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Parents Online

Principal authors: Katherine Allen, Research Assistant
Lee Rainie, Director

Pew & American Life Project
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Summary of Findings

In this report, we present a synthesis of several years of findings from our general
research on the impact of the on Americans. The material has been gathered from
numerous surveys that the Pew & American Life Project conducted with
American adults and teenagers.

Parents are more wired
We have consistently found that parents with children under 18 are more likely to have
used the than non-parents. (In our surveys, non-parents are those who do not
have a minor child living at home.) In our survey from October 7-27, we found that 70%
of the . parents with a child under age 18 use the , compared to 53% of non-
parents. That means there are almost 45 million online parents in the United States today,
and they make up 43% of all .

Our October survey also showed that parents are generally more enthusiastic about
technology and less burdened by technological change than non-parents. For instance,
parents, whether they use the or not, are more apt than non-parents to say they
like all the information that is available today from all kinds of media. Similarly, parents
are also more likely than non-parents to say they puters and technology and to
assert that technology tools give them more control over their lives. Parents are also more
likely than non-parents to own cell phones, DVD players, and pagers.

One strong incentive for parents to have access is for their children. The vast
majority of parents believe that their children need to know puters and the
in order to eed. Not surprisingly, parents who do not have access are more
likely