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Table 421.Access to and use of home computers, by selected characteristics of students and other users: October 1993

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                            |Percent|Percent| Distribution of frequency  | Percent of persons whose |         Percent of computer users using
                            | with  | using |of use per week for persons |    home computer has     |            specific applications\2\
          Selected          |compu- |compu- |  using computers in home   |  specific components\1\  |_______________________________________________
      characteristics       | ters  | ters  |____________________________|__________________________| Commu- |School | Educa- |Games| Job-  | Word
                            |at home|at home| 6 or | 4 or | 2 or | 1 day |Hard |Prin-| Color |Fax or| nica-  |assign-|  tion  |     |related|proces-
                            |       |       |7 days|5 days|3 days|or less|disk | ter |monitor|modem |tions\3\| ments |programs|     |       | sing
____________________________|_______|_______|______|______|______|_______|_____|_____|_______|______|________|_______|________|_____|_______|_______
             1              |   2   |   3   |  4   |  5   |  6   |   7   |  8  |  9  |  10   |  11  |   12   |  13   |   14   | 15  |  16   |  17
____________________________|_______|_______|______|______|______|_______|_____|_____|_______|______|________|_______|________|_____|_______|_______
Total, all persons .........|  27.1 |  17.6 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 33.3 |  34.9 |80.7 |75.8 |  68.2 | 38.5 |   33.5 |  28.3 |   34.6 |34.9 |  23.8 |  53.2
            Age             |       |       |      |      |      |       |     |     |       |      |        |       |        |     |       |
  Less than 25 .............|  30.8 |  21.0 | 11.1 | 15.5 | 36.2 |  37.3 |79.5 |75.2 |  69.1 | 36.2 |    8.4 |  48.9 |   38.1 |57.2 |   3.1 |  37.7
  25 to 29 .................|  23.4 |  16.6 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 33.4 |  31.3 |83.5 |68.5 |  66.3 | 44.2 |   48.0 |  22.6 |   30.0 |21.1 |  35.2 |  63.4
  30 to 39 .................|  30.7 |  21.0 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 33.2 |  32.7 |82.3 |74.0 |  70.3 | 42.3 |   51.2 |  15.6 |   34.2 |22.2 |  38.6 |  61.9
  40 to 49 .................|  36.4 |  23.0 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 30.9 |  34.3 |80.9 |79.4 |  69.6 | 39.0 |   48.6 |  15.7 |   33.5 |19.1 |  39.1 |  65.1
  50 to 59 .................|  27.1 |  15.8 | 17.7 | 19.8 | 27.9 |  34.7 |80.2 |79.2 |  65.0 | 37.1 |   50.9 |   9.5 |   30.8 |19.5 |  37.2 |  64.7
  60 or older ..............|  10.5 |   4.6 | 20.7 | 16.7 | 28.7 |  33.9 |80.2 |77.5 |  60.0 | 33.2 |   51.4 |   3.3 |   27.4 |19.7 |  26.5 |  59.4
                            |       |       |      |      |      |       |     |     |       |      |        |       |        |     |       |
