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theDigitalDividein
CaliforniaHouseholds:2016
Astatewidesurveyconductedfor
CaliforniaEmergingTechnologyFund
by
TheFieldPoll
July2016
AbouttheSurvey
Populationsurveyed: Californiaadultsage18orolder
Methodofdata Interviewsconductedbymeansof
collection: computerassistedtelephoneinterviewing
byliveinterviewers
Samplingmethod: Randomsamplesofadultsdevelopedfrom
dualframeofrandomdigitdialcelland
landlinephonelistingscoveringCalifornia
Languagesof English,Spanish,Cantonese,Mandarin,
administration: KoreanandVietnamese
Samplesize: 1,635interviewscompleted:
English(1,275),Spanish(277),Chinese(33),
Vietnamese(30),Korean(20)
Interviewingperiod: June8 July2,2016
CaliforniaEmergingTechnologyFund 1 TheFieldPoll
Table1
InternetConnectivityinCaliforniaHouseholds
ThroughAnyDevice(2016)
NoInternet
accessathome
since2014
1
13%
Internetaccessathome
(includingdialup)
87%
since2014
+1
: In this and succeeding tables, refers to the change in percentage points of the current 2016 findings to those found in 2014.
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Table2
HowCaliforniaHouseholdswithInternetAccessConnecttoIt
Internet
connectioneither
dialupornot
specified 3%
since Broadband
2014 connectionvia
+6 smartphone 14%
only
Broadband
connectionthrough
acomputingdevice*
70%
84%
Broadband since2014
connectivity +3
since2014
+9
* Includes those accessing the Internet through a desktop, laptop or tablet computer.
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Table3
TrendofCaliforniaHouseholdswithBroadband
InternetConnectivity(2008 2016)
100% BroadbandConnectivityatHome(Total)
90% *
84% *
79%
80% 73% 75%* 75%*
70% 72% 14%
70% 62%
Smartphone
only/no
55% 69% 67% 71% 70% computer
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
* For all years prior to 2013, broadband Internet connectivity included those accessing the Internet through DSL, cable, satellite or fiber optic
connections to a home desktop, laptop or tablet computer. For 2013 and thereafter, this also includes those connecting to the Internet at home
solely through a smart phone.
Source: 2014-2016 surveys conducted for the California Emerging Technology Fund by The Field Poll, while prior years surveys conducted by
the Public Policy Institute of California.
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Table4a
BroadbandInternetConnectivityatHome
(bygender,ageandrace/ethnicityofhouseholder)
ComputingDevice SmartPhoneOnly Since2014
Totalstatewide 70 14 84% +9
Gender
Male 73 15 88% +11
Female 67 14 81% +7
Age
1829 74 21 95% +4
3039 76 18 94% +16
4049 75 14 89% +11
5064 73 13 86% +14
65orolder 51 5 56% +9
Race/ethnicity
WhitenonHispanic 83 7 90% +7
Latino(total) 56 24 80% +17
Spanishspeaking 39 30 69% +23
Englishspeaking 72 18 90% +10
AsianAmerican 68 13 81% +7
AfricanAmerican* 66 11 77% 10
* Small sample size.
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Table4b
BroadbandInternetConnectivityatHome
(bynativity,educationalattainmentanddisabilitystatus)
ComputingDevice SmartPhoneOnly Since2014
Totalstatewide 70 14 84% +9
Nativity
U.S.born 78 11 89% +8
BornoutsidetheU.S. 56 21 77% +11
Educationalattainment
Notahighschoolgraduate 34 29 63% +31
Highschoolgraduate 60 21 81% +11
Somecollege/tradeschool 74 13 87% +4
Collegegraduate(B.A./B.S.) 83 9 92% +2
Postgraduatework 89 4 93% +2
Disabilitystatus
Disabled 58 13 71% +12
Notdisabled 74 14 88% +9
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Table4c
BroadbandInternetConnectivityatHome
(bymaritalandparentalstatus,householdincomeandFPL)
ComputingDevice SmartPhoneOnly Since2014
Totalstatewide 70 14 84% +9
Maritalstatus
Married 77 11 88% +7
Notmarried/livetogether 62 23 85% +13
Single/nevermarried 72 18 90% +8
Widowed/separated/divorced 56 12 68% +9
Childunderage18inhousehold*
Yes 73 18 91% +14
No 69 12 81% +7
Householdincome
Lessthan$22,000 43 25 68% +15**
$22,000 $39,999 64 19 83% +3
$40,000 $99,999 85 8 93% +10
$100,000ormore 94 3 97% +2
FederalPovertyLevel(FPL)
Lessthan138%FPL 48 26 74% N/A
Morethan138%FPL 80 9 89% N/A
* 2014 data includes only parents of children in K-12 schools.
