Appendix 3: Tables
General findings tables.......................................................................................................................1
Appendix Table 1: Visited a public library or bookmobile in the past 12 months (n=48097) ................. 2
Appendix Table 2: Used a computer in a public library to access library resources in past 12
months (n=48097) ............................................................................................................................... 3
Appendix Table 3: Accessed library resources remotely through a public library website in past
12 months (n=48053) .......................................................................................................................... 4
Appendix Table 4: Used a handheld mobile device to access library resources through a library
website in the past 12 months (n=48052) .......................................................................................... 5
Appendix Table 5: Used a public library computer OR wireless network to access the Internet in
past 12 months (n=48097) .................................................................................................................. 6
Appendix Table 6: Used a computer in a public library to access the Internet in past 12 months
(n=48097) ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Appendix Table 7: Used a public library wireless network on own computer to access the Internet
in the past 12 months (n=48097) ........................................................................................................ 8
Appendix Table 8: Availability of alternative access to the Internet (n=32905)........................................... 9
Appendix Table 9: Used a public library computer or wireless network to check or send email in
past 12 months (n=32881) ................................................................................................................ 10
Appendix Table 10: Used a public library computer to access the Internet while traveling in the
past 12 months (n=32893) ................................................................................................................ 11
Appendix Table 11: Got help from library staff or volunteers to use a computer or wireless
network in a public library in the past 12 months (n=32891)........................................................... 12
Appendix Table 12: Participated in a computer-related training or class at a public library in the
past 12 months (n=32891) ................................................................................................................ 13
Appendix Table 13: Used a public library computer or Internet connection to help someone else in
past 12 months (n=32881) ................................................................................................................ 14
Education tables .............................................................................................................................. 15
Appendix Table 14: Used library computers for education or learning in past 12 months (n=32905) ...... 16
Appendix Table 15: Used library computers for education or learning to help others in past
12 months (n=32854) ........................................................................................................................ 17
Appendix Table 16: Used library computers to learn about college degree or certificate programs
in past 12 months (n=32704) ............................................................................................................ 18
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Appendix Table 17: Used library computers to apply to college or a certificate program in past 12
months (n=32704) ............................................................................................................................. 19
Appendix Table 18: Percent of ADULT users reporting they were accepted into a college or
certificate program after using library computers to apply in past 12 months (n=31458) .............. 20
Appendix Table 19: Used library computers to apply for financial aid in past 12 months (n=32704) ....... 21
Appendix Table 20: Percent of ADULT users reporting getting financial aid after using library
computers to apply for it in past 12 months (n=31458) ................................................................... 22
Appendix Table 21: Used library computers to do an online assignment or take an online class in
past 12 months (n=32704) ................................................................................................................ 23
Appendix Table 22: Used library computers to do homework for a class in past 12 months
(n=32704) .......................................................................................................................................... 24
Employment and entrepreneurship tables ........................................................................................ 25
Appendix Table 23: Used library computers for employment or career purposes in past 12 months
(n=32905) .......................................................................................................................................... 26
Appendix Table 24: Percent of users reporting using library computers for employment or career
activities on behalf of someone else in past 12 months (n=32854) ................................................. 27
Appendix Table 25: Used library computers to work on a resume in past 12 months (n=32693) ............. 28
Appendix Table 26: Used library computers to search for a job opening or career opportunity in
past 12 months (n=32693) ................................................................................................................ 29
Appendix Table 27: Percent of users reporting that they filled out an online job application or
turned in a resume using a library computer or Internet connection after searching for job
opening or career opportunity in past 12 months (n=32905) .......................................................... 30
Appendix Table 28: Percent of users reporting they got a job interview after using a library
computer or Internet connection to search for a job opening or career opportunity in past
12 months (n=32905) ........................................................................................................................ 31
Appendix Table 29: Percent of users reporting they got hired after using a library computer or
Internet connection to search for a job opening or career opportunity in past 12 months
(n=32905) .......................................................................................................................................... 32
Appendix Table 30: Used library computers to receive job-related training in past 12 months
(n=32693) .......................................................................................................................................... 33
Appendix Table 31: Used library computers for work-related research in past 12 months (n=32693) ..... 34
Appendix Table 32: Used library computers to start or manage a business in past 12 months
(n=32905) .......................................................................................................................................... 35
Appendix Table 33: Percent of users reporting using library computers to start or manage a
business on behalf of someone else in past 12 months (n=32873) .................................................. 36
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Appendix Table 34: Used library computers to write a business plan in past 12 months (n=32639) ........ 37
Appendix Table 35: Used library computers to start a business in past 12 months (n=32639) ................. 38
Appendix Table 36: Used library computers to locate customers for own business in past 12
months (n=32639) ............................................................................................................................. 39
Appendix Table 37: Percent of users reporting that business increased after using a library
computer or Internet connection to locate potential customers for own business in past 12
months (n=32905) ............................................................................................................................. 40
Health and wellness tables ............................................................................................................... 41
Appendix Table 38: Use of library computers and Internet connections for health or wellness
needs in past 12 months (n=32905).................................................................................................. 42
Appendix Table 39: Use of library computers and Internet connections on behalf of someone else
for heath or wellness needs in past 12 months (n=32839) .............................................................. 43
Appendix Table 40: Use of library computers and Internet connections to learn about diet or
nutrition in past 12 months (n=32663) ............................................................................................. 44
Appendix Table 41: Percent of users reporting that using library computers or Internet connection
helped them decide to make changes to diet in past 12 months (n=32905) ................................... 45
Appendix Table 42: Use of library computers or Internet connections to learn about exercise or
fitness in past 12 months (n=32663)................................................................................................. 46
