Table 7. Purpose of Computer Use at Home by People 18 Years and Over: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) Learn- Log-in ing Desk- to to Total Word Book- top Graph- School Work Use over Process keep- Pub- ics/ Data- Spread- Inter- or at School Com- Other 18 years ing ing E-Mail lishing Games Design bases sheets net Work Home Uses puter Reasons Total using computer at home 56,416 70.5 43.6 44.5 17.5 53.6 25.8 26.1 28.7 44.2 14.5 34.3 18.4 17.7 3.9 AGE 18 to 24 years old 7,562 69.7 19.5 42.8 11.3 61.4 22.5 17.1 18.7 44.3 15.1 14.0 57.0 15.9 2.4 25 to 49 years old 36,691 70.3 46.9 45.8 19.2 55.0 27.1 27.3 30.9 45.9 15.8 38.5 14.5 18.2 3.6 50 years old and older 12,163 71.4 48.6 41.4 16.3 44.7 24.0 28.1 28.3 39.3 10.5 34.4 6.4 17.4 5.7 GENDER Male 28,598 66.3 46.3 48.1 17.1 57.6 27.0 29.4 32.5 49.4 17.8 38.0 16.6 17.0 4.4 Female 27,818 74.7 40.8 40.7 18.0 49.6 24.6 22.7 24.7 38.9 11.2 30.6 20.3 18.4 3.5 RACE White not Hispanic 48,075 70.5 44.3 45.4 17.9 54.2 26.0 26.5 29.1 45.0 14.7 34.6 17.5 17.1 3.9 Black not Hispanic 3,197 70.3 43.2 35.9 16.2 52.5 25.5 23.2 27.3 36.0 13.0 33.3 21.8 19.0 3.3 Other not Hispanic 2,575 71.6 36.9 45.5 14.6 46.7 24.8 25.8 28.3 44.7 17.1 32.9 26.0 21.4 3.4 Hispanic 2,569 68.1 38.1 36.5 15.7 51.3 23.9 21.9 22.4 39.6 10.6 30.8 24.1 22.8 4.8 FAMILY INCOME Under $25,000 6,826 69.1 35.5 40.6 14.6 57.2 24.5 20.9 22.3 38.9 12.0 22.7 28.4 21.6 4.7 $25,000 to $49,999 15,086 66.2 43.7 39.7 17.1 58.4 26.4 23.9 25.3 39.8 10.3 29.2 18.0 20.1 4.5 $50,000 to $74,999 13,924 71.2 43.9 44.9 18.3 55.4 26.8 26.7 29.7 45.1 14.6 35.5 17.4 17.3 3.4 $75,000+ 16,070 75.8 47.3 52.1 19.1 47.6 25.5 31.1 34.7 52.3 20.7 44.8 16.2 15.3 3.4 Not reported 4,510 65.2 41.0 37.1 15.4 48.5 23.9 21.8 24.7 35.6 10.2 28.1 16.3 13.5 4.0 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: October 14, 1999 Last Revised: September 28, 2000