Table I-A Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer, by State, 2000
(Numbers in Thousands.)

  State Total Households Percent with Computers 90% Confidence Interval
  Alabama     1,742   44.2   2.83
  Alaska     219   64.8   2.96
  Arizona     1,832   53.5   2.70
  Arkansas     1,041   37.3   2.72
  California     12,129   56.6   1.20
  Colorado     1,636   62.6   2.73
  Connecticut     1,235   60.4   3.29
  Delaware     290   58.6   3.21
  Florida     6,235   50.1   1.48
  Georgia     3,066   47.1   2.52
  Hawaii     386   52.4   3.61
  Idaho     491   54.5   2.71
  Illinois     4,566   50.2   1.74
  Indiana     2,347   48.8   2.86
  Iowa     1,136   53.6   2.95
  Kansas     1,010   55.8   2.96
  Kentucky     1,614   46.2   2.82
  Louisiana     1,650   41.2   2.78
  Maine     508   54.7   3.13
  Maryland     2,076   53.7   3.04
  Massachusetts     2,407   53.0   2.17
  Michigan     3,709   51.5   1.86
  Minnesota     1,799   57.0   2.91
  Mississippi     1,059   37.2   2.81
  Missouri     2,155   52.6   2.98
  Montana     360   51.5   2.79
  Nebraska     637   48.5   3.04
  Nevada     690   48.8   2.99
  New Jersey     3,091   54.3   1.92
  New Hampshire     474   63.7   3.22
  New Mexico     667   47.6   2.89
New York 6,971 48.7 1.34
  North Carolina     3,047   45.3   2.07
  North Dakota     246   47.5   3.01
  Ohio     4,351   49.5   1.81
  Oklahoma     1,338   41.5   2.69
  Oregon     1,280   61.1   2.99
  Pennsylvania     4,720   48.4   1.68
  Rhode Island     402   47.9   3.23
  South Carolina     1,557   43.3   2.98
  South Dakota     289   50.4   2.87
  Tennessee     2,220   45.7   2.90
  Texas     7,353   47.9   1.52
  Utah     707   66.1   2.76
  Vermont     242   53.7   3.21
  Virginia     2,722   53.9   2.74
  Washington     2,323   60.7   2.93
  Washington, DC     254   48.8   2.97
  West Virginia     744   42.8   2.65
  Wisconsin     2,031   50.9   2.86
  Wyoming     193   58.2   2.91


Table I-B. Percent of Households with Internet Access, by State: 2000
(Numbers in thousands.)

 State Total Households Percent with Internet 90% Confidence Interval
 Alabama   1,742   35.5   2.73
Alaska   219   55.6 3.08
Arizona   1,832   42.5   2.68
  Arkansas   1,041   26.5   2.49
  California   12,129   46.7   1.21
  Colorado   1,636   51.8   2.82
  Connecticut   1,235   51.2   3.37
  Delaware   290   50.7   3.26
  Florida   6,235   43.2   1.46
  Georgia   3,066   38.3   2.46
  Hawaii   386   43.0   3.58
  Idaho   491   42.3   2.69
  Illinois   4,566   40.1   1.71
  Indiana   2,347   39.4   2.79
  Iowa   1,136   39.0   2.88
  Kansas   1,010   43.9   2.96
  Kentucky   1,614   36.6   2.72
  Louisiana   1,650   30.2   2.59
  Maine   508   42.6   3.11
  Maryland   2,076   43.8   3.03
  Massachusetts   2,407   45.5   2.16
  Michigan   3,709   42.1   1.84
  Minnesota   1,799   43.0   2.91
  Mississippi   1,059   26.3   2.56
  Missouri   2,155   42.5   2.95
  Montana   360   40.6   2.74
  Nebraska   637   37.0   2.93
  Nevada   690   41.0   2.94
New Hampshire   474   56.0   3.33
  New Jersey   3,091   47.8   1.92
  New Mexico   667   35.7   2.78
New York 6,971 39.8 1.31
  North Carolina   3,047   35.3   1.99
  North Dakota   246   37.7   2.93
  Ohio   4,351   40.7   1.78
  Oklahoma   1,338   34.3   2.59
  Oregon   1,280   50.8   3.07
  Pennsylvania   4,720   40.1   1.64
  Rhode Island   402   38.8   3.15
  South Carolina   1,557   32.0   2.81
  South Dakota   289   37.9   2.78
  Tennessee   2,220   36.3   2.80
  Texas   7,353   38.3   1.48
  Utah   707   48.4   2.92
  Vermont   242   46.7   3.22
  Virginia   2,722   44.3   2.73
  Washington, DC   254   39.6   2.90
  Washington   2,323   49.7   3.00
  West Virginia   744   34.3   2.54
   Wisconsin   2,031   40.6   2.81
   Wyoming   193   44.1   2.93

