| Table 420. | Percent of workers, 18 years old and over, using computers on the job, by selected characteristics and computer activities: October 1993 |
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| | Number |Percent of on-the-job computer workers using specific computer applications\1\
| Percent | using |_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Selected characteristics | using | computers |Analysis/|Bookkeeping, | Communi- | | | Desktop |Educa-|Program-|Sales and| Word- | Using 4
|computers|at work, in| spread- | invoicing, |cations\2\|CAD\3\| Data |publishing/| tion | ming |telemar- |proces-| or more
| at work | thousands | sheets |and inventory| | |bases | graphics | | | keting | sing |categories
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Total ...................................| 45.8 | 51,106 | 36.1 | 45.0 | 38.7 | 7.6 | 34.5 | 22.3 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 44.4 | 40.7
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Age | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 to 24 ............................. | 34.4 | 4,965 | 25.0 | 45.3 | 27.1 | 6.0 | 27.1 | 15.9 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 19.9 | 34.7 | 29.8
25 to 29 ................................| 48.3 | 8,424 | 37.2 | 45.2 | 38.7 | 7.7 | 35.0 | 22.8 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 17.0 | 45.7 | 41.8
30 to 39 ................................| 50.7 | 14,969 | 38.8 | 45.4 | 40.4 | 8.7 | 36.0 | 25.0 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 45.0 | 42.9
40 to 49 ................................| 51.3 | 13,854 | 38.6 | 45.1 | 42.0 | 7.9 | 36.8 | 23.4 | 18.5 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 47.5 | 43.4
50 to 59 ................................| 43.9 | 6,881 | 34.5 | 44.3 | 38.8 | 6.4 | 33.3 | 20.4 | 15.8 | 11.2 | 15.0 | 43.9 | 39.2
60 or older .............................| 27.2 | 2,014 | 28.0 | 42.7 | 31.6 | 4.5 | 27.4 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 16.9 | 40.0 | 33.9
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Educational attainment and sex | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Not high school graduate ................| 10.0 | 1,190 | 19.1 | 54.4 | 20.4 | 3.8 | 22.2 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 20.6 | 16.0 | 21.8
High school graduate ................. | 34.2 | 13,307 | 23.7 | 52.5 | 29.4 | 4.4 | 25.8 | 13.3 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 17.6 | 30.8 | 29.9
Some college ............................| 50.4 | 11,548 | 33.5 | 49.5 | 38.5 | 7.3 | 33.9 | 20.6 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 18.0 | 40.9 | 40.0
Associate degree .................... | 58.2 | 5,274 | 37.5 | 47.0 | 39.7 | 7.9 | 34.7 | 21.7 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 41.6 | 40.7
Bachelor's degree ................... | 68.8 | 13,162 | 46.9 | 40.0 | 45.1 | 10.4 | 41.5 | 28.8 | 19.4 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 54.8 | 49.2
Master's degree .........................| 71.2 | 4,628 | 47.9 | 29.3 | 48.5 | 10.0 | 41.9 | 35.3 | 31.0 | 18.1 | 10.4 | 63.8 | 52.1
Doctor's or professional degree .........| 66.9 | 1,999 | 42.8 | 27.9 | 45.9 | 7.6 | 39.2 | 28.3 | 21.3 | 15.2 | 5.2 | 66.5 | 46.2
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Male ................................. | 40.3 | 24,414 | 41.1 | 45.2 | 39.4 | 11.1 | 35.2 | 25.3 | 14.8 | 17.0 | 18.1 | 40.7 | 43.0
Not high school graduate ..............| 8.5 | 642 | 20.2 | 56.0 | 20.9 | 5.6 | 19.8 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 16.2 | 12.2 | 21.1
High school graduate ................. | 24.2 | 4,942 | 23.4 | 52.0 | 24.6 | 7.2 | 19.6 | 12.9 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 25.4
Some college ..........................| 42.8 | 5,086 | 35.8 | 50.4 | 37.1 | 10.4 | 33.4 | 22.0 | 12.8 | 15.6 | 20.9 | 32.1 | 40.0
Associate degree .................. | 52.6 | 2,358 | 41.8 | 46.8 | 39.3 | 13.3 | 36.0 | 26.2 | 14.7 | 19.1 | 16.8 | 36.6 | 41.9
Bachelor's degree ................. | 69.8 | 7,324 | 52.3 | 42.6 | 47.1 | 13.8 | 43.4 | 31.6 | 16.6 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 53.8 | 53.2
Master's degree .......................| 75.4 | 2,601 | 56.0 | 34.1 | 51.7 | 13.0 | 46.8 | 37.8 | 25.2 | 22.5 | 13.8 | 63.3 | 57.2
Doctor's or professional degree .......| 66.5 | 1,461 | 45.0 | 29.2 | 46.0 | 8.6 | 38.7 | 29.9 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 5.2 | 63.7 | 47.9
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Female .............................. | 52.4 | 26,692 | 31.6 | 44.8 | 38.1 | 4.4 | 33.8 | 19.6 | 16.5 | 9.5 | 14.5 | 47.8 | 38.6
Not high school graduate ..............| 12.5 | 547 | 17.8 | 52.5 | 19.9 | 1.7 | 25.1 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 7.9 | 25.8 | 20.5 | 22.6
High school graduate ................. | 45.2 | 8,365 | 23.8 | 52.8 | 32.2 | 2.8 | 29.4 | 13.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 17.5 | 38.8 | 32.5
Some college ..........................| 58.6 | 6,461 | 31.6 | 48.7 | 39.7 | 4.8 | 34.3 | 19.4 | 13.1 | 8.0 | 15.7 | 47.9 | 40.0
