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Seniors and the Internet Susannah Fox Associate Director Pew Internet Project November 14, 2006. Share of Americans online by age (Source: Pew Internet Project telephone surveys, 2000-2006).
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Seniors and the InternetSusannah FoxAssociate DirectorPew Internet ProjectNovember 14, 2006
Share of Americans online by age(Source: Pew Internet Project telephone surveys, 2000-2006)
U.S. population projections, 2000-2016(Source: Frederick W. Hollmann, Population Projections Branch, U.S. Census Bureau)
Health information online(Source: Pew Internet: August 2006 telephone survey, N=2,928)
Internet activities: Gen Y vs. Gen X vs. Boomers(Source: Pew Internet: Project surveys 2005-6) • Email (87% vs. 94% vs. 86%) • Buy a product (74% vs. 77% vs. 66%) • Travel reservations (60% vs. 71% vs. 59%) • Bank online (38% vs. 50% vs. 37%) • Financial research (29% vs. 47% vs. 43%)
Sources • Pew Internet Project: Online Health Search 2006 http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/190/report_display.asp • Pew Internet Project: Generations Online http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/170/report_display.asp • Frederick W. Hollmann, Population Projections Branch, U.S. Census Bureau: presentation at the Federal Trade Commission Public Hearings on Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-Ade http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/techade/pdfs/presentations/hollmann.pdf