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| Table 702.20. | Percentage of children ages 3 to 18 who use the Internet and, among those who use the Internet, percentage using it in various locations, by selected child and family characteristics: 2011 and 2017 |
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| Selected child or family characteristic | 2011 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percent using the Internet anywhere | Among children who use the Internet anywhere, percent using it in various locations1 |
Percent using the Internet anywhere | Among children who use the Internet anywhere, percent using it in various locations1 |
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| Home | School | Workplace | Library, community center, or other public place |
Coffee shop or other business that offers internet access | Someone else's home | Home | School | Workplace | Library, community center, or other public place |
Coffee shop or other business that offers internet access | Someone else's home | While traveling between places2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 61.8 | (0.45) | 91.2 | (0.34) | 69.9 | (0.48) | 1.3 | (0.10) | 3.1 | (0.22) | 6.6 | (0.29) | 2.4 | (0.16) | 73.1 | (0.44) | 87.3 | (0.36) | 65.2 | (0.46) | 1.7 | (0.10) | 22.8 | (0.43) | 11.8 | (0.38) | 27.3 | (0.57) | 15.5 | (0.36) | |||||||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 61.0 | (0.54) | 91.2 | (0.41) | 70.1 | (0.62) | 1.1 | (0.12) | 3.1 | (0.29) | 6.2 | (0.36) | 2.3 | (0.22) | 73.0 | (0.53) | 87.3 | (0.43) | 65.0 | (0.54) | 1.3 | (0.12) | 22.2 | (0.58) | 10.5 | (0.41) | 27.2 | (0.65) | 15.7 | (0.50) | |||||||||||||
| Female | 62.6 | (0.51) | 91.1 | (0.43) | 69.7 | (0.63) | 1.5 | (0.14) | 3.1 | (0.26) | 6.9 | (0.38) | 2.4 | (0.19) | 73.2 | (0.55) | 87.4 | (0.48) | 65.3 | (0.66) | 2.2 | (0.17) | 23.4 | (0.59) | 13.2 | (0.52) | 27.4 | (0.70) | 15.4 | (0.45) | |||||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 67.5 | (0.57) | 94.8 | (0.34) | 69.2 | (0.64) | 1.5 | (0.14) | 1.2 | (0.17) | 6.8 | (0.36) | 1.3 | (0.15) | 75.1 | (0.56) | 89.6 | (0.43) | 67.3 | (0.65) | 2.0 | (0.14) | 21.9 | (0.58) | 13.6 | (0.51) | 31.1 | (0.78) | 17.5 | (0.52) | |||||||||||||
| Black | 54.8 | (1.24) | 85.1 | (1.34) | 72.3 | (1.34) | 1.0 | ! | (0.30) | 6.0 | (0.81) | 5.2 | (0.73) | 5.1 | (0.77) | 71.3 | (1.18) | 82.1 | (1.25) | 60.2 | (1.49) | 1.3 | (0.30) | 28.2 | (1.34) | 8.8 | (0.89) | 25.7 | (1.31) | 12.6 | (0.95) | ||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 51.0 | (0.91) | 82.9 | (1.22) | 71.5 | (1.28) | 1.0 | (0.19) | 7.5 | (0.77) | 6.3 | (0.69) | 4.5 | (0.52) | 69.4 | (0.90) | 85.1 | (0.86) | 63.2 | (1.10) | 1.3 | (0.19) | 21.5 | (1.06) | 8.7 | (0.66) | 19.8 | (0.95) | 13.1 | (0.71) | |||||||||||||
