WASHINGTON — About 58 percent of Oklahomans age 3 or older lived in a household with Internet access in 2007 — one of the lowest rates in the nation, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Nationally, slightly more than 67 percent of people lived in homes with Internet access in 2007, the report states. New Hampshire, with a rate of 82.6, and Alaska, at 78.5, topped the list in homes with Internet access.
Only Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and West Virginia had a lower rate than Oklahoma of people age 3 or older living in homes with Internet access. Mississippi had the lowest rate, 52.8 percent.
The report states about 1.9 million Oklahomans age 3 or older lived in a home with Internet access in 2007. There were about 3.3 million Oklahomans age 3 or older in 2007.
The report states 57.6 percent of Oklahomans age 3 or older accessed the Internet from some place in 2007 — either home, work or a public place.
That rate also was well below the national rate of 62.4 percent and among the lowest in the nation; there were eight states, including Texas, with lower rates than Oklahoma’s.
According to the report, Americans with more education used the Internet more than others.
The study states 69 percent of whites in the nation lived in households with Internet use, 73 percent of Asians did, 51 percent of blacks did and 48 percent of Hispanics did.
About 73 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 34 accessed the Internet in 2007, compared with 35 percent of the people 65 and older.
About 56 percent of children between ages 3 and 17 used the Internet in 2007, the report stated.
Internet usage jumped dramatically in a 10-year period, the Census Bureau found.
In 1997, only 22 percent of those 18 and older used the Internet from any location.
In 2007, 64 percent of people 18 and older used the Internet.
Of those using the Internet in 2007, 82 percent used a high-speed connection, while 17 percent used dial-up.
by the associated press
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