Internet use and email

Internet use and email

1. Between 18 and 44 years old the web continues to be populated largely by younger generations, as over half of the adult internet population.

2. Larger percentages of older generations are online now than in the past, and they are doing more activities online, according to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project surveys taken from 2006-2008.

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3. The biggest increase in internet use since 2005 can be seen in the 70-75 year-old age group. While just over one-fourth (26%) of 70-75 year olds were online in 2005, 45% of that age group is currently online.