** The comparative income range from the 2014 survey was less than $20,000. N/A = Not measured in 2014 survey.
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Table4d
BroadbandInternetConnectivityatHome
(byregionandgeocode)
ComputingDevice SmartPhoneOnly Since2014
Totalstatewide 70 14 84% +9
Region
LosAngelesCounty 70 14 84% +8
InlandEmpire 65 17 82% +10
Orange/SanDiego 72 11 83% +5
CentralValley 66 16 82% +9
SanFranciscoBayArea 75 14 89% +10
OtherCalifornia 70 17 87% +11
Geocode
Urbanpopulationareas10,000+ 73 13 86% N/A
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Table5a
WaysCaliforniansUsetheInternetatHome
(amongalladultsconnectedtotheInternet)
Keepintouchwithfamily/friends 90%
Keepupwiththenews 84%
Assistchildrenwithschoolwork* 84%*
Watch/downloadTVshows,
movies,games,music 80%
Managemoney/bankonline 70%
Gethealth/medicalinformation 66%
Findjobopportunities 60%
Learnabout/accessgovernment
services 57%
Gainnewcareerskills/takeclasses 53%
* This item was asked only of those living in households where children under age 18 reside.
Note: Percentage point changes since 2014 cannot be reported because categories were not measured in earlier surveys in a comparable manner.
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Table5b
WaysCaliforniansUsetheInternetatHome
(amonglowincomeadultsconnectedtotheInternet)
Keepintouchwithfamily/friends 86%
Assistchildrenwithschoolwork* 80%*
Watch/downloadTVshows,
movies,games,music 80%
Keepupwiththenews 79%
Findjobopportunities 60%
Gethealth/medicalinformation 58%
Managemoney/bankonline 52%
Learnabout/accessgovernment
services 51%
Gainnewcareerskills/takeclasses 46%
* This item was asked only of those living in households where children under age 18 reside.
Note: Low-income adults are defined as those whose total household income is less than 138% of the Federal Poverty Level.
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Table5c
WaysCaliforniansUsetheInternetatHome
(amongseniorsage65+connectedtotheInternet)
Keepintouchwithfamily/friends 86%
Keepupwiththenews 70%
Gethealth/medicalinformation 59%
Managemoney/bankonline 51%
Watch/downloadTVshows,
movies,games,music 50%
Learnabout/accessgovernment
services 44%
Gainnewcareerskills/takeclasses 25%
Findjobopportunities 18%
Note: Results from the category, Assisting children with schoolwork, not reported because of the very small number of seniors with a child under
age 18 who are connected to the Internet.
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Table5d
WaysCaliforniansUsetheInternetatHome
(amongdisabledadultsconnectedtotheInternet)
Keepintouchwithfamily/friends 82%
Keepupwiththenews 74%
Watch/downloadTVshows,
movies,games,music 74%
Gethealth/medicalinformation 66%
Managemoney/bankonline 60%
Learnabout/accessgovernment
services 54%
Findjobopportunities 50%
Gainnewcareerskills/takeclasses 42%
Note: Results from the category, Assisting children with schoolwork, not reported because of the very small number of disabled adults with a child
under age 18 who are connected to the Internet.
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Table6a
ReasonsforNotHavingInternetAccessatHome
(amongthosewithoutInternetaccessathome)
TotalMentions Mainreason
Tooexpensive/nocomputerorsmart
phoneathome(net) 74% 39%
Donthaveacomputeror 42% 7%
smartphoneathome
Toobusy/don'thavethetime 40% 9%
Concernsaboutprivacy/
computerviruses 39% 4%
Canconnecttoitfrom
anotherplace 32% 4%
Internetservicenotavailable
whereIlive 21% 1%
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Table6b
MainReasonforNotHavingInternetAccessatHome
(asapercentageofallCaliforniaadults)
NoInternet
accessathome TotalWithoutInternetAccessatHome 13%
Internetservicetooexpensive/ 5%
donthavecomputerorsmart
13% phone(net)
Servicetooexpensive 4%
Donthaveacomputer/smart phone 1%
Notinterested 2%
Toodifficulttosetupandlearn 1%
Internetaccess
athome Toobusy/donthavethetime 1%
87% Otherreasons(lessthan1%each) 2%
Notreported 2%
Note: Sum of percentages reported for places where California adults have broadband Internet access outside the home adds to more than
subtotal due to multiple mentions.
