COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE-DP02_DES_T_20
SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - DP02
Universe - Total households
Survey-Program - American Community Survey 5-year estimates
Year - 2020
The 2008 Broadband Improvement Act mandated the collection of data about computer and internet use. As a result, three questions were added to the 2013 American Community Survey (ACS) to measure these topics. The computer use question asked if anyone in the household owned or used a computer and included four response categories for a desktop or laptop, a smartphone, a tablet or other portable wireless computer, and some other type of computer. Respondents selected a checkbox for “Yes” or “No” for each response category. Respondents could select all categories that applied. Question asked if any member of the household has access to the internet. “Access” refers to whether or not someone in the household uses or can connect to the internet, regardless of whether or not they pay for the service. If a respondent answers “Yes, by paying a cell phone company or Internet service provider”, they are asked to select the type of internet service.
Data Dictionary
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| DES_T_20 | numeric | ||
| NAME | text | ||
| Households # | numeric | ||
| Households % | numeric | ||
| With a computer # | numeric | ||
| With a computer % | numeric | ||
| With broadband Internet # | numeric | ||
| With broadband Internet % | numeric |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Release date | January 6, 2020 |
| Data last updated | July 24, 2023 |
| Metadata last updated | July 24, 2023 |
| Created | July 23, 2023 |
| Format | CSV |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike |
| Census geo year code | 2020 |
| Datastore active | True |
| Has views | True |
| Id | 88fe476b-2cf8-4b57-b9a6-88c996f17c24 |
| Mimetype | text/csv |
| On same domain | True |
| Package id | dbd25e03-4093-4d89-a711-c7f55506350a |
| Point or polygon | Polygon |
| Release date | 2020-01-06 |
| Resource year code | 2020 |
| Size | 597 bytes |
| State | active |
| Terria catalogue | Yes |
| Url type | upload |