Table Q1 Page 1
PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT
READING HABITS SURVEY, NOVEMBER 16-DECEMBER 21, 2011
Q1. Overall, how would you rate the quality of life for you and your family today? Would you say it is excellent, very good, good, fair or poor?
BANNER A ------SEX------RACE------AGE------EDUCATION------HOUSEHOLD INCOME------PARENT-----
SOME COLL. $30,000- $50,000- NOT A
TOTAL MALE FEMALE WHITE BLACK HISP 16-17 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ LT HS HS GRAD COLL. GRAD+ <$30,000 $49,999 $74,999 $75,000+ PARENT PARENT
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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U)
TOTAL 13931 6818 7113 9280 1635 1936 658 2313 4539 4011 2226 2148 4605 3303 3781 3965 2359 1683 3080 3889 9328
UNWEIGHTED BASE 2986 1408 1578 2147 316 316 144 484 883 804 622 342 792 692 1142 660 492 401 864 817 2015
Excellent 2326 1121 1206 1494 243 344 158 545 757 537 305 309 654 536 814 469 363 282 802 765 1396
17% 16% 17% 16% 15% 18% 24% 24% 17% 13% 14% 14% 14% 16% 22% 12% 15% 17% 26% 20% 15%
JK IJK LMN PQR U
Very good 3679 1745 1934 2573 380 495 199 645 1200 991 601 468 1034 950 1197 752 584 537 1081 1010 2451
26% 26% 27% 28% 23% 26% 30% 28% 26% 25% 27% 22% 22% 29% 32% 19% 25% 32% 35% 26% 26%
LM LM P P PQ
Good 4740 2337 2403 3178 558 669 242 689 1577 1388 775 721 1628 1154 1199 1331 859 631 890 1311 3179
34% 34% 34% 34% 34% 35% 37% 30% 35% 35% 35% 34% 35% 35% 32% 34% 36% 37% 29% 34% 34%
S S
Fair 2331 1163 1168 1485 314 352 40 346 741 830 366 400 999 487 441 952 469 191 249 652 1639
17% 17% 16% 16% 19% 18% 6% 15% 16% 21% 16% 19% 22% 15% 12% 24% 20% 11% 8% 17% 18%
G G GHI G O NO RS RS
Poor 697 328 369 471 111 59 12 58 218 241 157 243 202 126 118 431 76 29 53 120 565
5% 5% 5% 5% 7% 3% 2% 2% 5% 6% 7% 11% 4% 4% 3% 11% 3% 2% 2% 3% 6%
F GH GH GH MNO QRS T
Don't know 57 46 11 15 15 6 6 15 12 - 11 - 57 - - 10 - 12 - 9 30
*% 1% *% *% 1% *% 1% 1% *% *% 1% *% 1% *% *%
C
Refused 101 79 22 63 14 11 - 15 34 24 11 7 32 50 12 19 8 2 5 23 68
1% 1% *% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% *% *% 1% 2% *% *% *% *% *% 1% 1%
C LO
Comparison Groups: BC/DEF/GHIJK/LMNO/PQRS/TU
Independent Z-Test for Percentages
Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
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Table Q1 Page 2
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PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT
READING HABITS SURVEY, NOVEMBER 16-DECEMBER 21, 2011
Q1. Overall, how would you rate the quality of life for you and your family today? Would you say it is excellent, very good, good, fair or poor?
