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About a Quarter of US Adults Say They Are 'Almost Constantly' Online (pewresearch.org)

As smartphones and other mobile devices have become more widespread, 26 percent of American adults now report that they go online "almost constantly," up from 21 percent in 2015, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in January 2018. From the study: Overall, 77 percent of Americans go online on a daily basis. That figure includes the 26 percent who go online almost constantly, as well as 43 percent who say they go online several times a day and 8 percent who go online about once a day. Some 11 percent go online several times a week or less often, while 11 percent of adults say they do not use the internet at all.

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  1. Re:What do the 11 percent know? by AHuxley · · Score: 3, Informative

    AC some news on that age range.
    "11% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they?" (March 5, 2018)
    http://www.pewresearch.org/fac...

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