The Web As A Major Source of Information for Young Adults (U.S.)
The following findings are part of a study carried out by Opinion Research Corp. for the Round Table Group, a consortium of university professors who consult high-tech start-ups. The survey was conducted by telephone with 1,014 American households.
Sixty-seven per cent of Americans between 18 to 24 live in households that use the Internet to access essential information, as compared to a national average of only 46 per cent among other age groups.
The young also seem to prefer the Web over traditional informational media: 59 per cent said they consider the Web more "useful" than newspapers and 53 per cent find it more useful than TV for receiving information.
Eighty-four per cent of young adults said they are more likely to use the Internet to retrieve useful information than go to the public library.
Forty-seven per cent said they would consider taking an educational course through the Web.
Source:Media Central "The Buzz: Web cited as major info source for young adults," May 20, 2000