Appendix Table 43: Percent of users reporting that using library computers or Internet connection
helped them decide to make changes in exercise or fitness habits in past 12 months
(n=32905) .......................................................................................................................................... 47
Appendix Table 44: Use of library computers and Internet connections to learn about a disease,
illness, or medical condition in past 12 months (n=32664) .............................................................. 48
Appendix Table 45: Use of library computers and Internet connections to learn about a medical
procedure in past 12 months (n=32664) .......................................................................................... 49
Appendix Table 46: Use of library computers and Internet connections to learn about prescription
or over-the-counter medications in past 12 months (n=32664) ...................................................... 50
Appendix Table 47: Percent of users reporting that using library computers or Internet connection
helped them decide whether to use a prescription or over-the-counter medication in past 12
months (n=32905) ............................................................................................................................. 51
Appendix Table 48: Use of public library computer or Internet connection to purchase prescription
or over-the-counter medications in past 12 months (n=32905) ...................................................... 52
Appendix Table 49: Use of library computers and Internet connections to find an online or face-toface support group for a health concern in past 12 months (n=32634) ........................................... 53
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Appendix Table 50: Use of library computers or Internet connections to find information about a
doctor or health care provider in past 12 months (n=32663) .......................................................... 54
Appendix Table 51: Made an appointment with a doctor or health care provider after locating
information about them in past 12 months (n=32905) .................................................................... 55
Appendix Table 52: Received necessary care after making an appointment with a doctor or health
care provider about whom information was found using library computers or Internet
connections in past 12 months (n=32905)........................................................................................ 56
Appendix Table 53: Use of library computers or Internet connections to find information about
health insurance or a drug discount program in past 12 months (n=32663) ................................... 57
Appendix Table 54: Percent of users reporting that using library computers or Internet connection
helped them decide to purchase insurance or enroll in a drug discount plan in past 12
months (n=32905) ............................................................................................................................. 58
Accessing government and legal services and information tables ...................................................... 59
Appendix Table 55: Used library computers for getting government or legal information or
accessing government services in past 12 months (n=32905) ......................................................... 60
Appendix Table 56: Percent of users reporting using library computers for getting government or
legal information or accessing government services to help others in past 12 months
(n=32831) .......................................................................................................................................... 61
Appendix Table 57: Used library computers to get help from a government official or agency in
past 12 months (n=32671) ................................................................................................................ 62
Appendix Table 58: Percent of users reporting they received the help they needed after using a
library computer or Internet connection to get help from a government official or agency
(n=32905) .......................................................................................................................................... 63
Appendix Table 59: Used library computers to learn about a government program or service in
past 12 months (n=32671) ................................................................................................................ 64
Appendix Table 60: Percent of users reporting they applied for a program or service after using
library computers to learn about a government program or service in past 12 months
(n=32905) .......................................................................................................................................... 65
Appendix Table 61: : Used library computers to get government forms in past 12 months
(n=32671) .......................................................................................................................................... 66
Appendix Table 62: Percent of users reporting they submitted forms online after looking for
government forms using a library computer or Internet connection in past 12 months
(n=32905) .......................................................................................................................................... 67
Appendix Table 63: Used library computers to learn about laws or regulations in past 12 months
(n=32671) .......................................................................................................................................... 68
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Appendix Table 64: Used library computers to learn about permits or licenses in past 12 months
(n=32671) .......................................................................................................................................... 69
Appendix Table 65: Percent of users reporting they applied for a permit or license online after
using library computers to learn about permits or licenses in past 12 months (n=32905) .............. 70
Appendix Table 66: Used library computers to look for advice or assistance with a legal question or
problem in past 12 months (n=32671) ............................................................................................. 71
Appendix Table 67: Percent of users reporting they found the help they needed after using library
computers to look for advice or assistance with a legal question or problem in past 12
months (n=32905) ............................................................................................................................. 72
Participating in community life tables............................................................................................... 73
Appendix Table 68: Used library computers to learn about political or social causes or to
participate in community life in past 12 months (n=32905)............................................................. 74
Appendix Table 69: Percent of users reporting using library computers learn about political or
social causes or to participate in community life on behalf of someone else in past 12
months (n=32777) ............................................................................................................................. 75
Appendix Table 70: Used library computers to learn about starting a club or nonprofit association
in past 12 months (n=32704) ............................................................................................................ 76
Appendix Table 71: Percent of users reporting that they started a club after using library
computers to learn about starting a club or nonprofit association in past 12 months
(n=32905) .......................................................................................................................................... 77
Appendix Table 72: Used library computers to manage the activities of a club or nonprofit
association in past 12 months (n=32692) ......................................................................................... 78
Appendix Table 73: Percent of users reporting they interacted with others about schedules or
meetings after using library computers to manage the activities of a club or nonprofit
association in past 12 months (n=32905) ......................................................................................... 79
Appendix Table 74: Percent of users reporting they promoted activities or tried to attract new
members after using library computers to manage the activities of a club or nonprofit
association in past 12 months (n=32905) ......................................................................................... 80
Appendix Table 75: Percent of users reporting they looked for grants or other types of funding
after using library computers to manage the activities of a club or nonprofit association in
past 12 months (n=32905) ................................................................................................................ 81
Appendix Table 76: Percent of users reporting they applied for grants or other types of funding
after using library computers to manage the activities of a club or nonprofit association in
past 12 months (n=32905) ................................................................................................................ 82
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Appendix Table 77: Percent of users reporting they received a grant or other type of funding after
using library computers to manage the activities of a club or nonprofit association in past 12