       Family income        |       |       |      |      |      |       |     |     |       |      |        |       |        |     |       |
Less than $20,000 ........  |   9.2 |   5.6 | 19.2 | 15.7 | 31.3 |  33.8 |72.4 |64.6 |  57.8 | 28.6 |   32.3 |  34.7 |   33.0 |33.7 |  16.2 |  50.2
$20,000 to $29,999 ......   |  18.5 |  11.3 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 33.9 |  32.9 |74.6 |73.0 |  62.8 | 32.1 |   33.8 |  28.4 |   37.8 |36.8 |  21.2 |  50.2
$30,000 to $39,999 .......  |  26.5 |  16.9 | 14.0 | 16.8 | 34.2 |  35.0 |76.8 |72.7 |  66.7 | 33.7 |   33.6 |  27.5 |   35.3 |35.4 |  22.2 |  49.2
$40,000 to $49,999 ......   |  35.2 |  22.9 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 33.8 |  35.7 |81.6 |77.2 |  71.4 | 37.5 |   31.4 |  26.0 |   32.8 |35.4 |  21.0 |  48.9
$50,000 to $74,999 ......   |  47.3 |  31.6 | 13.5 | 17.6 | 33.2 |  35.7 |82.5 |78.6 |  70.4 | 41.7 |   33.3 |  28.5 |   34.2 |35.4 |  25.2 |  53.8
$75,000 or more .........   |  62.8 |  42.4 | 14.3 | 17.9 | 33.0 |  34.8 |87.6 |80.1 |  72.2 | 46.1 |   35.3 |  26.9 |   35.0 |33.6 |  29.1 |  60.2
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Total, all students ....... |  36.1 |  26.5 | 12.4 | 16.3 | 36.3 |  35.1 |80.6 |76.3 |  69.9 | 37.5 |   11.8 |  55.1 |   39.1 |55.1 |   5.7 |  41.8
  Preprimary ...............|  29.6 |  15.3 |  4.7 | 10.7 | 39.5 |  45.0 |82.3 |72.0 |  69.6 | 40.9 |    0.7 |   4.1 |   62.0 |86.6 |   0.0 |   5.1
  1st to 8th grade ........ |  31.9 |  24.3 |  9.9 | 14.1 | 37.9 |  38.1 |79.9 |75.2 |  72.1 | 36.9 |    2.6 |  43.6 |   48.2 |86.4 |   0.0 |  28.0
  9th to 12th grade ........|  37.2 |  28.1 | 11.6 | 17.7 | 37.3 |  33.3 |77.7 |78.0 |  69.7 | 34.6 |    7.1 |  73.0 |   26.6 |32.9 |   2.3 |  47.6
  Undergraduate ............|  44.7 |  32.4 | 16.2 | 19.2 | 31.8 |  32.8 |81.5 |78.1 |  66.8 | 36.3 |   26.5 |  70.6 |   26.8 |16.3 |  12.1 |  62.0
  Graduate .................|  60.4 |  51.8 | 25.5 | 21.4 | 33.2 |  20.0 |89.4 |77.9 |  67.8 | 50.3 |   47.8 |  69.5 |   39.2 |21.9 |  37.0 |  80.1
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            Sex             |       |       |      |      |      |       |     |     |       |      |        |       |        |     |       |
Male .......................|  36.2 |  26.9 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 34.1 |  33.7 |81.0 |76.1 |  70.5 | 38.7 |   12.7 |  54.1 |   39.4 |57.8 |   6.1 |  40.1
  Preprimary ...............|  28.5 |  14.8 |  6.0 | 13.1 | 37.3 |  43.6 |82.7 |71.1 |  71.0 | 41.3 |    0.4 |   5.8 |   61.3 |90.7 |   0.0 |   4.4
  1st to 8th grade ........ |  31.8 |  24.5 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 36.6 |  37.5 |80.6 |75.1 |  72.1 | 36.2 |    2.2 |  40.5 |   47.4 |88.8 |   0.0 |  26.0
  9th to 12th grade ........|  36.6 |  27.6 | 15.0 | 19.7 | 33.4 |  31.9 |77.5 |77.8 |  69.7 | 36.5 |    8.5 |  72.5 |   27.4 |34.3 |   2.3 |  45.1
  Undergraduate ............|  48.7 |  36.1 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 30.0 |  30.0 |82.1 |78.8 |  68.2 | 40.7 |   29.4 |  72.1 |   27.8 |18.3 |  12.5 |  61.9
