Table 6. Use of Computers at Home, School, and Work by People 18 Years and Older: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer anyplace | | | Total |---------------------------| | | people | Yes | No | | | 18+ |-------------+-------------| | | years |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |TOTAL | 195,689| 92,240| 47.1|103,449| 52.9| |AGE | | | | | | |18-24 years | 24,929| 14,496| 58.1| 10,433| 41.9| |25-34 years | 39,248| 22,457| 57.2| 16,791| 42.8| |35-44 years | 44,027| 25,543| 58.0| 18,484| 42.0| |45-54 years | 33,718| 18,631| 55.3| 15,088| 44.7| |55+ years | 53,766| 11,113| 20.7| 42,653| 79.3| |RACE | | | | | | |White Not Hispanic | 145,672| 74,864| 51.4| 70,808| 48.6| |Black Not Hispanic | 22,232| 7,633| 34.3| 14,599| 65.7| |Other Not Hispanic | 8,328| 4,119| 49.5| 4,209| 50.5| |Hispanic | 19,459| 5,625| 28.9| 13,834| 71.1| |GENDER | | | | | | |Male | 93,897| 44,089| 47.0| 49,808| 53.0| |Female | 101,792| 48,151| 47.3| 53,641| 52.7| |MARITAL STATUS | | | | | | |Married Spouse Present | 111,988| 56,072| 50.1| 55,915| 49.9| |Married Spouse Absent | 2,296| 692| 30.1| 1,605| 69.9| |Widowed | 13,520| 1,453| 10.7| 12,067| 89.3| |Divorced | 18,400| 8,331| 45.3| 10,069| 54.7| |Separated | 4,775| 1,706| 35.7| 3,069| 64.3| |Never Married | 44,711| 23,986| 53.6| 20,725| 46.4| |HOUSEHOLD TYPE | | | | | | |Married couple household | 126,338| 64,755| 51.3| 61,584| 48.7| |Male householder | 26,709| 11,347| 42.5| 15,362| 57.5| |Female householder | 42,643| 16,138| 37.8| 26,504| 62.2| |REGION | | | | | | |Northeast | 38,340| 17,478| 45.6| 20,861| 54.4| |Midwest | 45,427| 22,097| 48.6| 23,330| 51.4| |South | 69,025| 31,010| 44.9| 38,016| 55.1| |West | 42,897| 21,654| 50.5| 21,243| 49.5| |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | | | | | |Elementary: 0-8 years | 13,415| 529| 3.9| 12,886| 96.1| |Some H.S.: no diploma | 20,374| 3,220| 15.8| 17,154| 84.2| |H.S. Diploma/GED | 65,968| 22,998| 34.9| 42,970| 65.1| |Some College | 52,324| 32,222| 61.6| 20,102| 38.4| |Bachelors degree or more | 43,609| 33,271| 76.3| 10,338| 23.7| |EMPLOYMENT | | | | | | |Employed | 128,198| 78,469| 61.2| 49,729| 38.8| |Unemployed | 5,601| 1,474| 26.3| 4,127| 73.7| |Not in Labor force | 61,890| 12,297| 19.9| 49,593| 80.1| |ENROLLMENT | | | | | | |Not enrolled | 178,772| 77,549| 43.4|101,223| 56.6| |Below college | 1,705| 1,160| 68.1| 544| 31.9| |College | 15,213| 13,531| 88.9| 1,682| 11.1| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |Under $5,000 | 6,774| 1,725| 25.5| 5,049| 74.5| |5,000-9,999 | 12,002| 1,965| 16.4| 10,037| 83.6| |10,000-14,999 | 14,373| 2,841| 19.8| 11,532| 80.2| |15,000-19,999 | 11,213| 2,847| 25.4| 8,366| 74.6| |20,000-24,999 | 13,949| 4,568| 32.7| 9,381| 67.3| |25,000-34,999 | 25,557| 10,831| 42.4| 14,726| 57.6| |35,000-49,999 | 29,170| 15,938| 54.6| 13,232| 45.4| |50,000-74,999 | 31,650| 21,419| 67.7| 10,231| 32.3| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 6. Use of Computers at Home, School, and Work by People 18 Years and Older: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer anyplace | | | Total |---------------------------| | | people | Yes | No | | | 18+ |-------------+-------------| | | years |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |75,000+ | 27,910| 21,747| 77.9| 6,163| 22.1| |Not reported | 23,090| 8,358| 36.2| 14,732| 63.8| |HOUSEHOLD SIZE | | | | | | |1 person | 26,350| 9,477| 36.0| 16,873| 64.0| |2-3 people | 103,165| 47,410| 46.0| 55,755| 54.0| |4-5 people | 55,250| 31,138| 56.4| 24,112| 43.6| |6-7 people | 8,754| 3,540| 40.4| 5,214| 59.6| |8 or more people | 2,170| 675| 31.1| 1,495| 68.9| |OCCUPATION | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 60,617| 11,621| 19.2| 48,996| 80.8| |Manag. & professional | 39,080| 32,637| 83.5| 6,443| 16.5| |Tech., sales, admin. | 39,707| 29,881| 75.3| 9,827| 24.7| |Services | 18,164| 5,940| 32.7| 12,225| 67.3| |Prec. prod., craft, repair | 14,793| 5,703| 38.6| 9,090| 61.4| |Operators, laborers, fab. | 19,697| 5,595| 28.4| 14,102| 71.6| |Farm, forest, fish | 3,631| 864| 23.8| 2,767| 76.2| |INDUSTRY | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 60,617| 11,621| 19.2| 48,996| 80.8| |Agriculture/forestry/fisheries | 3,585| 1,065| 29.7| 2,520| 70.3| |Mining | 679| 340| 50.0| 339| 50.0| |Construction | 8,975| 3,130| 34.9| 5,845| 65.1| |Manufacturing | 21,570| 11,659| 54.1| 9,911| 45.9| |Trans., comm., utilities | 9,689| 5,771| 59.6| 3,918| 40.4| |Wholesale/retail trade | 27,053| 14,524| 53.7| 12,529| 46.3| |Finance/insurance/real estate | 8,556| 7,228| 84.5| 1,328| 15.5| |Services | 49,156| 32,280| 65.7| 16,877| 34.3| |Public administration | 5,809| 4,622| 79.6| 1,187| 20.4| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 6a. Use of Computers at Home by People 18 Years and Older: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer at home | | | Total |---------------------------| | | with | Yes | No | | |computer|-------------+-------------| | |at home |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |TOTAL | 79,594| 56,416| 70.9| 23,178| 29.1| |AGE | | | | | | |18-24 years | 10,788| 7,562| 70.1| 3,226| 29.9| |25-34 years | 16,442| 13,049| 79.4| 3,393| 20.6| |35-44 years | 22,609| 16,713| 73.9| 5,897| 26.1| |45-54 years | 16,854| 11,687| 69.3| 5,167| 30.7| |55+ years | 12,901| 7,406| 57.4| 5,495| 42.6| |RACE | | | | | | |White Not Hispanic | 66,179| 48,075| 72.6| 18,105| 27.4| |Black Not Hispanic | 4,875| 3,197| 65.6| 1,678| 34.4| |Other Not Hispanic | 4,226| 2,575| 60.9| 1,651| 39.1| |Hispanic | 4,313| 2,569| 59.6| 1,744| 40.4| |GENDER | | | | | | |Male | 39,646| 28,598| 72.1| 11,048| 27.9| |Female | 39,948| 27,818| 69.6| 12,130| 30.4| |MARITAL STATUS | | | | | | |Married Spouse Present | 53,119| 37,699| 71.0| 15,420| 29.0| |Married Spouse Absent | 584| 367| 62.9| 217| 37.1| |Widowed | 1,933| 883| 45.7| 1,050| 54.3| |Divorced | 5,640| 4,123| 73.1| 1,516| 26.9| |Separated | 1,156| 809| 70.0| 347| 30.0| |Never Married | 17,161| 12,534| 73.0| 4,627| 27.0| |USES COMPUTER AT WORK | | | | | | |Yes | 38,933| 32,124| 82.5| 6,809| 17.5| |No | 22,433| 13,181| 58.8| 9,252| 41.2| |Without work | 18,227| 11,111| 61.0| 7,117| 39.0| |HOUSEHOLD TYPE | | | | | | |Married couple