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87% of Americans have used Internet for science research mongabay.com November 20, 2006
The study also reports that 87 percent of adult Internet users said they have used the Internet to do science research. "People's use of the Internet for science information has a lot to do with the Internet's convenience as a research tool, but it also connected to people's growing dependence on the Internet for information of all types," said John B. Horrigan, Associate Director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the study's principal author. "Many think of the Internet as a gigantic encyclopedia on all subjects and this certainly applies to scientific information." The study found that the Internet (20%) is second only to television (41%) among the general population as a primary source for science information. Newspapers and magazines are each cited by 14% as their main sources for science. For young adults with high-speed connections at home, the Internet is the most popular source for science news and information by a 44% to 32% margin over television, according to the study. Further findings include:
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