Table 11. Use of Internet at Home, School, and Work by People 3 to 17 Years: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use Internet anyplace | | | Total |---------------------------| | |people | Yes | No | | |3 to 17 |-------------+-------------| | | years |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |TOTAL | 59,890| 13,536| 22.6| 46,355| 77.4| |AGE | | | | | | |3 years | 3,947| 13| 0.3| 3,933| 99.7| |4 years | 4,033| 44| 1.1| 3,989| 98.9| |5 years | 4,141| 152| 3.7| 3,989| 96.3| |6 years | 4,108| 346| 8.4| 3,762| 91.6| |7 years | 4,263| 557| 13.1| 3,706| 86.9| |8 years | 3,950| 636| 16.1| 3,313| 83.9| |9 years | 4,013| 832| 20.7| 3,181| 79.3| |10 years | 3,970| 1,021| 25.7| 2,949| 74.3| |11 years | 3,871| 1,189| 30.7| 2,682| 69.3| |12 years | 3,920| 1,397| 35.6| 2,523| 64.4| |13 years | 3,861| 1,364| 35.3| 2,497| 64.7| |14 years | 3,869| 1,383| 35.8| 2,486| 64.2| |15 years | 3,958| 1,572| 39.7| 2,385| 60.3| |16 years | 3,946| 1,526| 38.7| 2,421| 61.3| |17 years | 4,041| 1,504| 37.2| 2,537| 62.8| |RACE | | | | | | |White Not Hispanic | 38,560| 10,439| 27.1| 28,121| 72.9| |Black Not Hispanic | 9,537| 1,346| 14.1| 8,192| 85.9| |Other Not Hispanic | 3,035| 695| 22.9| 2,340| 77.1| |Hispanic | 8,758| 1,056| 12.1| 7,702| 87.9| |GENDER | | | | | | |Male | 30,630| 7,037| 23.0| 23,593| 77.0| |Female | 29,260| 6,498| 22.2| 22,762| 77.8| |HOUSEHOLD TYPE | | | | | | |Married couple household | 42,664| 10,598| 24.8| 32,066| 75.2| |Male householder | 3,305| 695| 21.0| 2,610| 79.0| |Female householder | 13,921| 2,243| 16.1| 11,679| 83.9| |REGION | | | | | | |Northeast | 11,214| 2,725| 24.3| 8,488| 75.7| |Midwest | 14,091| 3,358| 23.8| 10,733| 76.2| |South | 20,317| 4,198| 20.7| 16,119| 79.3| |West | 14,269| 3,254| 22.8| 11,015| 77.2| |HOUSEHOLDER EDUCATIONAL | | | | | | |ATTAINMENT | | | | | | |Elementary: 0-8 years | 3,816| 361| 9.5| 3,455| 90.5| |Some H.S.: no diploma | 6,372| 791| 12.4| 5,582| 87.6| |H.S. Diploma/GED | 19,291| 3,615| 18.7| 15,676| 81.3| |Some College | 16,669| 4,100| 24.6| 12,569| 75.4| |Bachelors degree or more | 13,743| 4,669| 34.0| 9,074| 66.0| |HOUSEHOLDER EMPLOYMENT STATUS | | | | | | |Employed | 48,154| 11,587| 24.1| 36,566| 75.9| |Unemployed | 2,059| 304| 14.8| 1,755| 85.2| |Not in Labor force | 9,678| 1,644| 17.0| 8,033| 83.0| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |Under $5,000 | 2,660| 358| 13.4| 2,302| 86.6| |5,000-9,999 | 3,957| 429| 10.8| 3,528| 89.2| |10,000-14,999 | 4,430| 550| 12.4| 3,880| 87.6| |15,000-19,999 | 3,285| 474| 14.4| 2,811| 85.6| |20,000-24,999 | 3,970| 656| 16.5| 3,314| 83.5| |25,000-34,999 | 7,616| 1,536| 20.2| 6,080| 79.8| |35,000-49,999 | 9,606| 2,147| 22.4| 7,459| 77.6| |50,000-74,999 | 10,261| 2,972| 29.0| 7,288| 71.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 11. Use of Internet at Home, School, and Work by People 3 to 17 Years: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use Internet anyplace | | | Total |---------------------------| | |people | Yes | No | | |3 to 17 |-------------+-------------| | | years |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |75,000+ | 8,662| 3,306| 38.2| 5,356| 61.8| |Not reported | 5,444| 1,107| 20.3| 4,336| 79.7| |HOUSEHOLD SIZE | | | | | | |1-3 people | 12,749| 2,818| 22.1| 9,931| 77.9| |4-5 people | 36,338| 8,698| 23.9| 27,640| 76.1| |6-7 people | 8,457| 1,617| 19.1| 6,841| 80.9| |8 or more people | 