1. And yet the survey found a persistent racial divide among low-income households when it comes to computer ownership and Internet access at home. 2. But the survey found significant discrepancies in computer ownership and Internet use along age, racial and economic lines. 3. By contrast, computer ownership was less common among the general population of families with children. 4. Certainly economics and education are also powerful handicaps to computer ownership. 5. Korzenny said that one way he sees to increase computer ownership among Hispanics is with innovative sales methods. 6. The oldest adults in the nation had the lowest rates of computer ownership and Internet use. 7. The percentage constitutes a doubling of computer ownership among Hispanic households from four years earlier. 8. Computer ownership in Russia and Ukraine remains low, and many people rely on small local computer clubs and cafes for Internet access. 9. Last July, a Commerce Department report showed wide disparities in computer ownership and access to the Internet based on race, income and where people lived. 10. Several schools in the country already require computer ownership, including the University of Florida, Ohio University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |