Volume 5, Issue 4
April 17, 2003

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Technology Update: No Digital Divide

Are there any differences in Internet use by students of color compared to white students?

Only a slight difference. In terms of weekly Internet use, black students tended to use the Internet more frequently than their white counterparts.

While 55 percent of African American students and 57 percent of white students reported using the Internet 1-5 hours per week, 19 percent of black students indicated that they used the Internet 11 or more hours per week compared to 14 percent of white students.

Chart 5: Hours on the Internet Each Week