22 percent of Americans don’t use the internet, says report; smartphones driving adoption changes

The Pew Research Center has released a new study showing that US internet usage patterns have shifted in recent years, with smartphones and social networks fueling a change across numerous demographic groups. Using a study from 2000 as a baseline, the new survey — conducted last year — found that while only 78 percent of Americans use the internet regularly, traditional differentiators such as gender and race have all but disappeared, driven in large part to significant smartphone adoption. Instead, age and income levels have emerged as the key metrics, with just 41 percent of those over 65 responding that they use the internet. By way of comparison, 74 percent of those between 50 and 64 replied in the positive, with the 18-to-29 age…
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