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Figure 6. Households with broadband access by income, 2007 (Source: authors using CPS data)
Table 8. Percent of on-line households with broadband access, 2007
Metropolitan (percent)
Nonmetropolitan (percent)
Total (percent)
Northeast
87.3
68.8
85.4
Midwest
82.9
70.6
80.4
South
83.0
67.3
80.5
West
85.3
75.2
84.4
Total
84.4
69.7
82.3
Source: authors using CPS data.
Note: Difference between metro/nonmetro (** -- significant at 0.01).
opt for broadband if they already use the Internet
at home.
Distance education has been considered a
critical element in the delivery of education
(Poley). At the same time the presence of children
in the household has been a determinant, or at
least deemed a likely contributing factor, in a
household having in-home Internet access (Sten-
berg and Morehart, 2006; Choudrie and Dwivedi,
2006). As a result in-home Internet access may
improve household well-being through educa-
tional programs; education programs may thus
drive household demand for in-home Internet
access. Households with children do have higher
rates of in-home Internet access (Table 9). House-
holds with teenage children are more likely to
Table 9. All types of Internet access at home by household composition, 2007
Metro
Nonmetro
Total
Not a parent
65.0
53.4**
63.3
No children under 18 years of age
69.7
59.4**
67.7
Only children less than 6
70.8
55.1**
68.7
At least one child 6-13 and none older than 13
72.8
65.4**
71.7
At least one child older than 13
81.4
76.5**
80.6
Total
68.5
58.1
66.8
 
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