months (n=32905) ............................................................................................................................. 83
Appendix Table 78: Used library computers to learn about a political activity, social cause, or
political candidate in past 12 months (n=32704).............................................................................. 84
Appendix Table 79: Percent of users reporting that using library computers to learn about a
political activity, social cause, or political candidate helped them to decide whether to
support the issue or candidate in past 12 months (n=32905) .......................................................... 85
Appendix Table 80: Used library computers to make a donation to a political candidate or social
cause in past 12 months (n=32704) .................................................................................................. 86
Appendix Table 81: Used library computers to keep up with current events through news websites
in past 12 months (n=32704) ............................................................................................................ 87
Managing household finances tables ................................................................................................ 88
Appendix Table 82: Used library computers for commercial needs or money management in past
12 months (n=32905) ........................................................................................................................ 89
Appendix Table 83: Percent of users reporting using library computers for commercial needs or
money management on behalf of someone else in past 12 months (n=32838) .............................. 90
Appendix Table 84: Reasons for nonuse in each activity area ................................................................... 91
Appendix Table 85: Used library computers to do online banking in past 12 months (n=32649) ............. 92
Appendix Table 86: Used library computers to pay bills online in past 12 months (n=32678) .................. 93
Appendix Table 87: Used library computers to look up or monitor investment information in past
12 months (n=32678) ........................................................................................................................ 94
Appendix Table 88: Used library computers to check credit score in past 12 months (n=32678) ............. 95
Appendix Table 89: Used library computers to learn about getting out of debt in past 12 months
(n=32678) .......................................................................................................................................... 96
Appendix Table 90: Percent of users reporting that they were able to reduce or better manage
their debt after using library computers to learn about getting out of debt in past 12 months
(n=32905) .......................................................................................................................................... 97
Appendix Table 91: Used library computers to find a new loan or restructure an old loan in past 12
months (n=32678) ............................................................................................................................. 98
Appendix Table 92: Used library computers to compare products or services in past 12 months
(n=32678) .......................................................................................................................................... 99
Appendix Table 93: Used library computers to purchase something online in past 12 months
(n=32678) ........................................................................................................................................ 100
Appendix Table 94: Used library computers to sell something online in past 12 months (n=32678)...... 101
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Building and maintaining social connections tables ......................................................................... 102
Appendix Table 95: Used library computers for social or recreational purposes in past 12 months
(n=32905) ........................................................................................................................................ 103
Appendix Table 96: Percent of users reporting using library computers for social or recreational
purposes on behalf of someone else in past 12 months (n=32807) ............................................... 104
Appendix Table 97: Used library computers to communicate with friends or family in past 12
months (n=32717) ........................................................................................................................... 105
Appendix Table 98: Percent of users reporting using library computers to communicate with family
or friends who live in the local community in past 12 months (n=32905) ..................................... 106
Appendix Table 99: Percent of users reporting using library computers to communicate with
friends or family who live outside the United States in past 12 months (n=32905) ...................... 107
Appendix Table 100: Percent of users reporting using library computers to communicate with
friends or family in languages other than English in past 12 months (n=32905) ........................... 108
Appendix Table 101: Used library computers to do something online with children, family, or
friends through a social website in past 12 months (n=32717) ...................................................... 109
Appendix Table 102: Used library computers to find support for a personal or family issue through
a social website in past 12 months (n=32717) ................................................................................ 110
Appendix Table 103: Used library computers to explore family genealogy in past 12 months
(n=32717) ........................................................................................................................................ 111
Appendix Table 104: Used library computers to visit a social networking website in past 12 months
(n=32717) ........................................................................................................................................ 112
Appendix Table 105: Used library computers to get back in touch with old friends through a social
website in past 12 months (n=32717)............................................................................................. 113
Appendix Table 106: Used library computers to make new friends through a social website in past
12 months (n=32717) ...................................................................................................................... 114
Appendix Table 107: Used library computers to maintain a personal website or blog in past 12
months (n=32717) ........................................................................................................................... 115
Appendix Table 108: Used library computers to learn a new skill in past 12 months (n=32717) ............ 116
Appendix Table 109: Used library computers to pursue a hobby in past 12 months (n=32717) ............. 117
Appendix Table 110: Used library computers to organize an event using a social website in past 12
months (n=32717) ........................................................................................................................... 118
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General findings tables
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Appendix Table 1: Visited a public library or bookmobile in the past 12 months (n=48097)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
population
169,268,956
69.2
Standard
error
0.8%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
1.360
***
0.395
17,845,120
150,306,925
42.1
75.5
1.6%
0.8%
14,943,456
26,293,077
24,878,913
61,177,022
56.3
70.8
70.1
77.8
2.5%
1.7%
2.1%
1.2%
0.801
1.221
0.897
10,054,069
155,220,219
57.7
70.1
2.4%
0.8%
0.848
2,176,200
11,959,476
6,417,039
1,618,982
49,761
135,157,311
79.3
54.1
73.1
62.5
71.1
71.0
4.1%
2.3%
6.8%
6.2%
10.1%
0.9%
2.472
0.606
1.263
0.813
1.646
17,780,194
9,752,739
15,987,057
26,899,763
29,492,471
25,270,423
22,170,057
21,916,253
74.1
55.3
67.4
75.9
70.5
73.7
75.6
57.2
3.3%
3.8%
2.2%
1.7%
1.6%
1.3%
1.5%
2.1%
2.656
0.959
1.563
2.041
1.341
1.657
1.905
84,031,942
84,148,832
71.7
66.8
0.9%
1.2%
1.520
84,546,740
78,022,006
65.0
74.6
1.1%
1.1%
0.874
0
5,986,178
14,844,304
26,323,453
39,279,558
14,987,445
32,646,784
0.0
57.7
60.5
53.9
74.2
65.7
79.3
0.0%
4.1%
2.8%
1.7%
1.4%
2.2%
1.6%
1.038
0.747
22,107,908
143,190,666
62.8
70.7
2.3%
0.8%
0.774
a
*
a
a
***
a
***
a
***
a
a
***
a
1.718
1.074
1.902
2.632
a
0.152
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Appendix Table 2: Used a computer in a public library to access library resources in past 12 months
(n=48097)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
population
131,789,941
53.9
Standard
error
0.7%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.444 ***
***
0.673
15,825,785
115,132,430
37.4
57.8
1.4%
0.7%
13,126,597
21,243,568
19,726,169
45,241,177
49.5
57.2
55.6
57.5
2.3%
1.6%
1.8%
1.0%
1.135
1.439
1.128
8,294,996
120,329,490
47.6
54.3
1.0%
0.7%
0.854
1,829,834
9,887,779
4,888,307
1,356,534
36,620
104,078,929
66.7
44.7
55.7
52.4
52.3
54.7
3.8%
2.0%
5.5%
5.6%
8.8%
0.7%
1.759
0.710
0.999
0.861
1.022
15,843,471
7,881,324
13,067,443
22,400,892
24,453,680
19,555,100
15,234,439
13,353,591
66.0
44.7
55.1
63.2
58.4
57.0
51.9
34.9
3.1%
3.3%
2.0%
1.6%
1.4%
1.2%
1.4%
1.7%
4.395
1.485
2.141
2.741
2.087
1.995
1.682
63,769,267
67,149,419
54.4
53.3
0.8%
1.0%
1.258
63,588,683
62,807,003
48.9
60.1
0.9%
0.9%
0.863
0
5,375,672
12,833,809
20,131,413
29,435,089
11,462,795
