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Internet second only to newspapers in most essential to daily lives of adults

College students spend an average of 19.2 hours per week online

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In a 2007 survey by Youth Trends, full-time students at four-year colleges said they spent an average of 19.2 hours online per week, one hour more than in the previous year.

Time Spent Online per Week by US College Students, Fall 2006 & Spring 2007 (hours)
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713MM Internet users worldwide in June 2006

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ComScore released data on online population in June 2006. There were almost 713 mln Internet users over the age of 15 worldwide in June 2006.

Online population in June 2006

Worldwide Total (Age 15+)712,976
United States153,074
China78,310
Japan53,104
Germany31,977
United Kingdom29,832
Korea25,183
France23,801
Canada19,595
India18,020
Italy16,857
Brazil13,713
Spain12,561
Russian Federation11,390
Netherlands10,864
Australia9,432
Source: comScore
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Families Entrenched in Technology

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Families use technology to fulfill functional needs as much as for recreation. More than half (59 percent) of parents find the Internet helps them get things done. Sixty-eight percent of parents believe the Internet makes them more efficient and self-sufficient. As for kids, 85 percent use the Internet to help them do better in school; 93 percent said it helps them learn things; 89 percent said the Internet helps them be more creative; and 75 percent said it makes them feel like they’ve accomplished something.

Technology has worked its way into the daily lives of both parents and children. A study conducted by Nickelodeon, “The Digital Family,” finds technology adoption in the family is both top down and bottom up.

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