The Ever-Shifting Internet Population: A new look at Internet access and the digital divide

Part 2. Why non-users do not go online

“I don’t have a computer or Internet connection”

Eleven percent of our respondents said that the lack of a working computer or functional Internet connection kept them from going online. These non-users are more likely than other non-users to live in the suburbs, more likely to be female and are slightly more likely to come from households with lesser amounts of income. Overall, 31% of Americans say they do not use computers.

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