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| Table 702.12. | Percentage distribution of children ages 3 to 18, by whether they have home internet access, whether they have access through computer or only smartphone, and selected child and family characteristics: 2016 and 2019 |
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| Selected child or family characteristic | 2016 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of children ages 3 to 18 living in households1 (in thousands) | Percentage distribution of children, by home internet access | Number of children ages 3 to 18 living in households1 (in thousands) | Percentage distribution of children, by home internet access | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, all children1 | Have internet access | No internet access | Total, all children1 | Have internet access | No internet access | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total2 | Through desktop or laptop, tablet, or some other type of computer3 | Only through smartphone4 | Total2 | Through desktop or laptop, tablet, or some other type of computer3 | Only through smartphone4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Total5 | 65,401 | (44.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 91.6 | (0.09) | 86.6 | (0.12) | 5.1 | (0.06) | 8.4 | (0.09) | 65,227 | (48.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.6 | (0.07) | 88.1 | (0.12) | 6.5 | (0.08) | 5.4 | (0.07) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 33,521 | (36.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 91.6 | (0.10) | 86.5 | (0.14) | 5.1 | (0.07) | 8.4 | (0.10) | 33,382 | (34.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.6 | (0.08) | 88.0 | (0.13) | 6.6 | (0.09) | 5.4 | (0.08) |
| Female | 31,880 | (33.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 91.6 | (0.09) | 86.6 | (0.12) | 5.0 | (0.08) | 8.4 | (0.09) | 31,845 | (35.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.6 | (0.08) | 88.3 | (0.13) | 6.3 | (0.09) | 5.4 | (0.08) |
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 33,511 | (27.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 95.0 | (0.08) | 92.2 | (0.11) | 2.8 | (0.05) | 5.0 | (0.08) | 32,694 | (24.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.4 | (0.08) | 92.8 | (0.12) | 3.5 | (0.07) | 3.6 | (0.08) |
| Black | 8,896 | (28.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 85.8 | (0.30) | 76.8 | (0.32) | 9.0 | (0.21) | 14.2 | (0.30) | 8,772 | (32.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 91.3 | (0.21) | 80.6 | (0.28) | 10.7 | (0.22) | 8.7 | (0.21) |
| Hispanic | 16,162 | (26.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 86.7 | (0.19) | 78.2 | (0.25) | 8.5 | (0.16) | 13.3 | (0.19) | 16,644 | (19.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 92.1 | (0.18) | 81.1 | (0.25) | 11.0 | (0.19) | 7.9 | (0.18) |
| Asian | 3,065 | (15.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.2 | (0.18) | 95.8 | (0.21) | 1.4 | (0.14) | 2.8 | (0.18) | 3,110 | (16.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.5 | (0.12) | 96.2 | (0.21) | 2.3 | (0.17) | 1.5 | (0.12) |
| Pacific Islander | 118 | (3.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 87.1 | (1.92) | 75.5 | (2.50) | 11.7 | (1.72) | 12.9 | (1.92) | 112 | (4.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 89.5 | (1.72) | 76.4 | (2.60) | 13.1 | (2.15) | 10.5 | (1.72) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
506 | (7.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 76.5 | (0.73) | 68.9 | (0.84) | 7.6 | (0.62) | 23.5 | (0.73) | 514 | (8.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 82.7 | (0.85) | 72.9 | (1.01) | 9.8 | (0.74) | 17.3 | (0.85) |
| Two or more races | 2,929 | (26.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 95.1 | (0.24) | 91.0 | (0.31) | 4.1 | (0.22) | 4.9 | (0.24) | 3,132 | (27.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.9 | (0.19) | 92.2 | (0.34) | 4.7 | (0.27) | 3.1 | (0.19) |
Age |
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| 3 and 4 | 8,058 | (27.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 90.3 | (0.17) | 83.6 | (0.24) | 6.7 | (0.14) | 9.7 | (0.17) | 8,118 | (32.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 93.9 | (0.13) | 85.9 | (0.22) | 8.0 | (0.17) | 6.1 | (0.13) |
| 5 to 10 | 24,656 | (52.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 90.8 | (0.11) | 85.1 | (0.15) | 5.6 | (0.08) | 9.2 | (0.11) | 23,912 | (55.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.2 | (0.08) | 87.3 | (0.14) | 6.9 | (0.11) | 5.8 | (0.08) |
| 11 to 14 | 16,507 | (43.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 92.3 | (0.11) | 88.0 | (0.13) | 4.3 | (0.08) | 7.7 | (0.11) | 17,235 | (47.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.9 | (0.10) | 89.0 | (0.14) | 5.9 | (0.09) | 5.1 | (0.10) |
