Martin, Steven P, John P. Robinson. "The income digital divide: an international perspective." IT & Society 1.7 (Spring/ Summer 2004). pp. 1-20.
Online:
http://www.stanford.edu/group/siqss/itandsociety/v01i07/v01i07a01.pdf
Abstract:
This article replicates previous findings that the diffusion of the Internet is becoming more polarized by family income in the United States. Using multiple logistic regression and other odds-based analyses to assess Internet access in the United States from 1998 to 2001, the recent analysis confirms that the odds of access increased most rapidly for individuals at highest family income levels, and most slowly for individuals with the lowest income levels. The unique divide in the U.S. is further evidenced by the lack of such static and dynamic income differences in the U.S. compared with income differences in data from 15 European nations. Moreover, such application of odds-based measures of Internet diffusion is supported by the relative lack of differences in comparisons by education, age and other demographic variables (besides income) for the U.S. Issues about the assumptions underlying use of odds-based measures are discussed.
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