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education statistics questions and answers

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The NCES Fast Facts Tool provides quick answers to many education questions (National Center for Education Statistics). Get answers on Early Childhood Education, Elementary and Secondary Education and Higher Education here.

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Number and internet access of instructional computers and rooms in public schools, by selected school characteristics: Selected years, 1995 through 2008

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The primary purpose of the Digest of Education Statistics is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

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https://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/p20-569.pdf

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Nearly nine-in-ten Americans today are online, up from about half in the early 2000s. Pew Research Center has chronicled this trend and others through more than 15 years of surveys on internet and technology use. On Thursday, we released a new set of fact sheets that will be updated as we collect new data and can serve as a one-stop shop for anyone looking for information on key trends in digital technology.

To mark the occasion, here are four key trends illustrating the current technology landscape in the U.S.

1 Roughly three-quarters of Americans (77%) now own a smartphone, with lower-income Americans and those ages 50 and older exhibiting a sharp uptick in ownership over the past year, according a Pew Research Center survey conducted in November 2016. Smartphone adoption has more than doubled since the Center began surveying on this topic in 2011: That year, 35% of Americans reported that they owned a smartphone of some kind.

Smartphones are nearly ubiquitous among younger adults, with 92% of 18- to 29-year-olds owning one. But growth in smartphone ownership over the past year has been especially pronounced among Americans 50 and older. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of Americans ages 50-64 are now smartphone owners (a 16-percentage-point increase compared with 2015), as are 42% of those 65 and older (up 12 points from 2015). There has also been a 12-point increase in smartphone ownership among households earning less than $30,000 per year: 64% of these lower-income Americans now own a smartphone.

2 After a modest decline between 2013 and 2015, the share of Americans with broadband service at home increased by 6 percentage points in 2016. Between 2013 and 2015, the share of Americans with home broadband service decreased slightly - from 70% to 67%. But in the past year, broadband adoption rates have returned to an upward trajectory. As of November 2016, nearly three-quarters (73%) of Americans indicate that they have broadband service at home. But although broadband adoption has increased to its highest level since the Center began tracking this topic in early 2000, not all Americans have shared in these gains. For instance, those who have not graduated from high school are nearly three times less likely than college graduates to have home broadband service (34% vs. 91%). Broadband adoption also varies by factors such as age, household income, geographic location and racial and ethnic background.

Even as broadband adoption has been on the rise, 12% of Americans say they are "smartphone dependent" when it comes to their online access - meaning they own a smartphone but lack traditional broadband service at home. The share of Americans who are smartphone dependent has increased 4 percentage points since 2013, and smartphone reliance is especially pronounced among young adults, nonwhites and those with relatively low household incomes.

3 Nearly seven-in-ten Americans now use social media. When the Center started tracking social media adoption in 2005, just 5% of Americans said they used these platforms. Today, 69% of U.S. adults are social media users. Social media is especially popular among younger adults, as 86% of 18- to 29-year-olds are social media users. But a substantial majority of those ages 30-49 (80%) and 50-64 (64%) use social media as well. Only about one-third (34%) of Americans 65 and older currently use social media, but that figure has grown dramatically in recent years: As recently as 2010, only around one-in-ten Americans age 65 and older used social media.

4 Half the public now owns a tablet computer. Though less widespread than smartphones, tablet computers have also become highly common in a very short period of time. When the Center first began tracking tablet ownership in 2010, just 3% of Americans owned a tablet of some kind. That figure has risen to 51% as of November 2016.
Related posts: 10 facts about smartphones A third of Americans live in a household with three or more smartphones
Topics: Social Media, Internet Activities, Emerging Technology Impacts, Mobile, Technology Adoption, Future of the Internet

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Record shares of Americans now own smartphones, have home broadband

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Nearly nine-in-ten Americans today are online, up from about half in the early 2000s. Pew Research Center has chronicled this trend and others through more than 15 years of surveys on internet and technology use.

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The Impact of High-Speed Internet Connectivity at Home on Eighth-

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California is the 9th most connected state in the USA with 95% of Californians having access to 10 MBPS internet service from 241 broadband providers.

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Broadband access is up significantly since 2008.
A large majority of Californians-69%-have a broadband Internet connection at home, up sharply from 55% in 2008. Broadband access at home in California is similar to the nation as a whole: nationwide, 70% of adults report having broadband (Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project). Overall, 86% of Californians currently use the Internet (up from 70% in 2008), compared to 85% of adults nationwide.