Table I-1

Percent of Households with a Computer, 1998 and 2000

December 1998 August 2000 Point change Expansion rate
All 42.1 51.0 8.9 21.1
White Non-Hispanic 46.6 55.7 9.1  19.5
Black Non-Hispanic 23.2 32.6 9.4 40.5
 Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 55.0 65.6 10.6  19.3
Hispanic 25.5 33.7 8.2 32.2
Less than $15,000 14.5 19.2 4.7 32.4
 $15,000 - 24,999 23.7 30.1 6.4 27.0
 $25,000 - 34.999 35.8 44.6 8.8 24.6
 $35,000 - 49,999 50.2 58.6 8.4 16.7
$50,000 - 74,999 66.3 73.2 6.9 10.4
$75,000 and above 79.9 86.3 6.4 8.0
Less than High School 12.5 18.2 5.7 45.6
 High School Graduate 31.2 39.6 8.4 26.9
 Some College 49.3 60.3 11.0 22.3
 College Graduate 66.9 74.0 7.1 10.6
Post Graduate 72.2 79.0 6.8 9.4
Rural 39.9 50.4 10.5 26.3
Urban 42.9 51.5 8.6 20.0
Central City 38.5 53.7 15.2 39.5
Bold indicates above the national average 8.9 point change and 21.1 % expansion rate.

Table I-2

Percent of Households with Internet Access, 1998 and 2000

December 1998 August 2000 Point change Expansion rate
All 26.2 41.5 15.3 58.4
White Non-Hispanic 29.8 46.1 16.3 54.7
Black Non-Hispanic 11.2 23.5 12.3 109.8
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 36.0 56.8 20.8 57.8
Hispanic 12.6 23.6 11.0 87.3
Less than $15,000 7.1 12.7 5.6 78.9
 $15,000 - 24,999 11.0 21.3 10.3 93.6
 $25,000 - 34.999 19.1 34.0 14.9 78.0
 $35,000 - 49,999 29.5 46.1 16.6  56.3
$50,000 - 74,999 43.9 60.9 17.0  38.7
$75,000 and above 60.3 77.7 17.4  28.9
Less than High School 5.0 11.7 6.7 134.0
 High School Graduate 16.3 29.9 13.6 83.4
 Some College 30.2 49.0 18.8 62.3
 College Graduate 46.8 64.0 17.2 36.8
 Post Graduate 53.0 69.9 16.9 31.9
     Rural 22.2 38.9 16.7 75.2
Urban 27.5 42.3 14.8 53.8
Central City 24.5 37.7 13.2 53.9
Bold indicates above the average 15.3 point change and 58.4 % expansion rate. 

Table II-9

Reconciliation of Household Access and Individual Internet Use Rates for 2000



 White

Black		 Asian Amer. & Pac.Isl.

Hispanic 

 Total 
1  Percent of households with Internet 46.1 23.5 56.8 23.6 41.5
      Average household size:
     2 Households with Internet 2.74 2.92 3.16 3.42 2.81
3 All households 2.37 2.55 3.07 3.23 2.49
4 Ratio (Row 2 / Row 3) 1.16 1.15 1.03 1.06 1.13
      5 Access rate for persons who live in a household with Internet access (Row 1 x Row 4) 53.3 26.9 58.6 25.0 46.7
6 Percent of persons living in a household with Internet who use it 78.2 70.4 71.4 64.4 76.4
      7 Use rate for persons who have Internet at home (Row 5 x Row 6) 41.7 18.9 41.8 16.1 35.7
8 Percent of persons who use Internet only outside the home 8.6 10.4 7.5 7.6 8.6
9 Access rate for persons who use Internet from any location (Row 7 + Row 8) 50.3 29.3 49.3 23.7 44.4
  Notes: Group quarters for households and persons are excluded. Numbers may not add exactly because of rounding.

Table II-1 
 Internet Use By Individuals Age 3 and Older, 1998 and 2000
Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000 Internet Use  

Percentage
Point
Difference 		 

Growth in
Use Rate
Internet

Users

 Total Internet

Users

 Total Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000
Total Population 84,587 258,453 116,480 262,620 32.7 44.4 11.6 36
Male 43,033 125,932 56,962 127,844 34.2 44.6 10.4 30
Female 41,555 132,521 59,518 134,776 31.4 44.2 12.8 41
White  69,470 184,980 93,714 186,439 37.6 50.3 12.7 34
Black  6,111 32,123 9,624 32,850 19.0 29.3 10.3 54
Asian 3,467 9,688 5,095 10,324 35.8 49.4 13.6 38
Hispanic 4,887 29,452 7,325 30,918 16.6 23.7 7.1 43
Employed* 56,790 133,516 77,507 136,756 42.5 56.7 14.2 33
Not Employed* 1,647 5,726 2,698 5,961 28.8

45.3

 16.5 58
Not in the Labor Force 14,411 70,924 20,661 71,232 20.3 29.0 8.7 43
Less than $15,000 5,170 37,864 6,057 32,096 13.7 18.9 5.2 38
$15,000 - $24,999 5,623 30,581 7,063 27,727 18.4 25.5 7.1 38
$25,000 - $34,999 8,050 31,836 11,054 31,001 25.3 35.7 10.4 41
$35,000 - $49,999 13,528 39,026 16,690 35,867 34.7 46.5 11.9 34
$50,000 - $74,999 19,902 43,776 25,059 43,451 45.5 57.7 12.2 27
$75,000 and above 24,861 42,221 36,564 52,189 58.9 70.1 11.2 19
Elementary † 206 12,529 452 12,253 1.6 3.7 2.1 131
Not a High School Graduate † 1,022 16,510 2,030 16,002 6.2 12.7 6.5 105
High School Graduate † 10,961 57,103 17,425 56,889 19.2 30.6 11.4 59
Some College † 16,603 43,038 24,201 44,628 38.6 54.2 15.6 40
Bachelors Degree or Higher † 26,571 43,509 34,083 45,755 61.1 74.5 13.4 22
    Age 3 to 8 2,680 24,282 3,671 23,962 11.0 15.3 4.3 39
Age 9 to 17 15,396 35,821 19,579 36,673 43.0 53.4 10.4 24
Age 18 to 24 11,356 25,662 15,039 26,458 44.3 56.8 12.6 28
Age 25 to 49 41694 101836 56433 101946 40.9 55.4 14.4 35
Age 50 + 13669 70852 21758 73580 19.3 29.6 10.3 53
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, December 1998 and August 2000.

