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THE UCLA INTERNET REPORT: Surveying the Digital Future 22 INCOME AND INTERNET USE EDUCATION In 2001, as in 2000, in general the higher the income, the higher the proportion of those who use the Internet. And those with higher incomes have been online longer than those with lower incomes. Average Hours per Week 4.6 6.8 The 2000 and 2001 surveys found increases in Internet use among those at all education levels. And, for both years, the higher the education level achieved by respondents, the more likely they use the Internet. Percent of Respondents 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 4.8 $1 - $30,000 64.9% 60.4% < High School The very highly educated have correspondingly high levels of use. However, the largest growth rates from 2000 to 2001 were among those with some college (9.1 percent increase) and those with a high school degree only (5.6 percent increase). 6.9 $30,001 - $50,000 59.4% 53.8% High School Graduate 7.4 7.1 $50,001 - $80,000 Income Level 70.3% 79.4% Some College Education Level 9.5 9.9 $80,001 – $100,000 7.2 10.1 > $100,000 86.3% 89.2% 88.8% 86.1% College Graduate Advanced / Prof Degree 2000 2001 2000 2001
THE UCLA INTERNET REPORT: Surveying the Digital Future 23 HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR ABILITY TO USE THE INTERNET? As expected, confidence using the Internet grows as experience grows; 81.9 percent of users with five or more years of experience say their Internet abilities are good or excellent, compared to 40.1 percent of users with less than one year of experience. Percent of Respondents The survey also found that overall confidence in using the Internet has grown (see chart below). In the 2001 survey, 65.5 percent of all users say their ability to use the Internet is good or excellent, up substantially from the 44.6 percent who responded the same way in 2000. Percent of Internet Users 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 60% 40% 20% 0% 15.9% 28.4% 2.5% 6.6% New Users (
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