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| Table 417. | Access to and use of home computers, by selected characteristics of students and other users: October 1993 |
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|Percent|Percent| Distribution of frequency | Percent of persons whose | Percent of computer users using
| with | using |of use per week for persons | home computer has | specific applications\2\
Selected |compu- |compu- | using computers in home | specific components\1\ |-----------------------------------------------
characteristics | ters | ters |----------------------------|--------------------------| Commu- |School | Educa- |Games| Job- | Word
|at home|at home| 6 or | 4 or | 2 or | 1 day |Hard |Prin-| Color |Fax or| nica- |assign-| tion | |related|proces-
| | |7 days|5 days|3 days|or less|disk | ter |monitor|modem |tions\3\| ments |programs| | | sing
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17
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Total, all persons ...| 27.1 | 17.6 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 33.3 | 34.9 |80.7 |75.8 | 68.2 | 38.5 | 33.5 | 28.3 | 34.6 |34.9 | 23.8 | 53.2
Age | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than 25 .......| 30.8 | 21.0 | 11.1 | 15.5 | 36.2 | 37.3 |79.5 |75.2 | 69.1 | 36.2 | 8.4 | 48.9 | 38.1 |57.2 | 3.1 | 37.7
25 to 29 ...........| 23.4 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 33.4 | 31.3 |83.5 |68.5 | 66.3 | 44.2 | 48.0 | 22.6 | 30.0 |21.1 | 35.2 | 63.4
30 to 39 ...........| 30.7 | 21.0 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 33.2 | 32.7 |82.3 |74.0 | 70.3 | 42.3 | 51.2 | 15.6 | 34.2 |22.2 | 38.6 | 61.9
40 to 49 ...........| 36.4 | 23.0 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 30.9 | 34.3 |80.9 |79.4 | 69.6 | 39.0 | 48.6 | 15.7 | 33.5 |19.1 | 39.1 | 65.1
50 to 59 ...........| 27.1 | 15.8 | 17.7 | 19.8 | 27.9 | 34.7 |80.2 |79.2 | 65.0 | 37.1 | 50.9 | 9.5 | 30.8 |19.5 | 37.2 | 64.7
60 or older ........| 10.5 | 4.6 | 20.7 | 16.7 | 28.7 | 33.9 |80.2 |77.5 | 60.0 | 33.2 | 51.4 | 3.3 | 27.4 |19.7 | 26.5 | 59.4
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Family income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than $20,000 ....| 9.2 | 5.6 | 19.2 | 15.7 | 31.3 | 33.8 |72.4 |64.6 | 57.8 | 28.6 | 32.3 | 34.7 | 33.0 |33.7 | 16.2 | 50.2
$20,000 to $29,999 ...| 18.5 | 11.3 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 33.9 | 32.9 |74.6 |73.0 | 62.8 | 32.1 | 33.8 | 28.4 | 37.8 |36.8 | 21.2 | 50.2
$30,000 to $39,999 ...| 26.5 | 16.9 | 14.0 | 16.8 | 34.2 | 35.0 |76.8 |72.7 | 66.7 | 33.7 | 33.6 | 27.5 | 35.3 |35.4 | 22.2 | 49.2
$40,000 to $49,999 ...| 35.2 | 22.9 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 33.8 | 35.7 |81.6 |77.2 | 71.4 | 37.5 | 31.4 | 26.0 | 32.8 |35.4 | 21.0 | 48.9
$50,000 to $74,999 ...| 47.3 | 31.6 | 13.5 | 17.6 | 33.2 | 35.7 |82.5 |78.6 | 70.4 | 41.7 | 33.3 | 28.5 | 34.2 |35.4 | 25.2 | 53.8
$75,000 or more ......| 62.8 | 42.4 | 14.3 | 17.9 | 33.0 | 34.8 |87.6 |80.1 | 72.2 | 46.1 | 35.3 | 26.9 | 35.0 |33.6 | 29.1 | 60.2
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Total, all students ..| 36.1 | 26.5 | 12.4 | 16.3 | 36.3 | 35.1 |80.6 |76.3 | 69.9 | 37.5 | 11.8 | 55.1 | 39.1 |55.1 | 5.7 | 41.8
Preprimary .........| 29.6 | 15.3 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 39.5 | 45.0 |82.3 |72.0 | 69.6 | 40.9 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 62.0 |86.6 | 0.0 | 5.1
