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The Digital Divide

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The Digital Divide
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE'S IMPACT

Nearly one-third of U.S. households (32 percent) lack broadband service.

Despite the growing importance of the Internet in American life,
28% of Americans do not use the Internet at all.

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The Facts

Low-income and minority Americans disproportionately find themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide.

Characteristic of Householders: Percentage of Households with no Internet Access at home.

0.2%
65 years
& older
0.7%
Hispanic/
Latino
0.1%
African
american
0.7%
Less than
hs graduate

The top three reasons people often don't use the internet...

They don't believe it's relevant

They don't know how to use the technology.

They find it unaffordable.

Ninety-six percent of working Americans use new communications technologies as part of their daily life, while sixty-two percent of working Americans use the Internet as an integral part of their jobs.

0%

94% of recruiters use or plan to use social media to find potential employees.

0.7%
today
0.7%
next decade

50% of today’s jobs require technology skills, and this percentage is expected to grow to 77% in the next decade.