The digital divide is closing, but striking demographic differences persist.
Broadband access among Latinos has increased 18 points since 2008, but Latinos (52%) are still much less likely to use broadband than blacks (71%), Asians (75%), and whites (81%). Broadband access among noncitizens has increased 20 points since 2008 (from 23% to 43%), and the divide between noncitizens and the U.S.-born has narrowed by 8 points. But U.S.-born residents (79%) and naturalized citizens (62%) are still much more likely than noncitizens to report broadband access. Broadband access is higher among college graduates (88%) and those with some college education (83%) than among less-educated Californians (47%)-and connectivity among the less educated dropped 9 points since 2012 (56%). Similarly, access is higher among adults with household incomes of $80,000 or more (92%) and among those who earn between $40,000 and $80,000 (84%) than among less-affluent Californians (53%). Broadband access is also more prevalent among residents in the San Francisco Bay Area (80% today, 65% in 2008) and in Orange/San Diego (77% today, 58% in 2008) than in the Central Valley (60% today, 53% in 2008-but down 11 points from 2012), the Inland Empire (68% today, 56% in 2008), and Los Angeles (64% today, 48% in 2008).

Latino Internet access disparities have narrowed but still exist-even across Latino subgroups.
The Latino-white access gap has narrowed only 5 points since 2008, but Latinos have made greater gains in relation to other racial/ethnic groups: the divide has narrowed 13 points with blacks and 10 points with Asians. Some Latino subgroups are similar to other racial/ethnic groups in their access to broadband. For example, there are relatively high rates of access among Latinos who are U.S. born (74%), prefer to speak English (78%), or earn at least $40,000 per year (81%). But other Latino subgroups still lag far behind, including those who are foreign born (35%), prefer to speak Spanish (28%), or earn less than $40,000 (45%).

Older residents and those with disabilities lag behind.
Older Californians are less likely than younger residents to have a broadband connection at home. Those who are age 55 and older are the least likely to have broadband access (63%) compared to those in the 35-54 age group (71%) and the 18-34 age group (74%). Not every adult with a disability is able to participate in telephone surveys. Among those in our surveys who do report a disability, handicap, or chronic disease, or who say they have difficulty seeing, hearing, talking, or walking, 56% report they have broadband access (up 20 points since 2008), compared to 72% of those without a disability.

Younger, more-educated, and wealthier adults are more likely to access the Internet with a cell phone.
Fifty-six percent of adults use a cell phone to access the Internet, a 37-point increase since 2008 (19% 2008, 56% today). Residents age 18 to 34 are far more likely than adults age 55 and older to use a cell phone to go online (78% compared to 30%). Use of a cell phone to access the Internet is highest among blacks (73%), followed by whites (59%), Asians (55%), and Latinos (52%). The percentage of adults using cell phones to connect to the Internet increases with education and is far higher among those with household incomes of $80,000 or more (76%) than among less-affluent Californians (46%).

Sources: PPIC Statewide Surveys, June 2008 (2,503 adults), June 2009 (2,502 adults), July 2010 (2,502 adults), June 2011 (2,502 adults), July 2012 (2,500), June 2013 (2,502). The margin of error for all adults in 2013 is ±2.9%; the margin of error for subgroups is larger. Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.

Supported with funding from the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and ZeroDivide.

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Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech

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As internet use nears saturation for some groups, a look at patterns of adoption

Main Findings

The Pew Research Center's unit studying the internet and society began systematically measuring internet adoption among Americans in 2000. Since then, Pew Research has conducted 97 national surveys of adults that have documented how the internet has become an integral part of everyday life across diverse parts of society.

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A new analysis of 15 years-worth of data highlights several key trends: For some groups, especially young adults, those with high levels of education, and those in more affluent households, internet penetration is at full saturation levels. For other groups, such as older adults, those with less educational attainment, and those living in lower-income households, adoption has historically been lower but rising steadily, especially in recent years. At the same time, digital gaps still persist.

In this report, we cover some of the major demographic trends that lie beneath the topline adoption numbers and highlight:

Age differences: Older adults have lagged behind younger adults in their adoption, but now a clear majority (58%) of senior citizens uses the internet.

