A recent Washington Post article highlighted some of our data on internet users in the 50+ age group.
2000
- 48% of Americans between 50-64 years old had access
- 15% of Americans age 65+ had access
2001
50% of Americans between 50-64 years old had access
19% of Americans age 65+ had access
2002
- 55% of Americans between 50-64 years old had access
- 18% of Americans age 65+ had access
2003
- 59% of Americans between 50-64 years old had access
- 22% of Americans age 65+ had access
2004
- 60% of Americans between 50-64 years old had access
- 25% of Americans age 65+ had access
The margin of error for each data set is +/- 2%. For more data from 2000-2004, check out the “Usage Over Time” spreadsheet posted on our Latest Trends page.