Table 702.10. | Percentage of children ages 3 to 18 living in households with a computer, by type of computer and selected child and family characteristics: Selected years, 2010 through 2015 |
[Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Selected child or family characteristic | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
Total, any computer or smart phone1,2 | Desktop, laptop, netbook, or notebook computer1 | Handheld computer or smart mobile phone | Total, any computer or smart phone1,2 | Desktop, laptop, netbook, or notebook computer1 | Handheld computer or smart mobile phone | Total, any computer or smart phone1,2 | Desktop, laptop, netbook, or notebook computer1 | Handheld computer or smart mobile phone | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
Total | 85.3 | (0.37) | 83.2 | (0.38) | 25.3 | (0.48) | 92.6 | (0.08) | 86.3 | (0.11) | 80.0 | (0.11) | 94.5 | (0.06) | 85.1 | (0.12) | 88.8 | (0.08) | |
Sex | |||||||||||||||||||
Male | 85.0 | (0.44) | 82.9 | (0.45) | 25.3 | (0.57) | 92.5 | (0.08) | 86.1 | (0.12) | 79.9 | (0.13) | 94.4 | (0.07) | 85.0 | (0.13) | 88.6 | (0.09) | |
Female | 85.5 | (0.45) | 83.4 | (0.46) | 25.3 | (0.53) | 92.6 | (0.10) | 86.4 | (0.13) | 80.2 | (0.13) | 94.5 | (0.07) | 85.2 | (0.13) | 88.9 | (0.10) | |
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||
White | 92.4 | (0.34) | 90.5 | (0.38) | 29.9 | (0.71) | 95.9 | (0.07) | 92.1 | (0.11) | 85.1 | (0.11) | 97.0 | (0.06) | 91.4 | (0.11) | 92.2 | (0.09) | |
Black | 72.8 | (1.30) | 70.3 | (1.34) | 17.6 | (1.02) | 87.1 | (0.25) | 76.2 | (0.33) | 72.7 | (0.31) | 90.2 | (0.21) | 74.5 | (0.32) | 83.0 | (0.25) | |
Hispanic | 74.3 | (0.90) | 72.0 | (0.88) | 17.0 | (0.82) | 87.2 | (0.20) | 77.3 | (0.25) | 71.5 | (0.30) | 90.7 | (0.16) | 75.4 | (0.27) | 83.5 | (0.22) | |
Asian | 93.5 | (1.18) | 93.1 | (1.21) | 28.5 | (1.98) | 97.9 | (0.13) | 96.4 | (0.18) | 86.3 | (0.34) | 98.3 | (0.14) | 95.9 | (0.21) | 93.3 | (0.28) | |
Pacific Islander | 83.9 | (7.10) | 78.9 | (7.35) | 24.4 | ! | (7.88) | 87.8 | (2.10) | 79.9 | (2.40) | 70.4 | (2.72) | 90.9 | (1.55) | 80.5 | (1.96) | 83.8 | (1.88) |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 72.4 | (4.70) | 66.2 | (5.27) | 21.4 | (4.26) | 79.0 | (0.73) | 70.3 | (0.81) | 62.7 | (0.93) | 83.7 | (0.82) | 68.8 | (1.07) | 75.9 | (0.95) | |
Two or more races | 85.2 | (2.09) | 82.0 | (2.30) | 33.9 | (2.41) | 95.8 | (0.19) | 89.9 | (0.36) | 85.7 | (0.37) | 97.1 | (0.18) | 88.6 | (0.38) | 93.0 | (0.25) | |
Age | |||||||||||||||||||
3 and 4 | 81.0 | (0.76) | 78.2 | (0.78) | 24.9 | (0.80) | 90.4 | (0.15) | 81.3 | (0.22) | 79.0 | (0.21) | 93.1 | (0.15) | 80.8 | (0.24) | 88.1 | (0.18) | |
5 to 10 | 83.9 | (0.52) | 81.7 | (0.52) | 25.5 | (0.61) | 91.8 | (0.09) | 84.7 | (0.13) | 79.6 | (0.15) | 93.8 | (0.09) | 83.1 | (0.14) | 88.3 | (0.12) | |
11 to 14 | 87.3 | (0.59) | 85.5 | (0.62) | 25.6 | (0.73) | 93.5 | (0.10) | 88.2 | (0.13) | 80.5 | (0.14) | 95.1 | (0.08) | 86.9 | (0.14) | 89.2 | (0.11) | |
15 to 18 | 87.7 | (0.49) | 85.6 | (0.54) | 24.7 | (0.71) | 93.9 | (0.10) | 89.1 | (0.14) | 80.7 | (0.14) | 95.4 | (0.08) | 88.4 | (0.14) | 89.4 | (0.11) | |
Metropolitan status3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Metropolitan4 | 85.7 | (0.40) | 83.6 | (0.41) | 26.5 | (0.56) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
Nonmetropolitan5 | 82.8 | (0.94) | 80.6 | (0.98) | 18.2 | (1.05) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
Highest level of education attained by either parent6 |
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Less than high school | 57.0 | (1.77) | 52.6 | (1.70) | 10.1 | (0.94) | 75.7 | (0.40) | 61.2 | (0.39) | 55.9 | (0.42) | 81.3 | (0.35) | 57.7 | (0.41) | 72.1 | (0.37) | |
High school diploma or equivalent | 76.1 | (0.91) | 73.4 | (0.89) | 15.5 | (0.77) | 87.3 | (0.22) | 76.2 | (0.26) | 69.9 | (0.27) | 90.2 | (0.18) | 73.5 | (0.28) | 82.1 | (0.23) | |
Some college | 88.7 | (0.73) | 86.4 | (0.86) | 23.2 | (0.95) | 94.3 | (0.13) | 87.1 | (0.19) | 81.3 | (0.19) | 95.8 | (0.12) | 85.2 | (0.22) | 90.0 | (0.14) | |
Associate's degree | 91.5 | (0.67) | 90.0 | (0.79) | 24.3 | (1.37) | 96.7 | (0.14) | 92.7 | (0.21) | 85.5 | (0.25) | 97.7 | (0.12) | 91.8 | (0.23) | 92.7 | (0.24) | |
