Narrowing the divide: African Americans are surfing the Net at increasing rates. (Facts & Figures).While the digital divide remains a reality, the gap continues to narrow. Between August 2000 an September 2001, Internet use among African Americans increased at an annual rate of 33%, climbing to 18.5 million users, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a study by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves as the President's principal adviser on telecommunications policies pertaining to the United States' economic and technological , and the Economics and Statistics Administration The Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that produces, analyzes and disseminates national economic and demographic data. . The report, A Nation Online: How Americans Are Expanding Their Use of the Internet, is based on statistics from the Census Bureau's 2001 Current Population Survey, which polled approximately 57,000 households and more than 137,000 individuals across the U.S. By comparison, Hispanics experienced annual growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. of 30%, while Asian American/Pacific Islanders Islanders may refer to:
And these numbers are expected to increase. Jupiter Media Metrix, a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City-based research firm, issued a report predicting that the number of African American households using the Internet will increase annually through 2006--the furthest the report projects. "What's really driving it is the growth of the Internet," points out Andrew Peach, a senior analyst at Jupiter. "What we've seen is that Internet usage has penetrated into lower income levels, when it used to be only higher-level income [households] that had Internet access See how to access the Internet. ." Peach also says that affordable computers, and Internet access in public schools and libraries are other growth drivers. Although the digital divide will continue into the foreseeable future, Peach believes the chasm is slowly narrowing. By 2006, Peach projects that 66% of African Americans will have Internet access compared with 78% of Caucasians. [GRAPHIC OMITTED]
Ethnicity Analysis
2002 2003 2004 2005
Number of African American 13.2 13.4 13.6 13.8
Households in the U.S. *
Number of African American 6.5 7.4 8.1 8.7
Households Online *
Percentage of African American 50% 55% 59% 63%
Households Online
SOURCE: JUPITER MEDIA METRIX
* IN MILLIONS
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