How Internet Access Has Changed

Updated April 12, 2022 | Infoplease Staff
  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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