25,103,735
0.0
51.8
52.3
41.2
55.6
50.2
61.0
0.0%
3.9%
2.6%
1.4%
1.2%
1.9%
1.4%
1.249
0.879
18,105,035
110,355,837
51.4
54.5
2.0%
0.7%
0.920
a
**
a
a
**
a
***
a
***
a
*
a
***
a
1.488
1.135
1.718
2.392
a
0.086
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Appendix Table 3: Accessed library resources remotely through a public library website in past 12
months (n=48053)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
population
158,334,767
65.0
Standard
error
0.7%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
1.118
***
0.114
7,835,200
149,878,740
18.5
75.2
1.1%
0.7%
11,464,544
22,572,875
23,678,236
61,455,880
43.9
60.9
66.8
78.3
2.2%
1.5%
1.8%
0.9%
0.687
0.980
0.879
10,122,045
144,911,302
58.7
65.7
2.3%
0.7%
1.163
1,872,133
10,234,633
6,141,040
1,406,940
37,323
128,123,123
68.3
46.6
69.9
54.3
53.3
67.5
3.4%
2.1%
6.4%
5.5%
8.9%
0.8%
1.453
0.639
0.923
1.465
0.895
16,917,196
8,320,082
15,096,721
26,149,780
28,490,925
23,314,218
20,484,099
19,561,744
70.8
47.4
63.7
73.8
68.2
68.2
70.2
51.8
2.6%
3.4%
1.9%
1.4%
1.3%
1.1%
1.3%
2.0%
3.924
0.868
1.375
2.539
1.679
1.610
1.842
79,040,958
78,325,511
67.8
62.3
0.9%
1.0%
1.446
77,092,288
75,390,630
59.7
72.2
1.0%
0.9%
0.893
0
5,084,727
13,405,242
21,995,359
35,482,046
14,423,236
32,486,096
0.0
49.3
55.2
45.4
67.2
63.3
79.2
0.0%
3.8%
2.6%
1.6%
1.2%
1.9%
1.1%
0.954
1.115
21,890,888
133,040,357
62.6
66.0
2.1%
0.7%
1.022
a
*
a
a
**
a
***
a
***
a
a
***
a
1.768
1.366
2.661
3.720
a
0.314
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
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Appendix Table 4: Used a handheld mobile device to access library resources through a library website
in the past 12 months (n=48052)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
15,366,133
6.3%
Standard
error
0.3%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.032 ***
1,772,249
13,508,166
4.2%
6.8%
0.6%
0.3%
0.862
1,944,394
2,613,598
1,701,577
5,206,452
7.4%
7.1%
4.8%
6.6%
1.2%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.981
1.068
0.719
2,291,559
12,649,811
13.3%
5.7%
2.2%
0.3%
1.954
304,947
1,755,097
731,726
311,154
10,043
10,560,105
11.1%
8.0%
8.3%
12.0%
14.4%
5.6%
2.2%
0.8%
1.4%
3.2%
5.1%
0.3%
1.695
1.694
1.518
2.175
2.356
2,590,482
1,556,831
2,477,852
2,804,412
2,532,085
1,798,349
1,014,792
591,330
10.8%
8.9%
10.5%
7.9%
6.1%
5.3%
3.5%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.2%
0.7%
0.5%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
3.778
3.411
3.669
3.481
2.391
2.258
1.718
6,555,741
8,672,396
5.6%
6.9%
0.3%
0.4%
0.849
6,158,858
8,695,642
4.8%
8.3%
0.3%
0.5%
0.613
0
998,889
2,105,479
2,861,688
2,861,158
1,382,428
2,523,887
0.0%
9.7%
8.7%
5.9%
5.4%
6.1%
6.2%
0.0%
1.7%
1.4%
0.7%
0.4%
0.7%
0.6%
1.524
0.793
3,576,975
11,112,254
10.2%
5.5%
0.9%
0.3%
1.072
a
*
a
**
a
**
a
***
a
a
***
a
a
0.885
0.987
0.980
1.139
a
0.063
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Appendix Table 5: Used a public library computer OR wireless network to access the Internet in past
12 months (n=48097)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
population
77,016,182
31.5
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.133 ***
***
1.587
16,394,296
59,907,977
38.7
30.1
1.5%
0.5%
11,777,816
16,298,243
11,009,771
16,897,241
44.4
43.9
31.0
21.5
2.1%
1.4%
1.2%
0.5%
2.301
2.677
1.619
6,856,442
67,702,918
39.3
30.6
2.0%
0.5%
0.915
1,379,066
8,596,359
2,793,762
1,183,700
32,265
55,659,405
50.3
38.9
31.8
45.7
46.1
29.3
3.3%
1.8%
3.5%
5.1%
8.3%
0.5%
1.963
1.263
1.002
1.247
2.058
12,047,734
6,995,172
8,860,139
12,114,742
13,842,806
10,353,948
6,654,247
6,147,393
50.2
39.6
37.4
34.2
33.1
30.2
22.7
16.0
2.7%
3.0%
1.5%
1.1%
1.0%
0.8%
0.9%
1.0%
4.332
2.033
2.323
2.380
2.188
1.967
1.401
32,635,450
43,740,341
27.8
34.7
0.5%
0.8%
0.856
38,876,302
34,357,434
29.9
32.9
0.7%
0.7%
0.897
0
4,412,562
10,070,834
15,815,618
18,513,945
6,691,330
10,382,261
0.0
42.6
41.0
32.4
35.0
29.3
25.2
0.0%
3.5%
2.3%
1.2%
1.0%
1.3%
0.8%
1.110
0.846
13,976,482
60,133,933
39.7
29.7
1.7%
0.5%
1.304
a
***
a
a
***
a
***
a
**
a
a
***
a
1.308
1.014
0.928
1.182
*
a
0.114
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
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Appendix Table 6: Used a computer in a public library to access the Internet in past 12 months
(n=48097)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
population
72,106,307
29.5
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.105 ***
***
1.754
16,276,047
55,116,908
38.4
27.7
1.5%
0.5%
11,513,967
15,602,780
10,197,867
15,099,650
43.4
42.0
28.7
19.2
2.1%
1.3%
1.2%
0.5%
2.435
2.806
1.654
6,518,543
63,269,931
37.4
28.6
1.5%
0.5%
0.891
1,337,131
8,366,930
2,658,165
1,166,841
27,039
51,528,083
48.8
37.8
30.3
45.0
38.6
27.1
3.3%
1.8%
3.3%
5.1%
7.6%
0.5%
2.013
1.311
1.024
1.305
1.477
11,829,730
6,523,358
8,441,270
11,324,839
13,134,193
9,764,645
5,994,053
5,094,220
49.3
37.0
35.6
31.9
31.4
28.5
20.4
13.3
2.7%
2.8%
1.5%
1.0%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.9%
5.094
2.178
2.648
2.651
2.502
2.277
1.558
30,099,136
41,435,222
25.7
32.9
0.5%
0.8%
0.853
36,330,542
32,194,617
27.9
30.8
0.7%
0.6%
0.882
0
4,365,647
9,854,996
15,084,480
17,254,815
6,193,846
9,369,797
0.0
42.1
40.2
30.9
32.6
27.1
22.8
0.0%
3.5%
2.3%
1.2%
0.9%
1.2%
0.7%
1.147
0.869
13,381,821
55,963,612
38.0
27.6
1.7%
0.5%
1.325
a
***
a
a
***
a
***
a
**
a
a
***
a
1.295
0.973
0.903
1.146
*
a
0.131
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
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Appendix Table 7: Used a public library wireless network on own computer to access the Internet in
the past 12 months (n=48097)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
population
28,272,970
11.6
Standard
error
0.3%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.062 ***
*
0.769
3,886,998
24,071,205
9.2
12.1
0.6%
0.3%
4,286,102
5,746,870
4,265,538
7,046,336
16.2
15.5
12.0
9.0
1.2%
0.8%
0.7%
0.3%
1.720
1.807
1.457
3,195,594
24,197,650
18.3
10.9
2.0%
0.3%
1.283
543,317
3,405,266
1,197,244
501,919
15,423
19,625,777
19.8
15.4
13.6
19.4
22.0
10.3
2.0%
1.0%
1.7%
3.1%
5.6%
0.3%
1.784
1.493
0.980
1.489
1.791
3,741,051
3,492,613
3,428,108
4,983,627
4,812,041
3,347,688
2,104,698
2,363,145
15.6
19.8
14.5
14.1
11.5
9.8
7.2
6.2
1.4%
1.9%
0.8%
0.6%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.6%
2.278
2.502
1.970
2.097
1.591
1.347
1.034
11,935,239
16,071,980
10.2
12.8
0.3%
0.4%
0.804
13,211,885
13,655,752
10.2
13.1
0.4%
0.4%
0.880
0
1,674,132
3,188,290
5,430,432
6,668,007
2,435,438
4,150,088
0.0
16.1
13.0
11.1
12.6
10.7
10.1
0.0%
2.0%
1.3%
0.7%
0.6%
0.7%
0.4%
1.251
0.861
6,082,013
21,206,404
17.3
10.5
1.0%
0.3%
1.373
a
***
a
a
***
a
***
a
***
a
a
**
a
1.098
1.015
0.948
1.264
**
a
0.056
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Appendix Table 8: Availability of alternative access to the Internet (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Household income as percent of poverty threshold
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
59,907,977
Estimates
Percent of
users
77.8%
Standard
error
0.6%
7,012,231
12,003,146
9,101,260
15,534,376
59.5%
73.6%
82.7%
91.9%
1.9%
1.3%
1.2%
0.6%
5,232,612
52,842,346
76.3%
78.1%
2.3%
0.6%
1,074,079
6,568,407
2,484,674
712,786
25,073
43,418,773
77.9%
76.4%
88.9%
60.2%
77.7%
78.0%
2.7%
1.6%
2.2%
4.7%
7.8%
0.7%
10,196,391
5,363,543
6,382,605
9,608,803
10,275,512
7,759,419
5,241,123
5,080,582
84.6%
76.7%
72.1%
79.3%
74.2%
74.9%
78.8%
82.6%
1.9%
2.4%
1.8%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.6%
2.5%
26,961,530
32,462,257
82.6%
74.2%
0.7%
0.9%
28,987,028
28,229,050
74.6%
82.2%
0.9%
0.8%
3,558,910
7,715,012
10,334,512
14,366,318
5,274,372
8,782,202
8,814,455
80.7%
76.6%
65.3%
77.6%
78.8%
84.6%
90.6%
3.0%
2.3%
1.5%
1.1%
1.5%
1.0%
0.7%
11,282,056
47,006,166
80.7%
78.2%
1.4%
0.7%
(p)
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 9: Used a public library computer or wireless network to check or send email in past
12 months (n=32881)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
55,701,891
72.4%
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.485 ***
***
2.544
13,973,089
41,160,333
85.3%
68.8%
1.2%
0.7%
9,835,894
12,468,749
7,701,889
10,437,933
83.5%
76.5%
70.0%
61.8%
1.3%
1.4%
1.5%
1.1%
2.403
1.712
1.351
5,672,873
48,377,587
82.8%
71.5%
1.6%
0.7%
1.336
1,122,513
6,918,044
1,920,992
977,898
27,226
39,079,873
81.4%
80.5%
68.8%
82.6%
84.4%
70.2%
2.3%
1.5%
3.8%
3.8%
4.6%
0.7%
1.695
1.439
0.823
1.986
1.774
9,356,828
5,710,876
7,030,408
8,768,460
10,205,907
7,403,200
4,154,972
3,071,241
77.7%
81.7%
79.5%
72.5%
73.8%
71.6%
62.5%
50.1%
2.1%
2.1%
1.3%
1.2%
1.0%
1.1%
1.8%
3.1%
5.059
3.245
2.772
2.226
2.208
2.095
1.508
22,740,785
32,553,735
69.8%
74.4%
0.8%
0.9%
0.936
28,127,554
25,079,915
72.4%
73.0%
0.9%
0.8%
0.952
3,341,732
7,703,547
11,434,320
13,707,821
4,941,773
7,308,709
6,384,433
75.8%
76.5%
72.3%
74.0%
73.9%
70.5%
65.7%
3.4%
2.3%
1.5%
1.2%
1.7%
1.1%
1.0%
1.131
0.852
11,014,319
42,390,876
78.8%
70.5%
1.4%
0.7%
1.111
a
***
a
a
***
a
***
a
a
a
***
a
1.684
1.451
1.711
1.757
a
0.116
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Appendix Table 10: Used a public library computer to access the Internet while traveling in the past 12
months (n=32893)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
18,516,473
24.1%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.292 ***
2,981,041
15,413,248
18.2%
25.7%
1.2%
0.6%
0.833
2,154,473
3,125,409
2,946,356
5,973,339
18.3%
19.2%
26.8%
35.4%
1.5%
1.1%
1.4%
1.0%
0.559
0.510
0.763
1,662,055
16,233,922
24.3%
24.0%
2.3%
0.6%
1.673
376,502
1,879,330
675,630
331,893
11,275
13,545,389
27.3%
21.9%
24.2%
28.0%
34.9%
24.3%
3.3%
1.5%
2.7%
4.4%
8.8%
0.7%
1.479
0.928
0.677
1.296
2.289
1,667,742
1,437,745
2,017,613
3,094,854
3,641,727
3,116,114
