Yes -- this is the problem I was having, I agree on the value of the ITU stats,but I was specifically looking for what percentage of Americans were using the internet. Background here is that I am looking at American discourse about the internet from 1993ish-2004 (newspaper advice columns right now), and want to convey a sense of how many Americans might have been using the internet during those years, especially the early years when the internet is constructed as a marriage and life destroying monster (yes, that's really the metaphor that gets used). Thanks, Nancy
Andy, it depends on what Nancy looks for. The ITU provides the provider view, the supply-side, the technology side. If Nancy wants to have a look on usage, or the demand side, the value of the ITU numbers is "somewhat" limited. The number of telephone main lines or of hosts does not predict social usage.
Regards F. Thomas
Chadwick Andrew wrote:
Hi Nancy,
It's probably better to use the ITU data as the definitive source; they are the only official global repository. They rely on the national sources, but try to be consistent and rigorous in the way they clean the data. They have a complete set for the US for every year back to 1995. Look for the latest Statistics Yearbook on their website - a goldmine!
Yours,
Andy
--------------------------------- Dr Andrew Chadwick, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Head of Department, Department of Politics & International Relations, Royal Holloway College, University of London, http://www.rhul.ac.uk/politics-and-IR http://www.andrewchadwick.com
-----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Nancy Baym Sent: 08 September 2006 16:19 To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] american internet penetration stats?
Also I do want to mention the Pew chart on American internet adoption at this page:
http://www.pewinternet.org/trends.asp
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