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Whites are more likely to have access to the Internet from home than Blacks or 
Hispanics are from any location.


National Telecommunications and Information Administration (2000, October).  Falling
Through the Net:  Toward Digital Inclusion:  A Report on Americans Access to
Technology Tools.  U.S. Department of Commerce.

This report, a fourth in a series, measures the extent of digital inclusion by 
looking at households and individuals that have a computer and an Internet 
connection.  Even while Internet access and computer ownership are rising 
rapidly for all groups, a digital divide remains or has expanded slightly in some 
cases.  People with a disability are only half as likely to have access to the 
Internet as those without a disability.  Large gaps also remain regarding Internet 
penetration rates among households of different races and ethnic origins.  Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders have maintained the highest level of home 
Internet access while blacks and Hispanics are at the other end of the spectrum.




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The report finds that individuals 50 years of age and older are among the least 
likely to be Internet users.  Finally, rural areas are now lagging behind central 
cities and urban areas in broadband penetration.


National Telecommunications and Information Administration (2002, February).  A
Nation Online: How Americans are Expanding Their Use of the Internet.  U.S. 
Department of Commerce.  Retrieved February 15, 2002 from the World Wide Web: 
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/dn/anationonline2.pdf.

This report is based upon findings on the September 2001 U.S. Census Bureaus 
Current Population Surveya survey of approximately 57,000 households and 
more than 137,000 individuals across the United States.  As such, the data are 
among the most broad-based and reliable datasets that have been gathered on 
Internet, broadband, and computer connectivity.  This very recent report provides 
a comprehensive picture and wealth of information regarding the growth of 
Americans use of the Internet and computers.  For instance, a major finding is


	

	
		
			
				
					
						




						
							
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