2,042,475
1,498,204
13.8%
20.6%
22.8%
25.6%
26.3%
30.1%
30.7%
24.4%
1.7%
2.1%
1.5%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
1.6%
2.6%
0.649
1.007
1.172
1.135
1.163
1.401
1.453
7,504,287
10,824,246
23.0%
24.8%
0.7%
0.8%
0.867
7,908,685
9,642,517
20.4%
28.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.878
886,960
1,549,986
2,393,226
4,789,422
1,814,057
3,008,590
3,777,013
20.1%
15.4%
15.1%
25.9%
27.1%
29.0%
38.9%
3.0%
1.9%
1.1%
1.2%
1.6%
1.0%
1.0%
1.701
1.502
3,553,356
14,196,443
25.4%
23.6%
1.5%
0.6%
1.220
a
***
a
**
a
*
a
*
a
*
a
a
***
a
1.679
1.561
1.758
2.260
a
0.080
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Appendix Table 11: Got help from library staff or volunteers to use a computer or wireless network in
a public library in the past 12 months (n=32891)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
51,720,689
67.2%
Standard
error
0.7%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
2.270 ***
***
1.679
12,492,500
38,803,272
76.2%
64.8%
1.3%
0.7%
8,666,804
11,460,113
7,459,745
10,731,804
73.6%
70.3%
67.8%
63.5%
1.7%
1.5%
1.6%
1.0%
1.514
1.392
1.155
4,931,476
45,156,016
72.0%
66.7%
2.4%
0.7%
1.094
936,114
6,548,708
1,888,447
913,072
27,396
36,349,202
67.9%
76.2%
67.6%
77.1%
84.9%
65.3%
3.0%
1.5%
2.9%
3.8%
4.5%
0.8%
1.128
1.861
0.886
1.640
3.529
7,227,124
4,034,268
5,526,691
8,011,247
9,952,350
7,453,362
5,001,299
4,514,349
60.0%
57.7%
62.5%
66.2%
71.9%
72.0%
75.2%
73.6%
2.5%
2.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.5%
2.7%
0.429
0.292
0.410
0.545
0.760
0.806
0.969
22,400,932
28,890,386
68.7%
66.1%
0.8%
1.0%
1.148
26,629,879
22,619,109
68.5%
65.9%
1.0%
0.9%
1.076
3,122,516
6,105,807
10,956,400
12,800,771
4,603,480
6,956,580
6,336,171
70.8%
60.6%
69.3%
69.1%
68.8%
67.1%
65.2%
3.7%
2.7%
1.5%
1.2%
1.8%
1.2%
1.0%
1.401
0.830
10,224,520
39,530,964
73.2%
65.8%
1.6%
0.7%
1.936
a
***
a
a
***
a
***
a
*
a
a
a
0.935
0.845
0.946
0.828
***
a
0.081
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Appendix Table 12: Participated in a computer-related training or class at a public library in the past
12 months (n=32891)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
10,559,093
13.7%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.307 ***
*
1.374
2,734,074
7,724,099
16.7%
12.9%
1.2%
0.5%
2,023,440
2,289,940
1,526,375
2,163,456
17.2%
14.1%
13.9%
12.8%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
1.338
1.109
1.031
1,567,642
8,477,884
22.9%
12.5%
2.4%
0.5%
2.311
212,255
1,935,918
413,387
272,547
9,368
6,472,752
15.4%
22.5%
14.8%
23.0%
29.0%
11.6%
3.2%
1.6%
3.8%
4.1%
8.8%
0.5%
1.450
2.409
1.228
2.000
3.394
1,090,204
901,857
1,095,666
1,128,372
2,090,654
1,808,369
1,085,716
1,358,254
9.0%
12.9%
12.4%
9.3%
15.1%
17.5%
16.3%
22.1%
1.4%
1.9%
1.3%
0.8%
0.9%
0.9%
1.5%
2.9%
0.153
0.180
0.217
0.171
0.341
0.452
0.486
4,544,192
5,914,433
13.9%
13.5%
0.6%
0.7%
1.115
5,002,135
4,990,155
12.9%
14.5%
0.7%
0.7%
0.667
790,780
1,235,352
2,000,508
2,843,587
1,056,318
1,177,647
1,249,977
17.9%
12.3%
12.7%
15.4%
15.8%
11.4%
12.9%
2.8%
1.8%
1.1%
1.1%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
1.979
1.308
2,654,043
7,440,595
19.0%
12.4%
1.4%
0.5%
1.627
a
a
***
a
***
a
***
a
a
***
a
*
a
1.315
1.244
0.910
0.992
**
a
0.098
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Appendix Table 13: Used a public library computer or Internet connection to help someone else in
past 12 months (n=32881)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
48,624,406
63.2%
Standard
error
0.7%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.637 *
***
1.655
11,678,762
36,642,611
71.3%
61.2%
1.3%
0.7%
8,566,553
10,881,625
6,968,353
9,473,292
72.7%
66.8%
63.3%
56.1%
1.6%
1.5%
1.6%
1.1%
1.576
1.457
1.278
5,240,434
41,802,125
76.5%
61.8%
2.1%
0.7%
1.403
1,007,028
6,184,362
1,678,041
880,239
24,451
33,669,502
73.0%
71.9%
60.1%
74.4%
75.8%
60.5%
2.8%
1.6%
3.3%
4.3%
6.0%
0.8%
1.381
1.522
0.786
1.491
1.747
8,053,343
4,754,523
5,489,250
7,959,451
9,525,534
6,478,229
3,646,268
2,717,808
66.8%
68.0%
62.1%
65.8%
68.8%
62.7%
54.8%
44.3%
2.4%
2.4%
1.7%
1.3%
1.1%
1.2%
1.8%
3.1%
1.951
2.213
1.429
1.797
2.176
1.687
1.197
21,002,321
27,249,937
64.4%
62.3%
0.8%
1.0%
1.167
23,573,632
22,933,739
60.7%
66.8%
1.0%
0.8%
0.772
3,055,727
6,721,510
9,931,532
12,016,227
4,390,929
6,043,272
5,672,779
69.3%
66.7%
62.8%
64.9%
65.7%
58.3%
58.4%
3.8%
2.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.8%
1.3%
1.0%
1.586
1.186
9,997,676
36,667,106
71.6%
61.0%
1.6%
0.7%
1.303
a
***
a
a
***
a
***
a
*
a
***
a
a
1.268
1.207
1.095
1.151
*
a
0.078
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Education tables
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Appendix Table 14: Used library computers for education or learning in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
32,581,833
42.3%
Standard
error
0.7%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.210 ***
6,717,789
25,597,758
41.0%
42.7%
1.5%
0.8%
1.027
5,894,060
7,484,601
4,501,190
5,594,264
50.0%
45.9%
40.9%
33.1%
1.9%
1.6%
1.6%
1.1%
1.547
1.537
1.322
4,069,697
27,521,357
59.4%
40.7%
2.6%
0.7%
1.337
763,563
4,774,837
1,322,673
609,998
20,473
21,391,596
55.4%
55.5%
47.3%
51.5%
63.5%
38.4%
3.3%
1.8%
3.6%
4.7%
7.8%
0.8%
1.603
1.837
0.823
1.269
3.223
7,706,863
3,783,291
3,714,768
4,940,337
6,049,319
3,339,684
1,684,944
1,362,627
64.0%
54.1%
41.9%
40.8%
43.7%
32.3%
25.3%
22.2%
2.5%
2.7%
1.8%
1.4%
1.2%
1.1%
1.7%
2.8%
8.167
2.512
1.586
1.615
1.900
1.266
0.851
14,875,013
17,437,690
45.6%
39.9%
0.9%
1.0%
1.381
15,704,455
15,371,739
40.4%
44.7%
1.1%
0.9%
0.764
2,520,256
5,888,674
6,277,485
7,621,409
2,764,322
3,548,097
3,407,377
57.1%
58.5%
39.7%
41.2%
41.3%
34.2%
35.0%
4.0%
2.7%
1.6%
1.3%
1.8%
1.2%
1.1%
1.247
1.092
8,019,878
23,479,508
57.4%
39.0%
1.8%
0.8%
1.920
a
***
a
a
***
a
***
a
***
a
***
a
a
1.280
1.327
1.145
1.320
***
a
0.154
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Appendix Table 15: Used library computers for education or learning to help others in past 12 months
(n=32854)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
15,232,675
Estimates
Percent of
users
19.8%
Standard
error
0.6%
3,059,010
12,116,154
18.7%
20.3%
1.3%
0.6%
2,420,727
3,729,066
2,344,210
2,949,586
20.6%
22.9%
21.3%
17.5%
1.6%
1.3%
1.2%
0.9%
2,125,355
12,583,914
31.1%
18.6%
2.4%
0.6%
398,615
2,295,200
704,695
376,744
9,069
9,582,648
28.9%
26.8%
25.2%
32.4%
28.1%
17.2%
3.4%
1.7%
3.9%
4.4%
8.2%
0.6%
2,638,244
1,408,906
1,519,450
2,877,147
3,485,946
1,740,160
889,108
673,714
22.0%
20.2%
17.2%
23.8%
25.2%
16.8%
13.4%
11.0%
2.1%
2.1%
1.3%
1.2%
1.1%
0.9%
1.5%
2.5%
7,613,746
7,435,603
23.4%
17.0%
0.8%
0.8%
6,652,697
7,908,614
17.1%
23.1%
0.8%
0.8%
874,756
1,960,881
2,768,293
4,176,517
1,417,452
1,827,733
1,933,384
19.9%
19.5%
17.5%
22.6%
21.2%
17.6%
19.9%
2.9%
2.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.5%
1.0%
0.9%
3,863,378
10,873,504
27.7%
18.1%
1.6%
0.6%
(p)
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 16: Used library computers to learn about college degree or certificate programs in
past 12 months (n=32704)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
12,042,032
15.8%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.035 ***
3,044,479
8,930,511
18.7%
15.1%
1.2%
0.6%
1.249
2,738,259
2,929,937
1,563,468
1,730,219
23.4%
18.1%
14.3%
10.3%
1.7%
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
1.757
1.465
1.302
1,890,547
9,709,365
28.0%
14.5%
2.0%
0.5%
1.289
346,296
2,314,503
446,562
351,870
11,456
6,892,323
25.2%
27.2%
16.0%
29.7%
35.5%
12.5%
3.4%
1.6%
2.3%
4.3%
9.3%
0.6%
1.966
2.159
0.876
2.040
3.569
2,150,371
1,944,020
1,858,577
2,067,877
2,271,192
1,099,757
370,577
279,661
18.0%
28.5%
21.2%
17.3%
16.5%
10.7%
5.6%
4.6%
2.0%
2.5%
1.5%
1.1%
0.9%
0.7%
1.0%
1.4%
3.168
5.107
3.145
2.593
2.539
1.672
0.783
4,867,427
7,086,727
15.1%
16.4%
0.6%
0.8%
0.956
5,471,847
6,000,127
14.2%
17.6%
0.8%
0.7%
0.764
783,362
1,829,901
2,315,165
3,344,303
1,212,438
1,338,687
1,024,627
17.8%
18.3%
14.8%
18.2%
18.3%
13.1%
10.6%
2.9%
2.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.3%
0.7%
0.7%
0.873
1.032
3,709,967
7,842,610
26.9%
13.2%
1.7%
0.5%
2.149
a
***
a
a
***
a
***
a
a
**
a
*
a
1.491
1.639
1.430
1.284
***
a
0.126
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Appendix Table 17: Used library computers to apply to college or a certificate program in past 12
months (n=32704)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
4,458,592
5.9%
Standard
error
0.3%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.007 ***
*
1.419
1,259,133
3,183,240
7.8%
5.4%
0.8%
0.4%
1,263,962
1,186,042
504,520
555,971
10.8%
7.3%
4.6%
3.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.6%
0.4%
2.054
1.478
1.179
948,246
3,335,541
14.0%
5.0%
2.6%
0.3%
1.762
139,481
1,213,585
190,138
189,190
8,397
2,066,178
10.1%
14.3%
6.8%
16.0%
26.0%
3.7%
2.2%
1.3%
1.7%
3.5%
9.2%
0.3%
1.907
3.564
1.058
2.812
2.764
636,602
860,482
803,581
779,913
844,566
341,527
94,642
97,278
5.3%
12.6%
9.2%
6.5%
6.1%
3.3%
1.4%
1.6%
1.0%
1.8%
1.1%
0.7%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.8%
3.753
6.372
5.305
3.705
3.496
2.424
1.310
1,712,658
2,725,022
5.3%
6.3%
0.4%
0.5%
0.791
2,002,739
2,237,827
5.2%
6.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.764
471,883
633,364
1,007,159
1,100,426
473,263
417,402
320,510
10.7%
6.3%
6.5%
6.0%
7.1%
4.1%
3.3%
2.4%
1.2%
0.8%
0.6%
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
1.512
0.938
1,661,360
2,600,841
12.0%
4.4%
1.1%
0.3%
2.089
a
**
a
*
a
***
a
***
a
a
a
a
1.198
1.605
1.186
1.236
***
a
0.145
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Appendix Table 18: Percent of ADULT users reporting they were accepted into a college or certificate
program after using library computers to apply in past 12 months (n=31458)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Percent of