BANNER A ------SEX------RACE------AGE------EDUCATION------HOUSEHOLD INCOME------PARENT-----
SOME COLL. $30,000- $50,000- NOT A
TOTAL MALE FEMALE WHITE BLACK HISP 16-17 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ LT HS HS GRAD COLL. GRAD+ <$30,000 $49,999 $74,999 $75,000+ PARENT PARENT
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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U)
TOTAL 13931 6818 7113 9280 1635 1936 658 2313 4539 4011 2226 2148 4605 3303 3781 3965 2359 1683 3080 3889 9328
Total Excellent/ 10745 5203 5542 7245 1181 1509 600 1880 3534 2916 1681 1498 3316 2640 3210 2553 1806 1449 2773 3086 7026
Very good/Good 77% 76% 78% 78% 72% 78% 91% 81% 78% 73% 76% 70% 72% 80% 85% 64% 77% 86% 90% 79% 75%
HIJK JK J LM LMN P PQ PQ U
Total Fair/Poor 3028 1490 1538 1956 425 410 52 403 958 1071 523 643 1201 613 559 1384 545 220 302 772 2204
22% 22% 22% 21% 26% 21% 8% 17% 21% 27% 23% 30% 26% 19% 15% 35% 23% 13% 10% 20% 24%
G G GHI GH NO NO QRS RS T
Comparison Groups: BC/DEF/GHIJK/LMNO/PQRS/TU
Independent Z-Test for Percentages
Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
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DECEMBER 2011
Table INTUSE Page 3
PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT
READING HABITS SURVEY, NOVEMBER 16-DECEMBER 21, 2011
INTUSE. Do you use the internet, at least occasionally?
BANNER A ------SEX------RACE------AGE------EDUCATION------HOUSEHOLD INCOME------PARENT-----
SOME COLL. $30,000- $50,000- NOT A
TOTAL MALE FEMALE WHITE BLACK HISP 16-17 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ LT HS HS GRAD COLL. GRAD+ <$30,000 $49,999 $74,999 $75,000+ PARENT PARENT
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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U)
TOTAL 13931 6818 7113 9280 1635 1936 658 2313 4539 4011 2226 2148 4605 3303 3781 3965 2359 1683 3080 3889 9328
UNWEIGHTED BASE 2986 1408 1578 2147 316 316 144 484 883 804 622 342 792 692 1142 660 492 401 864 817 2015
Yes 11193 5530 5664 7589 1240 1398 629 2163 3920 3187 1155 1238 3415 2910 3566 2594 2034 1533 2980 3543 6973
80% 81% 80% 82% 76% 72% 96% 94% 86% 79% 52% 58% 74% 88% 94% 65% 86% 91% 97% 91% 75%
EF IJK IJK JK K L LM LMN P PQ PQR U
No 2719 1281 1438 1688 394 538 26 144 619 824 1069 900 1190 393 206 1369 320 151 97 346 2347
20% 19% 20% 18% 24% 28% 4% 6% 14% 21% 48% 42% 26% 12% 5% 35% 14% 9% 3% 9% 25%
D D GH GHI GHIJ MNO NO O QRS RS S T
Don't know 6 - 6 3 - - 3 - - - 3 3 - - 3 3 - - 3 - 3
*% *% *% *% *% *% *% *% *% *%
Refused 13 7 6 - - - - 6 - - - 7 - - 6 - 6 - - - 6
*% *% *% *% *% *% *% *%
Comparison Groups: BC/DEF/GHIJK/LMNO/PQRS/TU
Independent Z-Test for Percentages
Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
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Table EMLOCC Page 4
PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT
READING HABITS SURVEY, NOVEMBER 16-DECEMBER 21, 2011
EMLOCC. Do you send or receive email, at least occasionally?
