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| Table 702.30. | Percentage of persons age 3 and over who use the Internet anywhere and who use the Internet at selected locations, by selected characteristics: 2011 and 2015 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected characteristic | Percent using the Internet, 2011 | Percent using the Internet, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anywhere1 | At home | At school | At workplace | Anywhere1 | At home | At school | At workplace | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 69.7 | (0.22) | 64.1 | (0.24) | 17.6 | (0.17) | 23.9 | (0.15) | 74.6 | (0.23) | 68.0 | (0.25) | 15.4 | (0.14) | 27.6 | (0.17) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 69.4 | (0.26) | 64.0 | (0.28) | 17.1 | (0.20) | 24.8 | (0.19) | 74.2 | (0.26) | 67.6 | (0.27) | 15.4 | (0.17) | 29.0 | (0.23) | ||||||||
| Female | 70.1 | (0.23) | 64.1 | (0.26) | 18.0 | (0.19) | 23.1 | (0.19) | 74.9 | (0.26) | 68.3 | (0.29) | 15.4 | (0.17) | 26.3 | (0.20) | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 75.0 | (0.25) | 70.5 | (0.27) | 16.9 | (0.18) | 28.0 | (0.20) | 78.0 | (0.28) | 72.6 | (0.31) | 13.9 | (0.16) | 31.6 | (0.22) | ||||||||
| Black | 60.2 | (0.67) | 51.0 | (0.77) | 18.8 | (0.49) | 16.6 | (0.40) | 67.8 | (0.60) | 57.6 | (0.67) | 17.2 | (0.44) | 21.3 | (0.44) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 54.4 | (0.66) | 46.6 | (0.72) | 18.2 | (0.41) | 13.3 | (0.35) | 65.8 | (0.70) | 57.3 | (0.76) | 18.1 | (0.38) | 17.7 | (0.38) | ||||||||
| Asian | 73.6 | (0.83) | 70.8 | (0.91) | 18.9 | (0.63) | 26.9 | (0.75) | 77.4 | (0.87) | 72.8 | (0.91) | 15.7 | (0.59) | 31.6 | (0.74) | ||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 67.3 | (3.76) | 60.6 | (4.16) | 18.3 | (2.54) | 23.3 | (2.95) | 75.8 | (3.07) | 64.4 | (3.86) | 13.6 | (2.46) | 25.6 | (3.09) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 59.7 | (2.62) | 49.4 | (3.47) | 18.3 | (1.69) | 14.6 | (1.31) | 70.2 | (2.03) | 56.5 | (2.42) | 18.6 | (1.73) | 17.9 | (1.50) | ||||||||
| Two or more races | 72.6 | (1.26) | 64.2 | (1.41) | 27.3 | (1.30) | 17.1 | (0.98) | 78.6 | (1.25) | 70.7 | (1.48) | 28.2 | (1.37) | 20.3 | (0.94) | ||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 and 4 | 25.9 | (0.85) | 24.1 | (0.85) | 10.0 | (0.57) | ‡ | (†) | 44.9 | (0.98) | 38.8 | (0.96) | 13.8 | (0.77) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| 5 to 10 | 51.3 | (0.63) | 47.1 | (0.66) | 33.7 | (0.59) | ‡ | (†) | 65.7 | (0.74) | 54.2 | (0.71) | 41.2 | (0.77) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| 11 to 14 | 73.0 | (0.73) | 66.6 | (0.78) | 55.8 | (0.81) | ‡ | (†) | 75.7 | (0.78) | 65.1 | (0.81) | 54.4 | (0.93) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| 15 to 18 | 85.2 | (0.54) | 76.9 | (0.61) | 62.4 | (0.70) | 3.2 | (0.23) | 84.7 | (0.54) | 76.1 | (0.62) | 58.6 | (0.80) | 4.7 | (0.32) | ||||||||
| 19 to 24 | 83.1 | (0.53) | 73.5 | (0.69) | 39.0 | (0.72) | 18.9 | (0.42) | 85.5 | (0.49) | 77.8 | (0.57) | 34.1 | (0.59) | 26.6 | (0.56) | ||||||||
| 25 to 29 | 81.5 | (0.55) | 72.8 | (0.64) | 12.8 | (0.42) | 38.4 | (0.71) | 83.6 | (0.51) | 77.0 | (0.56) | 9.9 | (0.40) | 44.2 | (0.69) | ||||||||
| 30 to 39 | 80.9 | (0.39) | 74.4 | (0.42) | 9.3 | (0.29) | 42.3 | (0.43) | 82.5 | (0.39) | 76.9 | (0.41) | 5.8 | (0.24) | 46.6 | (0.49) | ||||||||
| 40 to 49 | 79.6 | (0.40) | 74.6 | (0.45) | 7.6 | (0.23) | 42.8 | (0.43) | 81.5 | (0.42) | 75.5 | (0.47) | 4.3 | (0.21) | 47.1 | (0.54) | ||||||||
| 50 to 59 | 71.9 | (0.44) | 67.3 | (0.46) | 5.1 | (0.22) | 36.0 | (0.43) | 75.9 | (0.42) | 69.7 | (0.46) | 2.2 | (0.15) | 41.7 | (0.43) | ||||||||
| 60 to 69 | 64.4 | (0.54) | 60.3 | (0.56) | 3.3 | (0.20) | 19.9 | (0.38) | 71.2 | (0.47) | 66.2 | (0.49) | 1.3 | (0.11) | 24.8 | (0.39) | ||||||||
| 70 or older | 38.5 | (0.55) | 35.0 | (0.56) | 0.9 | (0.10) | 3.9 | (0.20) | 49.5 | (0.62) | 46.6 | (0.63) | 0.7 | (0.08) | 5.6 | (0.24) | ||||||||
| Highest level of education attained by persons age 25 and over |
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| Less than high school | 31.5 | (0.58) | 26.3 | (0.57) | 1.2 | (0.15) | 4.8 | (0.28) | 42.0 | (0.66) | 36.1 | (0.65) | 1.5 | (0.15) | 8.0 | (0.34) | ||||||||