Population estimate ADULT users
2,456,823
3.8%
Standard
error
0.3%
(p)
***
595,102
1,849,889
4.1%
3.7%
0.6%
0.3%
667,708
640,778
309,457
359,977
6.6%
4.4%
3.1%
2.3%
1.1%
0.6%
0.5%
0.3%
527,984
1,851,463
10.5%
3.2%
0.7%
0.3%
71,355
642,577
102,148
123,723
715
1,211,285
7.0%
8.6%
4.3%
12.0%
2.8%
2.6%
2.4%
1.1%
1.5%
3.4%
2.0%
0.3%
***
***
***
***
-
-
-
698,643
413,524
480,490
525,670
187,571
60,950
89,975
10.1%
4.7%
4.0%
3.8%
1.8%
0.9%
1.5%
1.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.7%
958,150
1,491,519
3.5%
4.1%
0.3%
0.4%
968,556
1,378,857
3.2%
4.4%
0.4%
0.4%
226,446
276,883
500,863
668,885
285,327
276,990
204,028
11.5%
10.2%
3.5%
3.7%
4.3%
2.7%
2.1%
4.0%
3.1%
0.6%
0.4%
0.7%
0.4%
0.3%
909,576
1,434,529
8.8%
2.8%
1.2%
0.2%
*
***
***
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Appendix Table 19: Used library computers to apply for financial aid in past 12 months (n=32704)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
5,221,348
6.9%
Standard
error
0.3%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.004 ***
1,486,374
3,708,065
9.2%
6.3%
0.9%
0.4%
1.118
1,853,107
1,470,649
502,041
463,722
15.8%
9.1%
4.6%
2.8%
1.5%
0.8%
0.5%
0.3%
4.086
2.621
1.471
1,038,883
3,926,841
15.4%
5.9%
2.6%
0.3%
1.761
175,691
1,345,437
210,183
146,161
5,207
2,608,843
12.8%
15.8%
7.5%
12.3%
16.1%
4.7%
2.4%
1.3%
1.8%
2.3%
6.9%
0.4%
1.996
2.693
0.978
1.931
1.877
432,081
1,462,119
1,004,230
932,665
982,919
324,689
30,157
52,488
3.6%
21.4%
11.5%
7.8%
7.1%
3.2%
0.5%
0.9%
0.8%
2.3%
1.2%
0.8%
0.7%
0.4%
0.1%
0.5%
3.163
19.085
8.077
6.349
5.805
3.052
0.460
2,240,786
2,951,569
6.9%
6.8%
0.4%
0.5%
0.981
2,292,967
2,724,187
5.9%
8.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.748
391,724
484,524
1,297,831
1,710,340
587,096
462,809
248,571
8.9%
4.8%
8.3%
9.3%
8.8%
4.5%
2.6%
2.2%
1.1%
0.9%
0.8%
1.0%
0.5%
0.4%
1.077
0.827
1,760,191
3,196,159
12.7%
5.4%
1.2%
0.3%
2.112
a
***
a
*
a
***
a
***
a
a
*
a
a
1.516
1.519
1.216
1.002
***
a
0.218
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Appendix Table 20: Percent of ADULT users reporting getting financial aid after using library
computers to apply for it in past 12 months (n=31458)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
2,462,057
Estimates
Percent of
ADULT users
3.8%
Standard
error
0.3%
577,684
1,876,924
3.9%
3.8%
0.6%
0.3%
973,848
686,192
259,409
232,719
9.7%
4.7%
2.6%
1.5%
1.4%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
610,865
1,778,656
12.1%
3.1%
0.6%
0.2%
74,384
595,137
109,278
89,798
2,437
1,259,996
7.3%
7.9%
4.6%
8.7%
9.4%
2.7%
2.1%
0.9%
1.6%
2.0%
3.4%
0.3%
(p)
***
***
***
***
***
-
-
-
824,581
515,403
490,009
424,480
139,078
16,018
52,488
11.9%
5.8%
4.0%
3.1%
1.3%
0.2%
0.9%
1.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
0.5%
1,153,382
1,300,265
4.2%
3.5%
0.3%
0.4%
838,485
1,595,492
2.8%
5.1%
0.3%
0.5%
174,871
137,960
443,743
998,166
329,996
213,246
150,090
8.9%
5.1%
3.1%
5.5%
4.9%
2.1%
1.5%
3.7%
1.8%
0.5%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
903,162
1,443,368
8.7%
2.8%
1.2%
0.2%
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 21: Used library computers to do an online assignment or take an online class in past
12 months (n=32704)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
7,926,891
10.4%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.049 ***
1,567,459
6,326,506
9.7%
10.7%
1.0%
0.5%
1.003
1,663,485
1,636,891
1,119,806
1,300,736
14.2%
10.1%
10.3%
7.8%
1.5%
0.9%
1.1%
0.7%
1.760
1.196
1.310
1,275,997
6,426,002
18.9%
9.6%
2.4%
0.5%
1.789
278,545
1,134,934
484,300
215,673
7,995
4,850,196
20.3%
13.3%
17.3%
18.2%
24.8%
8.8%
3.5%
1.2%
3.8%
3.7%
8.6%
0.5%
2.253
1.458
1.855
1.910
2.791
2,104,485
950,450
969,020
1,230,259
1,279,327
737,663
267,041
388,647
17.7%
13.9%
11.1%
10.3%
9.3%
7.2%
4.1%
6.4%
1.9%
2.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.7%
0.6%
0.7%
2.1%
1.942
1.415
0.918
0.958
0.941
0.741
0.489
3,591,202
4,268,349
11.1%
9.9%
0.6%
0.7%
1.188
3,536,730
4,021,224
9.2%
11.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.607
695,486
1,895,946
1,087,213
1,818,340
710,419
832,148
762,903
15.8%
19.0%
7.0%
9.9%
10.7%
8.1%
7.9%
2.7%
2.2%
0.8%
1.0%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
2.048
2.115
2,415,707
5,222,319
17.5%
8.8%
1.4%
0.5%
1.361
a
*
a
*
a
**
a
**
a
a
***
a
*
a
1.852
1.962
1.730
1.707
a
0.084
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Appendix Table 22: Used library computers to do homework for a class in past 12 months (n=32704)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
12,197,238
16.0%
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.020 ***
2,030,855
10,039,802
12.5%
17.0%
1.1%
0.7%
0.842
2,432,649
2,275,500
1,487,958
1,589,207
20.8%
14.0%
13.7%
9.5%
1.8%
1.1%
1.2%
0.6%
1.779
1.323
1.458
1,911,107
9,976,102
28.3%
14.9%
2.1%
0.6%
1.309
373,435
1,837,691
568,189
248,335
8,862
7,556,745
27.2%
21.6%
20.4%
21.0%
27.5%
13.7%
3.4%
1.6%
2.7%
3.7%
8.6%
0.7%
1.766
1.726
0.971
1.570
2.112
4,964,313
1,829,442
1,434,995
1,460,211
1,377,648
657,612
211,884
261,133
41.6%
26.8%
16.4%
12.2%
10.0%
6.4%
3.2%
4.3%
2.6%
2.4%
1.3%
0.9%
0.7%
0.5%
0.6%
1.3%
14.580
6.778
3.376
2.536
2.062
1.391
0.877
5,648,453
6,465,056
17.5%
14.9%
0.7%
0.9%
1.245
5,895,164
5,620,263
15.3%
16.5%
0.9%
0.8%
0.613
1,569,519
3,597,403
1,605,966
2,536,790
884,951
931,051
811,518
35.6%
36.0%
10.3%
13.8%
13.3%
9.1%
8.4%
3.8%
2.7%
1.1%
1.0%
1.2%
0.6%
0.6%
2.157
1.959
3,788,239
8,088,722
27.4%
13.6%
1.8%
0.6%
1.664
a
**
a
a
***
a
***
a
*
a
***
a
***
a
2.189
2.214
1.788
1.876
**
a
0.200
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Employment and entrepreneurship tables
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Appendix Table 23: Used library computers for employment or career purposes in past 12 months
(n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
30,715,784
39.9%
Standard
error
0.7%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.087 ***
***
2.431
9,594,195
20,867,435
58.5%
34.8%
1.5%
0.7%
6,446,565
8,132,696
4,075,311
4,473,979
54.7%
49.9%
37.0%
26.5%
2.0%
1.6%
1.5%
0.9%
2.044
1.998
1.371
3,456,619
26,228,234
50.4%
38.7%
2.7%
0.7%
1.411
636,346
5,230,284
955,273
710,927
18,658
19,961,019
46.1%
60.8%
34.2%
60.1%
57.8%
35.9%
3.3%
1.8%
3.2%
4.6%
8.7%
0.8%
1.300
2.458
0.848
2.203
1.134
3,374,214
3,747,257
4,936,991
5,397,989
6,753,818
4,421,870
1,257,549
826,095
28.0%
53.6%
55.7%
44.6%
48.8%
42.7%
18.9%
13.4%
2.3%
2.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.6%
2.4%
3.104
6.417
6.547
5.111
6.030
5.146
1.790
11,983,082
18,523,199
36.7%
42.4%
0.8%
1.0%
0.843
14,257,261
15,094,106
36.7%
43.9%
1.0%
0.9%
0.816
1,483,592
3,501,158
7,478,895
8,303,242
3,175,010
3,687,030
2,748,599
33.6%
34.8%
47.3%
44.8%
47.5%
35.5%
28.3%
3.5%
2.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.9%
1.2%
1.0%
0.746
0.765
6,617,945
22,709,702
47.4%
37.8%
1.8%
0.7%
1.446
a
***
a
a
***
a
***
a
*
a
**
a
*
a
1.055
1.124
0.904
0.822
**
a
0.226
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Appendix Table 24: Percent of users reporting using library computers for employment or career
activities on behalf of someone else in past 12 months (n=32854)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
11,397,470
Estimates
Percent of
users
14.8%
Standard
error
0.5%
2,915,954
8,409,781
17.8%
14.1%
1.1%
0.5%
2,226,930
2,935,288
1,661,311
2,031,218
19.0%
18.0%
15.2%
12.0%
1.5%
1.1%
1.0%
0.7%
1,356,798
9,568,283
19.8%
14.2%
2.3%
0.5%
296,945
2,023,931
473,909
309,816
8,483
6,912,611
21.6%
23.6%
17.0%
26.5%
26.3%
12.4%
2.8%
1.5%
2.6%
4.2%
7.6%
0.5%
1,088,437
1,204,419
1,672,941
2,132,487
2,646,042
1,630,047
626,339
396,758
9.1%
17.3%
18.9%
17.7%
19.1%
15.8%
9.4%
6.5%
1.4%
2.0%
1.4%
1.1%
1.0%
0.9%
1.2%
1.7%
5,312,069
5,990,955
16.3%
13.7%
0.6%
0.7%
4,307,717
6,508,620
11.1%
19.0%
0.6%
0.7%
565,079
1,085,561
2,345,239
3,437,602
1,256,760
1,345,454
1,266,858
12.8%
10.8%
14.9%
18.6%
18.9%
13.0%
13.0%
2.2%
1.6%
1.1%
1.1%
1.4%
0.9%
0.8%
2,726,908
8,156,814
19.6%
13.6%
1.4%
0.5%
(p)
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 25: Used library computers to work on a resume in past 12 months (n=32693)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
14,224,743
18.7%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.010 ***
***
2.110
5,021,699
9,116,907
30.9%
15.4%
1.3%
0.5%
3,635,730
4,064,062
1,856,627
1,942,713
31.0%
25.0%
17.0%
11.6%
1.7%
1.2%
1.0%
0.6%
2.078
1.840
1.348
1,955,932
11,749,417
28.9%
17.5%
1.7%
0.5%
1.799
308,137
2,915,145
442,298
292,185
7,568
8,674,699
22.4%
34.3%
15.8%
24.7%
23.5%
15.7%
2.7%
1.7%
2.2%
3.6%
7.4%
0.6%
1.397
2.544
0.804
1.367
1.245
987,821
1,718,447
2,700,672
2,890,695
3,433,950
1,943,228
444,574
105,357
8.3%
24.9%
30.9%
24.2%
25.0%
19.0%
6.8%
1.7%
1.3%
2.2%
1.8%
1.2%
1.1%
1.0%
1.2%
0.8%
4.857
11.293
14.840
13.436
14.537
10.888
3.256
5,116,716
8,987,309
15.9%
20.7%
0.6%
0.8%
0.682
6,635,367
7,172,549
17.2%
21.0%
0.7%
0.8%
1.037
665,417
1,280,254
3,227,207
4,124,991
1,664,944
1,950,432
1,179,853
15.1%
12.8%
20.6%
22.4%
25.1%
19.1%
12.2%
2.6%
1.7%
1.3%
1.1%
1.6%
0.9%
0.7%
0.958
0.877
3,495,013
10,113,742
25.4%
16.9%
1.5%
0.5%
1.663
a
***
a
**
a
***
a
***
a
***
a
a
*
a
1.245
1.423
1.241
1.038
***
a
0.203
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Appendix Table 26: Used library computers to search for a job opening or career opportunity in past
12 months (n=32693)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
23,294,402
30.6%
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.030 ***
***
2.490
7,979,931
15,113,907
49.1%
25.5%
1.6%
0.7%
5,258,252
6,473,294
3,048,477
2,947,945
44.8%
39.8%
28.0%
17.6%
1.9%
1.5%
1.3%
0.7%
2.156
2.191
1.505
2,678,038
19,900,837
39.6%
29.6%
1.0%
0.6%
1.545
469,096
4,181,334
