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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 2021 |
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| Selected child or family characteristic | 2011 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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, among those employed2 | Library or community center |
Coffee shop or other business that offers internet access | Someone else's home | Home | School | Workplace, among those employed2 | Library, community center, or other public place |
Coffee shop or other business that offers internet access | Someone else's home | While traveling between places3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 16.1 | (1.12) | 3.1 | (0.22) | 6.6 | (0.29) | 2.4 | (0.16) | 75.2 | (0.44) | 89.3 | (0.36) | 66.6 | (0.57) | 36.9 | (1.72) | 15.1 | (0.41) | 7.3 | (0.31) | 24.5 | (0.49) | 17.5 | (0.47) | ||||||||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 61.0 | (0.54) | 91.2 | (0.41) | 70.1 | (0.62) | 13.7 | (1.49) | 3.1 | (0.29) | 6.2 | (0.36) | 2.3 | (0.22) | 74.4 | (0.55) | 89.1 | (0.46) | 66.2 | (0.75) | 39.3 | (2.34) | 14.1 | (0.49) | 6.5 | (0.38) | 24.5 | (0.67) | 17.6 | (0.64) | ||||||||||||||
| Female | 62.6 | (0.51) | 91.1 | (0.43) | 69.7 | (0.63) | 18.4 | (1.57) | 3.1 | (0.26) | 6.9 | (0.38) | 2.4 | (0.19) | 75.9 | (0.55) | 89.4 | (0.48) | 67.0 | (0.66) | 34.7 | (2.43) | 16.1 | (0.55) | 8.1 | (0.39) | 24.5 | (0.61) | 17.4 | (0.50) | ||||||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 68.7 | (4.85) | 92.5 | (2.41) | 58.9 | (5.39) | ‡ | (†) | 7.5 | ! | (2.67) | 5.4 | ! | (2.40) | 17.2 | (3.95) | 11.9 | (3.26) | |||||||||
| Asian | 66.7 | (2.24) | 98.0 | (0.55) | 66.6 | (2.38) | 23.2 | ! | (8.97) | ‡ | (†) | 7.7 | (1.36) | ‡ | (†) | 72.2 | (2.10) | 91.6 | (1.12) | 62.7 | (2.71) | 34.3 | (9.80) | 16.2 | (1.90) | 8.1 | (1.42) | 18.0 | (1.88) | 17.3 | (1.93) | |||||||||||||
| Black | 54.8 | (1.24) | 85.1 | (1.34) | 72.3 | (1.34) | 18.2 | (4.85) | 6.0 | (0.81) | 5.2 | (0.73) | 5.1 | (0.77) | 72.7 | (1.56) | 88.0 | (1.27) | 65.4 | (1.62) | 34.0 | (6.03) | 15.6 | (1.24) | 5.9 | (0.87) | 22.5 | (1.40) | 14.9 | (1.14) | ||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 51.0 | (0.91) | 82.9 | (1.22) | 71.5 | (1.28) | 19.7 | (3.55) | 7.5 | (0.77) | 6.3 | (0.69) | 4.5 | (0.52) | 73.7 | (0.95) | 86.7 | (0.83) | 68.2 | (1.17) | 30.0 | (3.66) | 13.4 | (0.85) | 5.0 | (0.57) | 19.2 | (1.10) | 13.9 | (0.85) | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 50.3 | (6.75) | 89.6 | (5.07) | 68.0 | (10.62) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 12.9 | ! | (5.58) | ‡ | (†) | 75.1 | (6.57) | 90.4 | (4.43) | 59.4 | (9.89) | ‡ | (†) | 27.7 | ! | (9.10) | ‡ | (†) | 33.3 | (9.95) | 18.4 | (5.19) | ||||||||||||
