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| 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 2018 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected child or family characteristic | Total, any computer or smartphone1 | Type of computer, 2017 | Type of computer, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | Total, any computer or smartphone1 | Desktop, laptop, tablet, or other portable wireless computer | Smartphone | Total, any computer or smartphone1 | Desktop, laptop, tablet, or other portable wireless computer | Smartphone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, any type listed above1 | Desktop or laptop | Tablet or other portable wireless computer | Total, any type listed above1 | Desktop or laptop | Tablet or other portable wireless computer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 85.3 | (0.37) | 92.6 | (0.08) | 94.5 | (0.06) | 96.6 | (0.05) | 97.3 | (0.04) | 89.9 | (0.11) | 83.3 | (0.13) | 77.9 | (0.16) | 94.3 | (0.05) | 97.6 | (0.04) | 90.0 | (0.10) | 83.4 | (0.13) | 78.0 | (0.16) | 95.4 | (0.05) | ||||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 85.0 | (0.44) | 92.5 | (0.08) | 94.4 | (0.07) | 96.5 | (0.06) | 97.3 | (0.05) | 89.8 | (0.12) | 83.2 | (0.14) | 77.7 | (0.18) | 94.3 | (0.06) | 97.6 | (0.04) | 89.8 | (0.11) | 83.2 | (0.13) | 77.7 | (0.18) | 95.3 | (0.06) | ||||||||||
| Female | 85.5 | (0.45) | 92.6 | (0.10) | 94.5 | (0.07) | 96.7 | (0.05) | 97.4 | (0.05) | 90.0 | (0.11) | 83.4 | (0.14) | 78.0 | (0.17) | 94.4 | (0.06) | 97.7 | (0.05) | 90.1 | (0.12) | 83.6 | (0.15) | 78.4 | (0.17) | 95.5 | (0.06) | ||||||||||
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 92.4 | (0.34) | 95.9 | (0.07) | 97.0 | (0.06) | 97.9 | (0.05) | 98.2 | (0.04) | 94.3 | (0.08) | 89.9 | (0.12) | 84.3 | (0.15) | 95.6 | (0.06) | 98.4 | (0.04) | 94.4 | (0.10) | 89.9 | (0.13) | 84.7 | (0.17) | 96.5 | (0.06) | ||||||||||
| Black | 72.8 | (1.30) | 87.1 | (0.25) | 90.2 | (0.21) | 94.0 | (0.20) | 94.9 | (0.16) | 82.1 | (0.32) | 72.0 | (0.36) | 66.9 | (0.39) | 90.8 | (0.20) | 95.8 | (0.15) | 82.0 | (0.28) | 72.4 | (0.28) | 67.4 | (0.37) | 92.5 | (0.20) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 74.3 | (0.90) | 87.2 | (0.20) | 90.7 | (0.16) | 94.8 | (0.12) | 96.5 | (0.10) | 83.9 | (0.23) | 73.8 | (0.26) | 68.8 | (0.30) | 93.2 | (0.14) | 96.8 | (0.09) | 84.1 | (0.21) | 74.3 | (0.24) | 68.5 | (0.26) | 94.5 | (0.13) | ||||||||||