BANNER A ------SEX------RACE------AGE------EDUCATION------HOUSEHOLD INCOME------PARENT-----
SOME COLL. $30,000- $50,000- NOT A
TOTAL MALE FEMALE WHITE BLACK HISP 16-17 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ LT HS HS GRAD COLL. GRAD+ <$30,000 $49,999 $74,999 $75,000+ PARENT PARENT
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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U)
TOTAL 13931 6818 7113 9280 1635 1936 658 2313 4539 4011 2226 2148 4605 3303 3781 3965 2359 1683 3080 3889 9328
UNWEIGHTED BASE 2986 1408 1578 2147 316 316 144 484 883 804 622 342 792 692 1142 660 492 401 864 817 2015
Yes 10103 4934 5169 6924 1035 1232 508 1926 3687 2832 1015 1004 2878 2691 3483 2168 1803 1430 2877 3241 6308
73% 72% 73% 75% 63% 64% 77% 83% 81% 71% 46% 47% 63% 81% 92% 55% 76% 85% 93% 83% 68%
EF K JK JK K L LM LMN P PQ PQR U
No 3794 1858 1936 2336 600 700 150 386 850 1170 1196 1129 1708 612 298 1780 554 254 203 636 3005
27% 27% 27% 25% 37% 36% 23% 17% 19% 29% 54% 53% 37% 19% 8% 45% 23% 15% 7% 16% 32%
D D HI GHIJ MNO NO O QRS RS S T
Don't know 9 9 - 9 - - - - - 9 - 9 - - - 9 - - - 9 -
*% *% *% *% *% *% *%
Refused 26 17 8 11 - 4 - - 2 - 16 7 18 - - 8 2 - - 2 16
*% *% *% *% *% *% 1% *% *% *% *% *% *%
Comparison Groups: BC/DEF/GHIJK/LMNO/PQRS/TU
Independent Z-Test for Percentages
Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
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Table I_USER Page 5
PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT
READING HABITS SURVEY, NOVEMBER 16-DECEMBER 21, 2011
Summary table of internet users
BANNER A ------SEX------RACE------AGE------EDUCATION------HOUSEHOLD INCOME------PARENT-----
SOME COLL. $30,000- $50,000- NOT A
TOTAL MALE FEMALE WHITE BLACK HISP 16-17 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ LT HS HS GRAD COLL. GRAD+ <$30,000 $49,999 $74,999 $75,000+ PARENT PARENT
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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U)
TOTAL 13931 6818 7113 9280 1635 1936 658 2313 4539 4011 2226 2148 4605 3303 3781 3965 2359 1683 3080 3889 9328
UNWEIGHTED BASE 2986 1408 1578 2147 316 316 144 484 883 804 622 342 792 692 1142 660 492 401 864 817 2015
Total use internet 11391 5657 5734 7683 1287 1439 634 2187 4001 3223 1206 1296 3482 2947 3597 2680 2050 1552 2992 3579 7129
or email 82% 83% 81% 83% 79% 74% 96% 95% 88% 80% 54% 60% 76% 89% 95% 68% 87% 92% 97% 92% 76%
F IJK IJK JK K L LM LMN P PQ PQR U
Both 9906 4807 5099 6830 988 1191 503 1903 3606 2795 964 945 2812 2654 3452 2083 1787 1410 2865 3205 6151
71% 71% 72% 74% 60% 62% 77% 82% 79% 70% 43% 44% 61% 80% 91% 53% 76% 84% 93% 82% 66%
EF K JK JK K L LM LMN P PQ PQR U
Internet only 1288 723 565 759 252 207 126 260 314 392 191 293 604 256 113 511 246 122 115 338 822
9% 11% 8% 8% 15% 11% 19% 11% 7% 10% 9% 14% 13% 8% 3% 13% 10% 7% 4% 9% 9%
C D IJK I I NO NO O RS S S
Email only 197 127 70 94 46 41 5 24 81 37 51 59 67 37 31 86 16 19 12 36 156
1% 2% 1% 1% 3% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% *% 1% 2%
S
Total do not use 2541 1161 1379 1597 348 497 24 126 538 787 1021 852 1123 356 184 1286 310 132 88 310 2199
internet or email 18% 17% 19% 17% 21% 26% 4% 5% 12% 20% 46% 40% 24% 11% 5% 32% 13% 8% 3% 8% 24%
D GH GHI GHIJ MNO NO O QRS RS S T
Comparison Groups: BC/DEF/GHIJK/LMNO/PQRS/TU
Independent Z-Test for Percentages
Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
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DECEMBER 2011
Table Q2A Page 6
PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT
READING HABITS SURVEY, NOVEMBER 16-DECEMBER 21, 2011
Q2. Pease tell me if you happen to have each of the following items, or not. Do you have... [INSERT ITEMS IN ORDER]? [IF YES/NO, ASK FOLLOW-UP Qs BEFORE MOVING TO NEXT ITEM]
