Table 3. People 18 Years and Older by Presence of Computer at Home: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Computer at home | | | Total |---------------------------| | | people | Yes | No | | | 18+ |-------------+-------------| | | years |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |TOTAL | 195,689| 79,594| 40.7|116,096| 59.3| |AGE | | | | | | |18-24 years | 24,929| 10,788| 43.3| 14,142| 56.7| |25-34 years | 39,248| 16,442| 41.9| 22,807| 58.1| |35-44 years | 44,027| 22,609| 51.4| 21,418| 48.6| |45-54 years | 33,718| 16,854| 50.0| 16,864| 50.0| |55+ years | 53,766| 12,901| 24.0| 40,865| 76.0| |RACE | | | | | | |White Not Hispanic | 145,672| 66,179| 45.4| 79,492| 54.6| |Black Not Hispanic | 22,232| 4,875| 21.9| 17,356| 78.1| |Other Not Hispanic | 8,328| 4,226| 50.7| 4,102| 49.3| |Hispanic | 19,459| 4,313| 22.2| 15,146| 77.8| |GENDER | | | | | | |Male | 93,897| 39,646| 42.2| 54,251| 57.8| |Female | 101,792| 39,948| 39.2| 61,845| 60.8| |MARITAL STATUS | | | | | | |Married Spouse Present | 111,988| 53,119| 47.4| 58,868| 52.6| |Married Spouse Absent | 2,296| 584| 25.4| 1,712| 74.6| |Widowed | 13,520| 1,933| 14.3| 11,587| 85.7| |Divorced | 18,400| 5,640| 30.6| 12,761| 69.4| |Separated | 4,775| 1,156| 24.2| 3,619| 75.8| |Never Married | 44,711| 17,161| 38.4| 27,550| 61.6| |USES COMPUTER AT WORK | | | | | | |Yes | 63,876| 38,933| 61.0| 24,943| 39.0| |No | 64,322| 22,433| 34.9| 41,889| 65.1| |Without work | 67,491| 18,227| 27.0| 49,264| 73.0| |HOUSEHOLD TYPE | | | | | | |Married couple household | 126,338| 61,127| 48.4| 65,211| 51.6| |Male householder | 26,709| 8,338| 31.2| 18,370| 68.8| |Female householder | 42,643| 10,128| 23.8| 32,515| 76.2| |REGION | | | | | | |Northeast | 38,340| 15,308| 39.9| 23,032| 60.1| |Midwest | 45,427| 18,751| 41.3| 26,677| 58.7| |South | 69,025| 25,508| 37.0| 43,517| 63.0| |West | 42,897| 20,027| 46.7| 22,870| 53.3| |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | | | | | |Elementary: 0-8 years | 13,415| 1,296| 9.7| 12,119| 90.3| |Some H.S.: no diploma | 20,374| 3,203| 15.7| 17,171| 84.3| |H.S. Diploma/GED | 65,968| 20,397| 30.9| 45,571| 69.1| |Some College | 52,324| 26,031| 49.7| 26,293| 50.3| |Bachelors degree or more | 43,609| 28,667| 65.7| 14,942| 34.3| |EMPLOYMENT | | | | | | |Employed | 128,198| 61,366| 47.9| 66,832| 52.1| |Unemployed | 5,601| 1,677| 29.9| 3,924| 70.1| |Not in Labor force | 61,890| 16,550| 26.7| 45,340| 73.3| |ENROLLMENT | | | | | | |Not enrolled | 178,772| 68,839| 38.5|109,933| 61.5| |Below college | 1,705| 645| 37.8| 1,060| 62.2| |College | 15,213| 10,109| 66.5| 5,103| 33.5| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |Under $5,000 | 6,774| 1,344| 19.8| 5,430| 80.2| |5,000-9,999 | 12,002| 1,394| 11.6| 10,608| 88.4| |10,000-14,999 | 14,373| 1,988| 13.8| 12,385| 86.2| |15,000-19,999 | 11,213| 2,017| 18.0| 9,196| 82.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 3. People 18 Years and Older by Presence of Computer at Home: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Computer at home | | | Total |---------------------------| | | people | Yes | No | | | 18+ |-------------+-------------| | | years |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |20,000-24,999 | 13,949| 3,281| 23.5| 10,669| 76.5| |25,000-34,999 | 25,557| 8,333| 32.6| 17,223| 67.4| |35,000-49,999 | 29,170| 13,684| 46.9| 15,486| 53.1| |50,000-74,999 | 31,650| 19,282| 60.9| 12,368| 39.1| |75,000+ | 27,910| 21,438| 76.8| 6,472| 23.2| |Not reported | 23,090| 6,832| 29.6| 16,258| 70.4| |HOUSEHOLD SIZE | | | | | | |1 person | 26,350| 5,279| 20.0| 21,071| 80.0| |2-3 people | 103,165| 39,681| 38.5| 63,485| 61.5| |4-5 people | 55,250| 30,014| 54.3| 25,235| 45.7| |6-7 people | 8,754| 3,889| 44.4| 4,865| 55.6| |8 or more people | 2,170| 731| 33.7| 1,439| 66.3| |OCCUPATION | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 60,617| 15,808| 26.1| 44,809| 73.9| |Manag. & professional | 39,080| 25,969| 66.5| 13,111| 33.5| |Tech., sales, admin. | 39,707| 20,039| 50.5| 19,668| 49.5| |Services | 18,164| 5,558| 30.6| 12,606| 69.4| |Prec. prod., craft, repair | 14,793| 5,602| 37.9| 9,191| 62.1| |Operators, laborers, fab. | 19,697| 5,413| 27.5| 14,284| 72.5| |Farm, forest, fish | 3,631| 1,205| 33.2| 2,426| 66.8| |INDUSTRY | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 60,617| 15,808| 26.1| 44,809| 73.9| |Agriculture/forestry/fisheries | 3,585| 1,371| 38.3| 2,213| 61.7| |Mining | 679| 262| 38.6| 417| 61.4| |Construction | 8,975| 3,496| 39.0| 5,479| 61.0| |Manufacturing | 21,570| 9,314| 43.2| 12,256| 56.8| |Trans., comm., utilities | 9,689| 4,460| 46.0| 5,228| 54.0| |Wholesale/retail trade | 27,053| 11,097| 41.0| 15,956| 59.0| |Finance/insurance/real estate | 8,556| 4,848| 56.7| 3,708| 43.3| |Services | 49,156| 25,924| 52.7| 23,232| 47.3| |Public administration | 5,809| 3,012| 51.8| 2,797| 48.2| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: October 14, 1999