Falling Through the Net: A Survey of the "Have Nots" in Rural and Urban America

Citation

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Falling Through the Net: A Survey of the “Have Nots” in Rural and Urban America (July 1995) (full-text).

Overview

The study found telephone ownership is lowest among Native Americans in rural areas, followed by rural Hispanics and rural Blacks. Personal computer ownership is lowest for Black households in central cities and rural areas. The study found that "the less that one is educated, the lower the level of telephone, computer, and computer-household modem penetration."

See also

• Falling Through the Net II: New Data on the Digital Divide