No. 913. Internet Access and Usage, and Online Service Usage For persons 18 years old and over (193,462 represents 193,462,000. As of spring. Based on sample and subject to sampling error; see source for details. Composition of regions: NORTHEAST: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. MIDWEST: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. SOUTH: Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. WEST: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and Hawaii] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Any HAVE INTERNET ACCESS ITEM Total Online/ adults Internet --------------------------------- usage Home Home Work or work only only ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1997, total adults (1,000) 193,462 31,686 46,305 25,500 22,931 1998, total adults (1,000) 195,192 44,873 62,273 37,047 29,791 1999, total adults (1,000) 197,462 67,228 83,677 53,719 38,930 2000 Total adults (1,000) \1 199,438 90,458 112,949 77,621 50,476 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Age: 18 to 34 years old 32.5 39.7 37.9 35.1 34.9 35 to 54 years old 39.9 47.7 46.0 49.4 55.4 55 years old and over 27.6 12.7 16.2 15.5 9.7 Sex: Male 48.0 49.8 48.5 49.3 52.3 Female 52.0 50.2 51.5 50.7 47.7 Census region: Northeast 19.7 19.9 20.1 20.3 19.2 Midwest 23.1 23.0 23.6 21.9 23.6 South 35.4 32.6 32.7 33.0 33.5 West 21.8 24.6 23.6 24.9 23.7 Household size: 1 to 2 persons 47.9 40.2 41.0 37.9 41.8 3 to 4 persons 36.9 44.4 43.3 45.9 44.6 5 or more persons 15.2 15.4 15.7 16.2 13.6 Any child in household 42.1 47.7 47.0 48.7 48.0 Marital status: Single 23.7 27.5 26.0 23.4 22.6 Married 57.2 61.6 61.1 66.2 65.3 Other 19.1 10.9 12.9 10.3 12.0 Educational attainment: Graduated college plus 22.5 38.0 33.6 38.6 49.2 Attended college 26.5 34.8 33.7 34.0 30.6 Did not attend college 51.0 27.2 32.8 27.3 20.3 Employed full time 56.8 71.1 67.8 68.5 92.2 Employed part time 8.6 10.5 10.4 10.4 7.5 Occupation: Professional 10.4 18.7 16.5 18.9 26.8 Exec./manager/administrator 9.9 16.8 14.7 16.3 24.9 Clerical/sales/technical 18.9 26.4 24.8 23.7 32.3 Precision/crafts/repair 7.2 6.2 6.7 6.4 6.2 Household income: Less than $50,000 55.1 33.6 38.3 29.9 23.3 $50,000 to $74,999 20.7 26.2 25.7 26.9 27.4 $75,000 to $149,999 20.1 32.6 29.4 34.7 39.6 $150,000 or more 4.1 7.6 6.7 8.5 9.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USED THE INTERNET Used any ITEM IN THE LAST 30 DAYS online -------- ---------------------- service Home Home Work in the or work only only past 30 days ----------------------------------- -------- --------------------------------- 1997, total adults (1,000) 29,127 16,640 13,806 23,494 1998, total adults (1,000) 43,643 27,595 20,395 34,227 1999, total adults (1,000) 64,144 44,913 31,101 53,052 2000 Total adults (1,000) \1 86,289 65,471 40,449 75,409 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Age: 18 to 34 years old 39.8 36.6 34.6 40.3 35 to 54 years old 47.7 49.6 56.3 47.4 55 years old and over 12.5 13.8 9.1 12.3 Sex: Male 49.8 50.1 52.7 49.3 Female 50.2 49.9 47.3 50.7 Census region: Northeast 19.8 20.1 19.2 20.9 Midwest 23.3 22.1 23.5 21.9 South 32.4 32.4 33.2 32.2 West 24.5 25.3 24.0 25.0 Household size: 1 to 2 persons 40.4 39.0 42.6 39.5 3 to 4 persons 44.3 45.6 44.4 44.5 5 or more persons 15.3 15.4 13.0 16.1 Any child in household 47.3 48.3 46.7 47.9 Marital status: Single 27.7 24.5 23.3 28.4 Married 61.4 65.7 65.1 60.6 Other 10.9 9.7 11.6 10.9 Educational attainment: Graduated college plus 38.8 41.6 53.1 37.8 Attended college 35.0 34.4 30.2 35.0 Did not attend college 26.2 24.1 16.7 27.2 Employed full time 71.3 70.0 93.2 71.3 Employed part time 10.6 10.8 6.5 10.5 Occupation: Professional 19.2 20.5 28.2 18.2 Exec./manager/administrator 17.2 17.5 27.8 17.1 Clerical/sales/technical 26.4 24.2 32.2 27.1 Precision/crafts/repair 6.1 6.2 5.0 6.0 Household income: Less than $50,000 32.9 28.4 20.8 32.9 $50,000 to $74,999 26.2 26.5 26.8 26.0 $75,000 to $149,999 33.1 36.4 41.8 33.1 $150,000 or more 7.8 8.7 10.7 8.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1 Includes other labor force status and occupations, not shown separately. Source: Mediamark Research Inc., New York, NY, CyberStats, spring 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 (copyright). Internet site (accessed 23 May 2000) http://www.mediamark.com/