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Table6c
WaysinWhichCaliforniansWithoutInternetAccessFeelDisadvantaged
BecauseTheyareUnabletoUsetheInternetatHome
(amongthosewithoutInternetaccessathome)
Notbeingableto
Keepupwiththenews 33%
Learnabout/accessgovernment
services 29%
Gainnewcareerskills/takeclasses 29%
Findjobopportunities 28%
Keepintouchwithfamily/friends 28%
Gethealth/medicalinformation 26%
Watch/downloadTVshows,
movies,games,music 25%
Managemoney/bankonline 18%
Note: Results from the category, Assisting children with schoolwork, not reported because of the very small number of households with a child
under 18 who are without Internet access.
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Table7
AccesstoBroadbandInternetThrougha
ComputingDeviceOutsidetheHome
(amongCaliforniaadults)
Where?
Atwork 45%
Homeoffriend/family 34
No At/nearastore 28
34%
Publicbuilding/space
(otherthanlibrary) 27
Yes
66% At/nearaschool 26
At/nearalibrary 25
Otherplace(volunteered) 2
Note: Sum of percentages reported for places where California adults have broadband Internet access outside the home adds to more than
subtotal due to multiple mentions.
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Table8a
AccesstoBroadbandInternetThroughaComputing
DeviceEitheratHomeorOutsidetheHome
(amongCaliforniaadults)
Notreported
2%
Nocomputer
broadband
access
16%
Computer
broadband
access Computer
12% broadbandaccess
outsidethe
homeonly bothathomeand
outsidethehome
54%
16%
Computer
broadband
accessat
82%(net) homeonly
Havecomputer
broadbandaccess
eitherathomeor
outsidethehome
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Table8b
CaliforniaBroadbandAccessEitheratHomeorOutsidetheHome
(bygender,ageandrace/ethnicity)
Totalstatewide 54 16 12 82%
Gender
Male 56 17 11 84%
Female 53 14 12 79%
Age
1829 65 9 17 91%
3039 60 15 14 89%
4049 62 12 9 83%
5064 56 16 10 82%
65orolder 24 26 7 57%
Race/ethnicity
WhitenonHispanic 65 18 7 90%
Latino(total) 39 16 17 72%
Spanishspeaking 20 17 21 58%
Englishspeaking 58 14 14 86%
AsianAmerican 57 10 10 77%
AfricanAmerican* 55 11 18 84%
BothatHomeandOutsidetheHome AtHomeOnly OutsidetheHomeOnly
Totalstatewide 54 16 12 82%
Nativity
U.S.born 62 16 10 88%
BornoutsidetheU.S. 40 15 14 69%
Educationalattainment
Notahighschoolgraduate 13 20 19 52%
Highschoolgraduate 41 18 17 76%
Somecollege/tradeschool 58 16 12 86%
Collegegraduate(B.A./B.S.) 71 12 8 91%
Postgraduatework 76 13 4 93%
Disabilitystatus
Disabled 38 19 9 66%
Notdisabled 59 14 13 86%
BothatHomeandOutsidetheHome AtHomeOnly OutsidetheHomeOnly
Note: Broadband Internet access at home includes those connected to the Internet via smart phone.
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Table8d
CaliforniaBroadbandAccessEitheratHomeorOutsidetheHome
(bymaritalandparentalstatus,householdincomeandFPL)
Totalstatewide 54 16 12 82%
Maritalstatus
Married 57 19 8 84%
Notmarried/livetogether 53 10 16 79%
Single/nevermarried 64 8 17 89%
Widowed/separated/divorced 36 19 11 66%
Childunderage18inhousehold
Yes 57 16 14 87%
No 53 15 10 78%
Householdincome
Lessthan$22,000 30 11 21 62%
$22,000 $39,999 43 21 16 80%
$40,000 $99,999 65 21 7 93%
$100,000ormore 86 8 3 97%
FederalPovertyLevel(FPL)
Lessthan138%FPL 31 16 21 68%
Morethan138%FPL 64 15 8 87%
BothatHomeandOutsidetheHome AtHomeOnly OutsidetheHomeOnly
Note: Broadband Internet access at home includes those connected to the Internet via smart phone.
