Observations of Internet in American life between race and ethnicity

Degrees of Access (May 2008 data)

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1. 17% of cell phone owners who are involved in a political or community group have communicated with the group via text messaging on a cell phone or PDA.

2. 32% of internet users who are involved in a political or community group have communicated with the group using the group's website, and 10% have done so via instant messaging.

3. Some 37% of internet users aged 18-29 use blogs or social networking sites as a venue for political or civic involvement, compared to 17% of online 30-49 years old, 12% of 50-64 years olds and 10% of internet users over 65.

4. Those who use blogs or social networking sites politically are much more likely to be invested in other forms of civic and political activism.

5. 24% of online social network sites users who are involved in a political or community group have communicated with the group using a social networking site.

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