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| Table 424. | Number and percentage of home computer users, by type of application and selected characteristics: 1997 and 2003 |
| Selected characteristic | 1997 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of home computer users (in thousands) | Percent of persons using computers at home | Number of home computer users (in thousands) |
Percent of persons using computers at home | Percent of home computer users using specific applications1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Word processing | Connect to Internet | Spreadsheets/ databases2 |
Graphics/ design2 |
School assignments3 | Household records/ finances2 |
Games | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Total, age 3 and over | 81,013 | (600.0) | 31.7 | (0.16) | 156,744 | (954.0) | 56.9 | (0.16) | 53.1 | (0.22) | 82.7 | (0.17) | 72.7 | (0.19) | 32.0 | (0.23) | 37.6 | (0.24) | 75.9 | (0.29) | 30.8 | (0.22) | 58.5 | (0.22) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 41,260 | (412.6) | 33.1 | (0.22) | 76,777 | (637.8) | 57.2 | (0.22) | 49.5 | (0.30) | 82.4 | (0.23) | 70.5 | (0.27) | 33.7 | (0.32) | 39.5 | (0.33) | 73.9 | (0.42) | 31.6 | (0.31) | 61.5 | (0.29) |
| Female | 39,753 | (384.7) | 30.3 | (0.20) | 79,967 | (627.8) | 56.7 | (0.21) | 56.7 | (0.28) | 83.0 | (0.21) | 74.8 | (0.24) | 30.3 | (0.29) | 35.9 | (0.30) | 77.8 | (0.39) | 30.1 | (0.29) | 55.6 | (0.28) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 68,026 | (543.7) | 36.9 | (0.19) | 119,495 | (801.4) | 63.7 | (0.19) | 53.9 | (0.25) | 84.9 | (0.18) | 75.4 | (0.22) | 32.6 | (0.26) | 38.6 | (0.27) | 75.4 | (0.34) | 31.8 | (0.26) | 58.0 | (0.25) |
| Black | 4,943 | (136.3) | 15.6 | (0.36) | 13,457 | (254.7) | 40.8 | (0.48) | 50.5 | (0.76) | 74.4 | (0.67) | 62.5 | (0.74) | 26.8 | (0.77) | 33.4 | (0.82) | 79.3 | (0.89) | 26.9 | (0.78) | 64.8 | (0.73) |
| Hispanic | 4,081 | (139.0) | 14.5 | (0.41) | 13,497 | (300.2) | 35.8 | (0.49) | 46.6 | (0.85) | 72.4 | (0.76) | 59.4 | (0.83) | 27.8 | (0.90) | 31.4 | (0.93) | 74.9 | (0.97) | 25.1 | (0.87) | 59.5 | (0.83) |
| Other | 3,963 | (136.6) | 34.8 | (0.88) | 10,296 | (248.9) | 60.7 | (0.74) | 56.3 | (0.96) | 81.1 | (0.76) | 71.6 | (0.88) | 36.4 | (1.06) | 39.3 | (1.07) | 76.7 | (1.14) | 31.4 | (1.02) | 54.2 | (0.97) |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 to 14 | 18,774 | (249.8) | 39.1 | (0.39) | 30,772 | (330.0) | 62.6 | (0.38) | 37.9 | (0.48) | 57.6 | (0.49) | 34.5 | (0.47) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 61.9 | (0.44) | — | (†) | 86.0 | (0.34) |
| 15 and over | 62,239 | (505.5) | 30.0 | (0.17) | 125,972 | (813.4) | 55.7 | (0.18) | 56.8 | (0.24) | 88.8 | (0.15) | 82.0 | (0.19) | 32.0 | (0.23) | 37.6 | (0.24) | 92.8 | (0.29) | 30.8 | (0.22) | 51.8 | (0.24) |
| 15 to 19 | 8,395 | (162.3) | 43.1 | (0.61) | 14,656 | (218.2) | 72.2 | (0.54) | 68.9 | (0.66) | 86.6 | (0.49) | 77.9 | (0.59) | 23.2 | (0.60) | 43.8 | (0.71) | 93.1 | (0.34) | 6.2 | (0.34) | 72.4 | (0.64) |
| 20 to 24 | 4,975 | (123.7) | 28.5 | (0.59) | 11,848 | (194.7) | 59.6 | (0.60) | 63.7 | (0.76) | 86.4 | (0.54) | 80.6 | (0.63) | 29.9 | (0.73) | 40.9 | (0.78) | 94.5 | (0.53) | 20.5 | (0.64) | 61.9 | (0.77) |
