Survey Says Only One of Three Texans Uses Internet
Perhaps we should rethink this whole online news experiment?
Only three out of every five Texans use the Internet, placing the state near the bottom nationally, according to a survey released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Texas ranked above only Mississippi and West Virginia in the percentage of its population that goes online, about 10 percentage points below the national rate. Alaska tops the list at 80 percent, followed by Washington, Utah, Vermont and Minnesota.
The survey also calculated the percentage of people who use the Internet at home. Texas ranks above only Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, South ...
Comments (6)
Higinio Maycotte
I read somewhere that there were 5.5 million Texans on FaceBook (24% of the population). I would be interested in knowing how different states compare in social media adoption?
Gritsforbreakfast
OTOH, Texas had the second highest NUMBER of internet users after California. That's a plenty big enough market for online news, if y'all or somebody can get the business model right.
Gritsforbreakfast
You know, perhaps the 1/3 without wireless are the same folks Ross Ramsey says believe humans live in the time of dinosaurs. Y'all aren't really aiming at those readers, anyway.
BurningFeet
It may be that those without Internet access are the same ones without health insurance that Ricky (What recession?) Perry is so proud of. Or it could be that they have Biblically based news, and think that's all they need. Can't you see the headline?
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jph
Fascinating but not surprising. A few years back I was consulting with an organization that wanted to set up an assistance program for lower income Texans. Recognizing that Internet penetration in poor, minority and rural areas was limited, the focus was on doing it by telephone.
What surprised them and what they refused to accept, is that in Texas telephone penetration isn't as deep as in other states. There are people all across the piney woods, the valley and other parts of the state who still have to walk or drive somewhere to have access to a phone.
Matt Stiles
Thanks for all the comments, folks. I'm choosing to see the situation as an opportunity for growth.