2,346| 403| 17.2| 1,943| 82.8| |OCCUPATION OF HOUSEHOLDER | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 9,451| 1,604| 17.0| 7,846| 83.0| |Manag. & professional | 14,626| 4,904| 33.5| 9,722| 66.5| |Tech., sales, admin. | 12,153| 2,762| 22.7| 9,391| 77.3| |Services | 6,271| 1,078| 17.2| 5,194| 82.8| |Prec. prod., craft, repair | 7,502| 1,553| 20.7| 5,949| 79.3| |Operators, laborers, fab. | 8,417| 1,337| 15.9| 7,080| 84.1| |Farm, forest, fish | 1,471| 299| 20.3| 1,172| 79.7| |INDUSTRY OF HOUSEHOLDER | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 9,451| 1,604| 17.0| 7,846| 83.0| |Agriculture/forestry/fisheries | 1,392| 287| 20.6| 1,105| 79.4| |Mining | 431| 129| 29.9| 302| 70.1| |Construction | 4,273| 882| 20.7| 3,390| 79.3| |Manufacturing | 9,966| 2,278| 22.9| 7,689| 77.1| |Trans., comm., utilities | 4,174| 942| 22.6| 3,233| 77.4| |Wholesale/retail trade | 8,632| 1,744| 20.2| 6,888| 79.8| |Finance/insurance/real estate | 2,761| 689| 25.0| 2,072| 75.0| |Services | 16,449| 4,335| 26.4| 12,115| 73.6| |Public administration | 2,361| 647| 27.4| 1,714| 72.6| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 11a. Use of Internet at Home by People 3 to 17 Years: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use Internet at home | | | Total |---------------------------| | | with | Yes | No | | |computer|-------------+-------------| | |at home |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |TOTAL | 29,787| 6,471| 21.7| 23,316| 78.3| |AGE | | | | | | |3 years | 1,523| 12| 0.8| 1,511| 99.2| |4 years | 1,629| 36| 2.2| 1,593| 97.8| |5 years | 1,769| 51| 2.9| 1,718| 97.1| |6 years | 1,828| 106| 5.8| 1,722| 94.2| |7 years | 2,046| 181| 8.8| 1,866| 91.2| |8 years | 1,875| 249| 13.3| 1,626| 86.7| |9 years | 1,924| 363| 18.9| 1,561| 81.1| |10 years | 2,071| 486| 23.5| 1,585| 76.5| |11 years | 2,130| 568| 26.7| 1,562| 73.3| |12 years | 2,186| 652| 29.8| 1,534| 70.2| |13 years | 2,093| 655| 31.3| 1,438| 68.7| |14 years | 2,179| 724| 33.2| 1,455| 66.8| |15 years | 2,245| 854| 38.0| 1,391| 62.0| |16 years | 2,114| 773| 36.6| 1,341| 63.4| |17 years | 2,175| 762| 35.0| 1,413| 65.0| |RACE | | | | | | |White Not Hispanic | 23,717| 5,494| 23.2| 18,223| 76.8| |Black Not Hispanic | 2,311| 289| 12.5| 2,022| 87.5| |Other Not Hispanic | 1,747| 358| 20.5| 1,389| 79.5| |Hispanic | 2,012| 331| 16.4| 1,682| 83.6| |GENDER | | | | | | |Male | 15,355| 3,434| 22.4| 11,920| 77.6| |Female | 14,432| 3,037| 21.0| 11,396| 79.0| |HOUSEHOLD TYPE | | | | | | |Married couple household | 25,166| 5,593| 22.2| 19,572| 77.8| |Male householder | 1,102| 249| 22.6| 853| 77.4| |Female householder | 3,519| 628| 17.9| 2,890| 82.1| |REGION | | | | | | |Northeast | 6,058| 1,488| 24.6| 4,569| 75.4| |Midwest | 7,565| 1,452| 19.2| 6,113| 80.8| |South | 8,856| 1,864| 21.1| 6,992| 78.9| |West | 7,308| 1,666| 22.8| 5,642| 77.2| |HOUSEHOLDER EDUCATIONAL | | | | | | |ATTAINMENT | | | | | | |Elementary: 0-8 years | 511| 52| 10.1| 459| 89.9| |Some H.S.: no diploma | 1,039| 138| 13.3| 901| 86.7| |H.S. Diploma/GED | 7,735| 1,176| 15.2| 6,559| 84.8| |Some College | 9,511| 1,915| 20.1| 7,597| 79.9| |Bachelors degree or more | 10,990| 3,191| 29.0| 7,800| 71.0| |HOUSEHOLDER EMPLOYMENT STATUS | | | | | | |Employed | 26,136| 5,782| 22.1| 20,353| 77.9| |Unemployed | 440| 95| 21.5| 345| 78.5| |Not in Labor force | 3,211| 594| 18.5| 2,617| 81.5| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |Under $5,000 | 498| 96| 19.2| 402| 80.8| |5,000-9,999 | 482| 26| 5.4| 456| 94.6| |10,000-14,999 | 746| 67| 8.9| 679| 91.1| |15,000-19,999 | 699| 110| 15.8| 589| 84.2| |20,000-24,999 | 1,231| 145| 11.8| 1,086| 88.2| |25,000-34,999 | 3,278| 473| 14.4| 2,805| 85.6| |35,000-49,999 | 5,581| 911| 16.3| 4,670| 83.7| |50,000-74,999 | 7,425| 1,824| 24.6| 5,601| 75.4| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 11a. Use of Internet at Home by People 3 to 17 Years: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use Internet at home | | | Total |---------------------------| | | with | Yes | No | | |computer|-------------+-------------| | |at home |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |75,000+ | 7,655| 2,366| 30.9| 5,289| 69.1| |Not reported | 2,192| 453| 20.7| 1,739| 79.3| |HOUSEHOLD SIZE | | | | | | |1-3 people | 5,095| 1,205| 23.7| 3,889| 76.3| |4-5 people | 20,052| 4,512| 22.5| 15,540| 77.5| |6-7 people | 3,806| 654| 17.2| 3,152| 82.8| |8 or more people | 834| 99| 11.9| 735| 88.1| |OCCUPATION OF HOUSEHOLDER | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 3,120| 579| 18.6| 2,541| 81.4| |Manag. & professional | 11,339| 3,148| 27.8| 8,191| 72.2| |Tech., sales, admin. | 6,742| 1,348| 20.0| 5,393| 80.0| |Services | 1,707| 254| 14.9| 1,453| 85.1| |Prec. prod., craft, repair | 3,579| 608| 17.0| 2,971| 83.0| |Operators, laborers, fab. | 2,657| 430| 16.2| 2,226| 83.8| |Farm, forest, fish | 644| 102| 15.9| 541| 84.1| |INDUSTRY OF HOUSEHOLDER | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 3,120| 579| 18.6| 2,541| 81.4| |Agriculture/forestry/fisheries | 660| 107| 16.2| 553| 83.8| |Mining | 215| 55| 25.7| 160| 74.3| |Construction | 2,081| 390| 18.7| 1,691| 81.3| |Manufacturing | 5,038| 1,124| 22.3| 3,914| 77.7| |Trans., comm., utilities | 2,306| 454| 19.7| 1,852| 80.3| |Wholesale/retail trade | 4,019| 740| 18.4| 3,278| 81.6| |Finance/insurance/real estate | 1,796| 418| 23.3| 1,378| 76.7| |Services | 9,138| 2,294| 25.1| 6,844| 74.9| |Public administration | 1,413| 309| 21.9| 1,104| 78.1| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 11b. Use of Internet at School by People 3 to 17 Years: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use Internet at school | | | Total |---------------------------| | |Enrolled| Yes | No | | | in |-------------+-------------| | | School |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |TOTAL | 55,033| 9,157| 16.6| 45,876| 83.4| |AGE | | | | | | |3 years | 1,528| 1| 0.1| 1,527| 99.9| |4 years | 2,665| 14| 0.5| 2,651| 99.5| |5 years | 3,925| 108| 2.7| 3,818| 97.3| |6 years | 4,039| 256| 6.3| 3,783| 93.7| |7 years | 4,210| 420| 10.0| 3,789| 90.0| |8 years | 3,884| 443| 11.4| 3,441| 88.6| |9 years | 3,989| 594| 14.9| 3,395| 85.1| |10 years | 3,931| 671| 17.1| 3,260| 82.9| |11 years | 3,854| 821| 21.3| 3,034| 78.7| |12 years | 3,903| 981| 25.1| 2,922| 74.9| |13 years | 3,829| 922| 24.1| 2,907| 75.9| |14 years | 3,824| 875| 22.9| 2,949| 77.1| |15 years | 3,917| 1,031| 26.3| 2,886| 73.7| |16 years | 3,776| 1,010| 26.8| 2,766| 73.2| |17 years | 3,757| 1,011| 26.9| 2,746| 73.1| |RACE | | | | | | |White Not Hispanic | 35,725| 6,784| 19.0| 28,941| 81.0| |Black Not Hispanic | 8,846| 1,151| 13.0| 7,695| 87.0| |Other Not Hispanic | 2,814| 433| 15.4| 2,381| 84.6| |Hispanic | 7,649| 789| 10.3| 6,859| 89.7| |GENDER | | | | | | |Male | 28,120| 4,768| 17.0| 