| Asian | 93.5 | (1.18) | 97.9 | (0.13) | 98.3 | (0.14) | 98.9 | (0.11) | 98.9 | (0.12) | 96.6 | (0.19) | 94.0 | (0.24) | 85.1 | (0.38) | 96.9 | (0.18) | 99.3 | (0.08) | 96.7 | (0.17) | 94.4 | (0.19) | 85.7 | (0.32) | 97.9 | (0.13) | ||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 83.9 | (7.10) | 87.8 | (2.10) | 90.9 | (1.55) | 94.3 | (1.50) | 94.0 | (1.37) | 81.7 | (2.28) | 72.6 | (2.64) | 64.3 | (3.30) | 90.2 | (1.66) | 94.2 | (1.16) | 79.4 | (2.58) | 70.6 | (2.66) | 62.6 | (2.91) | 91.3 | (1.38) | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 72.4 | (4.70) | 79.0 | (0.73) | 83.7 | (0.82) | 87.3 | (0.62) | 90.2 | (0.61) | 75.4 | (0.84) | 64.7 | (0.96) | 61.9 | (1.03) | 84.4 | (0.76) | 89.6 | (0.65) | 75.3 | (0.88) | 63.4 | (0.99) | 62.9 | (0.91) | 85.8 | (0.75) | ||||||||||
| Two or more races | 85.2 | (2.09) | 95.8 | (0.19) | 97.1 | (0.18) | 98.5 | (0.12) | 98.7 | (0.11) | 93.1 | (0.25) | 87.0 | (0.35) | 83.8 | (0.39) | 96.1 | (0.19) | 98.8 | (0.14) | 93.2 | (0.29) | 86.9 | (0.38) | 84.3 | (0.43) | 96.9 | (0.18) | ||||||||||
Age |
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| 3 and 4 | 81.0 | (0.76) | 90.4 | (0.15) | 93.1 | (0.15) | 96.0 | (0.10) | 96.9 | (0.08) | 87.4 | (0.19) | 79.1 | (0.24) | 75.8 | (0.26) | 94.3 | (0.11) | 97.3 | (0.09) | 87.5 | (0.22) | 79.2 | (0.25) | 76.3 | (0.28) | 95.5 | (0.11) | ||||||||||
| 5 to 10 | 83.9 | (0.52) | 91.8 | (0.09) | 93.8 | (0.09) | 96.2 | (0.06) | 97.2 | (0.06) | 89.1 | (0.13) | 81.0 | (0.14) | 78.5 | (0.18) | 94.1 | (0.07) | 97.5 | (0.05) | 89.0 | (0.14) | 81.0 | (0.16) | 78.8 | (0.19) | 95.3 | (0.07) | ||||||||||
| 11 to 14 | 87.3 | (0.59) | 93.5 | (0.10) | 95.1 | (0.08) | 96.9 | (0.07) | 97.5 | (0.06) | 91.1 | (0.13) | 85.2 | (0.17) | 79.3 | (0.19) | 94.4 | (0.09) | 97.8 | (0.06) | 91.0 | (0.13) | 85.3 | (0.16) | 78.9 | (0.18) | 95.5 | (0.08) | ||||||||||
| 15 to 18 | 87.7 | (0.49) | 93.9 | (0.10) | 95.4 | (0.08) | 97.2 | (0.06) | 97.6 | (0.06) | 91.2 | (0.15) | 86.7 | (0.16) | 76.6 | (0.21) | 94.5 | (0.08) | 97.9 | (0.05) | 91.5 | (0.12) | 87.0 | (0.16) | 76.9 | (0.23) | 95.5 | (0.08) | ||||||||||
Metropolitan status2 |
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| Metropolitan3 | 85.7 | (0.40) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | ||||||||||
| Nonmetropolitan4 | 82.8 | (0.94) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | ||||||||||
Highest level of education attained by either parent5 |
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| Less than high school | 57.0 | (1.77) | 75.7 | (0.40) | 81.3 | (0.35) | 87.9 | (0.27) | 90.4 | (0.28) | 68.4 | (0.44) | 54.8 | (0.43) | 50.8 | (0.43) | 85.0 | (0.33) | 91.4 | (0.27) | 69.1 | (0.41) | 55.5 | (0.42) | 51.2 | (0.42) | 87.8 | (0.32) | ||||||||||
| High school diploma or equivalent |
76.1 | (0.91) | 87.3 | (0.22) | 90.2 | (0.18) | 94.1 | (0.13) | 95.3 | (0.12) | 81.3 | (0.24) | 69.2 | (0.29) | 65.1 | (0.28) | 90.9 | (0.13) | 96.1 | (0.12) | 81.0 | (0.24) | 69.0 | (0.28) | 64.8 | (0.32) | 92.9 | (0.12) | ||||||||||
