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Pew Research Center, a fact tank that provides information on a broad range of topics, has via its Internet and American Life Project recently published a study on the use of internet and broadband connection in US. The study made the following findings:
70% of American have high-speed Internet connections at home while only 3% use dial-up to go online Overall, 85 percent of Americans use the Internet Of those who lack a high-speed connection at home, 10 percent have smartphones that can access the Web Those with the highest rates of home broadband use continue to be college graduates, adults under age 50, and adults living in households earning at least $50,000 per year. More than half of all American adults own a smartphone
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"We've consistently found that age, education, and household income are among the strongest factors associated with home broadband adoption," said Kathryn Zickuhr, research associate for Pew and lead author of the report. "Many dial-up users cite cost and access as the main reasons they don't have broadband, but for adults who don't use the Internet at all, a lack of interest is often the main issue."
"Broadband users can consume and create many types of content in ways that dial-up users cannot, and our research has long shown major differences in these two groups' online behavior," said Pew's Aaron Smith, a co-author of the report. "Smartphones may offer an additional avenue for Internet access that surpasses the dial-up experience in many ways, but those who rely on them for home Internet use may face limitations that are not shared by those with traditional broadband connections."
