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Measuring the Digital Divide

This study explores the digital divide, highlighting disparities in broadband access among different demographic groups. It discusses factors affecting digital literacy, such as socioeconomic status, and presents statistics on college students, employed individuals, elderly, and teenagers. The interviews conducted provide insights into varying levels of digital literacy. Recommendations for narrowing the digital gap are also discussed, including resources like InternetEssentials.com and Lifeline. References from Mossberger, Norman, Purcell, and Schwabe offer further insights.

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Measuring the Digital Divide

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  1. Measuring theDigital Divide Christopher Stansberry

  2. Access • Digital Literacy • Demographics • Socioeconomics • Need* • 70% have a broadband connection (FCC) • 56% v. 21% low income students to high income students see access as “major challenge” (Pew) Factors & Statistics

  3. College Student • Employed • Digitally literate • iPhone & Laptop • Elderly Woman • Retired • Digitally literate • Laptop & Smart Phone Interviews

  4. Teenage Boy • Student (Unemployed) • Digitally Literate • Xbox Live, Laptop, Basic Cell Phone • Adult Woman • Employed • Digitally Literate • Laptop, Basic Cell Phone Interviews

  5. Breimon, Glenna. Personal Interview. 22 April 2013. • "InternetEssentials.com |." internetessentials.com |. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2013. <http://www.internetessentials.com/>. • "Lifeline: Affordable Telephone Service for Income-Eligible Consumers | FCC.gov." Home | FCC.gov. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2013. <http://www.fcc.gov/guides/lifeline-and-link-affordable-telephone-service-income-eligible-consumers>. • Mossberger, Karen, Caroline J. Tolbert, and Mary Stansbury. Virtual inequality: beyond the • digital divide. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2003. Print. • "Nationwide Computer Donation and Recycling Effort to Help Narrow the Digital Divide | FCC.gov." Home | FCC.gov. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013. <http://www.fcc.gov/events/nationwide-computer-donation-recycling-effort-help-narrow-digital-divide> • Norman, David Jr. Personal Interview. 22 April 2013. • Purcell, Kristen. " How Teachers Are Using Technology at Home and in Their Classrooms | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project." Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013. <http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Teachers-and-technology.aspx>. • Schwabe, Amanda. Personal Interview. 22 April 2013. • Stansberry, Karen. Personal Interview. 22 April 2013. Works Cited

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