A few of those stats can easily be taken out of context so we will deal with them first:
Claim: "One in ten children have sexually explicit conversations on the internet"
or- "11 per cent of children aged 11 to 18 have had sexually explicit conversations online"
Source: Mobile Life report 2008, page 46.
Highlights of Report:
The Mobile Life Report (2008) reveals that 1 in 3 UK children interact with strangers online; 1 in 7 find themselves in a situation where they find themselves uncomfortable or uneasy online; and 1 in 10 of the children and young people surveyed report having sexually explicit conversations online.
Those sexually explicit conversations are with people known to the children. i.e., their friends. Also that, the percentage is for the UK and not the US which reports a lower percentage. Also, that 49% of those children lie to their parents telling them they are doing homework when they are really online.
Within that report are many stats far too many to duplicate here so get a cup of coffee and enjoy this new report. Many of their comments are new ways of thinking about the truth of stats and unfortunately I can see some will be taken out of context.
eAdvocate
