Bulletin Poll: Internet Use
AARP Bulletin, December 1, 2009 | Comments: 0
Where do you use a computer? |
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50-64 |
65+ |
|
At home |
68% |
45% |
At work |
37% |
8% |
At a library |
5% |
2% |
At a computer store |
3% |
-- |
Remotely |
1% |
-- |
At a friend or family member’s house |
6% |
2% |
I don’t use a computer |
22% |
51% |
Do you ever use the Internet to … |
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50-64 |
65+ |
|
Send and receive e-mail or instant messages |
64% |
41% |
Work |
46% |
14% |
Take online courses |
16% |
3% |
Read newspapers, magazines, books |
37% |
18% |
Join “affinity” groups to participate in political, health or social discussions |
10% |
5% |
Buy a product online, such as books, music, toys or clothing |
53% |
27% |
Research information about a topic or issue of interest to you |
68% |
38% |
Watch video on a site such as YouTube or Google Video |
30% |
12% |
Use online social or professional networking site such as MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn |
26% |
10% |
Play online games |
26% |
13% |
Search for a job |
22% |
3% |
Do online banking |
43% |
17% |
Make travel reservations |
50% |
25% |
How often do you use the Internet? |
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50-64 |
65+ |
|
Constantly |
19% |
8% |
Several times a day |
41% |
29% |
About once a day |
19% |
22% |
Every few days |
12% |
24% |
Less often than every few days |
7% |
11% |
Never |
3% |
4% |
How long have you used the Internet? |
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50-64 |
65+ |
|
Less than one year |
4% |
4% |
1-5 years |
20% |
20% |
6-10 years |
35% |
31% |
More than 10 years |
41% |
44% |
How did you learn to use the Internet? |
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50-64 |
65+ |
|
Through my work |
27% |
23% |
I taught myself |
40% |
38% |
I went to a class |
8% |
9% |
A friend or family member showed me |
24% |
29% |
Other |
1% |
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If you don’t use the Internet now, would you like to learn how to? |
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50-64 |
65+ |
|
Yes |
30% |
19% |
No |
63% |
78% |
Don’t know |
7% |
3% |
If not, why not? |
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50-64 |
65+ |
|
I’m not interested |
36% |
55% |
It’s too expensive |
1% |
4% |
I don’t have time |
17% |
7% |
I don’t have the technical aptitude to learn to use one |
13% |
6% |
I’m concerned about online security/identity theft |
5% |
3% |
I don’t have access to a computer |
6% |
3% |
Too old |
5% |
12% |
No need to |
5% |
4% |
Physically unable |
4% |
1% |
Survey of 1,013 adults age 50 and older conducted by ICR between Oct. 23 and Nov. 3, 2009.
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