1st to 8th grade ...| 31.9 | 24.3 | 9.9 | 14.1 | 37.9 | 38.1 |79.9 |75.2 | 72.1 | 36.9 | 2.6 | 43.6 | 48.2 |86.4 | 0.0 | 28.0
9th to 12th grade ..| 37.2 | 28.1 | 11.6 | 17.7 | 37.3 | 33.3 |77.7 |78.0 | 69.7 | 34.6 | 7.1 | 73.0 | 26.6 |32.9 | 2.3 | 47.6
Undergraduate ......| 44.7 | 32.4 | 16.2 | 19.2 | 31.8 | 32.8 |81.5 |78.1 | 66.8 | 36.3 | 26.5 | 70.6 | 26.8 |16.3 | 12.1 | 62.0
Graduate ...........| 60.4 | 51.8 | 25.5 | 21.4 | 33.2 | 20.0 |89.4 |77.9 | 67.8 | 50.3 | 47.8 | 69.5 | 39.2 |21.9 | 37.0 | 80.1
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male .................| 36.2 | 26.9 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 34.1 | 33.7 |81.0 |76.1 | 70.5 | 38.7 | 12.7 | 54.1 | 39.4 |57.8 | 6.1 | 40.1
Preprimary .........| 28.5 | 14.8 | 6.0 | 13.1 | 37.3 | 43.6 |82.7 |71.1 | 71.0 | 41.3 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 61.3 |90.7 | 0.0 | 4.4
1st to 8th grade ...| 31.8 | 24.5 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 36.6 | 37.5 |80.6 |75.1 | 72.1 | 36.2 | 2.2 | 40.5 | 47.4 |88.8 | 0.0 | 26.0
9th to 12th grade ..| 36.6 | 27.6 | 15.0 | 19.7 | 33.4 | 31.9 |77.5 |77.8 | 69.7 | 36.5 | 8.5 | 72.5 | 27.4 |34.3 | 2.3 | 45.1
Undergraduate ......| 48.7 | 36.1 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 30.0 | 30.0 |82.1 |78.8 | 68.2 | 40.7 | 29.4 | 72.1 | 27.8 |18.3 | 12.5 | 61.9
Graduate ...........| 62.6 | 55.2 | 31.0 | 20.7 | 30.2 | 18.1 |89.7 |75.0 | 69.2 | 51.8 | 53.6 | 71.6 | 42.1 |25.1 | 42.4 | 80.6
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Female ...............| 36.0 | 26.2 | 9.6 | 15.5 | 38.5 | 36.5 |80.2 |76.5 | 69.4 | 36.3 | 10.8 | 56.2 | 38.8 |52.3 | 5.4 | 43.6
Preprimary .........| 30.9 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 8.2 | 41.9 | 46.5 |82.0 |73.0 | 68.2 | 40.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 62.7 |82.3 | 0.0 | 5.8
1st to 8th grade ...| 32.1 | 24.2 | 8.0 | 13.8 | 39.4 | 38.7 |79.2 |75.2 | 72.1 | 37.6 | 3.1 | 46.9 | 49.1 |83.9 | 0.0 | 30.2
9th to 12th grade ..| 37.9 | 28.6 | 8.1 | 15.6 | 41.4 | 34.9 |77.9 |78.2 | 69.7 | 32.6 | 5.7 | 73.5 | 25.8 |31.5 | 2.3 | 50.1
Undergraduate ......| 41.5 | 29.4 | 12.3 | 18.6 | 33.5 | 35.6 |80.9 |77.5 | 65.6 | 32.0 | 23.7 | 69.0 | 25.8 |14.3 | 11.8 | 62.1
Graduate ...........| 58.4 | 48.8 | 19.9 | 22.1 | 36.1 | 21.8 |89.2 |80.7 | 66.4 | 48.9 | 41.8 | 67.5 | 36.2 |18.7 | 31.6 | 79.7
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic ..| 43.3 | 32.2 | 11.9 | 16.0 | 35.8 | 36.3 |81.1 |77.6 | 70.1 | 38.0 | 11.4 | 55.2 | 38.4 |55.6 | 5.7 | 42.6
Preprimary .........| 35.8 | 19.0 | 4.4 | 11.8 | 37.4 | 46.4 |83.7 |72.7 | 70.2 | 41.7 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 62.0 |87.1 | 0.0 | 5.7
1st to 8th grade ...| 39.6 | 30.8 | 9.7 | 13.8 | 37.1 | 39.5 |80.5 |76.8 | 72.3 | 37.5 | 2.7 | 43.8 | 47.2 |87.0 | 0.0 | 28.9
9th to 12th grade ..| 46.2 | 35.1 | 10.9 | 16.6 | 38.1 | 34.4 |78.2 |79.5 | 69.8 | 35.5 | 7.1 | 73.5 | 25.5 |31.8 | 2.1 | 48.7
Undergraduate ......| 49.4 | 35.5 | 15.8 | 19.3 | 31.2 | 33.7 |81.9 |79.2 | 67.0 | 36.4 | 26.1 | 71.2 | 25.5 |15.5 | 13.2 | 64.0
Graduate ...........| 61.4 | 52.8 | 25.1 | 22.1 | 32.5 | 20.3 |89.3 |78.1 | 67.3 | 50.1 | 47.3 | 70.8 | 39.3 |21.0 | 36.2 | 82.1