713,345
455,682
11,848
15,028,580
34.1%
49.2%
25.5%
38.5%
36.7%
27.2%
3.1%
1.8%
2.8%
4.3%
8.5%
0.7%
1.174
2.115
0.951
1.316
0.951
2,065,371
2,906,909
4,141,837
4,308,827
5,400,573
3,357,431
737,942
375,512
17.3%
42.1%
47.4%
36.0%
39.3%
32.7%
11.2%
6.2%
1.9%
2.7%
1.8%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.4%
1.7%
5.335
10.053
12.288
9.182
10.327
8.056
2.186
8,267,228
14,857,260
25.6%
34.3%
0.7%
1.0%
0.681
11,307,437
10,990,662
29.3%
32.2%
0.9%
0.9%
1.110
943,549
2,242,861
5,983,186
6,621,972
2,469,315
2,858,219
1,931,879
21.4%
22.5%
38.2%
36.0%
37.2%
28.0%
20.0%
2.9%
2.2%
1.6%
1.3%
1.8%
1.1%
0.9%
0.639
0.607
4,988,713
17,192,825
36.2%
28.8%
1.7%
0.7%
1.292
a
***
a
*
a
***
a
***
a
***
a
a
*
a
1.101
1.066
0.970
0.831
*
a
0.236
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Appendix Table 27: Percent of users reporting that they filled out an online job application or turned
in a resume using a library computer or Internet connection after searching for job opening or career
opportunity in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Percent
Population estimate
of users
15,874,156
20.6%
Standard
error
0.5%
(p)
***
6,112,149
9,607,689
37.3%
16.0%
1.4%
0.5%
3,975,539
4,750,176
2,050,512
1,852,345
33.8%
29.1%
18.6%
11.0%
1.8%
1.4%
1.1%
0.6%
1,900,409
13,508,929
27.7%
20.0%
1.6%
0.5%
312,752
3,208,000
460,970
317,129
8,535
9,943,649
22.7%
37.3%
16.5%
26.8%
26.5%
17.9%
2.7%
1.7%
2.4%
3.8%
8.1%
0.6%
892,850
2,010,331
3,031,314
3,236,200
3,991,710
2,073,227
394,999
243,525
7.4%
28.7%
34.2%
26.7%
28.8%
20.0%
5.9%
4.0%
1.2%
2.3%
1.8%
1.3%
1.2%
1.0%
1.1%
1.4%
5,343,243
10,425,397
16.4%
23.8%
0.6%
0.8%
7,965,230
7,363,935
20.5%
21.4%
0.8%
0.8%
647,243
1,161,223
4,417,763
4,607,954
1,780,632
1,909,765
1,182,031
14.7%
11.5%
27.9%
24.9%
26.6%
18.4%
12.1%
2.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.1%
1.7%
0.9%
0.8%
3,426,298
11,653,286
24.5%
19.4%
1.5%
0.6%
***
**
***
***
***
**
***
***
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Appendix Table 28: Percent of users reporting they got a job interview after using a library computer
or Internet connection to search for a job opening or career opportunity in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
7,643,191
Estimates
Percent of
users
9.9%
Standard
error
0.4%
2,558,380
5,036,523
15.6%
8.4%
1.0%
0.4%
1,645,440
2,290,358
1,064,159
1,135,879
14.0%
14.1%
9.7%
6.7%
1.3%
1.0%
0.8%
0.5%
1,044,925
6,417,878
15.2%
9.5%
1.8%
0.4%
117,791
1,397,350
208,772
158,070
5,771
5,036,737
8.5%
16.3%
7.5%
13.4%
17.9%
9.0%
1.4%
1.3%
1.6%
2.4%
6.1%
0.5%
376,985
1,180,838
1,538,646
1,651,655
1,708,371
952,592
148,346
85,759
3.1%
16.9%
17.4%
13.6%
12.3%
9.2%
2.2%
1.4%
0.8%
2.2%
1.5%
1.0%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
2,517,582
5,050,215
7.7%
11.5%
0.4%
0.6%
2,824,275
4,614,567
7.3%
13.4%
0.5%
0.7%
436,397
483,569
1,965,051
2,219,415
833,613
937,826
689,980
9.9%
4.8%
12.4%
12.0%
12.5%
9.0%
7.1%
2.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
1.3%
0.6%
0.7%
2,034,707
5,273,075
14.6%
8.8%
1.3%
0.4%
(p)
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 29: Percent of users reporting they got hired after using a library computer or Internet
connection to search for a job opening or career opportunity in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
3,676,002
Estimates
Percent of
users
4.8%
Standard
error
0.3%
1,084,252
2,580,301
6.6%
4.3%
0.7%
0.3%
847,693
1,001,385
557,812
574,178
7.2%
6.1%
5.1%
3.4%
1.1%
0.7%
0.6%
0.3%
631,685
2,929,377
9.2%
4.3%
1.8%
0.3%
64,355
611,813
137,535
94,839
4,971
2,419,252
4.7%
7.1%
4.9%
8.0%
15.4%
4.3%
1.1%
0.8%
1.4%
1.8%
5.9%
0.4%
213,942
790,041
838,466
739,450
614,222
319,697
80,376
79,809
1.8%
11.3%
9.5%
6.1%
4.4%
3.1%
1.2%
1.3%
0.5%
2.0%
1.2%
0.7%
0.5%
0.4%
0.6%
0.7%
1,216,757
2,398,336
3.7%
5.5%
0.3%
0.5%
804,042
2,787,059
2.1%
8.1%
0.3%
0.6%
250,385
233,114
962,343
1,012,248
399,451
463,778
287,311
5.7%
2.3%
6.1%
5.5%
6.0%
4.5%
3.0%
1.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
1,216,661
2,302,427
8.7%
3.8%
1.1%
0.3%
(p)
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 30: Used library computers to receive job-related training in past 12 months
(n=32693)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
7,076,371
9.3%
Standard
error
0.4%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.041 ***
***
1.857
2,461,482
4,571,738
15.2%
7.7%
1.2%
0.4%
1,787,194
1,747,089
936,964
1,143,555
15.2%
10.8%
8.6%
6.8%
1.4%
0.9%
0.8%
0.5%
2.020
1.341
1.140
999,676
5,785,766
14.8%
8.6%
2.3%
0.4%
1.228
161,331
1,508,880
206,750
254,976
9,176
4,185,976
11.7%
17.8%
7.4%
21.5%
28.4%
7.6%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
3.7%
8.7%
0.4%
1.205
2.350
0.499
2.650
2.134
502,353
728,082
1,293,321
1,311,296
1,706,398
1,013,834
275,712
245,376
4.2%
10.5%
14.8%
11.0%
12.4%
9.9%
4.2%
4.1%
1.1%
1.7%
1.5%
0.9%
0.8%
0.7%
0.9%
1.4%
0.335
1.237
1.785
1.474
1.687
1.548
0.797
2,417,349
4,593,138
7.5%
10.6%
0.4%
0.6%
0.758
2,905,054
3,953,776
7.5%
11.6%
0.5%
0.6%
0.610
430,498
714,417
1,415,710
2,063,539
746,062
920,573
730,254
9.8%
7.2%
9.0%
11.2%
11.2%
9.0%
7.6%
2.2%
1.5%
0.9%
0.8%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
1.528
1.234
2,050,680
4,701,111
14.9%
7.9%
1.2%
0.4%
2.676
a
***
a
a
***
a
**
a
**
a
***
a
a
1.274
1.385
1.190
1.109
***
a
0.137
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Appendix Table 31: Used library computers for work-related research in past 12 months (n=32693)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
18,588,798
24.4%
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.032 ***
***
2.138
6,016,544
12,456,514
37.0%
21.0%
1.5%
0.6%
3,954,257
5,075,786
2,481,965
2,784,471
33.7%
31.2%
22.8%
16.6%
1.8%
1.4%
1.2%
0.7%
1.763
1.768
1.264
2,289,347
15,729,449
33.9%
23.4%
1.5%
0.6%
1.459
409,300
3,332,047
619,954
429,124
10,477
11,732,614
29.7%
39.2%
22.2%
36.3%
32.5%
21.3%
3.0%
1.8%
2.6%
4.5%
8.7%
0.7%
1.378
2.172
0.908
1.593
1.802
1,662,933
2,071,499
3,174,354
3,608,721
4,401,307
2,639,549
705,343
325,092
13.9%
30.0%
36.3%
30.2%
32.0%
25.7%
10.7%
5.4%
1.7%
2.4%
1.8%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.4%
1.6%
3.218
5.975
6.846
6.357
6.241
5.256
1.977
6,648,032
11,818,528
20.6%
27.3%
0.7%
0.9%
0.750
8,474,072
9,372,327
22.0%
27.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.882
835,181
1,708,119
4,166,600
5,282,575
2,083,340
2,525,214
1,845,986
19.0%
17.1%
26.6%
28.7%
31.4%
24.7%
19.1%
2.7%
2.0%
1.4%
1.2%
1.8%
1.0%
0.9%
0.871
0.909
4,246,675
13,480,348
30.8%
22.6%
1.6%
0.6%
1.517
a
***
a
*
a
***
a
***
a
***
a
a
*
a
1.408
1.447
1.455
1.264
***
a
0.166
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Appendix Table 32: Used library computers to start or manage a business in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
5,389,607
7.0%
Standard
error
0.3%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.031 ***
1,372,763
3,982,704
8.4%
6.6%
0.8%
0.4%
1.278
1,377,215
1,213,587
693,812
1,054,261
11.7%
7.4%
6.3%
6.2%
1.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
1.736
1.127
1.011
746,364
4,322,311
10.9%
6.4%
1.8%
0.3%
1.382
172,181
1,163,930
218,451
147,164
4,837
3,013,761
12.5%
13.5%
7.8%
12.4%
15.0%
5.4%
2.4%
1.2%
2.0%
2.6%
6.8%
0.3%
2.789
2.453
0.748
2.101
1.924
387,720
397,208
827,459
1,164,279
1,350,595
842,926
252,193
167,227
3.2%
5.7%
9.3%
9.6%
9.8%
8.1%
3.8%
2.7%
0.7%
1.2%
1.1%
0.9%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.9%
0.279
1.086
1.940
2.015
2.016
1.872
1.064
1,889,779
3,452,192
5.8%
7.9%
0.4%
0.5%
0.653
2,030,768
3,130,743
5.2%
9.1%
0.4%
0.5%
0.688
496,703
394,227
870,648
1,514,373
576,002
772,116
701,025
11.3%
3.9%
5.5%
8.2%
8.6%
7.4%
7.2%
2.2%
0.8%
0.7%
0.8%
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
2.400
1.171
1,645,852
3,531,474
11.8%
5.9%
1.1%
0.3%
2.097
a
*
a
a
***
a
***
a
***
a
**
a
a
1.349
1.236
1.247
1.344
***
a
0.110
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Appendix Table 33: Percent of users reporting using library computers to start or manage a business
on behalf of someone else in past 12 months (n=32873)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
2,492,167
Estimates
Percent of
users
3.2%
Standard
error
0.2%
650,767
1,832,762
4.0%
3.1%
0.6%
0.3%
714,378
539,709
301,556
465,519
6.1%
3.3%
2.7%
2.8%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
370,301
1,967,906
5.4%
2.9%
1.0%
0.2%
97,305
558,244
62,857
74,190
4,220
1,345,565
7.1%
6.5%
2.3%
6.3%
13.1%
2.4%
2.1%
1.0%
0.9%
2.1%
6.8%
0.2%
220,628
261,743
431,315
527,382
494,112
367,619
118,335
71,033
1.8%
3.8%
4.9%
4.4%
3.6%
3.6%
1.8%
1.2%
0.5%
1.1%
0.9%
0.7%
0.4%
0.5%
0.6%
0.7%
923,121
1,542,992
2.8%
3.5%
0.3%
0.4%
963,341
1,441,598
2.5%
4.2%
0.3%
0.4%
195,600
255,989
411,624
671,754
276,523
321,570
323,521
4.5%
2.5%
2.6%
3.6%
4.1%
3.1%
3.3%
1.3%
0.6%
0.5%
0.6%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
804,718
1,602,888
5.8%
2.7%
0.8%
0.2%
(p)
***
***
***
***
***
***
**
***
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Appendix Table 34: Used library computers to write a business plan in past 12 months (n=32639)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
1,762,359
2.3%
Standard
error
0.2%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.009 ***
475,311
1,269,338
2.9%
2.2%
0.5%
0.2%
1.145
521,051
425,413
198,164
325,394
4.5%
2.6%
1.8%
2.0%
0.8%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
1.859
1.268
0.941
369,132
1,272,011
5.5%
1.9%
0.7%
0.2%
2.033
91,436
504,356
89,115
49,469
1,157
841,052
6.6%
5.9%
3.2%
4.2%
3.6%
1.5%
1.9%
0.9%
1.4%
1.2%
1.9%
0.2%
3.585
3.561
0.822
1.827
0.619
161,181
126,629
381,317
300,223
465,054
216,862
48,027
63,066
1.4%
1.9%
4.4%
2.5%
3.4%
2.1%
0.7%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.9%
0.4%
0.5%
0.4%
0.5%