household | 61,127| 42,786| 70.0| 18,341| 30.0| |Male householder | 8,338| 6,333| 76.0| 2,005| 24.0| |Female householder | 10,128| 7,297| 72.0| 2,831| 28.0| |REGION | | | | | | |Northeast | 15,308| 10,440| 68.2| 4,868| 31.8| |Midwest | 18,751| 13,188| 70.3| 5,563| 29.7| |South | 25,508| 18,369| 72.0| 7,139| 28.0| |West | 20,027| 14,420| 72.0| 5,608| 28.0| |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | | | | | |Elementary: 0-8 years | 1,296| 305| 23.6| 991| 76.4| |Some H.S.: no diploma | 3,203| 1,560| 48.7| 1,643| 51.3| |H.S. Diploma/GED | 20,397| 11,829| 58.0| 8,568| 42.0| |Some College | 26,031| 19,090| 73.3| 6,940| 26.7| |Bachelors degree or more | 28,667| 23,632| 82.4| 5,035| 17.6| |EMPLOYMENT | | | | | | |Employed | 61,366| 45,305| 73.8| 16,061| 26.2| |Unemployed | 1,677| 1,241| 74.0| 436| 26.0| |Not in Labor force | 16,550| 9,870| 59.6| 6,680| 40.4| |ENROLLMENT | | | | | | |Not enrolled | 68,839| 47,816| 69.5| 21,023| 30.5| |Below college | 645| 491| 76.2| 154| 23.8| |College | 10,109| 8,109| 80.2| 2,001| 19.8| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |Under $5,000 | 1,344| 965| 71.8| 379| 28.2| |5,000-9,999 | 1,394| 995| 71.4| 399| 28.6| |10,000-14,999 | 1,988| 1,288| 64.8| 700| 35.2| |15,000-19,999 | 2,017| 1,355| 67.2| 662| 32.8| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 6a. Use of Computers at Home by People 18 Years and Older: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer at home | | | Total |---------------------------| | | with | Yes | No | | |computer|-------------+-------------| | |at home |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |20,000-24,999 | 3,281| 2,223| 67.8| 1,058| 32.2| |25,000-34,999 | 8,333| 5,672| 68.1| 2,662| 31.9| |35,000-49,999 | 13,684| 9,414| 68.8| 4,270| 31.2| |50,000-74,999 | 19,282| 13,924| 72.2| 5,358| 27.8| |75,000+ | 21,438| 16,070| 75.0| 5,368| 25.0| |Not reported | 6,832| 4,510| 66.0| 2,322| 34.0| |HOUSEHOLD SIZE | | | | | | |1 person | 5,279| 4,721| 89.4| 558| 10.6| |2-3 people | 39,681| 28,540| 71.9| 11,141| 28.1| |4-5 people | 30,014| 20,486| 68.3| 9,528| 31.7| |6-7 people | 3,889| 2,286| 58.8| 1,603| 41.2| |8 or more people | 731| 383| 52.4| 348| 47.6| |OCCUPATION | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 15,808| 9,367| 59.3| 6,441| 40.7| |Manag. & professional | 25,969| 21,373| 82.3| 4,595| 17.7| |Tech., sales, admin. | 20,039| 14,902| 74.4| 5,137| 25.6| |Services | 5,558| 3,451| 62.1| 2,107| 37.9| |Prec. prod., craft, repair | 5,602| 3,581| 63.9| 2,021| 36.1| |Operators, laborers, fab. | 5,413| 3,046| 56.3| 2,367| 43.7| |Farm, forest, fish | 1,205| 696| 57.8| 509| 42.2| |INDUSTRY | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 15,808| 9,367| 59.3| 6,441| 40.7| |Agriculture/forestry/fisheries | 1,371| 841| 61.3| 530| 38.7| |Mining | 262| 183| 69.6| 80| 30.4| |Construction | 3,496| 2,201| 63.0| 1,295| 37.0| |Manufacturing | 9,314| 6,771| 72.7| 2,543| 27.3| |Trans., comm., utilities | 4,460| 3,115| 69.8| 1,346| 30.2| |Wholesale/retail trade | 11,097| 7,660| 69.0| 3,437| 31.0| |Finance/insurance/real estate | 4,848| 3,826| 78.9| 