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How Internet Access Has Changed

	2000	2002	2004	2005
Men	51%	60%	66%	75%
Women	46	56	61	69
Race/Ethnicity¹
White	50%	60%	67%	73%
Black	34	45	43	60
Hispanic	43	54	59	79
Age
18–29	69%	74%	78%	84%
30–49	60	67	74	83
50–64	45	52	60	71
65+	14	18	25	30

Household income
< $30,000	31%	38%	44%	54%
$30,000–$50,000	52	65	69	78
$50,000–$75,000	67	74	81	87
$75,000+	78	86	89	94
Education
Did not graduate from high school	17%	23%	32%	38%
High school grad	34	45	52	62
Some college	63	72	75	82
College plus	75	82	88	92
Community type
Urban	43%	49%	56%	75%
Suburban	54	63	68	73
Rural	53	58	62	65

Margin of error is ±2.5% for 2000 and ±2% for 2002.

Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project tracking survey, April 2000, March–May 2002, and May–June 2004.

1. The 2000 numbers for the race category are based on the March, April, and May–June 2000 data sets.

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