| Asian | 66.7 | (2.24) | 98.0 | (0.55) | 66.6 | (2.38) | 0.8 | ! | (0.33) | ‡ | (†) | 7.7 | (1.36) | ‡ | (†) | 72.4 | (1.84) | 89.7 | (1.40) | 63.6 | (2.21) | 1.8 | ! | (0.60) | 25.7 | (2.52) | 14.8 | (1.79) | 22.9 | (2.23) | 16.2 | (1.65) | |||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 50.3 | (6.75) | 89.6 | (5.07) | 68.0 | (10.62) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 12.9 | ! | (5.58) | ‡ | (†) | 59.9 | (10.08) | 82.5 | (7.35) | 58.1 | (8.07) | ‡ | (†) | 21.6 | ! | (7.97) | ‡ | (†) | 23.8 | ! | (8.17) | 21.1 | ! | (7.64) | |||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 56.7 | (4.61) | 84.3 | (5.02) | 68.4 | (5.58) | ‡ | (†) | 4.6 | ! | (2.09) | 7.0 | ! | (3.37) | 1.7 | ! | (0.74) | 60.9 | (3.58) | 73.8 | (5.12) | 69.2 | (4.92) | ‡ | (†) | 18.9 | (4.47) | 7.9 | ! | (2.52) | 16.4 | (4.04) | 11.4 | (3.05) | |||||||||
| Two or more races | 67.5 | (2.18) | 88.5 | (1.90) | 69.7 | (2.53) | ‡ | (†) | 5.0 | (1.46) | 7.3 | (1.59) | 2.9 | (0.86) | 80.6 | (1.85) | 88.4 | (1.65) | 66.8 | (2.51) | 1.3 | ! | (0.58) | 22.5 | (2.02) | 14.2 | (1.81) | 34.1 | (2.36) | 13.9 | (1.65) | ||||||||||||
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 and 4 | 25.9 | (0.85) | 93.0 | (0.96) | 38.4 | (1.99) | ‡ | (†) | 0.9 | ! | (0.39) | 3.9 | (0.77) | 1.1 | ! | (0.37) | 51.0 | (1.18) | 88.3 | (1.04) | 29.0 | (1.42) | ‡ | (†) | 15.6 | (1.25) | 5.5 | (0.73) | 22.4 | (1.33) | 6.5 | (0.74) | |||||||||||
| 5 to 10 | 51.3 | (0.63) | 91.9 | (0.52) | 65.7 | (0.89) | ‡ | (†) | 2.7 | (0.31) | 3.1 | (0.33) | 1.5 | (0.19) | 69.3 | (0.68) | 82.9 | (0.61) | 63.8 | (0.78) | ‡ | (†) | 18.2 | (0.65) | 5.9 | (0.42) | 22.1 | (0.77) | 6.2 | (0.39) | |||||||||||||
| 11 to 14 | 73.0 | (0.73) | 91.2 | (0.54) | 76.4 | (0.75) | ‡ | (†) | 3.4 | (0.32) | 5.2 | (0.37) | 2.2 | (0.26) | 77.0 | (0.71) | 88.2 | (0.52) | 72.8 | (0.83) | ‡ | (†) | 23.3 | (0.72) | 11.0 | (0.58) | 29.1 | (0.87) | 11.5 | (0.52) | |||||||||||||
| 15 to 18 | 85.2 | (0.54) | 90.3 | (0.46) | 73.2 | (0.68) | 3.7 | (0.27) | 3.5 | (0.28) | 11.1 | (0.56) | 3.6 | (0.30) | 84.9 | (0.58) | 91.3 | (0.48) | 70.2 | (0.71) | 5.6 | (0.32) | 29.8 | (0.80) | 21.2 | (0.65) | 33.1 | (0.90) | 32.5 | (0.82) | |||||||||||||
| Metropolitan status3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Metropolitan4 | 62.6 | (0.48) | 91.7 | (0.35) | 69.7 | (0.53) | 1.2 | (0.11) | 3.0 | (0.24) | 6.6 | (0.32) | 2.3 | (0.17) | 73.2 | (0.48) | 88.1 | (0.37) | 64.6 | (0.51) | 1.7 | (0.10) | 23.3 | (0.46) | 12.0 | (0.41) | 27.6 | (0.61) | 15.9 | (0.41) | |||||||||||||
| Nonmetropolitan5 | 57.4 | (1.17) | 87.9 | (1.07) | 71.6 | (1.15) | 1.6 | (0.28) | 3.7 | (0.55) | 6.5 | (0.78) | 2.9 | (0.44) | 72.1 | (1.27) | 82.1 | (1.17) | 68.7 | (1.60) | 2.0 | (0.36) | 20.2 | (1.40) | 10.9 | (0.85) | 25.8 | (1.50) | 12.9 | (0.96) | |||||||||||||
| Highest level of education attained by either parent6 |
