Census: American Internet use surges - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

http://www.squidoo.com/conditioneers-review
That's according to a report released Wednesday bythe U.S. Censuxs Bureau, which also shows that 62 percent ofthe nation'w households report using the Internet at home in 2007, an 18 percent increase from 1997. Among householdss using the netin 2007, 82 percent reportec using a high-speed connection, and 17 percent used a dial-upp connection. “As access to high speed connectionx have become more so too have the number of people that connect to the Interneyat home,” said Thom a statistician with the Census Bureau Housing and Household Economid Statistics Division. “These data give us a better understandint of who is using the Internet andfrom where.
” Amonvg the states, New Hampshird had the highest rate of Internet use for those age threee and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowest rates of use at abouft 52 percent. Roughly 60 percent of Texana used the netin 2007, the data Internet usage also varied by education and race. For individuals 25 and older witha bachelor’ s degree, 87 percent reported going online from some locatiobn in 2007. About half (49 percent) of thoswe with only a high school diploma reported usinthe Internet, compared with 19 percent for thosed without a high school Meanwhile, 69 percent of whites lived in households with Internet use.
The same was true for 51 percent of 73 percent of Asians and 48 percentgof Hispanics.