| 15 to 18 | 16,181 | (27.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 92.9 | (0.10) | 88.8 | (0.14) | 4.2 | (0.09) | 7.1 | (0.10) | 15,962 | (29.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 95.3 | (0.10) | 89.6 | (0.15) | 5.6 | (0.10) | 4.7 | (0.10) |
Highest level of education attained by either parent6 |
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| Less than high school | 6,461 | (53.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 75.0 | (0.32) | 61.0 | (0.36) | 14.0 | (0.30) | 25.0 | (0.32) | 5,654 | (60.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 83.3 | (0.41) | 64.6 | (0.46) | 18.8 | (0.37) | 16.7 | (0.41) |
| High school diploma or equivalent |
11,679 | (65.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 85.4 | (0.21) | 75.8 | (0.28) | 9.6 | (0.19) | 14.6 | (0.21) | 11,430 | (71.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 91.0 | (0.17) | 78.5 | (0.23) | 12.5 | (0.18) | 9.0 | (0.17) |
| Some college | 12,800 | (67.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 92.3 | (0.17) | 87.0 | (0.19) | 5.2 | (0.12) | 7.7 | (0.17) | 11,983 | (74.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.9 | (0.13) | 87.8 | (0.20) | 7.1 | (0.15) | 5.1 | (0.13) |
| Associate's degree | 6,431 | (50.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 95.6 | (0.17) | 92.8 | (0.21) | 2.8 | (0.14) | 4.4 | (0.17) | 6,326 | (41.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.6 | (0.16) | 92.9 | (0.22) | 3.7 | (0.15) | 3.4 | (0.16) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 24,333 | (100.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.5 | (0.05) | 97.7 | (0.06) | 0.7 | (0.03) | 1.5 | (0.05) | 25,891 | (97.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.8 | (0.05) | 97.6 | (0.07) | 1.2 | (0.05) | 1.2 | (0.05) |
| Bachelor's degree | 13,246 | (66.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.0 | (0.07) | 97.0 | (0.09) | 1.0 | (0.05) | 2.0 | (0.07) | 13,811 | (63.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.4 | (0.08) | 96.7 | (0.10) | 1.7 | (0.08) | 1.6 | (0.08) |
| Master's or higher degree | 11,087 | (67.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 99.0 | (0.07) | 98.6 | (0.07) | 0.4 | (0.03) | 1.0 | (0.07) | 12,081 | (72.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 99.2 | (0.07) | 98.6 | (0.08) | 0.6 | (0.05) | 0.8 | (0.07) |
Family income (in constant 2019 dollars7 ) |
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| Less than $10,000 | 3,699 | (39.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 75.1 | (0.47) | 61.0 | (0.53) | 14.1 | (0.39) | 24.9 | (0.47) | 3,192 | (37.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 83.7 | (0.49) | 65.5 | (0.61) | 18.2 | (0.45) | 16.3 | (0.49) |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 4,644 | (51.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 78.0 | (0.40) | 65.3 | (0.48) | 12.7 | (0.34) | 22.0 | (0.40) | 3,704 | (38.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 86.0 | (0.43) | 69.2 | (0.54) | 16.8 | (0.44) | 14.0 | (0.43) |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 5,149 | (48.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 83.3 | (0.38) | 72.5 | (0.44) | 10.9 | (0.28) | 16.7 | (0.38) | 4,713 | (49.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 89.1 | (0.33) | 73.8 | (0.44) | 15.3 | (0.36) | 10.9 | (0.33) |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 5,502 | (49.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 87.2 | (0.35) | 78.5 | (0.44) | 8.8 | (0.32) | 12.8 | (0.35) | 5,050 | (50.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 91.1 | (0.28) | 80.5 | (0.42) | 10.6 | (0.29) | 8.9 | (0.28) |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 4,829 | (38.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 90.0 | (0.29) | 83.3 | (0.35) | 6.7 | (0.19) | 10.0 | (0.29) | 4,738 | (44.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 93.0 | (0.26) | 83.5 | (0.41) | 9.5 | (0.35) | 7.0 | (0.26) |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 10,117 | (59.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 93.4 | (0.14) | 89.3 | (0.20) | 4.2 | (0.13) | 6.6 | (0.14) | 10,376 | (73.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 95.1 | (0.18) | 88.9 | (0.23) | 6.2 | (0.15) | 4.9 | (0.18) |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 8,509 | (51.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 95.9 | (0.13) | 93.6 | (0.18) | 2.3 | (0.09) | 4.1 | (0.13) | 8,295 | (63.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.8 | (0.13) | 93.3 | (0.19) | 3.5 | (0.13) | 3.2 | (0.13) |
| $100,000 or more | 22,335 | (81.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.2 | (0.06) | 97.4 | (0.08) | 0.8 | (0.04) | 1.8 | (0.06) | 24,568 | (90.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.5 | (0.06) | 97.2 | (0.08) | 1.3 | (0.06) | 1.5 | (0.06) |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 10,844 | (60.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.5 | (0.10) | 96.3 | (0.13) | 1.2 | (0.07) | 2.5 | (0.10) | 11,718 | (59.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.0 | (0.10) | 96.1 | (0.14) | 1.9 | (0.09) | 2.0 | (0.10) |