Notes: The sum of the components may not equal the total due to rounding. * Age 16 and older. † Age 25 and older.



Table II-2
 Internet Use By Individuals Age 3-8 Years, 1998 and 2000
  Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000 Internet Use Percentage Point Difference Growth In Use Rate
  Internet

Users

 Total Internet

Users

 Total Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000
  Total 2,680 24,282 3,671 23,962 11.0 15.3 4.3 39
Male 1,440 12,346 1,833 12,284 11.7 14.9 3.3 28
Female 1,240 11,936 1,838 11,677 10.4 15.7 5.4 52
White  2,058 15,089 2,739 14,837 13.6 18.5 4.8 35
Black  271 3,881 374 3,654 7.0 10.2 3.3 47
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 132 937 156 1,086 14.1 14.4 0.2 2
Hispanic 187 4,095 361 4,140 4.6 8.7 4.2 91
Less than $15,000 220 4,229 182 3,344 5.2 5.4 0.2 4
$15,000 - $24,999 223 3,126 275 2,800 7.1 9.8 2.7 38
$25,000 - $34,999 221 2,828 387 3,053 7.8 12.7 4.9 62
$35,000 - $49,999 456 3,781 581 3,409 12.1 17.1 5.0 41
$50,000 - $74,999 627 4,272 799 4,179 14.7 19.1 4.5 30
$75,000 and above 695 3,728 966 4,426 18.7 21.8 3.2 17
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, December 1998 and August 2000.

 Table II-3
 Internet Use By Individuals Age 9-17, 1998 and 2000
  Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000 Internet Use Percentage Point Difference Growth In Use Rate
Internet Users Total Internet Users Total Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000
Total 15,396 35,821 19,579 36,673 43.0 53.4 10.4 24
Male 7,886 18,355 9,925 18,771 43.0 52.9 9.9 23
Female 7,510 17,467 9,654 17,903 43.0 53.9 10.9 25
White  12,266 23,293 14,902 23,601 52.7 63.1 10.5 20
Black  1,169 5,581 1,980 5,796 21.0 34.2 13.2 63
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 612 1,516 837 1,428 40.4 58.6 18.3 45
Hispanic 1,185 5,006 1,706 5,427 23.7 31.4 7.8 33
Less than $15,000 1,121 5,062 1,244 4,326 22.2 28.8 6.6 30
$15,000 - $24,999 1,155 4,066 1,413 3,890 28.4 36.3 7.9 28
$25,000 - $34,999 1,514 4,408 1,889 4,132 34.3 45.7 11.4 33
$35,000 - $49,999 2,606 5,500 2,898 5,302 47.4 54.7 7.3 15
$50,000 - $74,999 3,553 6,686 4,082 6,370 53.1 64.1 10.9 21
$75,000 and above 4,215 6,176 5,827 7,801 68.2 74.7 6.4 9
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, December 1998 and August 2000.

Note: The sum of the components may not equal the total due to rounding.



 Table II-4
 Internet Use By Individuals Age 18-25, 1998 and 2000
  Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000 Internet Use Percentage Point Difference Growth In Use Rate
Internet Users Total Internet Users Total Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000
Total 11,356 25,662 15,039 26,458 44.3 56.8 12.6 28
Male 5,584 12,929 7,138 13,195 43.2 54.1 10.9 25
Female 5,772 12,732 7,901 13,264 45.3 59.6 14.2 31
White  8,693 16,772 11,234 17,290 51.8 65.0 13.1 25
Black  982 3,679 1,575 3,797 26.7 41.5 14.8 55
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 582 1,035 820 1,124 56.3 72.9 16.6 30
Hispanic 1,005 3,972 1,316 4,062 25.3 32.4 7.1 28
Less than $15,000 1,672 4,991 1,786 4,261 33.5 41.9 8.4 25
$15,000 - $24,999 1,183 3,401 1,371 3,153 34.8 43.5 8.7 25
$25,000 - $34,999 1,270 3,283 1,757 3,356 38.7 52.4 13.7 35
$35,000 - $49,999 1,656 3,459 2,046 3,449 47.9 59.3 11.5 24
$50,000 - $74,999 2,117 3,829 2,481 3,684 55.3 67.4 12.1 22
$75,000 and above 2,432 3,711 3,842 4,915 65.5 78.2 12.6 19
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, December 1998 and August 2000.

Note: The sum of the components may not equal the total due to rounding.



