Table 1. Employed persons who used a computer or the Internet at work by selected characteristics, October 2003
Table 1. Employed persons who used a computer or the Internet at work by selected
characteristics, October 2003
(Numbers in thousands)
Used a computer Used the Internet
at work at work
Total
Characteristic employed
Percent Percent
Total of Total of
employed employed
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over............ 138,823 76,986 55.5 57,892 41.7
16 to 24 years.......................... 19,304 6,991 36.2 4,234 21.9
16 to 19 years........................ 5,788 1,301 22.5 559 9.7
20 to 24 years........................ 13,516 5,690 42.1 3,675 27.2
25 years and over....................... 119,519 69,995 58.6 53,658 44.9
25 to 34 years........................ 30,401 17,641 58.0 13,608 44.8
35 to 44 years........................ 34,854 20,797 59.7 16,226 46.6
45 to 54 years........................ 32,221 19,607 60.9 15,017 46.6
55 to 64 years........................ 17,202 9,930 57.7 7,499 43.6
65 years and over..................... 4,842 2,021 41.7 1,307 27.0
Men..................................... 74,353 37,124 49.9 28,788 38.7
Women................................... 64,470 39,862 61.8 29,104 45.1
RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White................................... 115,184 65,193 56.6 49,347 42.8
Black or African American............... 14,754 6,729 45.6 4,553 30.9
Asian................................... 5,809 3,523 60.6 2,882 49.6
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 17,602 5,478 31.1 3,718 21.1
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Usually full time on primary job........ 103,757 61,538 59.3 47,472 45.8
Usually part time on primary job........ 22,487 9,708 43.2 6,255 27.8
Hours vary on primary job............... 12,579 5,740 45.6 4,165 33.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Total, 25 years and over............ 119,519 69,995 58.6 53,658 44.9
Less than a high school diploma......... 11,520 1,810 15.7 899 7.8
High school graduates, no college (1)... 36,065 15,208 42.2 9,521 26.4
Some college or associate degree........ 32,455 19,907 61.3 14,445 44.5
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........ 39,479 33,071 83.8 28,793 72.9
Advanced degree....................... 13,831 11,982 86.6 10,709 77.4
1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Data refer to computer or Internet use on the sole or primary job. Internet use
at work refers to either connecting to the Internet or using e-mail. Estimates for the
above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals
because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is
Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well
as by race.
Last Modified Date: August 10, 2005
United States Department of Labor