Associate degree .................. | 63.7 | 2,916 | 34.0 | 47.1 | 40.0 | 3.5 | 33.6 | 18.1 | 13.1 | 10.2 | 13.5 | 45.7 | 39.6
Bachelor's degree ................. | 67.6 | 5,838 | 40.2 | 36.8 | 42.5 | 6.1 | 39.2 | 25.3 | 22.9 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 56.1 | 44.1
Master's degree .......................| 66.5 | 2,027 | 37.4 | 23.2 | 44.3 | 6.0 | 35.6 | 32.1 | 38.5 | 12.4 | 6.0 | 64.4 | 45.5
Doctor's or professional degree .......| 68.2 | 538 | 36.8 | 24.1 | 45.4 | 4.8 | 40.8 | 24.1 | 22.3 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 74.3 | 41.5
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic ................... | 48.7 | 43,020 | 37.2 | 45.8 | 39.3 | 7.8 | 35.2 | 23.0 | 15.9 | 13.4 | 16.7 | 45.9 | 41.8
Black, non-Hispanic .................... | 36.2 | 4,016 | 27.5 | 38.3 | 37.3 | 5.8 | 31.2 | 16.8 | 15.7 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 35.5 | 34.1
Hispanic ............................... | 29.3 | 2,492 | 29.1 | 45.6 | 32.1 | 6.5 | 27.6 | 18.7 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 16.0 | 33.6 | 32.9
Other ...................................| 43.9 | 1,578 | 39.7 | 39.4 | 37.2 | 8.9 | 33.5 | 22.6 | 12.9 | 15.2 | 10.2 | 44.5 | 39.0
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Occupational group | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Managerial and professional specialty ...| 67.7 | 21,044 | 46.5 | 39.3 | 45.7 | 10.6 | 40.3 | 31.1 | 22.2 | 16.7 | 11.6 | 56.7 | 49.7
Executive, administrative, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and managerial ......................| 72.3 | 10,645 | 54.5 | 54.3 | 49.0 | 8.1 | 44.3 | 29.6 | 15.9 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 58.3 | 55.6
Professional specialty occupations ....| 68.3 | 7,712 | 43.2 | 26.6 | 45.8 | 15.4 | 40.7 | 33.2 | 16.1 | 20.0 | 5.4 | 54.2 | 45.2
Teachers, except college | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and university ......................| 49.1 | 2,091 | 18.9 | 16.4 | 28.0 | 5.5 | 20.1 | 30.0 | 69.6 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 52.0 | 36.2
Teachers, college and university ......| 72.5 | 597 | 44.0 | 15.8 | 48.9 | 11.2 | 33.4 | 34.9 | 47.0 | 23.8 | 2.2 | 77.4 | 51.1
Technical, sales, and administrative | | | | | | | | | | | | |
support ...............................| 65.5 | 22,316 | 31.2 | 50.7 | 36.5 | 5.1 | 33.4 | 17.3 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 22.6 | 42.0 | 38.7
Technicians and related support .......| 69.9 | 2,592 | 41.5 | 29.0 | 38.1 | 13.1 | 37.9 | 21.2 | 11.0 | 28.8 | 4.7 | 37.4 | 37.9
Sales occupations .....................| 48.8 | 6,220 | 34.1 | 59.9 | 33.6 | 4.7 | 31.5 | 18.5 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 53.7 | 34.8 | 43.5
Administrative support, including | | | | | | | | | | | | |
clerical ............................| 76.7 | 13,505 | 27.9 | 50.6 | 37.5 | 3.7 | 33.3 | 16.0 | 12.4 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 46.2 | 36.6
Service occupations .....................| 14.7 | 2,126 | 15.2 | 31.3 | 31.5 | 2.7 | 20.9 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 11.6 | 20.5 | 18.7
Precision production, craft, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and repair ............................| 23.2 | 2,976 | 32.0 | 45.3 | 29.2 | 9.9 | 26.1 | 16.4 | 11.0 | 14.4 | 9.6 | 20.6 | 28.2
Operators, fabricators, and laborers ....| 14.9 | 2,382 | 15.3 | 51.8 | 18.3 | 6.1 | 17.0 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 16.4
Farming, forestry, and fishing ..........| 8.5 | 262 | 27.5 | 65.3 | 16.4 | 1.8 | 27.3 | 16.2 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 10.4 | 28.2 | 31.7
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Family income\4\ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than $20,000 .......................| 25.1 | 5,224 | 24.4 | 46.6 | 28.8 | 5.1 | 27.4 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 9.4 | 18.7 | 33.1 | 30.6
$20,000 to $29,999 ......................| 38.4 | 7,337 | 29.3 | 48.9 | 35.3 | 6.1 | 31.1 | 19.2 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 17.8 | 38.6 | 36.7
$30,000 to $39,999 ......................| 45.7 | 8,911 | 32.3 | 47.1 | 35.7 | 6.9 | 31.5 | 20.6 | 15.1 | 11.8 | 15.0 | 40.7 | 37.1
$40,000 to $49,999 ......................| 51.9 | 7,027 | 34.2 | 45.4 | 37.3 | 7.3 | 33.0 | 20.6 | 15.6 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 42.2 | 38.2
$50,000 to $74,999 ......................| 60.6 | 12,643 | 40.4 | 43.4 | 42.2 | 8.9 | 37.5 | 24.4 | 17.8 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 47.6 | 43.7
$75,000 or more .........................| 65.9 | 8,994 | 49.3 | 40.6 | 47.8 | 9.5 | 42.1 | 29.5 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 57.9 | 52.2
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\1\Individuals may be counted in more than one computer activity. \2\Includes bulletin boards and electronic mail. \3\Computer assisted design. \4\Excludes persons whose income data were not available. 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 March 1994.)
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