  Table II-5
 Internet Use By Individuals Age 25-49 In the Labor Force, 1998 and 2000
  Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000 Internet Use Percentage Point Difference Growth In Use Rate
Internet Users Total Internet Users Total Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000
Total 37,808 86,509 50,107 85,850 43.7 58.4 14.7 34
Male 20,084 46,270 25,979 46,194 43.4 56.2 12.8 30
Female 17,725 40,239 24,129 39,656 44.0 60.8 16.8 38
White  31,133 62,563 40,342 61,269 49.8 65.8 16.1 32
Black  2,922 10,455 4,221 10,471 27.9 40.3 12.4 44
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 1,492 3,335 2,339 3,692 44.7 63.3 18.6 42
Hispanic 1,994 9,464 2,920 9,808 21.1 29.8 8.7 41
Employed 37,077 83,508 48,841 82,939 44.4 58.9 14.5 33
Not Employed 731 3,002 1,267 2,911 24.4 43.5 19.2 79
Not in the Labor Force n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Less than $15,000 1,248 7,307 1,458 5,778 17.1 25.2 8.1 48
$15,000 - $24,999 2,060 8,780 2,461 7,425 23.5 33.1 9.7 41
$25,000 - $34,999 3,632 10,805 4,666 10,096 33.6 46.2 12.6 38
$35,000 - $49,999 6,398 15,333 7,546 13,227 41.7 57.0 15.3 37
$50,000 - $74,999 10,051 18,365 12,140 17,765 54.7 68.3 13.6 25
$75,000 and above 11,298 16,381 16,401 20,201 69.0 81.2 12.2 18
Elementary 702 8,646 1,327 8,502 8.1 15.6 7.5 92
Not a High School Graduate 7,273 27,511 11,058 26,601 26.4 41.6 15.1 57
High School Graduate 11,621 24,663 15,804 24,730 47.1 63.9 16.8 36
Some College 12,187 17,946 14,854 18,097 67.9 82.1 14.2 21
Bachelor's Degree or More 6,026 7,744 7,064 7,920 77.8 89.2 11.4 15
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, December 1998 and August 2000.

Note: The sum of the components may not equal the total due to rounding.



 Table II-6
 Internet Use By Individuals Age 25-49 Not in the Labor Force, 1998 and 2000
  Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000 Internet Use Percentage Point Difference Growth In Use Rate
Internet Users Total Internet Users Total Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000
Total 3,886 15,327 6,326 16,097 25.4 39.3 13.9 55
Male 805 3,784 1,099 3,840 21.3 28.6 7.3 35
Female 3,081 11,542 5,227 12,257 26.7 42.6 16.0 60
White 3,161 9,842 5,054 10,339 32.1 48.9 16.8 52
Black 197 2,085 438 2,321 9.4 18.9 9.4 100
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 292 882 394 859 33.1 45.9 12.8 39
Hispanic 205 2,308 398 2,416 8.9 16.5 7.6 85
Less than $15,000 450 3,774 619 3,397 11.9 18.2 6.3 53
$15,000 - $24,999 338 1,839 415 1,794 18.4 23.1 4.8 26
$25,000 - $34,999 381 1,674 599 1,814 22.8 33.0 10.3 45
$35,000 - $49,999 563 1,950 905 1,923 28.9 47.1 18.2 63
$50,000 - $74,999 742 1,779 1,187 1,978 41.7 60.0 18.3 44
$75,000 and above 1,043 1,959 1,771 2,482 53.3 71.4 18.1 34
Elementary 139 3,493 314 3,436 4.0 9.1 5.2 129
Not a High School Graduate 919 5,407 1,544 5,380 17.0 28.7 11.7 69
High School Graduate 1,327 3,542 2,134 4,053 37.5 52.7 15.2 41
Some College 1,158 2,294 1,698 2,385 50.5 71.2 20.7 41
Bachelor's Degree or More 343 591 636 843 58.1 75.5 17.4 30
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, December 1998 and August 2000.

Note: The sum of the components may not equal the total due to rounding.



 Table II-7
 Internet Use By Individuals Age 50+ In the Labor Force, 1998 and 2000
 Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000 Internet Use Percentage Point Difference Growth In Use Rate
Internet Users Total Internet Users Total Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000
Total 10,268 30,618 14,891 32,103 33.5 46.4 12.9 38
Male 5,838 16,546 8,104 17,605 35.3 46.0 10.7 30
Female 4,430 14,072 6,788 14,498 31.5 46.8 15.3 49
     White  9,134 24,762 13,189 25,810 36.9 51.1 14.2 39
Black  517 2,684 779 2,797 19.3 27.9 8.6 44
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 300 1,028 402 1,036 29.2 38.8 9.6 33
Hispanic 280 1,985 464 2,299 14.1 20.2 6.1 43
Employed 10,075 29,849 14,558 31,278 33.8 46.5 12.8 38
Not Employed 193 769 333 825 25.1 40.4 15.3 61
Less than $15,000 234 2,354 334 2,021 9.9 16.5 6.6 66
$15,000 - $24,999 353 2,809 529 2,555 12.6 20.7 8.1 65
$25,000 - $34,999 595 3,282 1,033 3,475 18.1 29.7 11.6 64
$35,000 - $49,999 1,345 4,690 1,662 4,300 28.7 38.6 10.0 35
$50,000 - $74,999 2,255 5,737 3,200 5,883 39.3 54.4 15.1 38
$75,000 and above 4,449 7,531 6,193 8,618 59.1 71.9 12.8 22
Elementary 213 3,932 419 4,003 5.4 10.5 5.1 93
Not a High School Graduate 1,930 10,059 2,897 9,886 19.2 29.3 10.1 53
High School Graduate 2,616 7,367 4,350 8,315 35.5 52.3 16.8 47
Some College 2,803 5,013 3,873 5,583 55.9 69.4 13.5 24
Bachelor's Degree or More 2,706 4,247 3,352 4,316 63.7 77.7 13.9 22
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, December 1998 and August 2000.

