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  1. Internet use

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  2. Social Media Use Continues to Rise in Developing Countries

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  3. About and methodology

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  4. Americans and Digital Knowledge in 2019

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  5. Internet, smartphone and social media use around the world

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  6. Imagining the Internet Center/Pew Research report: The Future of Human

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  1. Internet & Technology

    ABOUT PEW RESEARCH CENTER Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions.

  2. Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet

    The internet represents a fundamental shift in how Americans connect with one another, gather information and conduct their day-to-day lives. For more than 20 years, Pew Research Center has documented its growth and distribution in the United States. Explore the patterns of internet and home broadband adoption below.

  3. Social Media

    Internet use is nearly ubiquitous in Germany, but social media use is not. In fact, Germans stand out internationally for their relatively light use of social media. ... Pew Research Center: Journalism & Media staff (24) Kristen Purcell (23) Pew Research Center Staff (19) Elisa Shearer (17) Galen Stocking (17) Jeffrey Gottfried (17) Katerina ...

  4. Internet & Technology

    The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization, provides free data and analysis on the social impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life.

  5. How Can the United States Address Broadband Affordability?

    Research has found that cost is the primary barrier to low-income households having an internet connection at home. The Pew Research Center found that 45% of people cite the high monthly cost of a connection as the reason they do not have broadband, with 1 in 5 citing this as the primary reason; 37% cite the cost of a computer. Although cost emerges as a primary reason for non-adoption, it is ...

  6. PDF Social networking sites and our lives

    The Pew Research enters Internet & American Life Project decided to examine SNS in a survey that explored peoples overall social networks and how use of these technologies is related to trust, tolerance, social support, and community and political engagement.

  7. PDF JUNE 6, 2012 Older adults and internet use

    internet users, 91% use email, with 59% doing so on a typical day. About the Pew Internet Project The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project is an initiative of the Pew Research Center, a nonprofit "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping America and the world.

  8. How Does the Internet Work and What Are the Implications for Broadband

    Policymakers working to improve the availability and affordability of high-speed internet service, or broadband, need to understand how data travels across the millions of miles of pipes, cables, wires, and other equipment owned by various ISPs between users across the country and around the world. ... Pew Research Center; About. Trust Magazine ...

  9. How Do Americans Connect to the Internet?

    More than 83% of people in the U.S. access the internet on their smartphones, tablets, or other mobile devices. And these devices are the only means of internet connection for 15% of Americans. In general, because mobile access and wireline connections offer different speeds and functionality, consumers tend to view the two types of service as ...

  10. The Internet and the Pandemic

    Results from a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted April 12-18, 2021, reveal the extent to which people's use of the internet has changed, their views about how helpful technology has been for them and the struggles some have faced. The vast majority of adults (90%) say the internet has been at least important to them ...

  11. PDF NUMBERS, FACTS AND TRENDS SHAPING THE WORLD FOR ...

    use the internet, according to Pew Research Center studies. Internet Users More Likely to See Access to the Net as a Positive Median saying increasing use of internet has had a good influence on … Internet users* Non-internet users Diff Personal relationships % % 65 44 +21 Economy 61 44 +17 Education 73 58 +15 Politics 45 30 +15

  12. Pew Research Center

    The Pew Research Center (also simply known as Pew) is a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world. [2] It also conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, random sample survey research, and panel based surveys, [4] media content analysis, and other ...

  13. PDF BY Andrew Perrin AND Maeve Duggan

    Among all American adults, the % who use the internet, by age Source: Pew Research Center surveys, 2000-2015. 5 PEW RESEARCH CENTER www.pewresearch.org 78% 95majority of the well 67 90 40 76 19 66 2000 2005 2010 2015 College+ Some college HS grad Less than HS Since the Pew Research Center

  14. PDF Smartphone Ownership and Internet Usage Continues ...

    Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does not take policy positions. The Center conducts ... Internet access growing worldwide but remains higher in advanced economies 7 2. Smartphone ownership rates skyrocket in many emerging economies ...

  15. Internet & Tech

    Internet & Tech. As recently as 1995, 42 percent of American adults said they had never heard of the Internet. Today, use of the Internet is pervasive at home, work, and on mobile devices. It is a primary source of news, information, entertainment, and social interaction. To understand its evolution, Pew conducts surveys and qualitative ...

  16. Pew Internet and American Life Project

    The Pew Internet and American Life Project is part of the Pew Research Center and is a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization that conducts research in order to provide information on the issues, attitudes, and trends that influence America and the world. According to their website, The Pew Internet and American Life Project examines "the ...

  17. Pew Research Center

    ABOUT PEW RESEARCH CENTER Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions.

  18. PDF JANUARY 15, 2013 Health Online 2013

    The Pew Internet & American Life Project is an initiative of the Pew Research enter, a nonprofit "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. The Project is nonpartisan and takes no position on policy issues. Support for the Project is provided by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

  19. Pew Research Center

    Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does not take policy positions. The center conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. It studies U.S. politics and policy; journalism and media; internet, science and ...

  20. Teens, Social Media and Technology 2022

    Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand teens' use of digital devices, social media and other online platforms. For this analysis, we surveyed 1,316 U.S. teens. ... (90%) and gaming consoles (80%). And the study shows there has been an uptick in daily teen internet users, from 92% in 2014-15 to 97% today. In addition ...

  21. Pew Internet & American Life Project Data

    The Pew Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan, nonprofit "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.The Project produces reports exploring the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and ...

  22. Social Media Use in 2021

    In a pattern consistent with past Center studies on social media use, there are some stark age differences. Some 84% of adults ages 18 to 29 say they ever use any social media sites, which is similar to the share of those ages 30 to 49 who say this (81%). By comparison, a somewhat smaller share of those ages 50 to 64 (73%) say they use social ...

  23. 85-Year-Old Reads Note From High School Sweetheart She Kept ...

    According to data from Pew Research, just 44 percent of people over 80 report using the internet, and just 28 percent report having home broadband service.

  24. America's Digital Divide

    The Pew Research Center reported in May that 44 percent of adults in households with incomes below $30,000 don't have broadband. This disparity in access is also seen in what researchers call the "homework gap"—the differences between school-age children who have access to high-speed internet at home and those who don't.