Pew Internet “Who’s Not Online and Why”

The Pew Internet & American Life Project published this report in May 2013 based on U.S. data from a survey of adults and Internet use. The study found that 15% of adults do not use the Internet at all, and 9% do not use the Internet at home. There was a 1% gender disparity. Education showed up as the most significant determinant: only 59% of adults with no high school diploma go online, whereas 96% of adults with a college education use the Internet. Though education was the biggest factor, household income was also an issue (low income adults are less likely to go online), as was location (rural adults are less likely to go online).

The people surveyed were identified as White, Black or Hispanic (no category for aboriginal people). Since aboriginal people in the U.S. are more likely than other groups to live in rural areas, and also face high levels of poverty and challenges at reaching higher levels of education, I think we can safely assume that aboriginal adults in the U.S. are more likely not to go online than other adults.