| Some college | 88.7 | (0.73) | 94.3 | (0.13) | 95.8 | (0.12) | 97.5 | (0.09) | 98.1 | (0.07) | 90.5 | (0.18) | 82.0 | (0.22) | 77.1 | (0.25) | 95.4 | (0.10) | 98.1 | (0.08) | 90.1 | (0.19) | 81.8 | (0.22) | 77.2 | (0.30) | 96.0 | (0.11) | ||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 91.5 | (0.67) | 96.7 | (0.14) | 97.7 | (0.12) | 98.7 | (0.09) | 98.9 | (0.08) | 95.0 | (0.15) | 89.9 | (0.19) | 83.4 | (0.27) | 96.5 | (0.12) | 99.1 | (0.07) | 95.1 | (0.14) | 89.8 | (0.21) | 83.1 | (0.28) | 97.3 | (0.12) | ||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 96.8 | (0.28) | 99.0 | (0.04) | 99.2 | (0.03) | 99.6 | (0.03) | 99.6 | (0.02) | 98.4 | (0.04) | 96.8 | (0.06) | 90.8 | (0.10) | 98.1 | (0.05) | 99.6 | (0.02) | 98.4 | (0.05) | 96.6 | (0.08) | 90.9 | (0.11) | 98.5 | (0.04) | ||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree | 95.9 | (0.40) | 98.6 | (0.06) | 99.0 | (0.05) | 99.4 | (0.04) | 99.5 | (0.03) | 97.8 | (0.07) | 95.6 | (0.10) | 88.9 | (0.16) | 97.9 | (0.08) | 99.6 | (0.04) | 97.9 | (0.09) | 95.3 | (0.12) | 89.1 | (0.18) | 98.3 | (0.07) | ||||||||||
| Master's or higher degree | 98.0 | (0.35) | 99.4 | (0.04) | 99.5 | (0.04) | 99.7 | (0.03) | 99.7 | (0.03) | 99.1 | (0.05) | 98.2 | (0.07) | 93.0 | (0.13) | 98.3 | (0.07) | 99.7 | (0.04) | 99.1 | (0.06) | 98.1 | (0.08) | 93.0 | (0.13) | 98.6 | (0.05) | ||||||||||
Family income (in current dollars) |
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| Less than $10,000 | 53.9 | (1.90) | 76.4 | (0.40) | 82.1 | (0.42) | 87.7 | (0.40) | 90.3 | (0.29) | 68.3 | (0.52) | 55.1 | (0.55) | 52.8 | (0.57) | 84.5 | (0.37) | 91.7 | (0.33) | 69.1 | (0.51) | 55.5 | (0.52) | 53.4 | (0.58) | 87.6 | (0.41) | ||||||||||
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 68.4 | (1.35) | 81.2 | (0.34) | 85.7 | (0.31) | 90.6 | (0.26) | 92.5 | (0.24) | 73.0 | (0.47) | 59.4 | (0.48) | 55.7 | (0.51) | 86.8 | (0.28) | 93.7 | (0.24) | 73.3 | (0.42) | 59.8 | (0.51) | 56.4 | (0.49) | 89.5 | (0.30) | ||||||||||
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 75.4 | (1.34) | 86.9 | (0.32) | 89.2 | (0.29) | 93.8 | (0.25) | 94.9 | (0.20) | 78.9 | (0.41) | 65.8 | (0.42) | 61.6 | (0.45) | 90.3 | (0.23) | 95.4 | (0.20) | 78.2 | (0.39) | 65.4 | (0.49) | 60.4 | (0.43) | 91.7 | (0.25) | ||||||||||
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 84.9 | (1.05) | 90.6 | (0.22) | 92.8 | (0.22) | 95.4 | (0.20) | 96.2 | (0.16) | 84.6 | (0.32) | 73.6 | (0.39) | 67.2 | (0.42) | 91.9 | (0.22) | 96.4 | (0.17) | 83.3 | (0.35) | 72.5 | (0.39) | 66.6 | (0.49) | 93.3 | (0.21) | ||||||||||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 91.1 | (0.98) | 93.3 | (0.22) | 94.2 | (0.26) | 96.5 | (0.16) | 97.1 | (0.17) | 87.8 | (0.30) | 78.8 | (0.36) | 71.9 | (0.38) | 93.2 | (0.20) | 97.4 | (0.16) | 87.8 | (0.32) | 78.9 | (0.34) | 71.7 | (0.42) | 94.3 | (0.21) | ||||||||||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 92.4 | (0.71) | 95.7 | (0.14) | 96.6 | (0.12) | 97.9 | (0.08) | 98.2 | (0.07) | 92.2 | (0.17) | 85.4 | (0.22) | 78.2 | (0.26) | 95.1 | (0.11) | 98.2 | (0.09) | 91.7 | (0.17) | 84.3 | (0.24) | 77.8 | (0.27) | 95.7 | (0.14) | ||||||||||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 95.2 | (0.59) | 97.5 | (0.12) | 98.0 | (0.09) | 98.6 | (0.08) | 98.9 | (0.09) | 95.5 | (0.17) | 91.2 | (0.23) | 84.7 | (0.29) | 96.5 | (0.14) | 98.9 | (0.08) | 95.2 | (0.16) | 90.5 | (0.22) | 84.4 | (0.26) | 97.2 | (0.11) | ||||||||||
| $100,000 or more | 98.3 | (0.29) | 99.0 | (0.04) | 99.1 | (0.04) | 99.4 | (0.04) | 99.4 | (0.03) | 98.4 | (0.06) | 96.6 | (0.08) | 92.0 | (0.11) | 98.2 | (0.05) | 99.5 | (0.03) | 98.2 | (0.06) | 96.3 | (0.08) | 91.6 | (0.10) | 98.5 | (0.04) | ||||||||||
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 98.0 | (0.44) | 98.8 | (0.06) | 98.8 | (0.07) | 99.2 | (0.07) | 99.3 | (0.05) | 97.8 | (0.08) | 95.3 | (0.13) | 89.9 | (0.17) | 97.8 | (0.08) | 99.3 | (0.05) | 97.4 | (0.10) | 94.7 | (0.13) | 89.0 | (0.20) | 98.1 | (0.07) | ||||||||||
| $150,000 or more | 98.8 | (0.36) | 99.3 | (0.05) | 99.4 | (0.05) | 99.6 | (0.04) | 99.5 | (0.03) | 98.9 | (0.06) | 98.0 | (0.09) | 94.2 | (0.13) | 98.6 | (0.06) | 99.6 | (0.03) | 99.0 | (0.06) | 97.9 | (0.07) | 94.0 | (0.12) | 98.8 | (0.05) | ||||||||||
| ---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 In the total columns, households indicating they had the types of computers/devices listed in more than one survey question are counted only once. In addition to the types of computers/devices listed, totals include a small percentage (less than 1 percent) of children whose households had "some other type of computer" not listed in the survey questions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Children living in areas whose metropolitan status was not identified are excluded from this analysis. In 2010, less than 1 percent of children ages 3 to 18 lived in an area with nonidentified 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 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). The surveys asked about "computers" or "types of computer" (including smartphones) in the household. Percentages refer to children whose household members owned or used at home any computers/devices listed in the survey questions or "some other type of computer" that was not listed. Estimates for 2010 may not be comparable to those for later years because the 2010 estimates are based on the Current Population Survey, while those for later years are based on the American Community Survey (ACS). Estimates for 2016, 2017, and 2018 may not be comparable to those for 2013 and 2015 because the wording of the ACS computer questions was revised as of 2016. 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, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. (This table was prepared February 2020.) |
