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Feb 15, 2006Deborah Fallows
About 40 million Americans were browsing the web just for fun or to pass the time on a typical day in December 2005.
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More in: Blogs, Communities, Gaming, Music, Shopping, Social Networking, Video
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Feb 26, 2006John Horrigan, Katherine Murray
In December 2005 24% of adult rural Americans went online at home with high-speed internet connections compared with 39% of adults in urban and suburban areas.
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Mar 22, 2006John Horrigan
By the end of 2005, 50 million Americans got news online on a typical day, a sizable increase since 2002. Much of that growth has been fueled by the rise in home broadband connections over the last four years.
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More in: News, Broadband, New Media Ecology
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Apr 26, 2006Mary Madden
Internet penetration has now reached 73% for all American adults. Internet users note big improvements in their ability to shop and the way they pursue hobbies and personal interests online.
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More in: Women and Men, Families
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May 2, 2006Mary Madden, Susannah Fox
As more Americans come online, more rely on the internet for important health information. Fully 58% of those who found the internet to be crucial or important during a loved one’s recent health crisis say the single most important source of infor...
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May 28, 2006John Horrigan
Adoption of high-speed internet at home grew twice as fast in the year prior to March 2006 than in the same time frame from 2004 to 2005. Middle-income Americans accounted for much of the increase.
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More in: Broadband
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Jun 14, 2006Susannah Fox, Jean Beier
Online banking is holding steady as a mainstream internet activity, growing along with internet use generally, though not accelerating as have some other forms of online activities.
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More in: Banking