| White | 67.5 | (0.57) | 94.8 | (0.34) | 69.2 | (0.64) | 15.3 | (1.28) | 1.2 | (0.17) | 6.8 | (0.36) | 1.3 | (0.15) | 76.9 | (0.64) | 90.4 | (0.46) | 66.7 | (0.85) | 40.9 | (2.44) | 15.7 | (0.57) | 8.8 | (0.47) | 28.1 | (0.71) | 19.9 | (0.56) | ||||||||||||||
| Two or more races | 67.5 | (2.18) | 88.5 | (1.90) | 69.7 | (2.53) | 8.9 | ! | (4.40) | 5.0 | (1.46) | 7.3 | (1.59) | 2.9 | (0.86) | 76.2 | (2.20) | 91.3 | (1.45) | 66.7 | (2.49) | 26.1 | ! | (8.41) | 14.3 | (2.17) | 6.9 | (1.44) | 26.9 | (2.49) | 20.1 | (2.21) | ||||||||||||
| 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) | 55.7 | (1.23) | 87.2 | (1.15) | 31.1 | (1.55) | † | (†) | 9.1 | (0.96) | 2.8 | (0.53) | 19.3 | (1.12) | 7.3 | (0.91) | ||||||||||||
| 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) | 72.9 | (0.71) | 86.2 | (0.58) | 67.1 | (0.93) | † | (†) | 12.2 | (0.61) | 4.0 | (0.40) | 21.4 | (0.70) | 6.5 | (0.50) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 77.1 | (0.83) | 90.0 | (0.56) | 75.3 | (0.95) | † | (†) | 14.5 | (0.77) | 6.3 | (0.47) | 24.5 | (0.86) | 12.5 | (0.73) | ||||||||||||||
| 15 to 18 | 85.2 | (0.54) | 90.3 | (0.46) | 73.2 | (0.68) | 16.1 | (1.12) | 3.5 | (0.28) | 11.1 | (0.56) | 3.6 | (0.30) | 85.3 | (0.65) | 92.9 | (0.52) | 68.8 | (0.84) | 36.9 | (1.72) | 20.9 | (0.77) | 13.5 | (0.63) | 29.7 | (0.86) | 38.2 | (0.99) | ||||||||||||||
| Metropolitan status4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Metropolitan5 | 62.6 | (0.48) | 91.7 | (0.35) | 69.7 | (0.53) | 16.5 | (1.32) | 3.0 | (0.24) | 6.6 | (0.32) | 2.3 | (0.17) | 75.0 | (0.48) | 89.5 | (0.39) | 66.9 | (0.59) | 36.9 | (2.01) | 15.6 | (0.45) | 7.5 | (0.34) | 24.6 | (0.56) | 17.7 | (0.52) | ||||||||||||||
| Nonmetropolitan6 | 57.4 | (1.17) | 87.9 | (1.07) | 71.6 | (1.15) | 14.2 | (2.27) | 3.7 | (0.55) | 6.5 | (0.78) | 2.9 | (0.44) | 76.3 | (1.39) | 87.4 | (1.09) | 65.2 | (1.46) | 37.5 | (4.81) | 11.0 | (0.89) | 6.2 | (0.70) | 23.0 | (1.27) | 16.3 | (1.24) | ||||||||||||||
| Highest level of education attained by either parent7 |
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| Less than high school | 41.2 | (1.44) | 70.6 | (2.18) | 72.9 | (1.81) | 26.1 | (6.21) | 12.8 | (1.53) | 5.6 | (0.92) | 7.9 | (1.03) | 68.1 | (2.04) | 81.6 | (2.05) | 64.4 | (2.52) | 29.8 | (5.89) | 15.4 | (1.79) | 5.8 | (1.04) | 17.2 | (1.97) | 12.7 | (1.55) | ||||||||||||||
| High school diploma or equivalent |
54.5 | (0.94) | 86.7 | (0.89) | 68.7 | (1.18) | 15.8 | (3.21) | 5.5 | (0.56) | 4.7 | (0.48) | 4.8 | (0.58) | 72.8 | (0.98) | 87.4 | (0.91) | 65.8 | (1.30) | 28.7 | (4.30) | 11.9 | (0.92) | 4.9 | (0.61) | 21.6 | (1.22) | 14.5 | (1.03) | ||||||||||||||
