White children are far more likely to use the Internet than Hispanic and black children, according to a new report from the National Center for Education Statistics. The study, based on a national representative of households in 2003, reveals that 91 percent of students in nursery school through 12th grade use computers, but only 59 percent use the Internet. Further, the report showed, two of every three white students — 67 percent — use the Internet.
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Study: Racial Digital Divide Lingers Among US Schoolchildren
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire September 6, 2006 01:41 PMWhite children are far more likely to use the Internet than Hispanic and black children, according to a new report from the National Center for Education Statistics. The study, based on a national representative of households in 2003, reveals that 91 percent of students in nursery school through 12th grade use computers, but only 59 percent use the Internet. Further, the report showed, two of every three white students — 67 percent — use the Internet.