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| Table 702.15. | Percentage of children ages 3 to 18 who use the Internet from home, by selected child and family characteristics: Selected years, 2010 through 2017 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected child or family characteristic | 2010 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| Total | 57.7 | (0.46) | 56.4 | (0.46) | 58.3 | (0.49) | 60.7 | (0.47) | 63.8 | (0.46) | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 57.3 | (0.48) | 55.7 | (0.57) | 58.4 | (0.63) | 61.0 | (0.56) | 63.7 | (0.56) | ||||
| Female | 58.2 | (0.58) | 57.1 | (0.54) | 58.3 | (0.61) | 60.5 | (0.57) | 63.9 | (0.60) | ||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||
| White | 65.9 | (0.52) | 64.0 | (0.59) | 65.0 | (0.65) | 66.3 | (0.58) | 67.3 | (0.59) | ||||
| Black | 46.4 | (1.32) | 46.7 | (1.34) | 49.1 | (1.44) | 53.0 | (1.29) | 58.5 | (1.35) | ||||
| Hispanic | 43.6 | (1.00) | 42.3 | (1.01) | 48.0 | (1.11) | 52.4 | (1.10) | 59.1 | (1.00) | ||||
| Asian | 65.8 | (2.01) | 65.4 | (2.24) | 65.4 | (2.16) | 63.5 | (1.82) | 64.9 | (1.84) | ||||
| Pacific Islander | 57.5 | (9.00) | 45.0 | (6.43) | 62.2 | (7.76) | 53.9 | (9.07) | 49.4 | (9.03) | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 37.8 | (4.61) | 47.8 | (4.54) | 44.3 | (4.00) | 49.3 | (4.10) | 44.9 | (4.61) | ||||
| Two or more races | 59.0 | (2.44) | 59.8 | (2.37) | 58.0 | (2.76) | 64.4 | (2.40) | 71.2 | (1.94) | ||||
| Age | ||||||||||||||
| 3 and 4 | 19.2 | (0.73) | 24.1 | (0.85) | 31.1 | (1.12) | 38.8 | (0.96) | 45.1 | (1.16) | ||||
| 5 to 10 | 48.8 | (0.70) | 47.1 | (0.66) | 50.0 | (0.77) | 54.2 | (0.71) | 57.5 | (0.70) | ||||
| 11 to 14 | 71.9 | (0.78) | 66.6 | (0.78) | 65.2 | (0.82) | 65.1 | (0.81) | 68.0 | (0.75) | ||||
| 15 to 18 | 77.9 | (0.59) | 76.9 | (0.61) | 76.9 | (0.71) | 76.1 | (0.62) | 77.6 | (0.71) | ||||
| Metropolitan status1 | ||||||||||||||
| Metropolitan2 | 58.7 | (0.52) | 57.3 | (0.50) | 58.9 | (0.54) | 61.5 | (0.50) | 64.5 | (0.48) | ||||
| Nonmetropolitan3 | 52.6 | (1.08) | 50.5 | (1.23) | 55.9 | (1.22) | 56.1 | (1.22) | 59.2 | (1.40) | ||||
| Highest level of education attained by either parent4 |
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| Less than high school | 29.3 | (1.43) | 29.1 | (1.38) | 36.7 | (1.58) | 42.2 | (1.70) | 46.2 | (1.89) | ||||
| High school diploma or equivalent | 47.4 | (0.99) | 47.3 | (1.00) | 48.7 | (1.13) | 51.5 | (1.04) | 55.2 | (0.93) | ||||
| Some college | 58.6 | (1.08) | 57.2 | (1.05) | 58.4 | (1.31) | 59.8 | (1.12) | 65.4 | (1.26) | ||||
| Associate's degree | 63.1 | (1.17) | 61.2 | (1.36) | 62.4 | (1.39) | 63.2 | (1.50) | 65.4 | (1.30) | ||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 71.5 | (0.65) | 68.8 | (0.62) | 70.0 | (0.72) | 70.6 | (0.69) | 72.2 | (0.67) | ||||
| Bachelor's degree | 71.5 | (0.85) | 67.8 | (0.87) | 69.1 | (0.92) | 70.1 | (0.93) | 71.7 | (0.88) | ||||
| Master's or higher degree | 71.5 | (0.99) | 70.1 | (1.02) | 71.2 | (1.21) | 71.3 | (1.08) | 72.8 | (0.95) | ||||
| Family income (in current dollars) | ||||||||||||||
| Less than $10,000 | 26.2 | (1.41) | 30.2 | (1.52) | 31.3 | (1.77) | 39.0 | (2.03) | 45.5 | (2.17) | ||||
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 39.7 | (1.52) | 37.7 | (1.31) | 42.9 | (1.70) | 40.3 | (1.80) | 49.4 | (1.71) | ||||
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 43.8 | (1.31) | 44.1 | (1.43) | 48.1 | (1.63) | 52.0 | (1.56) | 54.2 | (1.59) | ||||
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 52.3 | (1.51) | 48.6 | (1.49) | 49.6 | (1.59) | 54.6 | (1.55) | 56.4 | (1.41) | ||||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 62.2 | (1.50) | 55.7 | (1.60) | 58.7 | (1.64) | 58.9 | (1.79) | 62.2 | (1.56) | ||||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 64.3 | (0.91) | 64.6 | (0.98) | 63.4 | (1.22) | 65.8 | (1.01) | 65.7 | (1.11) | ||||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 68.8 | (1.23) | 70.0 | (1.10) | 69.7 | (1.30) | 69.8 | (1.23) | 70.0 | (1.07) | ||||
| $100,000 or more | 76.9 | (0.77) | 72.7 | (0.89) | 73.4 | (0.97) | 71.9 | (0.91) | 73.2 | (0.71) | ||||
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 75.0 | (1.08) | 74.0 | (1.09) | 72.3 | (1.35) | 71.5 | (1.20) | 72.1 | (1.14) | ||||
| $150,000 or more | 79.5 | (1.15) | 70.9 | (1.35) | 75.0 | (1.41) | 72.4 | (1.37) | 74.3 | (1.06) | ||||
| 1 Children living in areas whose metropolitan status was not identified are excluded from this analysis. From 2010 through 2017, less than 1 percent of children ages 3 to 18 lived in an area with non-identified metropolitan status. | ||||||||||||||
| 2 Refers to metropolitan statistical areas, which contain at least one urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more. | ||||||||||||||
| 3 Refers to areas that are outside of metropolitan statistical areas. | ||||||||||||||
| 4 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: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Data exclude children living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities). Data for 2011, 2013, and 2015 were collected in the July supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS), data for 2010 were collected in the October supplement, and data for 2017 were collected in the November supplement. The July and November supplements consist solely of questions about computer and internet use. The October supplement focuses on school enrollment, but also included questions about computer and internet use in 2010. Measurable differences in estimates across years could reflect actual changes in the population; however, differences could also reflect seasonal variations in data collection or differences between the content of the July, October, and November supplements. Therefore, caution should be used when making year-to-year comparisons. | ||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2010; July 2011, 2013, and 2015; and November 2017. (This table was prepared September 2018.) |
