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Big Galaxy, Small Area Estimates: Introducing Project LEIA
September 9, 2024
By Rafi Goldberg, Senior Policy Advisor, Digital Equity
Today, we’re excited to announce Local Estimates of Internet Adoption (Project LEIA), a new project to improve our understanding of the digital divide at a local level.
Improved and more timely estimates of Internet adoption in counties and other communities will lead to better tracking of our progress toward digital equity and fuel important research and policy development efforts.
NTIA and the U.S. Census Bureau have been working together for 30 years to inform policymakers, researchers, advocates, and the general public about the state of computer and Internet use in America. This vital partnership began with the 1994 introduction of the NTIA Internet Use Survey, and has grown over time through a range of joint efforts.
New NTIA Data Show 13 Million More Internet Users in the U.S. in 2023 than 2021
June 6, 2024
Results from the latest NTIA Internet Use Survey point to significant progress toward achieving Internet for All, as 13 million more people used the Internet in the United States in 2023 compared with just two years earlier.
New Analysis Shows Offline Households Are Willing to Pay $10-a-Month on Average for Home Internet Service, Though Three in Four Say Any Cost is Too Much
October 6, 2022
Affordability is a core part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative. We know that access to an Internet connection isn’t true access unless everyone can afford that connection.
During Digital Inclusion Week, we are analyzing NTIA’s Internet Use Survey data that highlight disparities in Internet adoption. Our previous blog discussed some of the barriers facing the 24 million households that do not use the Internet at home.
Switched Off: Why Are One in Five U.S. Households Not Online?
October 5, 2022
This week is Digital Inclusion Week, and we are analyzing NTIA’s Internet Use Survey data on the disparities around Internet adoption, including why households are offline, the cost households are willing to pay to get connected, and what we’re doing to address the digital divide.
Nearly Three-Fourths of Online Households Continue to Have Digital Privacy and Security Concerns
December 13, 2021
The security and privacy landscape has continued to evolve since NTIA first asked about it in our 2015 Internet Use Survey. High-profile data breaches and debates about the role of technology in people’s lives have kept concerns about privacy and security in the forefront.
NTIA Seeks Feedback on Draft Questionnaire for Next Internet Use Survey
May 26, 2021
Today, we are soliciting public comment on our draft questionnaire. Feedback on this draft will build on the comments we received last summer, when NTIA, for the first time ever, published a Request for Comments asking researchers, advocates, and other interested members of the public to tell us how to improve the NTIA Internet Use Survey.
More than Half of American Households Used the Internet for Health-Related Activities in 2019, NTIA Data Show
December 7, 2020
Telemedicine and telehealth-related activities are on the rise, according to NTIA’s November 2019 Internet Use Survey, which found that more households are using the Internet to communicate with health professionals, access health records, and research health information.
Nearly a Third of American Employees Worked Remotely in 2019, NTIA Data Show
September 3, 2020
This summer, NTIA reported initial results from our latest NTIA Internet Use Survey, which showed that Americans were increasingly using a larger and more varied range of devices. But with dozens of topics covered in the survey, there is a lot more we can learn from this data collection, including questions about online activities such as checking email, watching videos and participating in the sharing economy.
What Should We Ask in our Next Internet Use Survey?
August 18, 2020
Our most recent NTIA Internet Use Survey went into the field in November 2019, with more than 50 questions administered to approximately 50,000 households across the United States. The survey covers a range of topics related to digital inclusion and similar issues, with the goal of informing Internet policy analysis and development that can help to bridge the digital divide.
NTIA Data Reveal Shifts in Technology Use, Persistent Digital Divide
June 10, 2020
Today, NTIA is releasing results of its latest NTIA Internet Use Survey, which show that nearly 4 out of 5 Americans were using the Internet by November 2019, and are increasingly using a larger and more varied range of devices.