| $150,000 or more | 11,492 | (54.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.8 | (0.06) | 98.5 | (0.07) | 0.4 | (0.03) | 1.2 | (0.06) | 12,850 | (73.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 99.0 | (0.06) | 98.3 | (0.08) | 0.7 | (0.06) | 1.0 | (0.06) |
Family income quarter8 |
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| Lowest quarter | 19,195 | (99.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 81.6 | (0.20) | 70.4 | (0.24) | 11.3 | (0.16) | 18.4 | (0.20) | 19,100 | (97.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 88.6 | (0.17) | 74.5 | (0.23) | 14.1 | (0.19) | 11.4 | (0.17) |
| Middle low quarter | 15,250 | (69.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 92.4 | (0.16) | 87.5 | (0.20) | 4.9 | (0.11) | 7.6 | (0.16) | 15,128 | (76.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 95.0 | (0.15) | 88.6 | (0.19) | 6.4 | (0.13) | 5.0 | (0.15) |
| Middle high quarter | 14,670 | (60.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.5 | (0.10) | 94.7 | (0.13) | 1.9 | (0.07) | 3.5 | (0.10) | 14,790 | (70.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.5 | (0.09) | 95.0 | (0.14) | 2.5 | (0.10) | 2.5 | (0.09) |
| Highest quarter | 15,671 | (65.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.6 | (0.07) | 98.1 | (0.07) | 0.5 | (0.03) | 1.4 | (0.07) | 15,619 | (79.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.9 | (0.06) | 98.1 | (0.07) | 0.8 | (0.05) | 1.1 | (0.06) |
Poverty status9 |
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| Below poverty threshold | 12,249 | (94.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 78.7 | (0.25) | 66.6 | (0.29) | 12.2 | (0.21) | 21.3 | (0.25) | 10,467 | (80.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 86.0 | (0.25) | 69.9 | (0.32) | 16.1 | (0.27) | 14.0 | (0.25) |
| 100 to 185 percent of poverty threshold |
12,250 | (68.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 88.1 | (0.21) | 80.2 | (0.28) | 7.9 | (0.17) | 11.9 | (0.21) | 11,707 | (81.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 91.8 | (0.18) | 81.2 | (0.27) | 10.5 | (0.19) | 8.2 | (0.18) |
| Greater than 185 percent of poverty threshold |
40,092 | (115.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.6 | (0.06) | 94.7 | (0.08) | 2.0 | (0.04) | 3.4 | (0.06) | 42,170 | (115.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.5 | (0.05) | 94.6 | (0.08) | 2.9 | (0.05) | 2.5 | (0.05) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes all 3- to 18-year-olds living in households. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Total percentage of children in households that reported having access to the Internet. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Percentage of children in homes with both internet access and one or more of the following types of computer: desktop or laptop, tablet or other portable wireless computer, or "some other type of computer." Excludes homes having none of these types of computers. Includes homes having both smartphones and any of these types of computers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Percentage of children in homes with both internet access and smartphones, but with none of the computer types (desktop or laptop, tablet, or other) listed in footnote 3. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. |
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| 8 Lowest quarter refers to the bottom 25 percent of all family incomes; middle low quarter refers to the 26th through the 50th percentile of all family incomes; middle high quarter refers to the 51st through the 75th percentile of all family incomes; and highest quarter refers to the top 25 percent of all family incomes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 Children are considered to be in poverty if their family income falls below the Census Bureau's poverty threshold, which is a dollar amount that varies depending on a family's size and composition and is updated annually to account for inflation. For example, the poverty threshold for a family of four with two children was $24,339 in 2016 and $25,926 in 2019. Respondents were interviewed throughout the year and reported on the income they received during the previous 12 months. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTES: Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population residing within the United States. However, this table includes only children living in households, because respondents living in group quarters (e.g., shelters, healthcare facilities, or correctional facilities) were not asked about internet access. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2016 and 2019. (This table was prepared November 2020.) |
