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260 Wayne E. Baker and Kenneth M. ColemanTable 11.4Activities done on the Internet in the past 12 months by raceand locationRace and location of Internet users (%)Use theInternet African Non-Activity (%) American black Suburbs DetroitGot informationabout a productor service 83.7 88.3 82.6 83.3 85.0Learned more aboutsomething forwork or school 73.3 82.0 71.2 71.2 83.3Got informationabout a healthconcern 65.5 57.4 67.3 66.3 61.7Made a purchase,incl. travelreservations 60.9 51.7 63.0 63.5 48.3Got informationabout governmentservices, publicpolicy issues, orworld events 58.0 58.3 58.0 58.5 55.0Located someone’sphone number,e-mail, or mailingaddress 47.2 43.3 48.0 47.5 46.7Looked for a newjob or exploredcareeropportunities 47.0 65.6 43.1 44.5 58.3Help with homefinances or didbanking 40.9 34.4 42.3 42.3 33.3Participated inchat rooms 14.3 11.5 14.9 13.8 16.7Interactively discussedpolitical or socialissues with others 10.9 16.7 9.6 10.7 11.7