Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2003

[SOURCE: Census Bureau, AUTHOR: Jennifer Cheeseman Day, Alex Janus, and Jessica Davis]
Sure, you might have expected release of this data, oh, maybe two years ago, but this report provides information about the characteristics of households and people
who have and have not adopted use of computers and the Internet. Between 1984 and 2003, household computer use climbed from 8% to 62%. Household Internet access has grown from 18% in 1997 to 50% in 2001 to 55% in 2003. For those looking for fresh Digital Divide date, it's here: 35% of households with householders aged 65 and older, about 45% of households with Black or Hispanic householders, and 28% of households with householders who had less than a high school education had a computer. In addition, 41% of one-person households and 46% of nonfamily households owned a computer. Differences among households in Internet access mirror those for computer ownership. High-income households were more likely to have a computer or Internet access. Among family households with incomes of $100,000 or more during the 12 months prior to the survey, 95 percent had at least one computer and 92 percent had Internet access at home. Among family households with incomes below $25,000, 41 percent had a computer and 31 percent had Internet access. the three top reasons for not having Internet access in the home: 1) “don't need it, not interested” (39 percent), 2) “costs are too high,” and 3) “no computer or computer inadequate” (each at 23 percent).
http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p23-208.pdf