Note: The sum of the components may not equal the total due to rounding.


 Table II-8
 Internet Use By Individuals Age 50 + Not in the Labor Force, 1998 and 2000
 Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000 Internet Use Percentage Point Difference Growth In Use Rate
Internet Total Internet Total Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000
Total 3,401 40,234 6,866 41,477 8.5 16.6 8.1 96
Male 1,518 15,702 2,885 15,956 9.7 18.1 8.4 87
Female 1,883 24,532 3,981 25,521 7.7 15.6 7.9 103
White  3,208 32,658 6,254 33,293 9.8 18.8 9.0 91
Black  56 3,759 257 4,015 1.5 6.4 4.9 329
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 70 955 148 1,099 7.3 13.5 6.1 84
Hispanic 41 2,622 159 2,765 1.6 5.8 4.2 267
Less than $15,000 226 10,147 434 8,968 2.2 4.8 2.6 118
$15,000 - $24,999 322 6,559 600 6,110 4.9 9.8 4.9 100
$25,000 - $34,999 462 5,556 724 5,075 8.3 14.3 5.9 71
$35,000 - $49,999 556 4,313 1,052 4,259 12.9 24.7 11.8 91
$50,000 - $74,999 610 3,109 1,169 3,591 19.6 32.6 12.9 66
$75,000 and above 779 2,736 1,563 3,745 28.5 41.7 13.3 47
     Elementary 174 12,968 421 12,314 1.3 3.4 2.1 155
Not a High School Graduate 840 14,126 1,926 15,022 5.9 12.8 6.9 116
High School Graduate 1,038 7,466 1,913 7,530 13.9 25.4 11.5 83
Some College 789 3,737 1,554 4,264 21.1 36.4 15.3 73
Bachelor's Degree or More 560 1,937 1,052 2,347 28.9 44.8 15.9 55
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, December 1998 and August 2000.

Note: The sum of the components may not equal the total due to rounding.

Table III-1

Disability Status of Persons 16 and Above, 1999

  Number in Thousands Percent of Population
  Total Population 16 and over 208,783
Has any Disability 45,416 21.8%
Has Difficulty with Walking 9,209 4.4%
Has Vision Problems 7,310 3.5%
Has Hearing Problems 6,961 3.3%
Has Difficulty using Hands 6,272 3.0%
Has a Learning Disability 2,945 1.4%

Source: Survey on Income and Program Participation, research data file (August -November 1999, Wave 11), U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce.


Table III-2

Population Distribution by Age and Disability, 1999

16-24 25-49 50-64 65 and older
No Disability Has A Disability No Disability Has A Disability No Disability Has A Disability No Disability Has A Disability
 Population

(in thousands)

31,282 2,960 88,557 13,885 27,932 11,604 15,596 16,966
     Population Distribution 91.4 8.6 86.4 13.6 70.6 29.4 47.9 52.1
     Male 50.0 52.9 49.5 47.6 49.6 44.4 46.7 38.5
Female 50.0 47.1 50.5 52.4 50.4 55.6 53.3 61.5
     White  64.9 66.4 71.9 68.8 81.3 73.9 86.4 80.8
Black  14.0 18.2 11.7 16.3 8.0 13.5 6.5 9.6
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 4.3 1.4 3.9 2.5 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.5
Hispanic 15.7 10.9 11.7 10.7 7.1 8.8 4.6 6.1
     Employed 59.6 43.2 86.9 54.9 80.3 38.4 21.5 7.5
Not Employed 40.4 56.8 13.1 45.1 19.7 61.6 78.5 92.5
     Less than $25,000 27.4 38.5 20.3 42.6 18.7 41.4 44.9 60.1
$25,000 - $49,999 25.5 26.0 31.2 29.1 27.5 29.2 32.6 25.8
$50,000 - $74,999 20.0 15.1 22.9 15.9 22.7 16.6 12.7 8.2
$75,000 and above 27.1 20.4 25.6 12.4 31.1 12.8 9.8 5.9
     Not a High School graduate  9.5 21.3 11.3 29.8 24.7 40.6
High School Graduate  30.3 37.0 31.8 33.4 36.5 30.8
Some College  31.2 28.5 27.7 23.6 21.3 17.9
College Graduate  28.9 13.2 29.2 13.2 17.5 10.7

Source: Survey on Income and Program Participation, research data file (August -November 1999, Wave 11), U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Note: Educational attainment not reported for 16-24 year olds in this table because over 50% of this age group are full-time students. Therefore, reporting educational attainment for this group would combine the 24 year olds who dropped out of school in the tenth grade with the 16 year old tenth graders—not a meaningful aggregation. 