  Graduate .................|  62.6 |  55.2 | 31.0 | 20.7 | 30.2 |  18.1 |89.7 |75.0 |  69.2 | 51.8 |   53.6 |  71.6 |   42.1 |25.1 |  42.4 |  80.6
                            |       |       |      |      |      |       |     |     |       |      |        |       |        |     |       |
Female .....................|  36.0 |  26.2 |  9.6 | 15.5 | 38.5 |  36.5 |80.2 |76.5 |  69.4 | 36.3 |   10.8 |  56.2 |   38.8 |52.3 |   5.4 |  43.6
  Preprimary ...............|  30.9 |  15.8 |  3.4 |  8.2 | 41.9 |  46.5 |82.0 |73.0 |  68.2 | 40.6 |    1.0 |   2.2 |   62.7 |82.3 |   0.0 |   5.8
  1st to 8th grade ........ |  32.1 |  24.2 |  8.0 | 13.8 | 39.4 |  38.7 |79.2 |75.2 |  72.1 | 37.6 |    3.1 |  46.9 |   49.1 |83.9 |   0.0 |  30.2
  9th to 12th grade ........|  37.9 |  28.6 |  8.1 | 15.6 | 41.4 |  34.9 |77.9 |78.2 |  69.7 | 32.6 |    5.7 |  73.5 |   25.8 |31.5 |   2.3 |  50.1
  Undergraduate ............|  41.5 |  29.4 | 12.3 | 18.6 | 33.5 |  35.6 |80.9 |77.5 |  65.6 | 32.0 |   23.7 |  69.0 |   25.8 |14.3 |  11.8 |  62.1
  Graduate .................|  58.4 |  48.8 | 19.9 | 22.1 | 36.1 |  21.8 |89.2 |80.7 |  66.4 | 48.9 |   41.8 |  67.5 |   36.2 |18.7 |  31.6 |  79.7
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       Race/ethnicity       |       |       |      |      |      |       |     |     |       |      |        |       |        |     |       |
White, non-Hispanic ........|  43.3 |  32.2 | 11.9 | 16.0 | 35.8 |  36.3 |81.1 |77.6 |  70.1 | 38.0 |   11.4 |  55.2 |   38.4 |55.6 |   5.7 |  42.6
  Preprimary ...............|  35.8 |  19.0 |  4.4 | 11.8 | 37.4 |  46.4 |83.7 |72.7 |  70.2 | 41.7 |    0.7 |   4.3 |   62.0 |87.1 |   0.0 |   5.7
  1st to 8th grade ........ |  39.6 |  30.8 |  9.7 | 13.8 | 37.1 |  39.5 |80.5 |76.8 |  72.3 | 37.5 |    2.7 |  43.8 |   47.2 |87.0 |   0.0 |  28.9
  9th to 12th grade ........|  46.2 |  35.1 | 10.9 | 16.6 | 38.1 |  34.4 |78.2 |79.5 |  69.8 | 35.5 |    7.1 |  73.5 |   25.5 |31.8 |   2.1 |  48.7
  Undergraduate ............|  49.4 |  35.5 | 15.8 | 19.3 | 31.2 |  33.7 |81.9 |79.2 |  67.0 | 36.4 |   26.1 |  71.2 |   25.5 |15.5 |  13.2 |  64.0
  Graduate .................|  61.4 |  52.8 | 25.1 | 22.1 | 32.5 |  20.3 |89.3 |78.1 |  67.3 | 50.1 |   47.3 |  70.8 |   39.3 |21.0 |  36.2 |  82.1
                            |       |       |      |      |      |       |     |     |       |      |        |       |        |     |       |
Black, non-Hispanic ........|  16.1 |  10.8 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 37.0 |  32.4 |73.8 |64.8 |  68.4 | 34.5 |   14.2 |  53.0 |   50.8 |56.3 |   7.4 |  33.9
  Preprimary ...............|  12.3 |   4.1 |  5.9 |  2.9 | 53.6 |  37.7 |67.9 |59.2 |  66.9 | 39.3 |    0.0 |   0.0 |   76.7 |85.7 |   0.0 |   0.0
  1st to 8th grade ........ |  13.1 |   8.9 | 10.6 | 16.9 | 42.8 |  29.7 |73.6 |60.7 |  70.6 | 33.8 |    3.2 |  44.8 |   64.9 |84.5 |   0.0 |  22.6
  9th to 12th grade ........|  14.6 |  10.3 | 12.6 | 22.0 | 29.0 |  36.4 |71.4 |59.7 |  61.5 | 21.2 |    3.7 |  67.9 |   36.1 |40.4 |   5.6 |  27.2