| 25 to 29 | 5,963 | (135.8) | 31.7 | (0.59) | 11,059 | (187.7) | 59.0 | (0.62) | 56.0 | (0.82) | 88.5 | (0.52) | 83.7 | (0.61) | 36.2 | (0.79) | 42.1 | (0.81) | 94.2 | (0.96) | 37.1 | (0.79) | 54.2 | (0.82) |
| 30 to 39 | 15,393 | (224.1) | 35.8 | (0.40) | 26,407 | (302.3) | 64.0 | (0.41) | 54.3 | (0.53) | 89.7 | (0.32) | 83.3 | (0.40) | 35.5 | (0.51) | 40.6 | (0.52) | 89.0 | (1.26) | 37.6 | (0.52) | 50.4 | (0.53) |
| 40 to 49 | 15,346 | (223.7) | 38.3 | (0.42) | 27,660 | (310.4) | 62.3 | (0.40) | 55.4 | (0.52) | 90.1 | (0.31) | 82.7 | (0.39) | 35.3 | (0.50) | 37.3 | (0.50) | 88.6 | (1.67) | 37.5 | (0.50) | 47.3 | (0.52) |
| 50 to 59 | 7,679 | (154.9) | 28.5 | (0.48) | 19,976 | (258.5) | 57.2 | (0.46) | 55.4 | (0.61) | 90.7 | (0.35) | 83.4 | (0.45) | 32.5 | (0.57) | 33.6 | (0.58) | 90.0 | (2.49) | 34.4 | (0.58) | 41.9 | (0.60) |
| 60 to 69 | 3,162 | (98.1) | 16.2 | (0.46) | 9,233 | (170.6) | 41.8 | (0.57) | 51.8 | (0.90) | 87.9 | (0.59) | 81.9 | (0.69) | 28.5 | (0.81) | 29.0 | (0.82) | 69.8 | (9.14) | 31.8 | (0.84) | 44.3 | (0.89) |
| 70 or older | 1,327 | (63.2) | 5.9 | (0.27) | 5,134 | (125.7) | 20.9 | (0.45) | 43.9 | (1.20) | 84.5 | (0.87) | 78.1 | (1.00) | 20.5 | (0.97) | 20.6 | (0.98) | ‡ | (†) | 25.4 | (1.05) | 47.0 | (1.20) |
| Family income4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under $20,000 | 7,374 | (151.6) | 11.0 | (0.21) | 11,951 | (195.6) | 28.6 | (0.38) | 48.5 | (0.79) | 70.1 | (0.72) | 59.9 | (0.77) | 23.2 | (0.75) | 31.5 | (0.83) | 78.5 | (0.85) | 22.5 | (0.75) | 64.4 | (0.76) |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 7,819 | (156.3) | 19.9 | (0.35) | 12,136 | (197.2) | 41.4 | (0.50) | 47.7 | (0.78) | 74.0 | (0.69) | 64.5 | (0.75) | 25.6 | (0.77) | 32.4 | (0.82) | 74.8 | (1.02) | 24.7 | (0.76) | 63.6 | (0.75) |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 10,370 | (181.4) | 28.5 | (0.41) | 15,176 | (222.4) | 52.4 | (0.51) | 45.6 | (0.70) | 78.9 | (0.57) | 68.7 | (0.65) | 24.9 | (0.68) | 31.8 | (0.73) | 72.8 | (0.95) | 27.1 | (0.70) | 62.8 | (0.68) |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 9,627 | (174.4) | 36.9 | (0.52) | 13,300 | (207.1) | 63.4 | (0.57) | 50.1 | (0.75) | 81.9 | (0.58) | 71.6 | (0.68) | 28.5 | (0.75) | 35.6 | (0.80) | 74.9 | (1.03) | 28.8 | (0.76) | 61.5 | (0.73) |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 21,685 | (270.5) | 46.5 | (0.40) | 31,581 | (335.0) | 70.8 | (0.37) | 51.9 | (0.49) | 85.6 | (0.34) | 74.8 | (0.42) | 30.8 | (0.50) | 37.4 | (0.52) | 74.9 | (0.66) | 30.5 | (0.50) | 59.3 | (0.48) |
| $75,000 or more | 24,138 | (287.3) | 60.3 | (0.42) | 48,583 | (433.0) | 82.5 | (0.27) | 61.3 | (0.38) | 89.7 | (0.24) | 79.8 | (0.31) | 41.2 | (0.43) | 45.1 | (0.43) | 77.0 | (0.51) | 37.8 | (0.42) | 55.0 | (0.39) |
| —Not available. †Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Individuals may be counted in more than one computer activity. 2 Data are for persons 15 years old and over. 3 Data are for students only. 4 Excludes persons whose income data were not available. NOTE: Excludes persons under age 3. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 1997 and October 2003, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared August 2004.) |
