Urban League’s Morial responds to Pew broadband report | Black Web 2.0
Washington, DC – Today, the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project released their annual national study on Internet usage. The results showed significant increases in broadband adoption and Internet use across every demographic but one. African Americans’ use of broadband increased at a rate well below the national average for the second consecutive year.
Last year, 43 percent of African Americans had broadband Internet connections at home. This year, that figure is 46 percent, an increase the Pew survey refers to as “not significant statistically.”
It’s worth noting that the figures for Latinos are well above average, both in terms of broadband adoption and the rate of increase. According to the survey, 68 percent of Latinos now have connections at home as compared to a national average of 63 percent. This is positive news, to be sure, but a more complete picture might have emerged had respondents been given the option to take the survey in Spanish...
Last year, 43 percent of African Americans had broadband Internet connections at home. This year, that figure is 46 percent, an increase the Pew survey refers to as “not significant statistically.”
It’s worth noting that the figures for Latinos are well above average, both in terms of broadband adoption and the rate of increase. According to the survey, 68 percent of Latinos now have connections at home as compared to a national average of 63 percent. This is positive news, to be sure, but a more complete picture might have emerged had respondents been given the option to take the survey in Spanish...
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