Table III-3

Internet Access and Computer Use by 16-24 Year Olds, 1999

(Population: 34,242,000)

  Home Internet Access   Internet Access, But Not At Home   Regular PC User   Never Used a PC 
 No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability
 All 16-24 Year Olds 41.4 35.9 20.6 17.1 57.6 39.5 9.4 21.6
     Male 41.5 34.8 19.4 15.1 54.8 35.5 10.1 22.6
Female 41.2 37.1 21.9 19.2 60.3 44.0 8.8 20.5
     White  50.0 44.7 20.1 16.0 64.4 46.5 5.6 16.2
Black  22.8 23.5  41.1 23.4 16.8 35.8
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 48.3 20.1  69.0 5.4
Hispanic 21.6 20.2  41.6 30.8 18.6 31.3
     Employed 44.4 43.4 19.8 19.6 59.1 48.8 8.0 10.9
Not Employed 36.9 30.1 21.9 15.1 55.3 32.4 11.5 29.7
     Less than $25,000 24.6 25.0 23.4 19.5 42.6 28.6 14.7 27.7
$25,000 - $49,999 35.7 32.8 23.0 17.8 55.1 37.5 10.4 22.3
$50,000 - $74,999 46.3 19.2  63.2 8.1 16.4
$75,000 and above 60.0 57.4 16.6 14.1 70.8 59.2 4.2 13.1
     Full-Time Students 49.1 43.0 24.5 19.8 69.1 50.2 4.5 16.6

Source: Survey on Income and Program Participation, research data file (August -November 1999, Wave 11), U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Note: Blank cells in the table indicate insufficient sample size to produce reliable estimates.

Table III-4

Internet Access and Computer Use by 25-49 Year Olds, 1999
(Population: 102,442,000)

  Home Internet Access   Internet Access, But Not At Home   Regular PC User   Never Used a PC 
 No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability
 All 25-49 Year Olds 46.6 31.4 15.0 10.5 55.9 33.3 18.9 39.5
     Male 47.3 31.6 13.1 8.3 54.4 33.2 21.0 43.3
Female 46.0 31.2 16.9 12.5 57.4 33.5 16.8 36.1
     White  53.6 37.1 15.6 11.4 62.42 39.0 12.5 32.6
Black  27.4 14.8 17.4 9.2 41.8 17.8 28.2 58.6
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 49.9 12.2  53.9 32.8 23.2 40.0
Hispanic 23.3 18.6 9.8 6.8 31.6 21.1 47.2 54.4
     Employed 47.3 39.4 16.3 15.2 58.3 45.7 17.1 26.3
Not Employed 42.4 21.6 6.5 4.8 40.3 18.3 30.6 55.7
     Less than $25,000 27.7 16.9 12.4 7.7 36.5 18.0 34.6 52.9
$25,000 - $49,999 39.0 33.6 17.5 12.1 51.2 38.1 21.4 34.8
$50,000 - $74,999 53.3 44.5 14.7 12.9 61.8 45.9 13.2 28.5
$75,000 and above 64.9 59.1 14.4 13.3 71.8 58.3 8.5 19.2
     Not a High School Graduate 12.2 9.4 3.8 4.0 13.6 8.9 64.0 74.8
High School Graduate 34.1 24.5 12.9 8.4 39.9 24.0 27.2 43.6
Some College 49.7 41.2 17.0 15.2 60.7 45.5 11.4 22.8
College Graduate 67.8 65.2 18.8 16.9 81.5 72.6 3.3 7.2

Source: Survey on Income and Program Participation, research data file (August -November 1999, Wave 11), U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Note: Blank cells in the table indicate insufficient sample size to produce reliable estimates.



Table III-5

Internet Access and Computer Use by 50-64 Year Olds, 1999
(Population: 39,536,000)

  Home Internet Access   Internet Access, But Not At Home   Regular PC User   Never Used a PC 
 No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability
 All 50-64 Year Olds 42 .5 24.0 12.6 7.2 48.1 23.3 28.9 55.5
     Male 45.1 25.2 11.2 7.6 48.7 23.5 30.2 56.4
Female 39.9 23.0 13.9 6.8 47.5 23.1 27.7 54.8
     White  46.6 28.2 13.2 7.8 52.8 26.8 23.8 50.4
Black  23.8 10.0 11.5 7.1 31.0 14.9 45.8 66.9
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 34.2 10.4  31.8 46.8
Hispanic 20.6 7.2  21.3 10.2 61.4 77.3
     Employed 44.2 32.8 14.8 14.3 52.6 39.9 25.6 36.8
Not Employed 35.5 18.5 3.8 2.7 29.6 12.9 42.7 67.2
     Less than $25,000 23.6 12.2 10.5 4.2 28.1 10.9 47.3 70.9
$25,000 - $49,999 31.2 23.9 12.6 8.3 40.7 24.8 34.6 52.6
$50,000 - $74,999 46.5 30.5 12.9 10.7 51.5 33.8 25.2 42.3
$75,000 and above 60.8 54.2 13.6 9.6 64.1 46.3 15.6 29.7
     Not a High School Graduate 13.6 7.4 4.0 1.8 11.4 5.8 73.6 83.5
High School Graduate 30.6 17.6 11.9 7.1 34.0 17.3 39.8 59.4
Some College 45.7 39.4 13.7 10.7 52.1 38.6 19.4 33.6
College Graduate 63.6 50.2 15.6 13.2 73.8 50.4 8.9 21.7

Source: Survey on Income and Program Participation, research data file (August -November 1999, Wave 11), U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Note: Blank cells in the table indicate insufficient sample size to produce reliable estimates.


