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LIST OF TABLES

Falling Through the Net
July 1995

 

LIST OF TABLES

Table-Chart 1: Percent of U.S. Households with a Telephone By Income
Table-Chart 2: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer By Income
Table-Chart 3: Percent of U.S. Computer Households with a Modem By Income
Table-Chart 4: Percent of U.S. Households with a Telephone By Race
Table-Chart 5: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer By Race
Table-Chart 6: Percent of U.S. Computer Households with a Modem By Race
Table-Chart 7: Percent of U.S. Households with a Telephone By Age
Table-Chart 8: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer By Age
Table-Chart 9: Percent of U.S. Computer Households with a Modem By Age
Table-Chart 10: Percent of U.S. Households with a Telephone By Educational Attainment
Table-Chart 11: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer By Educational Attainment
Table-Chart 12: Percent of U.S. Computer Households with a Modem By Educational Attainment
Table-Chart 13: Percent of U.S. Households with a Telephone By Region
Table-Chart 14: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer By Region
Table-Chart 15: Percent of U.S. Computer Households with a Modem By Region
Table-Chart 16: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Search Classified Ads By Income
Table-Chart 17: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Take Courses By Income
Table-Chart 18: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Access Government Reports By Income
Table-Chart 19: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Search Classified Ads By Race
Table-Chart 20: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Take Courses By Race
Table-Chart 21: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Access Government Reports By Race
Table-Chart 22: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Search Classified Ads By Age
Table-Chart 23: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Take Courses By Age
Table-Chart 24: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Access Government Reports By Age
Table-Chart 25: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Search Classified Ads By Educational Attainment
Table-Chart 26: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Take Courses By Educational Attainment
Table-Chart 27: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Access Government Reports By Educational Attainment
Table-Chart 28: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Search Classified Ads By Region
Table-Chart 29: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Take Courses By Region
Table-Chart 30: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using On-Line Services to Access Government Reports By Region

 


Table 1: Percent of U.S. Households with a Telephone

By Income

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas
 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Less than $10,000

81.6

81.7

79.8

$10,000- $14,999

89.5

91.3

91.2

$15,000-$19,999

93.2

93.4

91.0

$20,000-$24,999

93.0

95.3

93.7

$25,000-$34,999

97.8

97.0

96.8

$35,000-$49,999

98.6

98.3

98.2

$50,000-$74,999

99.1

99.1

98.6

$75,000 or more

99.2

98.9

98.8


 

Table 2: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer

By Income

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas
 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Less than $10,000

4.5

8.1

7.6

$10,000-$14,999

7.0

9.1

9.3

$15,000-$19,999

11.0

12.6

13.0

$20,000-$24,999

15.7

15.9

16.3

$25,000-$34,999

18.1

22.0

21.1

$35,000-$49,999

32.7

34.9

34.7

$50,000-$74,999

46.0

48.4

47.4

$75,000 or more

59.6

64.4

63.1


 

Table 3: Percent of U.S. Computer Households with a Modem

By Income

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas
 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Less than $10,000

23.6

44.1

43.9

$10,000-$14,999

28.9

40.6

44.8

$15,000-$19,999

32.4

30.7

28.3

$20,000-$24,999

28.5

38.2

36.8

$25,000-$34,999

32.6

41.1

43.3

$35,000-$49,999

34.4

45.6

48.0

$50,000-$74,999

46.7

49.8

49.2

$75,000 or more

52.2

58.1

56.4


 

Table 4: Percent of U.S. Households with a Telephone

By Race/Origin

By Rural, Urban, and Central City
 

  Rural Urban Central City
White-non-Hispanic 95.4 96.2 95.2
Black-non-Hispanic 80.9 86.3 86.2
Hispanic 79.0 86.4 84.9
American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo-non-Hispanic 75.5 90.0 90.3
Asian or Pacific Islander-non-Hispanic 97.1 95.8 95.3
Other-non-Hispanic 81.8 91.0 88.3




 

Table 5: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer

by Race/Origin

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas
 

  Rural Urban Central City
White-non-Hispanic 24.6 30.3 29.4
Black-non-Hispanic 6.4 11.8 10.4
Hispanic 12.0 13.2 10.5
American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo-non-Hispanic 15.3 23.7 25.5
Asian or Pacific Islander-non-Hispanic 33.7 39.5 35.9
Other-non-Hispanic 11.8 33.7 27.2




 

