Table 4. Use of Computers at Home, School, and Work by People 3 to 17 Years: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer anyplace | | | Total |---------------------------| | |people | Yes | No | | |3 to 17 |-------------+-------------| | | years |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |TOTAL | 59,890| 44,577| 74.4| 15,313| 25.6| |AGE | | | | | | |3 years | 3,947| 874| 22.1| 3,073| 77.9| |4 years | 4,033| 1,435| 35.6| 2,597| 64.4| |5 years | 4,141| 2,294| 55.4| 1,847| 44.6| |6 years | 4,108| 2,996| 72.9| 1,112| 27.1| |7 years | 4,263| 3,478| 81.6| 785| 18.4| |8 years | 3,950| 3,331| 84.3| 618| 15.7| |9 years | 4,013| 3,503| 87.3| 510| 12.7| |10 years | 3,970| 3,480| 87.6| 490| 12.4| |11 years | 3,871| 3,366| 86.9| 506| 13.1| |12 years | 3,920| 3,444| 87.9| 476| 12.1| |13 years | 3,861| 3,324| 86.1| 536| 13.9| |14 years | 3,869| 3,272| 84.6| 597| 15.4| |15 years | 3,958| 3,324| 84.0| 634| 16.0| |16 years | 3,946| 3,210| 81.3| 737| 18.7| |17 years | 4,041| 3,247| 80.4| 794| 19.6| |RACE | | | | | | |White Not Hispanic | 38,560| 31,048| 80.5| 7,513| 19.5| |Black Not Hispanic | 9,537| 6,209| 65.1| 3,328| 34.9| |Other Not Hispanic | 3,035| 2,233| 73.6| 802| 26.4| |Hispanic | 8,758| 5,087| 58.1| 3,670| 41.9| |GENDER | | | | | | |Male | 30,630| 22,845| 74.6| 7,785| 25.4| |Female | 29,260| 21,732| 74.3| 7,529| 25.7| |HOUSEHOLD TYPE | | | | | | |Married couple household | 42,664| 33,261| 78.0| 9,402| 22.0| |Male householder | 3,305| 2,229| 67.4| 1,076| 32.6| |Female householder | 13,921| 9,086| 65.3| 4,835| 34.7| |REGION | | | | | | |Northeast | 11,214| 8,331| 74.3| 2,883| 25.7| |Midwest | 14,091| 11,014| 78.2| 3,076| 21.8| |South | 20,317| 15,017| 73.9| 5,301| 26.1| |West | 14,269| 10,216| 71.6| 4,053| 28.4| |HOUSEHOLDER EDUCATIONAL | | | | | | |ATTAINMENT | | | | | | |Elementary: 0-8 years | 3,816| 1,995| 52.3| 1,821| 47.7| |Some H.S.: no diploma | 6,372| 3,735| 58.6| 2,637| 41.4| |H.S. Diploma/GED | 19,291| 13,900| 72.1| 5,391| 27.9| |Some College | 16,669| 13,005| 78.0| 3,664| 22.0| |Bachelors degree or more | 13,743| 11,943| 86.9| 1,800| 13.1| |HOUSEHOLDER EMPLOYMENT STATUS | | | | | | |Employed | 48,154| 36,931| 76.7| 11,222| 23.3| |Unemployed | 2,059| 1,326| 64.4| 733| 35.6| |Not in Labor force | 9,678| 6,319| 65.3| 3,358| 34.7| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |Under $5,000 | 2,660| 1,508| 56.7| 1,152| 43.3| |5,000-9,999 | 3,957| 2,327| 58.8| 1,630| 41.2| |10,000-14,999 | 4,430| 2,745| 62.0| 1,685| 38.0| |15,000-19,999 | 3,285| 2,068| 62.9| 1,217| 37.1| |20,000-24,999 | 3,970| 2,626| 66.2| 1,344| 33.8| |25,000-34,999 | 7,616| 5,524| 72.5| 2,092| 27.5| |35,000-49,999 | 9,606| 7,502| 78.1| 2,104| 21.9| |50,000-74,999 | 10,261| 8,624| 84.1| 1,636| 15.9| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 4. Use of Computers at Home, School, and Work by People 3 to 17 Years: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer anyplace | | | Total |---------------------------| | |people | Yes | No | | |3 to 17 |-------------+-------------| | | years |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |75,000+ | 8,662| 7,795| 90.0| 867| 10.0| |Not reported | 5,444| 3,857| 70.8| 1,587| 29.2| |HOUSEHOLD SIZE | | | | | | |1-3 people | 12,749| 9,373| 73.5| 3,376| 26.5| |4-5 people | 36,338| 27,837| 76.6| 8,502| 23.4| |6-7 people | 8,457| 5,975| 70.6| 2,482| 29.4| |8 or more people | 2,346| 1,392| 59.4| 953| 