Table III-6

Internet Access and Computer Use by 65 Year Olds and Older, 1999
(Population: 4,221,000)

  Home Internet Access   Internet Access, But Not At Home   Regular PC User   Never Used a PC 
 No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability
 All 65 and Older 17.4 9.3 3.7 1.8 15.1 5.7 66.6 83.8
     Male 20.2 12.5 3.9 1.9 19.7 7.6 63.0 79.8
Female 15.0 7.4 3.5 1.8 11.0 4.5 69.8 86.3
     White  18.6 10.4 3.7 2.0 16.2 6.6 64.7 81.6
Black 
    Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl.
     Hispanic
     Employed 24.6 9.8  28.4 19.2 52.1 64.2
Not Employed 15.5 8.8 2.0 1.6 11.4 4.6 70.6 85.4
     Less than $25,000 9.1 4.1 2.8 1.1 7.9 2.9 78.9 89.6
$25,000 - $49,999 18.0 13.0 3.1 2.6 18.2 8.2 59.5 78.1
$50,000 - $74,999 31.3 5.5  22.7 12.3 52.8 69.0
$75,000 and above 36.1 7.3  27.3 13.8 51.9 70.8
     Not a High School Graduate 5.3 1.6  3.5 1.7 87.6 94.4
High School Graduate 12.5 9.0 3.0 1.6 10.2 4.5 72.1 84.1
Some College 23.8 13.4 5.2 3.1 20.2 8.9 56.3 73.7
College Graduate 37.1 23.8 6.3 4.9 35.4 19.4 38.1 59.8

Source: Survey on Income and Program Participation, research data file (August -November 1999, Wave 11), U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Note: Blank cells in the table indicate insufficient sample size to produce reliable estimates.

Table III-7

Individuals 16 and over, 1999
(Numbers in Thousands)

 Total Population   Persons without a Disability   Persons with a Disability
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
     TOTAL 208,783 163,367 78.2 45,416 21.8
     GENDER
     Male 100,449 48.1 80,580 49.3 19,869 43.7
Female 108,334 51.9 82,787 50.7 25,547 56.3
     AGE
     16 to 24 34,241 16.4 31,282 19.1 2,960 6.5
25 to 49 102,442 49.1 88,557 54.2 13,885 30.6
50 to 64 39,536 18.9 27,932 17.1 11,604 25.5
65 + 32,563 15.6 15,596 9.6 16,996 37.4
     FAMILY INCOME
     Less than $25,000 60,767 29.1 38,723 23.7 22,045 48.5
$25,000 to $49,999 60,976 29.2 48,405 29.6 12,571 27.7
$50,000 to $74,999 40,868 19.6 34,892 21.4 5,976 13.2
$75,000 or more 46,170 22.1 41,347 25.3 4,824 10.6
     EMPLOYMENT STATUS
     Employed 136,030 65.2 121,398 74.3 14,632 32.2
Not Employed 72,753 34.8 41,969 25.7 30,784 67.8
     RACE/ETHNICITY
     White 154,011 73.8 120,203 73.6 33,808 74.4
Black 24,004 11.5 18,000 11.0 6,004 13.2
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 7,089 3.4 5,984 3.7 1,105 2.4
Hispanic 21,836 10.5 17,965 11.0 3,871 8.5

Table III-8

Internet Access and Computer Use, 1999
(Population: 208,784,000)

  Home Internet Access   Internet Access, But Not At Home   Regular PC User   Never Used a PC 
 No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability No Disability Has a Disability
 All Personss 16 and Above 42.1 21.6 14.6 6.8 51.0 20.8 23.3 59.0
     Male 43.3 23.9 13.2 6.6 50.3 22.5 24.2 57.1
Female 41.0 19.7 16.0 7.1 51.6 19.6 22.5 60.5
     16-24 year olds 41.4 35.9 20.6 17.0 57.6 39.5 9.4 21.6
25-49 year olds 46.6 31.4 15.0 10.5 55.9 33.3 18.9 39.5
50-64 year olds 42.5 24.0 12.6 7.2 47.1 23.3 28.9 55.5
65 and older 17.5 9.3 3.7 1.8 15.1 5.7 66.6 83.8
     White  47.7 24.4 14.6 7.0 55.8 23.2 19.3 56.0
Black  24.7 10.1 17.4 7.8 38.3 13.2 30.5 68.1
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 45.9 23.4 13.4  51.8 16.6 25.2 67.2
Hispanic 21.9 14.6 12.0 4.8 32.2 13.9 42.3 69.1
     Less than $25,000 23.1 10.4 12.8 4.5 31.6 10.0 39.9 72.5
$25,000 - $49,999 35.0 23.8 16.1 8.1 46.7 24.1 25.7 53.9
$50,000 - $74,999 49.6 34.2 14.6 10.1 57.9 34.0 16.7 41.5
$75,000 and above 62.0 51.3 14.4 10.3 68.3 45.4 10.7 32.5

Source: Survey on Income and Program Participation, research data file (August -November 1999, Wave 11), U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Note: Blank cells in the table indicate insufficient sample size to produce reliable estimates.