BANNER A ------SEX------RACE------AGE------EDUCATION------HOUSEHOLD INCOME------PARENT-----
SOME COLL. $30,000- $50,000- NOT A
TOTAL MALE FEMALE WHITE BLACK HISP 16-17 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ LT HS HS GRAD COLL. GRAD+ <$30,000 $49,999 $74,999 $75,000+ PARENT PARENT
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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U)
TOTAL 13931 6818 7113 9280 1635 1936 658 2313 4539 4011 2226 2148 4605 3303 3781 3965 2359 1683 3080 3889 9328
UNWEIGHTED BASE 2986 1408 1578 2147 316 316 144 484 883 804 622 342 792 692 1142 660 492 401 864 817 2015
a. A cell phone...or a Blackberry or iPhone or other device that is also a cell phone
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Yes 12120 6057 6062 7913 1464 1753 569 2249 4182 3531 1459 1730 3857 2970 3503 3206 2134 1604 3006 3623 7897
87% 89% 85% 85% 90% 91% 86% 97% 92% 88% 66% 81% 84% 90% 93% 81% 90% 95% 98% 93% 85%
C D D K GIJK GJK K LM LMN P PQ PQR U
No 1810 761 1050 1366 171 183 89 63 358 479 766 418 747 333 278 758 225 80 74 266 1431
13% 11% 15% 15% 10% 9% 14% 3% 8% 12% 34% 19% 16% 10% 7% 19% 10% 5% 2% 7% 15%
B EF HI H HI GHIJ NO NO O QRS RS S T
Don’t know ------
Refused 1 - 1 1 ------1 - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1
*% *% *% *% *% *% *%
Comparison Groups: BC/DEF/GHIJK/LMNO/PQRS/TU
Independent Z-Test for Percentages
Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
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Table Q2B Page 7
PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT
READING HABITS SURVEY, NOVEMBER 16-DECEMBER 21, 2011
Q2. Pease tell me if you happen to have each of the following items, or not. Do you have... [INSERT ITEMS IN ORDER]? [IF YES/NO, ASK FOLLOW-UP Qs BEFORE MOVING TO NEXT ITEM]
BANNER A ------SEX------RACE------AGE------EDUCATION------HOUSEHOLD INCOME------PARENT-----
SOME COLL. $30,000- $50,000- NOT A
TOTAL MALE FEMALE WHITE BLACK HISP 16-17 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ LT HS HS GRAD COLL. GRAD+ <$30,000 $49,999 $74,999 $75,000+ PARENT PARENT
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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U)
TOTAL 13931 6818 7113 9280 1635 1936 658 2313 4539 4011 2226 2148 4605 3303 3781 3965 2359 1683 3080 3889 9328
UNWEIGHTED BASE 2986 1408 1578 2147 316 316 144 484 883 804 622 342 792 692 1142 660 492 401 864 817 2015
b. A desktop or laptop computer
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Yes 10427 5156 5271 7331 1127 1156 524 1856 3636 3108 1175 1086 3043 2766 3476 2298 1900 1425 2939 3233 6637
75% 76% 74% 79% 69% 60% 80% 80% 80% 77% 53% 51% 66% 84% 92% 58% 81% 85% 95% 83% 71%
EF F K K K K L LM LMN P P PQR U
No 3470 1642 1828 1928 507 773 134 450 891 903 1043 1055 1541 537 298 1659 459 246 134 656 2664
25% 24% 26% 21% 31% 40% 20% 19% 20% 23% 47% 49% 33% 16% 8% 42% 19% 15% 4% 17% 29%
D DE GHIJ MNO NO O QRS S S T
Don’t know 20 12 8 20 - - - - 12 - 8 - 20 - - 8 - 12 - - 20
*% *% *% *% *% *% *% *% 1% *%
Refused 14 7 7 - - 7 - 7 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 7 - 7
*% *% *% *% *% *% *% *% *%
Comparison Groups: BC/DEF/GHIJK/LMNO/PQRS/TU
Independent Z-Test for Percentages
Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
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Table Q2C Page 8
PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT
READING HABITS SURVEY, NOVEMBER 16-DECEMBER 21, 2011
Q2. Pease tell me if you happen to have each of the following items, or not. Do you have... [INSERT ITEMS IN ORDER]? [IF YES/NO, ASK FOLLOW-UP Qs BEFORE MOVING TO NEXT ITEM]