The Big Question

The Big Question

How Many Seniors Are Online?

How Many Seniors Are Online?

Research by 

Research by 

SeniorNet 

SeniorNet 

(Jan.2003)

(Jan.2003)

Interests: 94% friends/family, 72% news, and

Interests: 94% friends/family, 72% news, and

49% research

49% research

(health, estate planning, etc.)

(health, estate planning, etc.)

80% 

80% 

taught 

taught 

themselves 

themselves 

how 

how 

to 

to 

use 

use 

the 

the 

Internet

Internet

37% took a class to learn how to use the Internet

37% took a class to learn how to use the Internet

46% of US seniors have been using the net for over 5 years

46% of US seniors have been using the net for over 5 years

SeniorNet.Com conducted research in Jan.2003 about this very subject, and discovered:

(based on survey of 2,084 users of Age 50 85)

  They were going online 49% of the time to look up health & financial related research,

  80% of them taught themselves how to use the Internet,

  37% of them took a class to learn how to use the Internet, and

  46% of them have been using the net for over 5 years already.

Clearly,  the  seniors  are   online   and  using  the  net.  That  doesn't  even  account  for  all  those  seniors  that

access the net through their friends, children, grandchildren and local libraries. The thing to remember is, if

there is a reason for the seniors to go to your web site, the above clearly indicates that they have the means

to get online and go there.

  1993 2004 by Schumacher Publishing, Inc.

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