| High school diploma or equivalent | 58.7 | (0.38) | 52.9 | (0.38) | 1.9 | (0.10) | 16.9 | (0.28) | 64.8 | (0.45) | 58.0 | (0.47) | 1.7 | (0.10) | 21.7 | (0.30) | ||||||||
| Some college | 79.6 | (0.42) | 72.7 | (0.42) | 7.7 | (0.26) | 32.8 | (0.47) | 80.5 | (0.38) | 74.7 | (0.40) | 5.2 | (0.23) | 36.4 | (0.49) | ||||||||
| Associate's degree | 82.6 | (0.48) | 76.4 | (0.52) | 7.3 | (0.34) | 39.9 | (0.60) | 84.0 | (0.53) | 78.1 | (0.61) | 4.5 | (0.25) | 43.2 | (0.67) | ||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 90.0 | (0.22) | 86.4 | (0.26) | 12.1 | (0.27) | 56.1 | (0.34) | 87.8 | (0.28) | 84.1 | (0.30) | 5.3 | (0.17) | 55.4 | (0.40) | ||||||||
| Bachelor's degree | 89.1 | (0.28) | 85.2 | (0.31) | 9.6 | (0.31) | 53.1 | (0.41) | 87.3 | (0.35) | 83.5 | (0.38) | 4.9 | (0.22) | 53.8 | (0.48) | ||||||||
| Master's or higher degree | 91.6 | (0.32) | 88.6 | (0.39) | 16.6 | (0.48) | 61.5 | (0.58) | 88.6 | (0.40) | 85.1 | (0.46) | 6.0 | (0.29) | 58.0 | (0.60) | ||||||||
| Metropolitan status2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Metropolitan3 | 71.0 | (0.24) | 65.5 | (0.27) | 18.0 | (0.18) | 25.0 | (0.18) | 75.5 | (0.24) | 69.2 | (0.26) | 15.6 | (0.15) | 28.5 | (0.18) | ||||||||
| Nonmetropolitan4 | 62.8 | (0.69) | 55.9 | (0.71) | 15.2 | (0.38) | 18.5 | (0.42) | 69.1 | (0.81) | 60.7 | (0.85) | 14.6 | (0.44) | 22.1 | (0.53) | ||||||||
| Family income (in current dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than $10,000 | 48.9 | (0.82) | 36.5 | (0.89) | 15.3 | (0.56) | 6.3 | (0.36) | 56.4 | (0.93) | 44.8 | (1.02) | 17.0 | (0.68) | 8.7 | (0.41) | ||||||||
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 48.2 | (0.67) | 38.7 | (0.70) | 13.1 | (0.43) | 7.8 | (0.29) | 54.7 | (0.75) | 44.9 | (0.77) | 13.1 | (0.49) | 9.6 | (0.36) | ||||||||
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 55.6 | (0.62) | 47.5 | (0.69) | 13.4 | (0.38) | 11.4 | (0.32) | 63.2 | (0.82) | 54.3 | (0.84) | 13.9 | (0.47) | 14.6 | (0.46) | ||||||||
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 62.0 | (0.70) | 54.8 | (0.73) | 15.2 | (0.44) | 15.8 | (0.39) | 68.3 | (0.63) | 60.5 | (0.69) | 13.6 | (0.44) | 18.3 | (0.44) | ||||||||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 70.3 | (0.72) | 64.8 | (0.76) | 16.2 | (0.48) | 21.3 | (0.47) | 74.0 | (0.81) | 67.4 | (0.89) | 14.3 | (0.52) | 25.0 | (0.59) | ||||||||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 77.6 | (0.43) | 73.8 | (0.47) | 18.0 | (0.36) | 27.8 | (0.40) | 79.7 | (0.47) | 74.1 | (0.49) | 14.9 | (0.32) | 31.0 | (0.42) | ||||||||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 83.6 | (0.37) | 80.6 | (0.42) | 20.9 | (0.48) | 36.0 | (0.47) | 83.2 | (0.54) | 78.4 | (0.61) | 16.2 | (0.41) | 36.0 | (0.47) | ||||||||
| $100,000 or more | 86.6 | (0.36) | 84.5 | (0.43) | 23.2 | (0.39) | 42.5 | (0.41) | 86.1 | (0.39) | 82.0 | (0.44) | 17.8 | (0.34) | 43.1 | (0.36) | ||||||||
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 86.9 | (0.45) | 84.7 | (0.50) | 23.1 | (0.48) | 41.3 | (0.56) | 85.8 | (0.50) | 81.5 | (0.59) | 17.7 | (0.42) | 41.1 | (0.49) | ||||||||
| $150,000 or more | 86.2 | (0.54) | 84.2 | (0.66) | 23.4 | (0.61) | 44.1 | (0.61) | 86.5 | (0.60) | 82.5 | (0.64) | 17.9 | (0.52) | 45.4 | (0.58) | ||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes all persons who use the Internet at any location. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Persons living in areas whose metropolitan status was not identified are excluded from this analysis. In 2011 and 2015, less than 1 percent of persons lived in an area with non-identified metropolitan status. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Refers to metropolitan statistical areas, which contain at least one urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Refers to areas that are outside of metropolitan statistical areas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons in the military and persons living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), July 2011 and July 2015. (This table was prepared April 2017.) |