Table 6: Percent of U.S. Computer Households with a Modem

By Race/Origin

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas
 

  Rural Urban Central City
White-non-Hispanic 40.2 48.6 49.7
Black-non-Hispanic 41.7 41.2 37.6
Hispanic 45.0 42.3 36.0
American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo-non-Hispanic 28.3 44.9 35.4
Asian or Pacific Islander-non-Hispanic 26.7 45.9 44.1
Other-non-Hispanic 33.4 43.8 28.2


 

Table 7: Percent of U.S. Households with a Telephone

By Age

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Under 25 years

77.2

85.6

85.1

25-34 years

89.6

91.3

89.3

35-44 years

94.3

93.9

91.4

45-54 years

96.1

95.2

93.1

55 years and older

96.4

96.2

95.2








 

Table 8: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer

By Age

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Under 25 years

12.3

20.7

21.0

25-34 years

22.3

27.8

25.0

35-44 years

34.7

36.6

31.4

45-54 years

32.5

36.8

31.8

55 years and older

11.9

13.8

12.0




 

Table 9: Percent of U.S. Computer Households with a Modem

By Age

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Under 25 years

27.4

44.4

46.6

25-34 years

44.0

52.3

51.0

35-44 years

41.5

47.6

48.2

45-54 years

38.0

48.4

47.9

55 years and older

38.4

41.7

39.2

Table 10: Percent of U.S. Households with a Telephone

By Educational Attainment

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Elementary: 0-8 years

88.9

87.6

86.9

High School: 1-3 years

88.2

85.9

83.7

High School: 4 years

93.7

92.7

89.6

College: 1-3 years

96.3

95.8

94.5

College: 4 years or more

98.7

98.0

97.6




Table 11: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer

By Educational Attainment

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Elementary: 0-8 years

2.6

2.8

2.6

High School: 1-3 years

6.5

6.1

4.7

High School: 4 years

16.5

15.3

12.2

College: 1-3 years

32.7

29.9

27.5

College: 4 years or more

51.2

50.7

47.0








 

Table 12: Percent of U.S. Computer Households with a Modem

By Educational Attainment

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Elementary: 0-8 years

23.7

32.9

35.4

High School: 1-3 years

22.4

36.7

44.7

High School: 4 years

31.2

37.8

36.0

College: 1-3 years

40.4

45.0

42.3

College: 4 years or more

48.9

53.5

53.9






 

Table 13: Percent of U.S. Households with a Telephone

By Region

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Northeast

96.9

93.8

89.5

Midwest

96.2

94.6

92.0

South

91.3

92.4

91.2

West

94.5

95.0

94.9






 

Table 14: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer

By Region

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Northeast

27.4

23.4

16.4

Midwest

24.6

25.7

21.7

South

18.6

23.7

22.0

West

29.5

32.8

31.7






 

Table 15: Percent of U.S. Computer Households with a Modem

By Region

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Northeast

46.9

45.4

44.0

Midwest

37.2

48.0

47.0

South

40.7

48.7

48.0

West

35.3

47.8

48.3


 

Table 16: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using

On-Line Services to Search Classified Ads

By Income

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas
 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Less than $10,000

10.9

7.2

8.3

$10,000-$14,999

4.0

7.8

8.3

$15,000-$19,999

8.6

6.5

14.0

$20,000-$24,999

9.7

6.6

8.5

$25,000-$34,999

8.1

7.7

9.9

$35,000-$49,999

7.2

8.4

10.4

$50,000-$74,999

5.2

7.0

7.2

$75,000 or more

5.2

5.8

5.9




 

Table 17: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using

On-Line Services to Take Courses

By Income

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas
 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Less than $10,000

10.9

14.1

11.7

$10,000-$14,999

23.8

21.3

20.8

$15,000-$19,999

18.3

14.6

7.8

$20,000-$24,999

18.8

16.7

18.0

$25,000-$34,999

14.3

20.0

19.9

$35,000-$49,999

19.8

19.0

18.1

$50,000-$74,999

16.1

18.4

17.3

$75,000 or more

18.2

14.4

15.6




 

Table 18: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using

On-Line Services to Access Government Reports

By Income

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas
 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Less than $10,000

9.5

16.1 18.1
$10,000-$14,999

18.9

16.5 17.9
$15,000-$19,999

13.9

12.0

16.5

$20,000-$24,999

10.1

15.1

19.1

$25,000-$34,999

12.2

16.0

21.6

$35,000-$49,999

16.7

16.0

17.6

$50,000-$74,999

10.8

14.3

17.5

$75,000 or more

15.7

17.7

16.7




 