Table III-9

Disability by Age,1999
(percent)
16-24

25-49

50-64

 

 65 and above 

 

    No Disability 91.4 86.4 70.6 47.9
Has a Disability 8.6 13.6 29.4 52.1
Difficulty Walking 0.4 1.4 4.8 17.7
Difficulty Seeing 0.5 1.7 4.1 11.4
Difficulty Hearing 0.7 1.3 3.7 12.0
Difficulty Grasping 0.3 1.5 4.0 9.4
Learning Disability 2.8 1.4 1.1 0.5

Source: Survey on Income and Program Participation, research data file (August -November 1999, Wave 11), U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.




APPENDIX

APPENDIX TABLE 1-Reasons for discontinuing home Internet use, by selected characteristics of reference Persons, Total, Urban, Rural, Central City, 2000 (Numbers in Thousands) Total USA

 

CONCERN WITH

---CHILDREN-----

DON'T

-----WANT IT------

 NO LONGER 

--OWNS COMPUTER---

 ----MOVED--- COMPUTER

-REQUIRES REPAIR--

 COMPUTER WITH

-CAPACITY ISSUES--

 ---OTHER----
  No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
All Households

 

 89 2.26 406 10.26 671 16.96 243 6.14 383 9.70 46 1.16 387 9.79
FAMILY INCOME
Under $5,000 0 0.00 3 3.60 17 23.36 8 10.65 4 4.78 0 0.00 1 1.08
5,000-9,999 2 1.17 11 6.08 61 33.30 21 11.70 14 7.82 0 0.00 16 8.76
10,000-14,999 3 1.18 21 10.06 57 26.83 26 12.11 24 11.41 0 0.00 10 4.87
15,000-19,999 6 3.00 7 3.81 36 18.59 15 7.62 27 14.11 3 1.60 10 5.39
20,000-24,999 9 3.21 16 5.96 71 26.49 17 6.22 33 12.22 7 2.77 11 4.27
25,000-34,999 19 3.14 56 9.41 94 15.69 33 5.55 72 12.07 3 0.58 70 11.59
35,000-49,999 14 2.25 70 11.02 132 20.83 27 4.28 73 11.52 8 1.28 53 8.27
50,000-74,999 16 2.28 70 10.06 110 15.82 55 7.86 40 5.75 5 0.68 56 8.06
75,000+ 19 3.12 64 10.41 60 9.83 32 5.31 73 11.93 11 1.74 57 9.24
Not reported

 

 2 0.45 87 18.11 32 6.68 9 1.86 23 4.76 8 1.72 103 21.50
AGE
Under 25 years 2 0.44 35 7.34 104 21.70 74 15.38 56 11.76 0 0.00 40 8.37
25-34 years 9 0.81 81 7.34 233 21.18 68 6.18 73 6.62 15 1.34 102 9.24
35-44 years 52 4.68 109 9.76 145 12.97 57 5.08 112 9.99 15 1.32 122 10.94
45-54 years 17 2.39 100 14.39 108 15.44 28 4.06 106 15.23 12 1.66 59 8.48
55+ years

 

 9 1.69 80 14.38 81 14.48 16 2.88 36 6.52 5 0.82 64 11.43
RACE                            
White Not Hispanic 64 2.03 332 10.53 564 17.89 193 6.10 286 9.08 38 1.19 316 10.03
Black Not Hispanic 1 0.15 33 9.56 54 15.55 13 3.88 42 12.02 3 0.78 40 11.51
API Not Hispanic 2 1.74 19 15.89 7 6.13 14 11.61 19 15.33 4 2.99 8 6.73
Hispanic

 

 20 6.72 21 6.89 44 14.40 19 6.18 37 12.09 2 0.61 18 6.10
GENDER                            
Male 36 1.67 224 10.47 291 13.58 151 7.04 191 8.91 25 1.18 247 11.54
Female

 

 54 2.95 181 10.01 380 20.97 92 5.08 193 10.63 21 1.13 140 7.72
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT                            
Elementary: 0-8 years 3 4.85 2 4.04 16 28.48 3 4.64 4 6.99 1 1.46 7 12.82
Some H.S.: no diploma 7 2.95 25 11.36 45 20.42 6 2.77 29 12.92 4 1.85 14 6.28
H.S. Diploma/GED 36 2.86 144 11.51 202 16.14 61 4.85 128 10.24 16 1.29 107 8.57
Some College 30 2.40 117 9.41 219 17.65 86 6.95 143 11.50 17 1.36 135 10.89
Bachelors degree or more

 

 14 1.22 117 9.91 188 15.92 87 7.36 80 6.76 8 0.67 123 10.44
HOUSEHOLD TYPE                            
Mar Couple w/Child<18 44 3.70 118 9.98 98 8.34 48 4.06 165 13.99 21 1.76 108 9.17
Male Hhldr w/Child<18 0 0.00 11 11.06 25 24.87 4 3.81 16 15.95 0 0.00 2 2.03
Female Hhldr w/Child<18 298 5.79 39 7.77 117 23.06 25 5.03 61 12.10 4 0.70 40 7.91
Family Hhld w/o Child<18 1418 1.75 95 12.09 103 13.16 47 6.05 77 9.78 14 1.77 99 12.58
Non-family Households

 

 3 0.20 143 10.32 327 23.68 118 8.56 64 4.66 8 0.55 138 10.00
EMPLOYMENT                            
Employed 68 2.13 322 10.09 538 16.84 217 6.80 306 9.57 36 1.13 317 9.93