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Table8e
CaliforniaBroadbandAccessEitheratHomeorOutsidetheHome
(byregionandgeocode)
Totalstatewide 54 16 12 82%
Region
LosAngelesCounty 52 16 12 80%
InlandEmpire 55 10 13 78%
Orange/SanDiego 54 18 9 81%
CentralValley 45 21 14 80%
SanFranciscoBayArea 63 11 12 86%
OtherCalifornia 55 14 12 81%
Geocode
Urbanpopulationareas10,000+ 58 15 11 84%
Suburbanpopulationareas10,000+ 49 18 12 79%
Populationareas<10,000 48 15 14 77%
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Table9
PerceivedImportanceofProviding
AllCaliforniaHouseholdswithAccesstoHighSpeedInternet
andGettingAllCaliforniaHouseholdsOnline
Not Not
Not reported Not reported
important important
4% 3%
6% 8%
Somewhat Somewhat
important Extremely important Extremely
21% important 18% important
45% 48%
Very Very
important important
24% 23%
ProvidingAllCaliforniaHouseholds GettingAllCalifornia
withAccess toHighSpeedInternet HouseholdsOnline
Note: Extremely important includes those giving a rating of 10 on a 1-10 scale, very important includes those giving a rating of 8 or 9,
somewhat important includes those giving a rating of 4-7, and not important includes those giving a rating of 1-3.
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1. ComparingLOWINCOMEADULTSWithandWithoutBroadbandInternetAccessatHome
LowincomeadultswithoutbroadbandInternetaccessathomearemorelikelythanlowincomeadultswhohave
broadbandaccesstoresideinhouseholdswherechildrenunderage18arenotpresent,areage65orolder,havenot
attendedcollege,areforeignbornoranonEnglishspeaker.
WithoutBroadband WithBroadband
TotalLowIncomeAdults* 100% 100%
WhitenonHispanic 16% 23%
Latino 60% 58%
Race/Ethnicity AsianAmerican 16% 11%
AfricanAmerican 7% 8%
Other 2% 1%
U.S.born 43% 53%
Nativity
Foreignborn 57% 47%
Englishspeaker 48% 61%
Language
NonEnglishspeaker 52% 39%
Men 40% 41%
Gender
Women 60% 59%
Nocollege 66% 54%
Somecollege/tradeschool 21% 32%
Education
Collegegraduate 12% 13%
Notreported 1% 1%
1829 25% 30%
3039 19% 25%
Age 4049 17% 19%
5064 20% 17%
65+ 19% 9%
Yes 46% 60%
ChildUnder18inHousehold
No 54% 40%
Yes 29% 23%
Disability No 70% 75%
Notreported 1% 2%
LosAngelesCounty 28% 32%
InlandEmpire 13% 14%
Orange/SanDiego 15% 13%
Region
CentralValley 19% 19%
SanFranciscoBayArea 15% 15%
Allother 10% 8%
(n) (227) (221)
* Definedasthoselivinginhouseholdswithincomesoflessthan138%oftheFederalPovertyLevel.
CircledpercentagesidentifysubgroupswherethosewithoutbroadbandInternetaccessaresignificantlygreaterthanthosewithbroadbandInternetaccessat
the95%confidencelevel.
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2. ComparingADULTSAGE65OROLDERWithandWithoutBroadbandInternetAccessatHome
Seniorsage65orolderwithoutbroadbandInternetaccessathomearemorelikelythanseniorswhohavebroadband
accesstohavethesedemographiccharacteristics:LatinoorAsianAmerican,foreignborn,nonEnglishspeaker,
woman,renter,didnotattendcollege,householdincomelessthan$22,000,renter.
WithoutBroadband WithBroadband
TotalAdultsAge65orOlder 100% 100%
WhitenonHispanic 42% 75%
Latino 31% 9%
Race/Ethnicity AsianAmerican 17% 10%
AfricanAmerican 9% 2%
Other 1% 4%
U.S.born 56% 81%
Citizenship
Foreignborn 44% 19%
Englishspeaker 64% 94%
Language
NonEnglishspeaker 36% 6%
Men 33% 51%
Gender
Women 67% 49%
Nocollege 45% 19%
Somecollege/tradeschool 28% 31%
Education
Collegegraduate 22% 49%
Notreported 5% 1%
Under$22,000 35% 16%
$22,000to$49,999 20% 15%
HouseholdIncome $40,000to$99,999 17% 35%
$100,000ormore 4% 16%
Notreported 24% 18%
Own 55% 77%
Homeownership Rent 41% 20%
Notreported 4% 3%
Yes 41% 31%
Disability No 54% 66%
Notreported 5% 3%
LosAngelesCounty 28% 18%
InlandEmpire 13% 7%
Orange/SanDiego 12% 22%
Region
CentralValley 24% 20%
SanFranciscoBayArea 14% 19%
Allother 9% 14%
(n) (146) (201)
CircledpercentagesidentifysubgroupswherethosewithoutbroadbandInternetaccessaresignificantlygreaterthanthosewithbroadbandInternetaccessat
the95%confidencelevel.