Table 19: Percent of Households with a Computer and Modem

Using On-Line Services to Search Classified Ads

By Race/Origin

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas
 

  Rural Urban Central City
White-non-Hispanic 6.3 6.5 7.7
Black-non-Hispanic 12.9 9.1 9.5
Hispanic 22.1 9.1 11.1
American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo-non-Hispanic 0.0 48.6 27.0
Asian or Pacific Islander-non-Hispanic 0.0 10.2 10.4
Other-non-Hispanic 0.0 33.7 54.9






 

Table 20: Percent of Households with a Computer and Modem

Using On-Line Services to Take Courses

By Race/Origin

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas
 

  Rural Urban Central City
White-non-Hispanic 16.6 16.0 16.5
Black-non-Hispanic 33.4 28.1 21.8
Hispanic 26.9 28.0 26.3
American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo-non-Hispanic 51.7 27.3 7.8
Asian or Pacific Islander-non-Hispanic 21.4 20.3 15.1
Other-non-Hispanic 0.0 22.2 24.8




 

Table 21: Percent of Households with a Computer and Modem

Using On-Line Services to Access Government Reports

By Race/Origin

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas
 

  Rural Urban Central City
White-non-Hispanic 13.1 16.4 19.1
Black-non-Hispanic 0.0 13.2 13.1
Hispanic 52.8 11.4 11.7
American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo-non-Hispanic 45.4 46.4 41.8
Asian or Pacific Islander-non-Hispanic 0.0 13.6 9.4
Other-non-Hispanic 0.0 43.3 30.1




 

Table 22: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using

On-Line Services to Search Classified Ads

By Age

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas
 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Under 25 years

10.7

7.7

9.2

25-34 years

5.7

8.8

9.9

35-44 years

6.3

7.2

6.7

45-54 years

8.9

7.3

11.2

55 years and older

4.5

3.7

3.2








 

Table 23: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using

On-Line Services to Take Courses

By Age

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Under 25 years

21.7

14.9

9.2

25-34 years

13.3

18.9

19.9

35-44 years

20.2

18.4

16.9

45-54 years

19.1

16.8

19.2

55 years and older

11.7

14.4

14.0






 

Table 24: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using

On-Line Services to Access Government Reports

By Age

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Under 25 years 12.7 16.7 21.0
25-34 years 10.7 17.9 17.5
35-44 years 12.8 15.3 19.2
45-54 years 18.2 18.3 20.5
55 years and older 11.3 11.3 10.4






 

Table 25: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using

On-Line Services to Search Classified Ads

By Educational Attainment

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Elementary: 0-8 years

4.7

9.8

4.2

High School: 1-3 years

5.5

3.7

5.4

High School: 4 years

4.3

6.3

7.4

College: 1-3 years

8.5

7.8

10.1

College: 4 years or more

6.2

7.1

7.8








 

Table 26: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using

On-Line Services to Take Courses

By Educational Attainment

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Elementary: 0-8 years

24.3

31.8

13.7

High School: 1-3 years

18.8

23.7

18.9

High School: 4 years

15.1

21.1

24.1

College: 1-3 years

20.3

18.9

17.2

College: 4 years or more

15.7

15.4

16.0










 

Table 27: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using

On-Line Services to Access Government Reports

By Educational Attainment

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Elementary: 0-8 years 4.7 0.0 0.0
High School: 1-3 years 19.6 1.7 3.5
High School: 4 years 7.3 10.4 9.7
College: 1-3 years 12.6 13.5 16.1
College: 4 years or more 17.0 19.5 21.3






 

Table 28: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using

On-Line Services to Search Classified Ads

By Region

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Northeast

5.3

7.3

9.4

Midwest

7.1

5.9

7.2

South

7.3

7.9

6.9

West

5.9

7.2

9.9




 

Table 29: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using

On-Line Services to Take Courses

By Region

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Northeast

14.4

17.4

18.8

Midwest

15.7

14.9

14.6

South

22.3

20.2

20.3

West

12.0

16.4

15.5




 

Table 30: Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer and Modem Using

On-Line Services to Access Government Reports

By Region

By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas


 

 

Rural

Urban

Central City

Northeast 14.4 15.9 20.9
Midwest 10.2 15.5 19.7
South 13.8 16.6 17.5
West 17.0 16.3 16.2