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| Less than high school | 41.2 | (1.44) | 70.6 | (2.18) | 72.9 | (1.81) | 1.6 | (0.45) | 12.8 | (1.53) | 5.6 | (0.92) | 7.9 | (1.03) | 61.0 | (1.82) | 75.8 | (2.11) | 64.5 | (2.54) | 1.1 | (0.31) | 20.8 | (1.79) | 7.0 | (1.03) | 16.3 | (1.69) | 10.2 | (1.20) | |||||||||||||
| High school diploma or equivalent |
54.5 | (0.94) | 86.7 | (0.89) | 68.7 | (1.18) | 1.2 | (0.26) | 5.5 | (0.56) | 4.7 | (0.48) | 4.8 | (0.58) | 65.7 | (0.99) | 84.1 | (0.90) | 61.8 | (1.21) | 1.4 | (0.26) | 19.7 | (1.08) | 8.7 | (0.78) | 22.3 | (1.05) | 12.6 | (0.79) | |||||||||||||
| Some college | 63.1 | (1.01) | 90.6 | (0.77) | 68.3 | (1.16) | 0.7 | (0.17) | 2.7 | (0.45) | 5.3 | (0.58) | 2.2 | (0.36) | 75.4 | (1.12) | 86.6 | (0.91) | 64.4 | (1.29) | 1.7 | (0.29) | 21.6 | (1.15) | 11.1 | (0.86) | 29.4 | (1.30) | 15.0 | (0.93) | |||||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 66.3 | (1.27) | 92.3 | (0.93) | 71.0 | (1.45) | 1.1 | (0.26) | 2.5 | (0.61) | 6.7 | (0.82) | 1.7 | (0.40) | 75.3 | (1.08) | 86.8 | (1.01) | 64.4 | (1.39) | 2.0 | (0.34) | 23.1 | (1.32) | 11.9 | (1.02) | 28.9 | (1.58) | 15.1 | (1.02) | |||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 70.8 | (0.60) | 97.2 | (0.32) | 70.5 | (0.76) | 1.5 | (0.18) | 0.5 | (0.11) | 8.0 | (0.46) | 0.5 | (0.10) | 78.9 | (0.64) | 91.5 | (0.41) | 67.7 | (0.71) | 1.7 | (0.14) | 25.1 | (0.67) | 14.3 | (0.65) | 30.7 | (0.81) | 18.1 | (0.59) | |||||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree | 70.1 | (0.83) | 96.8 | (0.43) | 71.8 | (1.07) | 1.5 | (0.24) | 0.5 | (0.15) | 8.2 | (0.66) | 0.5 | (0.15) | 78.4 | (0.81) | 91.4 | (0.60) | 65.6 | (1.07) | 1.8 | (0.19) | 23.0 | (0.97) | 13.1 | (0.78) | 28.9 | (1.03) | 17.1 | (0.78) | |||||||||||||
| Master's or higher degree | 71.7 | (1.00) | 97.7 | (0.45) | 68.7 | (1.05) | 1.6 | (0.26) | 0.5 | ! | (0.16) | 7.8 | (0.63) | 0.3 | ! | (0.12) | 79.5 | (0.85) | 91.6 | (0.65) | 70.2 | (1.10) | 1.5 | (0.24) | 27.7 | (1.05) | 15.9 | (0.93) | 32.8 | (1.17) | 19.3 | (0.96) | |||||||||||
| Family income (in current dollars) |
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| Less than $10,000 | 43.0 | (1.56) | 70.2 | (2.35) | 69.7 | (2.41) | 0.7 | ! | (0.28) | 11.6 | (1.52) | 5.2 | (1.08) | 9.2 | (1.38) | 63.3 | (2.07) | 71.9 | (2.29) | 61.7 | (2.62) | 0.8 | ! | (0.33) | 20.0 | (2.08) | 7.7 | (1.39) | 21.7 | (2.35) | 7.0 | (1.16) | |||||||||||
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 48.1 | (1.37) | 78.4 | (1.83) | 72.3 | (1.74) | 0.9 | (0.26) | 8.0 | (1.21) | 4.4 | (0.74) | 6.2 | (0.96) | 65.4 | (1.61) | 75.5 | (1.66) | 63.3 | (2.38) | 1.2 | ! | (0.37) | 23.9 | (1.70) | 7.6 | (1.05) | 23.5 | (1.85) | 11.9 | (1.33) | ||||||||||||
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 52.0 | (1.34) | 84.9 | (1.29) | 70.1 | (1.63) | 1.3 | (0.33) | 5.8 | (0.89) | 5.7 | (0.80) | 5.3 | (0.72) | 65.6 | (1.43) | 82.6 | (1.38) | 64.4 | (1.87) | 1.5 | (0.35) | 22.1 | (1.70) | 10.3 | (1.24) | 22.4 | (1.70) | 11.1 | (1.01) | |||||||||||||