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3. ComparingDISABLEDADULTSWithandWithoutBroadbandInternetAccessatHome
DisabledadultswithoutbroadbandInternetaccessathomearemorelikelythanthosewithbroadbandaccessto
includeLatinos,foreignbornresidents,nonEnglishspeakers,havehouseholdincomesoflessthan$22,000,didnot
attendcollegeorareage65orolder.
WithoutBroadband WithBroadband
TotalDisabledAdults 100% 100%
WhitenonHispanic 30% 50%
Latino 47% 28%
Race/Ethnicity AsianAmerican 13% 7%
AfricanAmerican 8% 13%
Other 1% 2%
U.S.born 51% 75%
Citizenship
Foreignborn 49% 25%
Englishspeaker 60% 88%
Language
NonEnglishspeaker 40% 12%
Men 44% 45%
Gender
Women 56% 55%
Nocollege 60% 29%
Somecollege/tradeschool 22% 36%
Education
Collegegraduate 18% 35%
Notreported * *
Under$22,000 41% 26%
$22,000to$49,999 22% 20%
HouseholdIncome $40,000to$99,999 10% 32%
$100,000ormore 1% 11%
Notreported 25% 12%
Own 32% 42%
Homeownership Rent 64% 58%
Notreported 4% *
1829 7% 12%
3039 9% 15%
Age 4049 16% 17%
5064 27% 32%
65orolder 41% 25%
LosAngelesCounty 25% 26%
InlandEmpire 15% 9%
Orange/SanDiego 12% 14%
Region
CentralValley 21% 22%
SanFranciscoBayArea 14% 21%
Allother 13% 8%
(n) (131) (190)
* Lessthanof1%.
CircledpercentagesidentifysubgroupswherethosewithoutbroadbandInternetaccessaresignificantlygreaterthanthosewithbroadbandInternetaccessat
the95%confidencelevel.
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4. ComparingHouseholdsWhereCHILDRENUNDERAGE18ResideWithandWithoutBroadband
InternetAccessatHome
Householdswherechildrenunderage18resideandarewithoutbroadbandInternetaccessaremorelikelythan
thosewithbroadbandaccesstobeLatino,foreignborn,anonEnglishspeaker,havenotattendedcollege,havea
householdincomeoflessthan$50,000,orarenter.
WithoutBroadband WithBroadband
TotalHouseholdsWithChildrenUnder18 100% 100%
WhitenonHispanic 11% 37%
Latino 74% 43%
Race/Ethnicity AsianAmerican 10% 12%
AfricanAmerican 5% 6%
Other 1% 2%
U.S.born 56% 81%
Citizenship
Foreignborn 44% 19%
Englishspeaker 41% 79%
Language
NonEnglishspeaker 59% 21%
Men 41% 50%
Gender
Women 59% 50%
Nocollege 72% 33%
Somecollege/tradeschool 22% 27%
Education
Collegegraduate 5% 39%
Notreported 1% 1%
Under$22,000 24% 7%
$22,000to$49,999 47% 27%
HouseholdIncome $40,000to$99,999 7% 28%
$100,000ormore 2% 29%
Notreported 20% 9%
Own 20% 45%
Homeownership Rent 74% 53%
Notreported 3% 2%
1829 30% 24%
3039 31% 30%
Age
4049 18% 28%
50orolder 21% 18%
LosAngelesCounty 23% 31%
InlandEmpire 14% 11%
Orange/SanDiego 12% 15%
Region
CentralValley 22% 16%
SanFranciscoBayArea 16% 19%
Allother 14% 9%
(n) (147) (448)
CircledpercentagesidentifysubgroupswherethosewithoutbroadbandInternetaccessaresignificantlygreaterthanthosewithbroadbandInternetaccessat
the95%confidencelevel.