Table 10. Purpose of Computer Use at Work by People 18 Years and Over by Industry: October 1997

(Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population.)

                                                Calen-                      Inven-                  Desk   Graph-
                                Total    Word    der/         Book-  Cust-   tory          Sales/    top    ics
                                 over   Process Sched-        keep-  omer    Con-  Invoic- Market-  Pub-    and   Analy-  Prog-  Spread- Data- Other
                               18 years   ing   uling  E-mail  ing  Records  trol    ing     ing   lishing Design  sis   ramming sheets  bases Reason 

Total using computer at work    63,876    57.0   37.5   47.0   30.2   50.7   28.8    24.1    22.1    15.3   20.4   26.8    15.0    32.4   34.1  12.6

INDUSTRY
 Agriculture-forestry-fisheries    561    46.8   36.7   29.8   50.7   56.6   44.2    32.9    25.4    10.9   12.9   22.0    12.4    37.6   39.0  10.6
 Mining                            292    48.4   44.9   53.2   24.8   37.2   29.4    18.1     7.6     9.8   26.0   37.2    16.7    42.8   44.7  15.7
 Construction                    1,706    56.8   37.3   38.2   49.6   58.9   34.4    41.3    22.8    13.1   22.9   28.6    14.6    39.8   33.1  10.1
 Manufacturing                   9,702    52.5   36.8   50.1   25.3   40.5   38.8    23.1    22.1    14.7   28.4   33.6    20.3    38.0   36.5  13.0
 Trans., comm/ utilities         4,821    46.2   37.1   50.0   25.7   49.9   25.1    23.0    20.8    10.3   15.1   24.4    14.8    29.2   31.4  15.4
 Wholesale Retail trade         10,236    37.3   28.3   35.2   35.2   56.9   53.6    39.6    42.2     9.8   12.1   21.1    10.2    25.5   25.6   8.8
 Finance-Insurance-Real Estate   6,672    65.5   40.1   53.0   35.7   69.8   20.2    21.1    32.1    15.8   16.0   33.2    14.5    39.5   38.7   8.1
 Services                       25,667    64.6   40.2   47.7   29.2   48.5   18.9    20.0    14.7    19.0   22.9   25.1    15.4    31.4   34.9  14.5
 Public Administration           4,220    69.6   41.3   56.8   21.9   40.5   19.2    11.6     5.0    14.0   20.1   27.7    13.7    30.8   38.6  14.5



Source: U.S. Census Bureau                
Internet Release date:  October 14, 1999