40.6| |OCCUPATION OF HOUSEHOLDER | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 9,451| 6,115| 64.7| 3,335| 35.3| |Manag. & professional | 14,626| 12,630| 86.3| 1,997| 13.7| |Tech., sales, admin. | 12,153| 9,311| 76.6| 2,842| 23.4| |Services | 6,271| 4,225| 67.4| 2,047| 32.6| |Prec. prod., craft, repair | 7,502| 5,512| 73.5| 1,989| 26.5| |Operators, laborers, fab. | 8,417| 5,748| 68.3| 2,669| 31.7| |Farm, forest, fish | 1,471| 1,036| 70.5| 435| 29.5| |INDUSTRY OF HOUSEHOLDER | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 9,451| 6,115| 64.7| 3,335| 35.3| |Agriculture/forestry/fisheries | 1,392| 1,001| 71.9| 391| 28.1| |Mining | 431| 334| 77.6| 96| 22.4| |Construction | 4,273| 3,187| 74.6| 1,086| 25.4| |Manufacturing | 9,966| 7,560| 75.9| 2,406| 24.1| |Trans., comm., utilities | 4,174| 3,225| 77.3| 949| 22.7| |Wholesale/retail trade | 8,632| 6,165| 71.4| 2,467| 28.6| |Finance/insurance/real estate | 2,761| 2,164| 78.4| 597| 21.6| |Services | 16,449| 12,949| 78.7| 3,500| 21.3| |Public administration | 2,361| 1,875| 79.4| 485| 20.6| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 4a. Use of Computers at Home by People 3 to 17 Years: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer at home | | | Total |---------------------------| | | with | Yes | No | | |computer|-------------+-------------| | |at home |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |TOTAL | 29,787| 24,550| 82.4| 5,237| 17.6| |AGE | | | | | | |3 years | 1,523| 659| 43.3| 864| 56.7| |4 years | 1,629| 1,015| 62.3| 613| 37.7| |5 years | 1,769| 1,272| 71.9| 497| 28.1| |6 years | 1,828| 1,405| 76.9| 423| 23.1| |7 years | 2,046| 1,688| 82.5| 358| 17.5| |8 years | 1,875| 1,590| 84.8| 285| 15.2| |9 years | 1,924| 1,637| 85.1| 287| 14.9| |10 years | 2,071| 1,786| 86.2| 285| 13.8| |11 years | 2,130| 1,886| 88.6| 243| 11.4| |12 years | 2,186| 1,946| 89.0| 240| 11.0| |13 years | 2,093| 1,917| 91.6| 176| 8.4| |14 years | 2,179| 1,960| 90.0| 219| 10.0| |15 years | 2,245| 2,046| 91.1| 199| 8.9| |16 years | 2,114| 1,862| 88.1| 252| 11.9| |17 years | 2,175| 1,879| 86.4| 296| 13.6| |RACE | | | | | | |White Not Hispanic | 23,717| 19,929| 84.0| 3,788| 16.0| |Black Not Hispanic | 2,311| 1,734| 75.0| 577| 25.0| |Other Not Hispanic | 1,747| 1,383| 79.2| 363| 20.8| |Hispanic | 2,012| 1,503| 74.7| 510| 25.3| |GENDER | | | | | | |Male | 15,355| 12,635| 82.3| 2,720| 17.7| |Female | 14,432| 11,915| 82.6| 2,518| 17.4| |HOUSEHOLD TYPE | | | | | | |Married couple household | 25,166| 21,029| 83.6| 4,136| 16.4| |Male householder | 1,102| 831| 75.4| 271| 24.6| |Female householder | 3,519| 2,689| 76.4| 830| 23.6| |REGION | | | | | | |Northeast | 6,058| 5,023| 82.9| 1,034| 17.1| |Midwest | 7,565| 6,356| 84.0| 1,209| 16.0| |South | 8,856| 7,194| 81.2| 1,662| 18.8| |West | 7,308| 5,976| 81.8| 1,332| 18.2| |HOUSEHOLDER EDUCATIONAL | | | | | | |ATTAINMENT | | | | | | |Elementary: 0-8 years | 511| 351| 68.6| 160| 31.4| |Some H.S.: no diploma | 1,039| 728| 70.1| 311| 29.9| |H.S. Diploma/GED | 7,735| 6,127| 79.2| 1,608| 20.8| |Some College | 9,511| 7,838| 82.4| 1,674| 17.6| |Bachelors degree or more | 10,990| 9,506| 86.5| 1,484| 13.5| |HOUSEHOLDER EMPLOYMENT STATUS | | | | | | |Employed | 26,136| 21,660| 82.9| 4,476| 17.1| |Unemployed | 440| 365| 82.9| 75| 17.1| |Not in Labor force | 3,211| 2,525| 78.6| 687| 21.4| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |Under $5,000 | 498| 353| 71.0| 145| 