Poll finds nearly 80 percent of U.S. adults go online

POLL FINDS NEARLY 80 PERCENT OF US ADULTS GO ONLINE
[SOURCE: Reuters]
Four out of five U.S. adults go online now, according to a new Harris Poll. The survey found that 79 percent of adults -- about 178 million -- go online, spending an average 11 hours a week on the Internet. The results reflect a steady rise since 2000, when 57 percent of adults polled said they went online. In 2006, the number was 77 percent. The poll also found that adults are spending more time online at home and at work, up two percent each at 72 percent and 37 percent respectively, from 2006. More dramatically, 31 percent of those surveyed said they went online elsewhere, up from 22 percent in 2006. Demographically, the poll showed the online population aligning more with the general population.
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