Class differences: Those with college educations are more likely than those who do not have high school diplomas to use the internet. Similarly, those who live in households earning more than $75,000 are more likely to be internet users than those living in households earning less than $30,000. Still, the class-related gaps have shrunk dramatically in 15 years as the most pronounced growth has come among those in lower-income households and those with lower levels of educational attainment.

Racial and ethnic differences: African-Americans and Hispanics have been somewhat less likely than whites or English-speaking Asian-Americans to be internet users, but the gaps have narrowed. Today, 78% of blacks and 81% of Hispanics use the internet, compared with 85% of whites and 97% of English-speaking Asian Americans.

Community differences: Those who live in rural areas are less likely than those in the suburbs and urban areas to use the internet. Still, 78% of rural residents are online.

The full story is told in the charts below:

Internet Usage by Age

The proportion of young adults ages 18-29 who use the internet has always outpaced overall adoption levels among older groups. But while older adults still report lower levels of internet use today, seniors have the greatest rate of change since 2000.

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In 2000, 70% of young adults used the internet and that figure has steadily grown to 96% today. At the other end of the spectrum, 14% of seniors used the internet in 2000, while 58% do so today. Not until 2012 did more than half of all adults ages 65 and older report using the internet.

Internet Usage by Education Attainment

Since the Pew Research Center began consistently measuring internet penetration, educational attainment has been one of the strongest indicators of use. While a large majority of the well-educated has consistently been online, those without a college degree saw greater rates of adoption over the past 15 years and have notably lowered the access gap.

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Adults with a college or graduate degree are the most likely to use the internet, with almost all of these adults (95%) saying they are internet users. This proportion has always been high - fifteen years ago, 78% of adults with at least a college degree used the internet. But the situation in 2000 was much different for those with less education: in that year, only 19% of those without a high school diploma reported that they were internet users. For those who have not completed high school, 66% now use the internet, still below where college graduates were in 2000.

Internet Usage by Household Income

Another marker of class differences - household income - is also a strong indicator of internet usage. Adults living in households with an annual income of at least $75,000 a year are the most likely to use the internet, with 97% of adults in this group currently reporting they are internet users. Those living in households with an annual income under $30,000 a year are less likely to report internet usage, with 74% of adults doing so now.

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These trends have been consistent over time, although the more recent rise of smartphones has provided internet access to lower-income people, sometimes with lower prices, sometimes with other attractive technology features. Indeed, a recent report released by Pew Research found that lower-income Americans are increasingly "smartphone-dependent" for internet access.

Internet Usage by Race/Ethnicity

Since 2000, English-speaking Asian-Americans have shown consistently higher rates of internet usage compared to whites, blacks, and Hispanics. Fully 72% of English-speaking Asian-Americans said they were internet users 15 years ago when Pew Research began to regularly measure internet access. Whites and Hispanics would not cross this threshold until 2006, and blacks would reach this level in 2011. In 2014, fully 97% of English-speaking Asian-Americans reported being internet users.

Among different racial and ethnic groups, African-Americans have seen the greatest growth rate between 2000 and today, though they are still less likely than whites and English-speaking Asian-Americans to be internet users.

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In December 2008, Pew Research began offering all surveys of the U.S. population in Spanish as well as English. This change ensured better coverage of the national population, including more recently arrived Hispanic immigrants. More recently arrived Hispanic immigrants are more likely to have limited English ability, have lower levels of income and formal education, and have less internet experience than other Hispanics living in the U.S. Thus, we report two separate time trends for Hispanics: the first leading up to late 2008 when Pew Research Center surveys of the U.S. population were only available in English, and the second, from late 2008 onward, when all Pew Research national surveys were administered in both English and Spanish.

Furthermore, the trends presented here on Asian-Americans are limited to English speakers only. The respondents classified as Asian-American said in surveys that they were "Asian or Pacific Islander" when asked to identify their race. As Pew Research surveys are only offered in English and Spanish, the Asian-Americans who respond are English speakers or bilingual. Those who speak other Asian languages but are not comfortable speaking English are less likely to respond to these phone surveys. Pew Research Center does not usually report on Asian-American technology use in it reports as surveys do not typically contain enough Asian-American respondents to yield statistically reliable findings. Aggregating surveys, as is done here, does yield sufficient cases of English-speaking Asian-Americans to report the findings.