23,352| 83.0| |Female | 26,913| 4,389| 16.3| 22,524| 83.7| |USES INTERNET AT HOME | | | | | | |Yes | 6,418| 2,119| 33.0| 4,299| 67.0| |No | 21,825| 3,478| 15.9| 18,347| 84.1| |No computer at home | 26,789| 3,560| 13.3| 23,230| 86.7| |HOUSEHOLD TYPE | | | | | | |Married couple household | 39,314| 6,813| 17.3| 32,501| 82.7| |Male householder | 2,941| 525| 17.8| 2,416| 82.2| |Female householder | 12,778| 1,819| 14.2| 10,959| 85.8| |REGION | | | | | | |Northeast | 10,438| 1,710| 16.4| 8,728| 83.6| |Midwest | 13,061| 2,408| 18.4| 10,653| 81.6| |South | 18,654| 2,946| 15.8| 15,708| 84.2| |West | 12,879| 2,092| 16.2| 10,787| 83.8| |HOUSEHOLDER EDUCATIONAL | | | | | | |ATTAINMENT | | | | | | |Elementary: 0-8 years | 3,341| 317| 9.5| 3,024| 90.5| |Some H.S.: no diploma | 5,610| 698| 12.4| 4,912| 87.6| |H.S. Diploma/GED | 17,664| 2,798| 15.8| 14,866| 84.2| |Some College | 15,458| 2,788| 18.0| 12,671| 82.0| |Bachelors degree or more | 12,959| 2,555| 19.7| 10,404| 80.3| |HOUSEHOLDER EMPLOYMENT STATUS | | | | | | |Employed | 44,532| 7,646| 17.2| 36,886| 82.8| |Unemployed | 1,847| 244| 13.2| 1,603| 86.8| |Not in Labor force | 8,654| 1,266| 14.6| 7,387| 85.4| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |Under $5,000 | 2,314| 295| 12.7| 2,020| 87.3| |5,000-9,999 | 3,501| 412| 11.8| 3,089| 88.2| |10,000-14,999 | 3,934| 503| 12.8| 3,431| 87.2| |15,000-19,999 | 2,944| 422| 14.3| 2,522| 85.7| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 11b. Use of Internet at School by People 3 to 17 Years: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use Internet at school | | | Total |---------------------------| | |Enrolled| Yes | No | | | in |-------------+-------------| | | School |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |20,000-24,999 | 3,505| 540| 15.4| 2,966| 84.6| |25,000-34,999 | 6,934| 1,215| 17.5| 5,720| 82.5| |35,000-49,999 | 8,866| 1,505| 17.0| 7,361| 83.0| |50,000-74,999 | 9,644| 1,698| 17.6| 7,946| 82.4| |75,000+ | 8,322| 1,736| 20.9| 6,587| 79.1| |Not reported | 5,067| 831| 16.4| 4,236| 83.6| |HOUSEHOLD SIZE | | | | | | |1-3 people | 11,709| 1,990| 17.0| 9,719| 83.0| |4-5 people | 33,484| 5,619| 16.8| 27,866| 83.2| |6-7 people | 7,783| 1,211| 15.6| 6,573| 84.4| |8 or more people | 2,056| 337| 16.4| 1,719| 83.6| |OCCUPATION OF HOUSEHOLDER | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 8,438| 1,239| 14.7| 7,200| 85.3| |Manag. & professional | 13,818| 2,772| 20.1| 11,046| 79.9| |Tech., sales, admin. | 11,220| 1,810| 16.1| 9,410| 83.9| |Services | 5,720| 886| 15.5| 4,834| 84.5| |Prec. prod., craft, repair | 6,932| 1,155| 16.7| 5,776| 83.3| |Operators, laborers, fab. | 7,574| 1,059| 14.0| 6,515| 86.0| |Farm, forest, fish | 1,331| 235| 17.7| 1,095| 82.3| |INDUSTRY OF HOUSEHOLDER | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 8,438| 1,239| 14.7| 7,200| 85.3| |Agriculture/forestry/fisheries | 1,245| 215| 17.3| 1,030| 82.7| |Mining | 403| 104| 25.9| 298| 74.1| |Construction | 3,934| 634| 16.1| 3,300| 83.9| |Manufacturing | 9,193| 1,512| 16.4| 7,681| 83.6| |Trans., comm., utilities | 3,927| 661| 16.8| 3,266| 83.2| |Wholesale/retail trade | 7,822| 1,200| 15.3| 6,622| 84.7| |Finance/insurance/real estate | 2,545| 382| 15.0| 2,163| 85.0| |Services | 15,328| 2,775| 18.1| 12,553| 81.9| |Public administration | 2,198| 434| 19.7| 1,764| 80.3| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: October 14, 1999