Pew found that 10% of Americans have a smartphone but not a home broadband connection, meaning their phone is their primary means of accessing the Internet. There’s a racial component to this trend: Pew found that while 74% of whites have broadband at home, only 64% of blacks and 53% of latinos have a home broadband connection. However, 79% of blacks and 75% of latinos said they have either home broadband or a smartphone, a difference of 15% and 22% respectively. While smartphones are playing a role in bridging the digital divide between racial and ethnic groups, getting online only via smartphone has its disadvantages: It’s much harder to file your taxes or apply for a job on a mobile device’s tiny screen, as Pew points out in its study.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:51:52 +0000
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