Internet Usage by Community Type

Adults who live in urban or suburban communities have shown consistently higher levels of internet adoption, compared with rural residents. This gap has persisted even as internet adoption has risen in all three types of communities.

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In 2000, 56% of suburban residents, 53% of urban residents, and 42% of rural residents were internet users. Today those figures stand at 85%, 85%, and 78% respectively. Rural communities tend to have a higher proportion of residents who are older, lower-income, and have lower levels of educational attainment - additional factors associated with lower levels of internet adoption.

Internet Usage by Gender

Today, men and women are equally likely to be internet users, a trend that has not wavered throughout the 15 years these surveys have been conducted. However, the earliest Pew Research surveys found that men were more likely than women to be internet users. For instance, a 1995 survey found 9% of men and 4% of women had used a "modem to connect to any computer bulletin boards, information services such as Compuserve or Prodigy."

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By 2000, when Pew Research began tracking internet use more consistently, 54% of men were internet users, compared with half of women. This modest gap continued, gradually shrinking until 2008 when a statistically indistinguishable 74% of men and 73% of women identified as internet users. Today, 85% of men and 84% of women report being internet users.

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As internet use nears saturation for some groups, a look at patterns of adoption The Pew Research Center's unit studying the internet and society began systematically measuring internet adoption among Americans in 2000. Since then, Pew Research has conducted 97 national surveys of adults that have documented how the internet has become an integral part of everyday life across diverse parts of society.

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The Connected Cities and Inclusive Growth (CCIG) project, a collaboration between the USC Annenberg Research Network for International Communication (ARNIC) and the USC Price Spatial Analysis Lab (SLAB), has released its Policy Brief #2: Mapping digital exclusion in Los Angeles County.

The policy brief maps the social and geographical contours of digital exclusion in Los Angeles County. The focus is on home broadband, which refers to the adoption of residential Internet services, regardless of access technology or devices used. The data is sourced from the 2015 American Community Survey (ACS), which is the latest available that allows for geographical disaggregation at the level of communities within Los Angeles County. By identifying key trends and geographical patterns in Internet adoption, this document seeks to contribute new evidence that informs ongoing debates about digital inequalities in Los Angeles County.

The findings indicate that the social and economic dividends associated with the Internet are not extending to those most in need. In South Los Angeles, only about half of the residents report having a broadband connection at home, and there are indications that the homework gap for K-12 students is growing. Seniors and people with disabilities continue to face higher barriers to access, and the racial gap in connectivity remains large even after accounting for differences in income and other demographics. Further, the findings suggest the emergence of a mobile-only digital underclass with more limited digital capabilities.

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Mapping digital exclusion in Los Angeles County

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The Connected Cities and Inclusive Growth (CCIG) project, a collaboration between the USC Annenberg Research Network for International Communication (ARNIC) and the USC Price Spatial Analysis Lab (SLAB), has released its Policy Brief #2: Mapping digital exclusion in Los Angeles County. The policy brief maps the social and geographical contours of digital exclusion in Los Angeles County.

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See All Research Projects
This research project seeks to map inequities in broadband infrastructure and digital access in greater Los Angeles, and explore their socioeconomic determinants and implications. By mapping the spatial distribution of broadband access and use at the most disaggregated level available, the project offers a comprehensive diagnosis that informs current policy initiatives and debates about digital inequality at the community level.

This initiative is a part of a larger research consortium that is undertaking similar efforts in large metropolises around the world, including Shanghai, New York, London, São Paulo, Santiago de Chile, and Sydney. The consortium partners are committed to replicating research methods and instruments across cities, despite variations in data availability and levels of disaggregation. This comparative perspective further enhances the value of the findings for local policymakers and researchers.

The most recent maps and data on the digital divide in Los Angeles County can be found in our interactive map tool here.

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Connected Communities and Inclusive Growth (CCIG)

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See All Research Projects This research project seeks to map inequities in broadband infrastructure and digital access in greater Los Angeles, and explore their socioeconomic determinants and implications. By mapping the spatial distribution of broadband access and use at the most disaggregated level available, the project offers a comprehensive diagnosis that informs current policy initiatives and debates about digital inequality at the community level.

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By Ashfaq Ishaq - Why is the global digital divide an important issue, and what benefits would result from bridging it?

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International Programs - People and Households - U.S. Census Bureau

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International Programs. Main section. Demographic data and reports from the U.S. Census Bureau