1,023| 21.1| |Services | 25,924| 20,079| 77.5| 5,845| 22.5| |Public administration | 3,012| 2,374| 78.8| 638| 21.2| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 6b. Use of Computers at School by People 18 Years and Older: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer at school | | | Total |---------------------------| | |Enrolled| Yes | No | | | in |-------------+-------------| | | School |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |TOTAL | 16,918| 10,538| 62.3| 6,379| 37.7| |AGE | | | | | | |18-24 years | 10,559| 7,418| 70.3| 3,141| 29.7| |25-34 years | 3,370| 1,825| 54.2| 1,544| 45.8| |35-44 years | 1,798| 784| 43.6| 1,014| 56.4| |45-54 years | 965| 440| 45.5| 526| 54.5| |55+ years | 225| 71| 31.7| 154| 68.3| |RACE | | | | | | |White Not Hispanic | 12,014| 7,433| 61.9| 4,581| 38.1| |Black Not Hispanic | 2,193| 1,450| 66.1| 743| 33.9| |Other Not Hispanic | 1,157| 733| 63.4| 424| 36.6| |Hispanic | 1,554| 922| 59.3| 632| 40.7| |GENDER | | | | | | |Male | 7,706| 5,052| 65.6| 2,654| 34.4| |Female | 9,211| 5,486| 59.6| 3,725| 40.4| |MARITAL STATUS | | | | | | |Married Spouse Present | 3,910| 1,822| 46.6| 2,089| 53.4| |Married Spouse Absent | 93| 46| 49.6| 47| 50.4| |Widowed | 107| 58| 53.8| 49| 46.2| |Divorced | 820| 415| 50.6| 405| 49.4| |Separated | 237| 117| 49.5| 120| 50.5| |Never Married | 11,750| 8,080| 68.8| 3,670| 31.2| |USES COMPUTER AT WORK | | | | | | |Yes | 5,390| 3,058| 56.7| 2,332| 43.3| |No | 4,867| 2,801| 57.5| 2,066| 42.5| |Without work | 6,660| 4,679| 70.3| 1,981| 29.7| |USES COMPUTER AT HOME | | | | | | |Yes | 8,600| 5,261| 61.2| 3,340| 38.8| |No | 2,154| 1,518| 70.4| 637| 29.6| |No computer at home | 6,163| 3,760| 61.0| 2,403| 39.0| |HOUSEHOLD TYPE | | | | | | |Married couple household | 10,265| 6,479| 63.1| 3,786| 36.9| |Male householder | 2,410| 1,530| 63.5| 881| 36.5| |Female householder | 4,242| 2,529| 59.6| 1,713| 40.4| |REGION | | | | | | |Northeast | 3,112| 2,029| 65.2| 1,083| 34.8| |Midwest | 4,001| 2,753| 68.8| 1,248| 31.2| |South | 5,562| 3,565| 64.1| 1,998| 35.9| |West | 4,243| 2,192| 51.7| 2,051| 48.3| |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | | | | | |Elementary: 0-8 years | 90| 24| 26.6| 66| 73.4| |Some H.S.: no diploma | 1,578| 955| 60.5| 623| 39.5| |H.S. Diploma/GED | 2,522| 1,535| 60.9| 986| 39.1| |Some College | 9,557| 6,293| 65.8| 3,265| 34.2| |Bachelors degree or more | 3,170| 1,732| 54.6| 1,438| 45.4| |EMPLOYMENT | | | | | | |Employed | 10,257| 5,859| 57.1| 4,398| 42.9| |Unemployed | 613| 394| 64.2| 219| 35.8| |Not in Labor force | 6,047| 4,285| 70.9| 1,762| 29.1| |ENROLLMENT | | | | | | |Below college | 1,705| 987| 57.9| 718| 42.1| |College | 15,213| 9,552| 62.8| 5,661| 37.2| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |Under $5,000 | 956| 581| 60.8| 375| 39.2| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 6b. Use of Computers at School by People 18 Years and Older: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer at school | | | Total |---------------------------| | |Enrolled| Yes | No | | | in |-------------+-------------| | | School |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |5,000-9,999 | 1,047| 686| 65.5| 361| 34.5| |10,000-14,999 | 1,068| 672| 62.9| 397| 37.1| |15,000-19,999 | 750| 465| 62.0| 285| 38.0| |20,000-24,999 | 1,075| 678| 63.0| 398| 37.0| |25,000-34,999 | 1,933| 1,115| 57.7| 818| 42.3| |35,000-49,999 | 2,270| 1,402| 61.7| 869| 38.3| |50,000-74,999 | 3,063| 1,911| 62.4| 1,151| 37.6| |75,000+ | 3,221| 2,059| 63.9| 1,162| 36.1| |Not reported | 1,534| 970| 63.2| 564| 36.8| |HOUSEHOLD SIZE | | | | | | |1 person | 1,303| 754| 57.8| 549| 42.2| |2-3 people | 7,762| 4,655| 60.0| 3,107| 40.0| |4-5 people | 6,601| 4,325| 65.5| 2,276| 34.5| |6-7 people | 1,013| 643| 63.5| 370| 36.5| |8 or more people | 239| 162| 67.7| 77| 32.3| |OCCUPATION | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 5,566| 3,930| 70.6| 1,635| 29.4| |Manag. & professional | 3,102| 1,618| 52.2| 1,483| 47.8| |Tech., sales, admin. | 4,151| 2,493| 60.1| 1,658| 39.9| |Services | 2,291| 1,475| 64.4| 816| 35.6| |Prec. prod., craft, repair | 576| 267| 46.4| 309| 53.6| |Operators, laborers, fab. | 1,043| 628| 60.2| 415| 39.8| |Farm, forest, fish | 191| 127| 66.4| 64| 33.6| |INDUSTRY | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 5,566| 3,930| 70.6| 1,635| 29.4| |Agriculture/forestry/fisheries | 145| 88| 60.6| 57| 39.4| |Mining | 19| 2| 12.0| 17| 88.0| |Construction | 276| 145| 52.6| 131| 47.4| |Manufacturing | 950| 484| 51.0| 466| 49.0| |Trans., comm., utilities | 453| 246| 54.3| 207| 45.7| |Wholesale/retail trade | 3,279| 2,083| 63.5| 1,197| 36.5| |Finance/insurance/real estate | 611| 284| 46.5| 327| 53.5| |Services | 5,236| 3,110| 59.4| 2,126| 40.6| |Public administration | 382| 165| 43.2| 217| 56.8| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 6c. Use of Computers at Work by People 18 Years and Older: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer at work | | | |---------------------------| | | | Yes | No | | | With a |-------------+-------------| | | Job |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |TOTAL | 128,198| 63,876| 49.8| 64,322| 50.2| |AGE | | | | | | |18-24 years | 16,178| 6,007| 37.1| 10,171| 62.9| |25-34 years | 31,995| 17,000| 53.1| 14,994| 46.9| |35-44 years | 36,443| 19,648| 53.9| 16,795| 46.1| |45-54 years | 27,075| 14,658| 54.1| 12,417| 45.9| |55+ years | 16,508| 6,563| 39.8| 9,945| 60.2| |RACE | | | | | | |White Not Hispanic | 96,371| 51,899| 53.9| 44,472| 46.1| |Black Not Hispanic | 13,665| 5,462| 40.0| 8,203| 60.0| |Other Not Hispanic | 5,429| 2,671| 49.2| 2,758| 50.8| |Hispanic | 12,733| 3,843| 30.2| 8,890| 69.8| |GENDER | | | | | | |Male | 68,801| 30,332| 44.1| 38,469| 55.9| |Female | 59,397| 33,544| 56.5| 25,853| 43.5| |MARITAL STATUS | | | | | | |Married Spouse Present | 76,723| 40,756| 53.1| 35,967| 46.9| |Married Spouse Absent | 1,462| 530| 36.3| 932| 63.7| |Widowed | 2,409| 866| 35.9| 1,543| 64.1| |Divorced | 13,228| 6,700| 50.7| 6,528| 49.3| |Separated | 3,289| 1,332| 40.5| 1,957| 59.5| |Never Married | 31,087| 13,692| 44.0| 17,395| 56.0| |USES COMPUTER AT HOME | | | | | | |Yes | 45,305| 32,124| 70.9| 13,181| 29.1| |No | 16,061| 6,809| 42.4| 9,252| 