  Undergraduate ............|  27.0 |  19.1 | 18.7 | 13.9 | 33.0 |  34.4 |76.1 |75.2 |  70.7 | 41.3 |   37.2 |  60.6 |   40.3 |27.5 |   9.3 |  56.7
  Graduate .................|  56.7 |  47.6 | 21.7 | 18.8 | 32.2 |  27.3 |82.3 |75.3 |  69.5 | 48.6 |   37.4 |  60.3 |   35.8 |24.9 |  47.9 |  60.2
                            |       |       |      |      |      |       |     |     |       |      |        |       |        |     |       |
Hispanic ...................|  15.2 |  10.3 | 13.9 | 21.1 | 39.6 |  25.5 |74.7 |73.0 |  63.0 | 32.7 |   17.2 |  54.9 |   34.7 |51.2 |   5.2 |  35.3
  Preprimary ...............|  11.7 |   5.6 |  7.9 |  6.8 | 36.7 |  48.6 |70.5 |75.5 |  53.8 | 29.7 |    0.0 |   0.0 |   39.6 |71.1 |   0.0 |   0.0
  1st to 8th grade ........ |  12.1 |   7.4 | 11.2 | 16.1 | 42.8 |  29.9 |72.3 |70.4 |  65.3 | 31.2 |    0.8 |  38.9 |   40.4 |84.7 |   0.0 |  17.6
  9th to 12th grade ........|  14.4 |   9.6 | 13.7 | 33.2 | 29.6 |  23.5 |71.5 |76.9 |  67.4 | 31.2 |   15.8 |  68.7 |   27.7 |41.3 |   2.4 |  47.1
  Undergraduate ............|  27.3 |  21.9 | 15.0 | 22.4 | 42.1 |  20.5 |78.2 |70.5 |  55.5 | 31.4 |   30.8 |  73.1 |   30.3 |12.7 |   5.8 |  47.5
  Graduate .................|  56.3 |  52.2 | 28.5 | 16.5 | 44.4 |  10.6 |95.1 |84.9 |  77.9 | 58.8 |   69.8 |  71.8 |   39.6 |37.7 |  43.5 |  75.4
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       Family income        |       |       |      |      |      |       |     |     |       |      |        |       |        |     |       |
Less than $20,000 ........  |  15.2 |  10.9 | 18.5 | 16.0 | 34.1 |  31.3 |74.9 |65.9 |  57.9 | 29.2 |   20.4 |  62.0 |   35.3 |44.0 |   8.4 |  47.6
$20,000 to $29,999 ......   |  25.5 |  18.6 | 13.4 | 16.8 | 38.6 |  31.2 |72.7 |71.8 |  63.7 | 31.1 |   13.0 |  53.3 |   41.2 |51.5 |   7.0 |  38.6
$30,000 to $39,999 .......  |  34.3 |  25.1 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 38.2 |  34.6 |76.3 |73.2 |  67.5 | 32.8 |   11.5 |  55.3 |   41.0 |54.1 |   6.9 |  36.9
$40,000 to $49,999 ......   |  42.6 |  31.5 | 10.9 | 16.7 | 37.0 |  35.3 |80.4 |78.8 |  74.0 | 36.0 |    8.9 |  53.2 |   38.1 |61.3 |   4.8 |  35.7
$50,000 to $74,999 ......   |  55.9 |  42.0 | 10.5 | 17.3 | 34.1 |  38.1 |82.8 |79.9 |  73.4 | 41.8 |   10.1 |  54.1 |   38.1 |56.9 |   4.4 |  41.9
$75,000 or more .........   |  73.7 |  54.1 | 12.1 | 15.2 | 37.2 |  35.5 |87.8 |80.5 |  74.6 | 43.6 |   10.4 |  54.5 |   40.8 |57.9 |   4.9 |  46.7
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\1\Data are for the most recently purchased computer for families with more than one computer. Percent based on persons who have a computer in their home.

\2\Individuals may be counted in more than one computer activity.

\3\Includes bulletin boards and electronic mail.

NOTE.--Data are based on a sample survey of households and are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, October 1993, unpublished data. (This table was prepared May 1994.)



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