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Black, non-Hispanic ..| 16.1 | 10.8 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 37.0 | 32.4 |73.8 |64.8 | 68.4 | 34.5 | 14.2 | 53.0 | 50.8 |56.3 | 7.4 | 33.9
Preprimary .........| 12.3 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 53.6 | 37.7 |67.9 |59.2 | 66.9 | 39.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 76.7 |85.7 | 0.0 | 0.0
1st to 8th grade ...| 13.1 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 16.9 | 42.8 | 29.7 |73.6 |60.7 | 70.6 | 33.8 | 3.2 | 44.8 | 64.9 |84.5 | 0.0 | 22.6
9th to 12th grade ..| 14.6 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 22.0 | 29.0 | 36.4 |71.4 |59.7 | 61.5 | 21.2 | 3.7 | 67.9 | 36.1 |40.4 | 5.6 | 27.2
Undergraduate ......| 27.0 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 13.9 | 33.0 | 34.4 |76.1 |75.2 | 70.7 | 41.3 | 37.2 | 60.6 | 40.3 |27.5 | 9.3 | 56.7
Graduate ...........| 56.7 | 47.6 | 21.7 | 18.8 | 32.2 | 27.3 |82.3 |75.3 | 69.5 | 48.6 | 37.4 | 60.3 | 35.8 |24.9 | 47.9 | 60.2
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Hispanic .............| 15.2 | 10.3 | 13.9 | 21.1 | 39.6 | 25.5 |74.7 |73.0 | 63.0 | 32.7 | 17.2 | 54.9 | 34.7 |51.2 | 5.2 | 35.3
Preprimary .........| 11.7 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 36.7 | 48.6 |70.5 |75.5 | 53.8 | 29.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 |71.1 | 0.0 | 0.0
1st to 8th grade ...| 12.1 | 7.4 | 11.2 | 16.1 | 42.8 | 29.9 |72.3 |70.4 | 65.3 | 31.2 | 0.8 | 38.9 | 40.4 |84.7 | 0.0 | 17.6
9th to 12th grade ..| 14.4 | 9.6 | 13.7 | 33.2 | 29.6 | 23.5 |71.5 |76.9 | 67.4 | 31.2 | 15.8 | 68.7 | 27.7 |41.3 | 2.4 | 47.1
Undergraduate ......| 27.3 | 21.9 | 15.0 | 22.4 | 42.1 | 20.5 |78.2 |70.5 | 55.5 | 31.4 | 30.8 | 73.1 | 30.3 |12.7 | 5.8 | 47.5
Graduate ...........| 56.3 | 52.2 | 28.5 | 16.5 | 44.4 | 10.6 |95.1 |84.9 | 77.9 | 58.8 | 69.8 | 71.8 | 39.6 |37.7 | 43.5 | 75.4
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Family income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than $20,000 ....| 15.2 | 10.9 | 18.5 | 16.0 | 34.1 | 31.3 |74.9 |65.9 | 57.9 | 29.2 | 20.4 | 62.0 | 35.3 |44.0 | 8.4 | 47.6
$20,000 to $29,999 ...| 25.5 | 18.6 | 13.4 | 16.8 | 38.6 | 31.2 |72.7 |71.8 | 63.7 | 31.1 | 13.0 | 53.3 | 41.2 |51.5 | 7.0 | 38.6
$30,000 to $39,999 ...| 34.3 | 25.1 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 38.2 | 34.6 |76.3 |73.2 | 67.5 | 32.8 | 11.5 | 55.3 | 41.0 |54.1 | 6.9 | 36.9
$40,000 to $49,999 ...| 42.6 | 31.5 | 10.9 | 16.7 | 37.0 | 35.3 |80.4 |78.8 | 74.0 | 36.0 | 8.9 | 53.2 | 38.1 |61.3 | 4.8 | 35.7
$50,000 to $74,999 ...| 55.9 | 42.0 | 10.5 | 17.3 | 34.1 | 38.1 |82.8 |79.9 | 73.4 | 41.8 | 10.1 | 54.1 | 38.1 |56.9 | 4.4 | 41.9
$75,000 or more ......| 73.7 | 54.1 | 12.1 | 15.2 | 37.2 | 35.5 |87.8 |80.5 | 74.6 | 43.6 | 10.4 | 54.5 | 40.8 |57.9 | 4.9 | 46.7
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\1\Data are for the most recently purchased computer for families with more than one computer. Percent based on persons who have a computer
in their home.
\2\Individuals may be counted in more than one computer activity. \3\Includes bulletin boards and electronic mail. NOTE.--Data are based on a sample survey of households and are subject to sampling and nonsampling error. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, October 1993, unpublished data. (This table was prepared May 1994.)
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