57.6| |No computer at home | 66,832| 24,943| 37.3| 41,889| 62.7| |HOUSEHOLD TYPE | | | | | | |Married couple household | 85,364| 43,790| 51.3| 41,574| 48.7| |Male householder | 18,735| 8,192| 43.7| 10,542| 56.3| |Female householder | 24,100| 11,894| 49.4| 12,206| 50.6| |REGION | | | | | | |Northeast | 24,337| 12,097| 49.7| 12,241| 50.3| |Midwest | 31,063| 15,472| 49.8| 15,591| 50.2| |South | 44,480| 21,622| 48.6| 22,858| 51.4| |West | 28,318| 14,686| 51.9| 13,632| 48.1| |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | | | | | |Elementary: 0-8 years | 4,430| 236| 5.3| 4,194| 94.7| |Some H.S.: no diploma | 9,391| 1,409| 15.0| 7,982| 85.0| |H.S. Diploma/GED | 42,324| 15,395| 36.4| 26,929| 63.6| |Some College | 37,291| 20,749| 55.6| 16,542| 44.4| |Bachelors degree or more | 34,762| 26,088| 75.0| 8,675| 25.0| |ENROLLMENT | | | | | | |Not enrolled | 117,941| 58,486| 49.6| 59,455| 50.4| |Below college | 731| 131| 18.0| 599| 82.0| |College | 9,527| 5,259| 55.2| 4,268| 44.8| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |Under $5,000 | 2,877| 817| 28.4| 2,060| 71.6| |5,000-9,999 | 4,309| 972| 22.6| 3,337| 77.4| |10,000-14,999 | 6,638| 1,646| 24.8| 4,992| 75.2| |15,000-19,999 | 6,109| 1,821| 29.8| 4,289| 70.2| |20,000-24,999 | 8,524| 2,983| 35.0| 5,540| 65.0| |25,000-34,999 | 17,220| 7,484| 43.5| 9,737| 56.5| |35,000-49,999 | 21,863| 11,116| 50.8| 10,747| 49.2| |50,000-74,999 | 25,501| 15,622| 61.3| 9,879| 38.7| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 6c. Use of Computers at Work by People 18 Years and Older: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer at work | | | |---------------------------| | | | Yes | No | | | With a |-------------+-------------| | | Job |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |75,000+ | 22,335| 15,850| 71.0| 6,486| 29.0| |Not reported | 12,821| 5,565| 43.4| 7,256| 56.6| |HOUSEHOLD SIZE | | | | | | |1 person | 13,950| 7,601| 54.5| 6,349| 45.5| |2-3 people | 65,987| 33,652| 51.0| 32,335| 49.0| |4-5 people | 41,292| 20,343| 49.3| 20,949| 50.7| |6-7 people | 5,650| 1,975| 35.0| 3,675| 65.0| |8 or more people | 1,318| 304| 23.1| 1,014| 76.9| |OCCUPATION | | | | | | |Manag. & professional | 38,111| 28,422| 74.6| 9,689| 25.4| |Tech., sales, admin. | 37,722| 25,735| 68.2| 11,987| 31.8| |Services | 16,758| 2,752| 16.4| 14,006| 83.6| |Prec. prod., craft, repair | 14,015| 3,501| 25.0| 10,514| 75.0| |Operators, laborers, fab. | 18,252| 3,154| 17.3| 15,098| 82.7| |Farm, forest, fish | 3,340| 311| 9.3| 3,029| 90.7| |INDUSTRY | | | | | | |Agriculture/forestry/fisheries | 3,333| 561| 16.8| 2,772| 83.2| |Mining | 642| 292| 45.5| 350| 54.5| |Construction | 8,303| 1,706| 20.5| 6,598| 79.5| |Manufacturing | 20,658| 9,702| 47.0| 10,956| 53.0| |Trans., comm., utilities | 9,386| 4,821| 51.4| 4,566| 48.6| |Wholesale/retail trade | 25,192| 10,236| 40.6| 14,956| 59.4| |Finance/insurance/real estate | 8,208| 6,672| 81.3| 1,536| 18.7| |Services | 46,824| 25,667| 54.8| 21,157| 45.2| |Public administration | 5,651| 4,220| 74.7| 1,431| 25.3| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: October 14, 1999