US Internet Population Tops 200 Million

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US Internet population tops 200 million

Thu Mar 18,10:35 AM ET

NEW YORK (AFP) - The number of Americans with Internet access has topped 200 million, or nearly three-fourths of the US population older than two, a survey showed.

Nielsen/NetRatings, said its survey from February showed 204.3 million people or 74.9 percent of the over-two population of 272.8 million. That was up nine percentage points from the same period a year ago.

"In just a handful of years, online access has managed to gain the type of traction that took other mediums decades to achieve," said Kenneth Cassar, director of strategic analysis at Nielsen/NetRatings.

The survey, which measured access as opposed to usage, found that women represent a higher proportion of Web surfers, with 82 percent or 34.6 million women between the ages of 35-54 accessing the Internet at home.

Some 80 percent of men in this age or 32.4 million, had Web access, the survey found.

Seventy-seven percent of females in the 25-34 age group are Web surfers, while 75.6 percent of males in this age bracket have Internet access.

"Women make the majority of purchases and household decisions, so it's no surprise that they are utilizing the Internet as a tool for daily living," said Cassar.

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[Shawn]

The survey, which measured access as opposed to usage, found that women represent a higher proportion of Web surfers, with 82 percent or 34.6 million women between the ages of 35-54 accessing the Internet at home.

That actually shocked me. It wasn't so long ago that the internet was a place characterized as a "boys' club".