Table 1a. Hardware Components of Newest Home Computers: October 1997 
(Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.)

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|Hardware             |Number | Pct |
|---------------------+-------+-----|
|TOTAL COMPUTERS      | 37,410|100.0|
|FLOPPY DRIVE         |       |     |
|Yes                  | 31,231| 83.5|
|No                   |  6,178| 16.5|
|HARD DRIVE           |       |     |
|Yes                  | 34,785| 93.0|
|No                   |  2,625|  7.0|
|C-D ROM DRIVE        |       |     |
|Yes                  | 26,196| 70.0|
|No                   | 11,213| 30.0|
|COLOR MONITOR        |       |     |
|Yes                  | 32,460| 86.8|
|No                   |  4,949| 13.2|
|MOUSE CONTROL        |       |     |
|Yes                  | 33,655| 90.0|
|No                   |  3,755| 10.0|
|PRINTER              |       |     |
|Yes                  | 32,066| 85.7|
|No                   |  5,344| 14.3|
|MODEM                |       |     |
|Yes                  | 26,839| 71.7|
|No                   | 10,570| 28.3|
|FAX                  |       |     |
|Yes                  | 21,340| 57.0|
|No                   | 16,069| 43.0|
|JOYSTICK CONTROL     |       |     |
|Yes                  |  9,170| 24.5|
|No                   | 28,240| 75.5|
|SCANNER              |       |     |
|Yes                  |  4,418| 11.8|
|No                   | 32,992| 88.2|
|ZIP DRIVE/TAPE BACKUP|       |     |
|Yes                  |  5,303| 14.2|
|No                   | 32,107| 85.8|
|INTERNET             |       |     |
|Yes                  | 19,783| 52.9|
|No                   | 17,626| 47.1|
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Internet Release date:  October 14, 1999