Bachelor's or higher degree | 96.8 | (0.28) | 95.7 | (0.34) | 38.0 | (0.87) | 99.0 | (0.04) | 97.6 | (0.06) | 91.8 | (0.10) | 99.2 | (0.03) | 97.4 | (0.06) | 96.1 | (0.08) | |
Bachelor's degree | 95.9 | (0.40) | 94.8 | (0.47) | 36.8 | (1.14) | 98.6 | (0.06) | 96.9 | (0.10) | 90.5 | (0.15) | 99.0 | (0.05) | 96.6 | (0.09) | 95.4 | (0.11) | |
Master's or higher degree | 98.0 | (0.35) | 96.9 | (0.44) | 39.7 | (1.16) | 99.4 | (0.04) | 98.6 | (0.07) | 93.5 | (0.14) | 99.5 | (0.04) | 98.4 | (0.07) | 96.9 | (0.10) | |
Family income (in current dollars) | |||||||||||||||||||
Less than $10,000 | 53.9 | (1.90) | 50.0 | (1.88) | 9.8 | (1.07) | 76.4 | (0.40) | 61.5 | (0.43) | 58.6 | (0.46) | 82.1 | (0.42) | 58.1 | (0.47) | 73.6 | (0.45) | |
$10,000 to $19,999 | 68.4 | (1.35) | 64.8 | (1.44) | 12.2 | (1.06) | 81.2 | (0.34) | 67.5 | (0.43) | 62.4 | (0.40) | 85.7 | (0.31) | 63.3 | (0.43) | 76.7 | (0.32) | |
$20,000 to $29,999 | 75.4 | (1.34) | 72.5 | (1.33) | 14.8 | (1.01) | 86.9 | (0.32) | 74.7 | (0.39) | 68.1 | (0.36) | 89.2 | (0.29) | 71.3 | (0.45) | 80.4 | (0.35) | |
$30,000 to $39,999 | 84.9 | (1.05) | 82.7 | (1.13) | 16.2 | (0.95) | 90.6 | (0.22) | 82.0 | (0.27) | 73.3 | (0.37) | 92.8 | (0.22) | 79.3 | (0.36) | 85.0 | (0.30) | |
$40,000 to $49,999 | 91.1 | (0.98) | 88.9 | (1.04) | 23.3 | (1.46) | 93.3 | (0.22) | 86.4 | (0.31) | 77.3 | (0.33) | 94.2 | (0.26) | 83.4 | (0.44) | 86.8 | (0.31) | |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 92.4 | (0.71) | 91.0 | (0.73) | 25.7 | (1.17) | 95.7 | (0.14) | 91.0 | (0.18) | 82.3 | (0.25) | 96.6 | (0.12) | 89.1 | (0.20) | 90.7 | (0.17) | |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 95.2 | (0.59) | 93.7 | (0.73) | 32.2 | (1.40) | 97.5 | (0.12) | 94.8 | (0.13) | 88.0 | (0.24) | 98.0 | (0.09) | 94.0 | (0.17) | 93.6 | (0.19) | |
$100,000 or more | 98.3 | (0.29) | 97.2 | (0.39) | 45.9 | (1.25) | 99.0 | (0.04) | 97.8 | (0.06) | 93.8 | (0.10) | 99.1 | (0.04) | 97.3 | (0.08) | 96.5 | (0.09) | |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 98.0 | (0.44) | 97.2 | (0.53) | 38.8 | (1.48) | 98.8 | (0.06) | 97.2 | (0.09) | 92.5 | (0.14) | 98.8 | (0.07) | 96.5 | (0.13) | 95.8 | (0.15) | |
$150,000 or more | 98.8 | (0.36) | 97.2 | (0.59) | 55.3 | (1.62) | 99.3 | (0.05) | 98.6 | (0.08) | 95.3 | (0.12) | 99.4 | (0.05) | 98.3 | (0.08) | 97.3 | (0.08) |
—Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||
†Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||
1 In addition to the types of computers specified, includes a small percentage (less than 1 percent) of children whose households have "Some other type of computer" not listed in the survey questions. | |||||||||||||||||||
2 Households indicating that they had computers/devices in both categories--that is, desktop, laptop, netbook, or notebook computers as well as handheld computers or smart mobile phones--were counted only once in the total. Therefore, the total is less than the sum of the two categories. | |||||||||||||||||||
3 Children living in areas whose metropolitan status was not identified are excluded from this analysis. From 2010 through 2015, less than 1 percent of children ages 3 to 18 lived in an area with non-identified metropolitan status. | |||||||||||||||||||
4 Refers to metropolitan statistical areas, which contain at least one urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more. | |||||||||||||||||||
5 Refers to areas that are outside of metropolitan statistical areas. | |||||||||||||||||||
6 Highest education level of any parent residing with the child (including an adoptive or stepparent). Includes only children who resided with at least one of their parents. | |||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Data are based on children living in households and exclude children living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities). Percentages refer to children whose household members own or use at home any of the specified devices. Estimates for 2010 are based on the Current Population Survey, while estimates for 2013 and 2015 are based on the American Community Survey. As a result, estimates for 2010 may not be comparable to those for 2013 and 2015. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | |||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2010; and American Community Survey (ACS), 2013 and 2015. (This table was prepared January 2017.) |