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Other than for e-mail, do you ever use the Internet or World Wide Web? (INTERVIEWER: TREAT THESE AS THE SAME)
Uses the internet other than email · Asked in 10 waves, 2000–2022 · 5,965 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Who was asked changed: from 2010 on, far fewer people answered (about 400, vs. 700 to 1,900 in 2000-2004), so shares are not comparable with earlier years.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 80% | 20% | 295 | ±9 | |
| Urban † |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 295 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 167 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 187 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 229 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 218 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 394 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 443 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 729 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 1,910 |
| General Social Survey 2000 |
| 69% |
| 31% |
| 80 |
| ±15 |
| Suburban | 85% | 15% | 169 | ±13 |
| Rural † | 78% | 22% | 46 | ±19 |
General Social Survey 2022 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 |
| face to face |
| 2,817 |
| 1,393 |