Senior Citizens Becoming More Net-Savvy

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Published by: Redorbit.com

Date: April 20, 2009

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""Older adults are the fastest growing demographic on the Internet," said Professor Vicki Hanson of Scotland's University of Dundee on Monday during a global World Wide Web conference in Madrid, Spain.

In 2005, just 26 percent of 70-75 year-olds in the U.S. surfed the Web.  As of last year that number had grown to 45 percent, Hanson said, citing data from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. 

The percentage of those 76 and older that use the Internet rose from 17 to 27 percent during that time...."

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