29.0| |5,000-9,999 | 482| 347| 72.0| 135| 28.0| |10,000-14,999 | 746| 523| 70.1| 223| 29.9| |15,000-19,999 | 699| 507| 72.6| 192| 27.4| |20,000-24,999 | 1,231| 977| 79.4| 254| 20.6| |25,000-34,999 | 3,278| 2,567| 78.3| 710| 21.7| |35,000-49,999 | 5,581| 4,523| 81.0| 1,059| 19.0| |50,000-74,999 | 7,425| 6,290| 84.7| 1,136| 15.3| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 4a. Use of Computers at Home by People 3 to 17 Years: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer at home | | | Total |---------------------------| | | with | Yes | No | | |computer|-------------+-------------| | |at home |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |75,000+ | 7,655| 6,737| 88.0| 918| 12.0| |Not reported | 2,192| 1,725| 78.7| 467| 21.3| |HOUSEHOLD SIZE | | | | | | |1-3 people | 5,095| 4,297| 84.4| 797| 15.6| |4-5 people | 20,052| 16,736| 83.5| 3,316| 16.5| |6-7 people | 3,806| 2,961| 77.8| 846| 22.2| |8 or more people | 834| 555| 66.6| 279| 33.4| |OCCUPATION OF HOUSEHOLDER | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 3,120| 2,441| 78.2| 679| 21.8| |Manag. & professional | 11,339| 9,789| 86.3| 1,550| 13.7| |Tech., sales, admin. | 6,742| 5,494| 81.5| 1,247| 18.5| |Services | 1,707| 1,301| 76.2| 406| 23.8| |Prec. prod., craft, repair | 3,579| 2,888| 80.7| 691| 19.3| |Operators, laborers, fab. | 2,657| 2,125| 80.0| 532| 20.0| |Farm, forest, fish | 644| 512| 79.5| 132| 20.5| |INDUSTRY OF HOUSEHOLDER | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 3,120| 2,441| 78.2| 679| 21.8| |Agriculture/forestry/fisheries | 660| 526| 79.7| 134| 20.3| |Mining | 215| 192| 89.4| 23| 10.6| |Construction | 2,081| 1,699| 81.7| 382| 18.3| |Manufacturing | 5,038| 4,289| 85.1| 749| 14.9| |Trans., comm., utilities | 2,306| 1,898| 82.3| 408| 17.7| |Wholesale/retail trade | 4,019| 3,206| 79.8| 813| 20.2| |Finance/insurance/real estate | 1,796| 1,479| 82.3| 318| 17.7| |Services | 9,138| 7,652| 83.7| 1,486| 16.3| |Public administration | 1,413| 1,167| 82.6| 246| 17.4| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 4b. Use of Computers at School by People 3 to 17 Years: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer at school | | | Total |---------------------------| | |Enrolled| Yes | No | | | in |-------------+-------------| | | School |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |TOTAL | 55,033| 38,964| 70.8| 16,069| 29.2| |AGE | | | | | | |3 years | 1,528| 287| 18.8| 1,241| 81.2| |4 years | 2,665| 701| 26.3| 1,964| 73.7| |5 years | 3,925| 1,845| 47.0| 2,080| 53.0| |6 years | 4,039| 2,726| 67.5| 1,314| 32.5| |7 years | 4,210| 3,276| 77.8| 934| 22.2| |8 years | 3,884| 3,127| 80.5| 757| 19.5| |9 years | 3,989| 3,339| 83.7| 650| 16.3| |10 years | 3,931| 3,325| 84.6| 606| 15.4| |11 years | 3,854| 3,126| 81.1| 728| 18.9| |12 years | 3,903| 3,142| 80.5| 761| 19.5| |13 years | 3,829| 3,050| 79.7| 779| 20.3| |14 years | 3,824| 2,879| 75.3| 945| 24.7| |15 years | 3,917| 2,840| 72.5| 1,077| 27.5| |16 years | 3,776| 2,649| 70.1| 1,128| 29.9| |17 years | 3,757| 2,652| 70.6| 1,104| 29.4| |RACE | | | | | | |White Not Hispanic | 35,725| 26,511| 74.2| 9,213| 25.8| |Black Not Hispanic | 8,846| 5,862| 66.3| 2,984| 33.7| |Other Not Hispanic | 2,814| 1,863| 66.2| 951| 33.8| |Hispanic | 7,649| 4,728| 61.8| 2,920| 38.2| |GENDER | | | | | | |Male | 28,120| 20,046| 71.3| 8,074| 28.7| |Female | 26,913| 18,918| 70.3| 7,994| 29.7| |USES COMPUTER AT HOME | | | | | | |Yes | 23,823| 18,998| 79.7| 4,825| 20.3| |No | 4,420| 2,329| 52.7| 2,091| 47.3| |No computer at home | 26,789| 17,636| 65.8| 9,153| 34.2| |HOUSEHOLD TYPE | | | | | | |Married couple household | 39,314| 28,384| 72.2| 10,929| 27.8| |Male householder | 2,941| 2,052| 69.8| 889| 30.2| |Female householder | 12,778| 8,527| 66.7| 4,251| 33.3| |REGION | | | | | | |Northeast | 10,438| 7,237| 69.3| 3,201| 30.7| |Midwest | 13,061| 9,772| 74.8| 3,290| 25.2| |South | 18,654| 13,415| 71.9| 5,239| 28.1| |West | 12,879| 8,541| 66.3| 4,339| 33.7| |HOUSEHOLDER EDUCATIONAL | | | | | | |ATTAINMENT | | | | | | |Elementary: 0-8 years | 3,341| 1,901| 56.9| 1,440| 43.1| |Some H.S.: no diploma | 5,610| 3,606| 64.3| 2,005| 35.7| |H.S. Diploma/GED | 17,664| 12,585| 71.2| 5,079| 28.8| |Some College | 15,458| 11,248| 72.8| 4,210| 27.2| |Bachelors degree or more | 12,959| 9,624| 74.3| 3,335| 25.7| |HOUSEHOLDER EMPLOYMENT STATUS | | | | | | |Employed | 44,532| 32,014| 71.9| 12,518| 28.1| |Unemployed | 1,847| 1,256| 68.0| 592| 32.0| |Not in Labor force | 8,654| 5,695| 65.8| 2,959| 34.2| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |Under $5,000 | 2,314| 1,435| 62.0| 880| 38.0| |5,000-9,999 | 3,501| 2,229| 63.7| 1,272| 36.3| |10,000-14,999 | 3,934| 2,630| 66.8| 1,304| 33.2| |15,000-19,999 | 2,944| 1,971| 67.0| 973| 33.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 4b. Use of Computers at School by People 3 to 17 Years: October 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Characteristic | | Use computer at school | | | Total |---------------------------| | |Enrolled| Yes | No | | | in |-------------+-------------| | | School |Number | Pct |Number | Pct | |---------------------------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-----| |FAMILY INCOME | | | | | | |20,000-24,999 | 3,505| 2,381| 67.9| 1,124| 32.1| |25,000-34,999 | 6,934| 4,971| 71.7| 1,963| 28.3| |35,000-49,999 | 8,866| 6,432| 72.5| 2,434| 27.5| |50,000-74,999 | 9,644| 7,192| 74.6| 2,452| 25.4| |75,000+ | 8,322| 6,242| 75.0| 2,081| 25.0| |Not reported | 5,067| 3,481| 68.7| 1,586| 31.3| |HOUSEHOLD SIZE | | | | | | |1-3 people | 11,709| 8,419| 71.9| 3,290| 28.1| |4-5 people | 33,484| 23,993| 71.7| 9,491| 28.3| |6-7 people | 7,783| 5,271| 67.7| 2,512| 32.3| |8 or more people | 2,056| 1,281| 62.3| 776| 37.7| |OCCUPATION OF HOUSEHOLDER | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 8,438| 5,523| 65.5| 2,915| 34.5| |Manag. & professional | 13,818| 10,271| 74.3| 3,547| 25.7| |Tech., sales, admin. | 11,220| 8,016| 71.4| 3,205| 28.6| |Services | 5,720| 3,946| 69.0| 1,774| 31.0| |Prec. prod., craft, repair | 6,932| 4,939| 71.3| 1,993| 28.7| |Operators, laborers, fab. | 7,574| 5,325| 70.3| 2,249| 29.7| |Farm, forest, fish | 1,331| 945| 71.0| 386| 29.0| |INDUSTRY OF HOUSEHOLDER | | | | | | |Neverwork/NILF | 8,438| 5,523| 65.5| 2,915| 34.5| |Agriculture/forestry/fisheries | 1,245| 901| 72.3| 345| 27.7| |Mining | 403| 299| 74.1| 104| 25.9| |Construction | 3,934| 2,800| 71.2| 1,134| 28.8| |Manufacturing | 9,193| 6,613| 71.9| 2,580| 28.1| |Trans., comm., utilities | 3,927| 2,806| 71.5| 1,121| 28.5| |Wholesale/retail trade | 7,822| 5,419| 69.3| 2,403| 30.7| |Finance/insurance/real estate | 2,545| 1,804| 70.9| 742| 29.1| |Services | 15,328| 11,186| 73.0| 4,142| 27.0| |Public administration | 2,198| 1,614| 73.4| 584| 26.6| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: October 14, 1999