Narrowing the Gap in 06 – 08.

  • Internet use among Latino adults rose by 10 percentage points, from 54% to 64%.  In comparison, the rates for whites rose four percentage points, and the rates for blacks rose only two percentage points during that time period.
  • In 2006, 79% of Latinos who were online had internet access at home, while in 2008, this number was 81%.
  • In 2006, 84% of African American internet users had a home connection, compared with 87% in 2008.
  • In 2006, 63% of Hispanics with home internet access had a broadband connection; in 2008 this number was 76%.  For whites, there was a 17 percentage point increase in broadband connection from 65% to 82%, and for blacks, the increase was from 63% in 2006 to 78% in 2008.

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