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Internet
Activities | ||
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About
63% of American adults go online. That
translates into approximately 128 million
people. Here
are the kinds of things they do: |
Percent
of those
with Internet access |
Most
recent survey
date |
|
Send
e-mail |
93 |
May-June
2004 |
|
Use
a search engine to find information |
84 |
May-June
2004 |
|
Search
for a map or driving directions |
84 |
February
2004 |
|
Do
an Internet search to answer a specific question |
80 |
Nov-Dec
2003 |
|
Research
a product or service before buying it |
78 |
February
2004 |
|
Look
for info on a hobby or interest |
76 |
March-May
2003 |
|
Check
the weather |
75 |
June
2003 |
|
Get
travel info |
73 |
May-June
2004 |
|
Get
news |
72 |
May-June
2004 |
|
Surf
the Web for fun |
67 |
March-May
2003 |
|
Look
for health/medical info |
66 |
December
2002 |
|
Look
for info from a government website |
66 |
August
2003 |
|
Buy
a product |
65 |
February
2004 |
|
Research
for school or training |
60 |
May-June
2004 |
|
Buy
or make a reservation for travel |
55 |
May-June
2004 |
|
Go
to a website that provides info or support for a specific medical
condition or personal situation |
54 |
December
2002 |
|
Look
up phone number or address |
54 |
February
2004 |
|
Watch
a video clip or listen to an audio clip |
52 |
March-May
2003 |
|
Do
any type of research for your job |
51 |
February
2004 |
|
Look
for political news/info |
49 |
May-June
2004 |
|
Get
financial info |
44 |
March-May
2003 |
|
Check
sports scores or info |
43 |
February
2004 |
|
Look
for info about a job |
42 |
May-June
2004 |
|
Download
other files such as games, videos, or pictures |
42 |
June
2003 |
|
Send
an instant message |
42 |
May-June
2004 |
|
Play
a game |
39 |
March-May
2003 |
|
Listen
to music online at a website |
34 |
May-June
2004 |
|
Look
for info about a place to live |
34 |
May-June
2004 |
|
Bank
online |
34 |
June
2003 |
|
Look
for religious/spiritual info |
29 |
March-May
2003 |
|
Search
for info about someone you know or might meet |
28 |
September
2002 |
|
Chat
in a chat room or in an online discussion |
25 |
June-July
2002 |
|
Research
your family’s history or genealogy |
24 |
March-May
2003 |
|
Look
for weight loss or general fitness info |
24 |
January
2002 |
|
Participate
in an online auction |
23 |
February
2004 |
|
Look
for info about a mental health issue |
23 |
June-July
2002 |
|
Share
files from own computer w/ others |
23 |
February
2004 |
|
Use
Internet to get photos developed/display photos |
21 |
August-October
2001 |
|
Download
music files to your computer |
20 |
May-June
2004 |
|
Create
content for the Internet |
19 |
October
2002 |
|
Look
for info on something sensitive or embarrassing |
18 |
June-July
2002 |
|
Read
someone else’s web log or “blog” |
17 |
February
2004 |
|
Log
onto the Internet using a wireless device |
17 |
February
2004 |
|
Take
part in an online group |
16 |
October
2002 |
|
Download
video files to your computer |
15 |
February
2004 |
|
Visit
an adult website |
15 |
May-June
2004 |
|
Buy
or sell stocks, bonds, or mutual funds |
12 |
February
2004 |
|
Buy
groceries online |
12 |
March-May
2003 |
|
Take
a class online for college credit |
10 |
June
2003 |
|
Go
to a dating website or other sites where you can meet other people
online | ||