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That's according to a report released Wednesday bythe , whicnh also shows that 62 percent of the nation'sz households report using the Internet at home in 2007, an 18 percent increase from 1997. Among households usinfg the netin 2007, 82 percent reported using a high-speedr connection, and 17 percent used a dial-up connection. “Asz access to high speed connections have become more so too have the number of people that connectr to the Internet at saidThom File, a statisticiam with the Census Bureau Housing and Household Economiv Statistics Division.
“These data give us a better understanding of who is using the Internet and from New Hampshire had the highest rate of Interne use for those age three and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowestr rates of use at about 52 Internet usage also varied by educationand race. For individuale 25 and older witha bachelor’s 87 percent reported going online from some locationj in 2007. About half (49 percent) of those with only a high schookl diploma reported usingthe Internet, comparecd with 19 percent for those without a high schoo diploma. Meanwhile, 69 percent of whites lived in householdes withInternet use.
The same was true for 51 percenrtof blacks, 73 percent of Asians and 48 percent of Hispanics.