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African American Internet Access and Use
26.2% of U.S. households have Internet access (up from 18.6% in 1997). Despite these gains, disparities in access remain. (Source: National Telecommunications information Administration, 1999).
- Americans of all races living in rural areas are less likely to be connected by PCs or the Internet than Americans living in urban areas. The highest usage of the internet is among urban whites (29.4%), while the least usage is among rural blacks (6.3%).
(Source: National Telecommunications information Administration, 1999).
- White and Asian Americans are more likely to access the internet at home, while American Indians, blacks, and Hispanics are more likely to access it outside of the home.
(Source: National Telecommunications information Administration, 1999).
- In 1998, 23% of African Americans and 42% of whites had internet access; by the year 2000 those numbers had increased to 36% and 50%, respectively.
(Source: African Americans and the Internet, The Pew Research Center, 2000)
- Women have driven the growth of the black internet population and they continue to outnumber African American men with internet access (56% to 44%, respectively).
(Source: African Americans and the Internet, The Pew Research Center, 2000)
- In 2006, 72% of whites reported using the internet, compared to 58% of blacks and 56% of Hispanics.
(Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2006 Tracking Survey)