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 56.9 | (1.45) | 85.5 | (1.20) | 70.6 | (1.46) | 1.2 | (0.29) | 5.2 | (0.78) | 5.1 | (0.70) | 3.4 | (0.51) | 66.5 | (1.41) | 84.7 | (1.13) | 66.3 | (1.76) | 1.2 | (0.29) | 21.3 | (1.53) | 9.6 | (1.00) | 23.0 | (1.59) | 12.0 | (1.11) | |||||||||||||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 60.3 | (1.60) | 92.3 | (1.08) | 69.1 | (1.77) | 0.5 | ! | (0.27) | 3.0 | (0.68) | 5.6 | (0.83) | 2.1 | (0.51) | 71.3 | (1.64) | 87.2 | (1.28) | 59.8 | (1.99) | 0.9 | ! | (0.29) | 19.5 | (1.54) | 9.6 | (1.21) | 24.9 | (1.91) | 12.1 | (1.18) | |||||||||||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 67.5 | (0.98) | 95.7 | (0.51) | 68.2 | (1.18) | 1.3 | (0.22) | 1.1 | (0.27) | 6.1 | (0.56) | 0.9 | (0.21) | 74.2 | (1.03) | 88.6 | (0.81) | 62.1 | (1.25) | 1.3 | (0.23) | 21.5 | (1.10) | 11.8 | (0.85) | 26.2 | (1.09) | 14.2 | (0.82) | |||||||||||||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 72.4 | (1.03) | 96.7 | (0.55) | 70.0 | (1.26) | 1.4 | (0.27) | 0.6 | ! | (0.20) | 8.0 | (0.76) | 0.6 | ! | (0.19) | 76.7 | (1.06) | 91.2 | (0.73) | 64.4 | (1.31) | 2.3 | (0.34) | 20.2 | (1.15) | 10.4 | (0.89) | 27.0 | (1.40) | 16.9 | (1.07) | |||||||||||
| $100,000 or more | 74.0 | (0.84) | 98.1 | (0.32) | 70.3 | (0.93) | 1.8 | (0.24) | 0.4 | (0.11) | 8.4 | (0.68) | 0.3 | ! | (0.11) | 79.7 | (0.68) | 91.8 | (0.45) | 69.3 | (0.92) | 2.3 | (0.22) | 26.4 | (0.90) | 15.6 | (0.73) | 32.8 | (1.00) | 20.8 | (0.76) | ||||||||||||
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 75.6 | (1.04) | 97.8 | (0.38) | 69.6 | (1.17) | 2.0 | (0.34) | 0.4 | ! | (0.16) | 8.4 | (0.89) | 0.3 | ! | (0.15) | 78.4 | (1.03) | 92.0 | (0.71) | 68.5 | (1.25) | 1.9 | (0.28) | 26.0 | (1.31) | 13.6 | (0.93) | 31.0 | (1.34) | 17.5 | (1.02) | |||||||||||
| $150,000 or more | 71.9 | (1.28) | 98.6 | (0.48) | 71.2 | (1.66) | 1.5 | (0.34) | 0.4 | ! | (0.17) | 8.3 | (0.85) | ‡ | (†) | 81.1 | (0.96) | 91.7 | (0.63) | 70.1 | (1.18) | 2.7 | (0.37) | 26.7 | (1.28) | 17.6 | (1.00) | 34.6 | (1.29) | 24.1 | (1.15) | ||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡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 Percentages sum to more than 100 because a child could have used the Internet in more than one location. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Data on internet access while traveling between places were not collected in 2011. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Children living in areas whose metropolitan status was not identified are excluded from this analysis. In 2011 and 2017, 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: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Data exclude children living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), July 2011 and November 2017. (This table was prepared October 2018.) |