Volume 5, Issue 4
April 17, 2003

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Technology Update: No Digital Divide

Are Caucasian students more likely to have their own computer? Do they, in general, have more computers in their home than African American students?

No and yes since a higher proportion of Caucasian students have four or more computers at home.

When we asked students if they had their own computer at home, 52 percent of African Americans responded yes, compared to 50 percent of Caucasian students interviewed. In terms of the number of computers in the home, the mean number of computers at home was almost identical for both students of color and Caucasian students (1.8 and 1.9 respectively). However, a higher proportion of African American students had one computer in the home compared to Caucasian students while a larger segment of Caucasian students reported having four or more computers in the home compared to African American students

Chart 3: Number of Computers at Home

Chart 4: Have their own Computer at Home