[Libs-Or] 10% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they?

Tue Jul 2 11:01:01 PDT 2019

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Below are some highlights from Pew Research Center / Internet, Science & Tech reports that might be of interest to you. Please see below or view in your browser here<https://mailchi.mp/pewresearch.org/10-of-americans-dont-use-the-internet-who-are-they?e=c13fcaf634>.

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[Pew Research Center | Internet, Science & Tech]

Internet, Science & Tech

June 27, 2019

[Mobile technology and home broadband 2019]<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=ca14181dc7&e=c13fcaf634>

Mobile technology and home broadband 2019<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=31643f82a1&e=c13fcaf634>

Today, 37% of Americans now say they go online mostly using a smartphone<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=100b9ac1a5&e=c13fcaf634>, and these devices are increasingly cited as a reason for not having a high-speed internet connection at home. See our newly updated fact sheets<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=b1caef22d4&e=c13fcaf634> for the latest data on mobile<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=0882b218dc&e=c13fcaf634>, internet/broadband<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=adafddbc91&e=c13fcaf634> and social media<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=e902c0b1f3&e=c13fcaf634> use.

  *   Share of U.S. adults using social media, including Facebook, is mostly unchanged since 2018 <https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=3389f46818&e=c13fcaf634>
  *   10% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they?<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=ca7eb7777b&e=c13fcaf634>
  *   Digital gap between rural and nonrural America persists<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=60d6d53503&e=c13fcaf634>
  *   Lower-income Americans have lower levels of tech adoption<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=1393a1c821&e=c13fcaf634>

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[Sizing up Twitter users]<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=ec97e2e7f7&e=c13fcaf634>

Sizing up Twitter users<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=f0a14d4a58&e=c13fcaf634>

U.S. adult Twitter users are younger and more likely to be Democrats<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=9aafc16f45&e=c13fcaf634> than the general public. Most users rarely tweet, but the most prolific 10% create 80% of tweets from adult U.S. users. Read key takeaways on how Americans use Twitter<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=f0c86231ff&e=c13fcaf634>.

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[What Americans know about science]<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=b595bce89c&e=c13fcaf634>

What Americans know about science <https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=9ee868eee0&e=c13fcaf634>

Many Americans can correctly answer a question about antibiotics overuse or the definition of an “incubation period. But other science concepts are more challenging. Read our report to see what Americans know about science<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=3f385acbeb&e=c13fcaf634>, but first test your own science knowledge by taking our quiz<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=7c62107c92&e=c13fcaf634> and compare your score with the general public.

  *   Science knowledge varies by race and ethnicity in U.S.<=%22https:/www.pewresearch.org/2019/03/28/science-knowledge-varies-by-race-and-ethnicity-in-u-s/%22>

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How parents feel about – and manage – their teens’ online behavior and screen time<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=992745cd04&e=c13fcaf634>

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How Americans see automation and the workplace in 7 charts <https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=aadbafb93f&e=c13fcaf634>

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10 facts about Americans and Facebook<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=bc32896612&e=c13fcaf634>

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Americans 60 and older are spending more time in front of their screens than a decade ago<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=9a27a99239&e=c13fcaf634>

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Public confidence in scientists has remained stable for decades<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=e202e1128b&e=c13fcaf634>

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How Americans see climate change in 5 charts <https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=9d95fe06c6&e=c13fcaf634>

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MEDIA MENTIONS

Twitter Is Not America<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=dd32c7733a&e=c13fcaf634>

The Atlantic

Social Media Sowing Division, Say People in Emerging Countries<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=671a9c605b&e=c13fcaf634>

U.S. News & World Report

How do you go online? More of you are choosing phone over home broadband, Pew survey says<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=743acfc624&e=c13fcaf634>

USA Today

Americans Are Smart About Science<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=4deb207a71&e=c13fcaf634>

FiveThirtyEight

How Much the Public Knows about Science, and Why It Matters<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=491e6211e4&e=c13fcaf634>

Scientific American

Facebook use hasn't changed much despite privacy, fake news scandals<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=b7e309239c&e=c13fcaf634>

CNET

In a Switch, Some Republicans Start Citing Climate Change as Driving Their Policies<https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=165eb1df03&e=c13fcaf634>

The New York Times

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