| Some college | 63.1 | (1.01) | 90.6 | (0.77) | 68.3 | (1.16) | 10.4 | (2.38) | 2.7 | (0.45) | 5.3 | (0.58) | 2.2 | (0.36) | 71.8 | (1.26) | 89.5 | (0.98) | 65.0 | (1.62) | 35.8 | (5.65) | 15.2 | (1.25) | 7.3 | (0.83) | 22.8 | (1.50) | 16.3 | (1.24) | ||||||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 66.3 | (1.27) | 92.3 | (0.93) | 71.0 | (1.45) | 14.1 | (3.08) | 2.5 | (0.61) | 6.7 | (0.82) | 1.7 | (0.40) | 75.8 | (1.52) | 91.0 | (1.05) | 68.6 | (1.75) | 38.5 | (5.15) | 13.3 | (1.18) | 7.1 | (0.81) | 24.7 | (1.57) | 16.3 | (1.25) | ||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 70.8 | (0.60) | 97.2 | (0.32) | 70.5 | (0.76) | 17.5 | (1.89) | 0.5 | (0.11) | 8.0 | (0.46) | 0.5 | (0.10) | 78.3 | (0.61) | 90.6 | (0.46) | 68.4 | (0.87) | 41.5 | (2.96) | 17.1 | (0.60) | 8.6 | (0.49) | 27.7 | (0.84) | 19.8 | (0.75) | ||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree | 70.1 | (0.83) | 96.8 | (0.43) | 71.8 | (1.07) | 15.0 | (2.20) | 0.5 | (0.15) | 8.2 | (0.66) | 0.5 | (0.15) | 78.4 | (0.94) | 90.3 | (0.66) | 66.0 | (1.20) | 40.3 | (3.95) | 16.5 | (0.84) | 8.6 | (0.68) | 27.7 | (1.17) | 18.6 | (0.96) | ||||||||||||||
| Master's or higher degree | 71.7 | (1.00) | 97.7 | (0.45) | 68.7 | (1.05) | 22.1 | (3.15) | 0.5 | ! | (0.16) | 7.8 | (0.63) | 0.3 | ! | (0.12) | 78.2 | (0.89) | 91.0 | (0.65) | 71.0 | (1.25) | 42.9 | (4.45) | 17.8 | (0.94) | 8.5 | (0.67) | 27.8 | (1.11) | 21.1 | (1.04) | ||||||||||||
| 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) | 15.2 | ! | (5.43) | 11.6 | (1.52) | 5.2 | (1.08) | 9.2 | (1.38) | 70.1 | (1.99) | 82.9 | (2.60) | 59.9 | (3.18) | ‡ | (†) | 14.6 | (2.37) | 7.0 | (1.60) | 23.4 | (2.46) | 13.3 | (1.93) | |||||||||||||
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 48.1 | (1.37) | 78.4 | (1.83) | 72.3 | (1.74) | 17.1 | (4.66) | 8.0 | (1.21) | 4.4 | (0.74) | 6.2 | (0.96) | 67.5 | (2.17) | 83.8 | (1.96) | 66.0 | (2.45) | 24.8 | (7.40) | 13.7 | (1.96) | 5.2 | (1.05) | 19.7 | (2.07) | 11.8 | (1.50) | ||||||||||||||
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 52.0 | (1.34) | 84.9 | (1.29) | 70.1 | (1.63) | 21.1 | (4.73) | 5.8 | (0.89) | 5.7 | (0.80) | 5.3 | (0.72) | 70.9 | (1.79) | 85.3 | (1.60) | 66.6 | (2.03) | 22.4 | (5.73) | 14.9 | (1.54) | 7.7 | (1.33) | 20.9 | (1.93) | 12.5 | (1.57) | ||||||||||||||
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 56.9 | (1.45) | 85.5 | (1.20) | 70.6 | (1.46) | 18.5 | (4.27) | 5.2 | (0.78) | 5.1 | (0.70) | 3.4 | (0.51) | 70.9 | (1.82) | 88.1 | (1.18) | 62.8 | (1.81) | 22.3 | (6.34) | 13.6 | (1.44) | 5.3 | (0.85) | 19.3 | (1.60) | 15.3 | (1.56) | ||||||||||||||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 60.3 | (1.60) | 92.3 | (1.08) | 69.1 | (1.77) | 7.2 | ! | (3.46) | 3.0 | (0.68) | 5.6 | (0.83) | 2.1 | (0.51) | 75.4 | (1.71) | 87.7 | (1.57) | 66.0 | (2.29) | 33.8 | (6.97) | 13.9 | (1.44) | 6.5 | (1.12) | 19.3 | (1.80) | 16.1 | (1.62) | |||||||||||||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 67.5 | (0.98) | 95.7 | (0.51) | 68.2 | (1.18) | 14.2 | (2.26) | 1.1 | (0.27) | 6.1 | (0.56) | 0.9 | (0.21) | 75.3 | (1.07) | 90.7 | (0.87) | 63.4 | (1.42) | 37.7 | (4.12) | 14.6 | (1.08) | 7.3 | (0.76) | 23.9 | (1.27) | 16.2 | (1.17) | ||||||||||||||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 72.4 | (1.03) | 96.7 | (0.55) | 70.0 | (1.26) | 16.0 | (2.88) | 0.6 | ! | (0.20) | 8.0 | (0.76) | 0.6 | ! | (0.19) | 77.2 | (1.16) | 89.1 | (1.07) | 66.9 | (1.70) | 36.4 | (4.48) | 13.6 | (1.12) | 5.6 | (0.68) | 24.1 | (1.39) | 16.5 | (1.06) | ||||||||||||
| $100,000 or more | 74.0 | (0.84) | 98.1 | (0.32) | 70.3 | (0.93) | 17.9 | (2.15) | 0.4 | (0.11) | 8.4 | (0.68) | 0.3 | ! | (0.11) | 78.4 | (0.76) | 91.6 | (0.54) | 69.9 | (1.02) | 43.7 | (2.93) | 16.7 | (0.66) | 8.8 | (0.60) | 28.7 | (0.93) | 21.6 | (0.84) | |||||||||||||
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 75.6 | (1.04) | 97.8 | (0.38) | 69.6 | (1.17) | 19.1 | (2.91) | 0.4 | ! | (0.16) | 8.4 | (0.89) | 0.3 | ! | (0.15) | 78.1 | (1.08) | 92.4 | (0.76) | 68.3 | (1.43) | 42.1 | (4.03) | 15.7 | (1.04) | 8.0 | (0.80) | 27.8 | (1.33) | 19.4 | (1.12) | ||||||||||||
| $150,000 or more | 71.9 | (1.28) | 98.6 | (0.48) | 71.2 | (1.66) | 15.9 | (3.50) | 0.4 | ! | (0.17) | 8.3 | (0.85) | ‡ | (†) | 78.7 | (0.98) | 91.0 | (0.72) | 71.1 | (1.27) | 45.4 | (4.06) | 17.6 | (0.95) | 9.5 | (0.79) | 29.4 | (1.23) | 23.3 | (1.20) | |||||||||||||
| †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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Percentages sum to more than 100 because a child could have used the internet in more than one location. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Includes only children ages 15 to 18 who were employed. Employment data were not collected for younger children. In 2011, about 23 percent of children ages 15 to 18 who used the internet anywhere were employed. In 2021, about 23 percent of children ages 15 to 18 who used the internet anywhere were employed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Data on internet access while traveling between places were not collected in 2011. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4Children living in areas whose metropolitan status was not identified are excluded from this analysis. In 2011 and 2021, less than 1 percent of children ages 3 to 18 lived in an area with non-identified metropolitan status. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5Refers to metropolitan statistical areas, which contain at least one urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6Refers to areas that are outside of metropolitan statistical areas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7Highest 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 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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), July 2011 and November 2021. (This table was prepared May 2023.) |
