Indicator 37: Home Computer Use

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Table 37. Percentage of persons using home computers and employing specific applications, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group: 2003
		Sex		Race/ethnicity
Application and age group	Total	Male	Female	White, non-Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic	Hispanic
Percent of all persons using computers at home
Age group
3 to 14 years	62.6	62.1	63.2	74.0	43.1	41.6
15 to 19 years	72.2	72.0	72.5	81.2	51.4	52.4
20 to 24 years	59.6	59.6	59.6	68.0	44.1	37.2
Percent of home computer users who employ designated applications1
Word processing
3 to 14 years	37.9	35.2	40.8	38.9	36.1	33.4
15 to 19 years	68.9	65.8	72.1	71.0	61.7	59.4
20 to 24 years	63.7	59.8	67.6	65.4	59.9	54.2
Connect to Internet
3 to 14 years	57.6	56.8	58.5	60.5	51.4	48.6
15 to 19 years	86.6	85.7	87.4	90.3	74.6	75.4
20 to 24 years	86.4	86.6	86.3	87.9	80.3	81.8
Email
3 to 14 years	34.5	31.1	38.0	37.1	30.5	24.5
15 to 19 years	77.9	75.6	80.4	82.5	62.1	64.6
20 to 24 years	80.6	79.2	82.0	82.9	71.1	74.0
Spreadsheets/databases
3 to 14 years	—	—	—	—	—	—
15 to 19 years	23.2	22.5	23.9	24.0	18.3	20.6
20 to 24 years	29.9	29.4	30.5	31.3	22.8	26.0
Graphics/design
3 to 14 years	—	—	—	—	—	—
15 to 19 years	43.8	44.2	43.4	46.9	37.7	32.6
20 to 24 years	40.9	44.1	37.8	42.6	32.7	32.6
School assignments
3 to 14 years	58.5	56.6	60.4	57.0	65.9	60.8
15 to 19 years	83.3	81.4	85.3	84.0	79.6	79.8
20 to 24 years	44.1	41.2	46.9	44.0	41.6	39.0
Household records/ finance
3 to 14 years	—	—	—	—	—	—
15 to 19 years	6.2	5.9	6.5	6.3	5.7	6.4
20 to 24 years	20.5	19.3	21.8	21.9	16.7	15.7
Games
3 to 14 years	86.0	87.5	84.3	87.5	85.2	81.4
15 to 19 years	72.4	77.1	67.6	73.8	73.1	68.5
20 to 24 years	61.9	68.4	55.4	61.9	67.9	55.8
— Not available.
1Individuals may be counted in more than one computer activity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2003, unpublished data.

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