0.5%
0.374
0.605
1.826
1.374
1.671
1.457
0.245
473,688
1,278,017
1.5%
3.0%
0.2%
0.3%
0.531
619,646
1,072,379
1.6%
3.2%
0.2%
0.3%
0.589
300,963
124,921
248,498
456,748
174,775
272,025
169,986
6.9%
1.3%
1.6%
2.5%
2.6%
2.7%
1.8%
1.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.6%
0.4%
0.3%
3.099
0.724
776,296
908,120
5.7%
1.5%
0.8%
0.2%
3.129
a
a
*
a
***
a
***
a
***
a
*
a
a
1.275
1.211
2.006
1.381
***
a
0.164
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Appendix Table 35: Used library computers to start a business in past 12 months (n=32639)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
2,517,541
3.3%
Standard
error
0.2%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.015 ***
*
1.697
771,529
1,724,557
4.8%
2.9%
0.6%
0.3%
815,636
598,960
267,957
408,394
7.0%
3.7%
2.5%
2.4%
1.1%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
2.034
1.199
0.876
434,253
1,907,929
6.5%
2.8%
0.6%
0.2%
1.624
98,681
640,861
111,508
52,017
1,157
1,299,733
7.2%
7.6%
4.0%
4.4%
3.6%
2.4%
1.7%
1.0%
1.4%
1.3%
1.9%
0.3%
3.252
2.714
0.883
1.338
0.387
191,534
208,789
484,562
498,237
665,349
276,407
96,240
96,424
1.6%
3.1%
5.6%
4.2%
4.9%
2.7%
1.5%
1.6%
0.5%
1.0%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.6%
0.8%
0.303
0.931
1.715
1.335
1.539
1.072
0.620
711,179
1,793,576
2.2%
4.2%
0.2%
0.4%
0.521
918,520
1,495,920
2.4%
4.4%
0.3%
0.4%
0.521
309,611
177,227
407,238
766,442
297,758
330,607
208,447
7.1%
1.8%
2.6%
4.2%
4.5%
3.3%
2.2%
1.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.3%
2.529
0.955
931,463
1,452,392
6.8%
2.4%
0.9%
0.2%
2.551
a
*
a
a
***
a
*
a
***
a
*
a
a
1.559
1.401
1.408
1.171
***
a
0.137
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Appendix Table 36: Used library computers to locate customers for own business in past 12 months
(n=32639)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
2,646,025
3.5%
Standard
error
0.2%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.022 ***
807,177
1,808,326
5.0%
3.1%
0.6%
0.3%
1.511
880,693
589,083
310,833
492,933
7.5%
3.6%
2.8%
3.0%
1.1%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
1.940
1.112
0.885
456,270
2,036,442
6.8%
3.0%
0.3%
0.2%
1.786
118,475
615,807
106,324
71,242
1,366
1,420,962
8.6%
7.3%
3.8%
6.0%
4.2%
2.6%
2.0%
1.0%
1.4%
1.5%
2.0%
0.3%
3.670
2.521
0.907
1.846
0.518
191,368
241,854
463,327
495,474
708,196
345,422
97,952
102,431
1.6%
3.6%
5.3%
4.2%
5.2%
3.4%
1.5%
1.7%
0.5%
1.1%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.8%
0.292
1.122
1.464
1.259
1.647
1.201
0.543
749,480
1,884,447
2.3%
4.4%
0.2%
0.4%
0.488
1,000,095
1,559,523
2.6%
4.6%
0.3%
0.4%
0.606
299,461
148,840
480,642
726,286
309,126
338,371
329,687
6.8%
1.5%
3.1%
4.0%
4.7%
3.3%
3.4%
1.8%
0.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.9%
0.4%
0.5%
1.986
0.921
909,800
1,652,245
6.6%
2.8%
0.9%
0.2%
1.961
a
*
a
*
a
***
a
**
a
***
a
*
a
a
1.376
1.257
1.254
1.202
***
a
0.119
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Appendix Table 37: Percent of users reporting that business increased after using a library computer
or Internet connection to locate potential customers for own business in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
1,272,212
Estimates
Percent of
users
1.7%
Standard
error
0.2%
372,127
898,199
2.3%
1.5%
0.4%
0.2%
384,693
299,687
177,851
269,834
3.3%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
324,953
923,189
4.7%
1.4%
0.6%
0.1%
58,580
263,137
82,925
53,170
1,019
725,672
4.2%
3.1%
3.0%
4.5%
3.2%
1.3%
1.4%
0.6%
1.4%
1.3%
1.8%
0.2%
78,526
108,668
286,318
274,483
343,755
96,266
27,621
56,577
0.7%
1.6%
3.2%
2.3%
2.5%
0.9%
0.4%
0.9%
0.3%
0.4%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.5%
310,018
957,489
0.9%
2.2%
0.1%
0.3%
357,066
875,711
0.9%
2.5%
0.2%
0.3%
170,073
37,958
261,787
307,302
166,046
173,397
151,966
3.9%
0.4%
1.7%
1.7%
2.5%
1.7%
1.6%
1.3%
0.2%
0.4%
0.3%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
532,038
698,976
3.8%
1.2%
0.6%
0.1%
(p)
**
***
***
***
**
***
***
*
***
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Health and wellness tables
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Appendix Table 38: Use of library computers and Internet connections for health or wellness needs in
past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
28,199,175
36.6
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.362 ***
***
2.172
8,348,597
19,619,449
50.9
32.8
1.6%
0.7%
5,300,606
6,892,892
4,380,261
5,588,894
45.0
42.3
39.8
33.1
1.9%
1.5%
1.6%
1.0%
1.621
1.427
1.303
2,982,472
24,465,513
43.5
36.1
2.6%
0.7%
1.399
529,362
3,426,776
984,574
519,538
13,088
19,838,335
38.4
39.9
35.2
43.9
40.6
35.6
3.4%
1.8%
3.2%
4.6%
9.0%
0.8%
1.259
1.202
0.748
1.436
1.074
2,772,818
2,098,310
3,066,833
4,492,511
6,134,456
4,780,137
2,611,498
2,242,612
23.0
30.0
34.6
37.1
44.3
46.2
39.2
36.5
2.2%
2.4%
1.7%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.8%
3.0%
0.576
0.653
0.699
0.886
1.275
1.402
1.060
12,281,463
15,748,143
37.6
36.0
0.8%
1.0%
1.146
14,010,010
13,052,191
36.0
38.0
1.0%
0.9%
0.964
1,222,579
2,813,922
5,801,626
7,565,662
2,844,453
3,915,483
3,755,638
27.7
27.9
36.7
40.9
42.5
37.7
38.6
3.1%
2.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.8%
1.2%
1.1%
0.852
1.034
5,672,233
21,553,418
40.6
35.8
1.7%
0.7%
1.313
a
***
a
a
a
***
a
*
a
a
a
1.123
1.108
1.156
1.181
*
a
0.079
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Appendix Table 39: Use of library computers and Internet connections on behalf of someone else for
heath or wellness needs in past 12 months (n=32839)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population estimate
15,831,237
Estimates
Percent of
users
20.6
Standard
error
0.5%
4,481,835
11,250,404
27.4
18.8
1.3%
0.6%
3,056,076
3,681,469
2,516,154
3,044,789
26.0
22.6
22.9
18.0
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
0.7%
1,701,721
13,708,066
24.8
20.3
1.9%
0.6%
377,037
1,919,832
514,252
342,480
9,470
10,997,173
27.4
22.4
18.4
28.9
29.4
19.8
3.4%
1.5%
2.5%
4.2%
9.1%
0.6%
1,851,379
1,041,667
1,759,220
2,678,490
3,589,764
2,657,276
1,380,686
872,755
15.4
14.9
19.9
22.1
26.0
25.7
20.8
14.2
2.0%
1.8%
1.4%
1.2%
1.1%
1.0%
1.5%
2.3%
7,349,720
8,384,468
22.6
19.2
0.7%
0.8%
7,257,440
7,995,070
18.7
23.3
0.8%
0.7%
696,318
1,712,151
3,034,015
4,365,796
1,465,358
2,165,666
2,268,383
15.8
17.1
19.2
23.6
21.9
20.9
23.3
2.5%
2.3%
1.2%
1.1%
1.3%
1.0%
0.9%
3,258,323
12,117,053
23.3
20.2
1.5%
0.6%
(p)
***
***
*
*
***
**
***
***
**
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Appendix Table 40: Use of library computers and Internet connections to learn about diet or nutrition
in past 12 months (n=32663)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
16,818,906
22.1
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.163 ***
***
1.997
4,989,371
11,743,995
30.8
19.9
1.3%
0.6%
3,231,275
4,095,597
2,826,657
3,466,495
27.6
25.2
25.9
20.7
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
1.551
1.291
1.342
1,862,675
14,534,175
27.9
21.7
1.5%
0.5%
1.565
335,413
2,350,159
636,252
347,123
7,026
11,544,164
24.4
27.6
22.8
29.3
21.8
21.0
3.2%
1.6%
2.7%
4.0%
7.1%
0.6%
1.454
1.404
0.853
1.370
0.941
1,120,417
1,013,891
1,892,369
2,791,683
3,994,584
3,109,526
1,607,858
1,288,578
9.4
14.9
21.8
23.4
29.1
30.4
24.5
21.2
1.4%
1.7%
1.5%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.6%
2.6%
0.418
0.556
0.705
0.850
1.217
1.257
1.012
7,884,051
8,833,385
24.4
20.4
0.7%
0.8%
1.271
7,900,204
8,360,300
20.5
24.6
0.8%
0.7%
0.851
629,708
1,080,149
3,118,831
5,137,632
1,868,388
2,368,786
2,442,487
14.3
10.9
20.0
28.0
28.2
23.2
25.3
2.2%
1.6%
1.3%
1.2%
1.6%
1.0%
1.0%
0.814
0.886
3,467,401
12,809,181
25.3
21.5
1.5%
0.6%
1.379
a
***
a
*
a
*
a
***
a
***
a
*
a
**
a
1.496
1.369
1.302
1.429
**
a
0.082
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Appendix Table 41: Percent of users reporting that using library computers or Internet connection
helped them decide to make changes to diet in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population estimate
13,990,000
Estimates
Percent of
users
18.2
Standard
error
0.5%
4,228,920
9,681,211
25.8
16.2
1.2%
0.5%
2,652,487
3,542,758
2,329,514
2,817,330
22.5
21.7
21.2
16.7
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
0.7%
1,706,391
11,940,000
24.9
17.6
0.5%
0.5%
296,476
2,012,748
475,705
290,716
6,027
9,533,696
21.5
23.4
17.0
24.6
18.7
17.1
3.2%
1.6%
2.4%
3.6%
6.9%
0.5%
855,860
850,088
1,556,042
2,331,643
3,321,974
2,646,283
1,301,833
1,121,957
7.1
12.2
17.6
19.3
24.0
25.6
19.6
18.3
1.2%
1.5%
1.4%
1.1%
1.0%
1.1%
1.5%
2.4%
6,654,802
7,247,074
20.4
16.6
0.6%
0.7%
6,690,468
6,903,065
17.2
20.1
0.7%
0.7%
577,699
827,088
2,668,827
4,385,480
1,583,526
1,850,628
1,993,612
13.1
8.2
16.9
23.7
23.7
17.8
20.5
2.1%
1.3%
1.2%
1.1%
1.4%
0.8%
0.9%
2,990,464
10,530,000
21.4
17.5
1.4%
0.5%
(p)
***
**
***
**
***
***
***
***
*
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Appendix Table 42: Use of library computers or Internet connections to learn about exercise or fitness
in past 12 months (n=32663)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
13,538,632
17.8
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.124 ***
***
1.579
3,785,413
9,612,403
23.4
16.3
1.2%
0.5%
2,651,278
3,132,022
2,312,087
2,690,503
22.7
19.3
21.2
16.1
1.6%
1.2%
1.3%
0.7%
1.478
1.147
1.406
1,728,046
11,462,271
25.9
17.1
1.5%
0.5%
1.592
304,169
1,906,863
466,509
293,410
6,731
9,130,153
22.1
22.4
16.7
24.8
20.9
16.6
3.2%
1.5%
2.2%
3.7%
7.0%
0.6%
1.563
1.503
0.691
1.528
1.032
1,322,162
944,322
1,623,614
2,418,534
3,145,665
2,298,701
918,083
867,551
11.1
13.9
18.7
20.3
22.9
22.4
14.0
14.3
1.6%
1.7%
1.5%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
1.1%
2.2%
0.580
0.821
0.993
1.195
1.555
1.461
0.942
5,914,954
7,534,091
18.3
17.4
0.6%
0.7%
1.054
6,093,065
6,989,527
15.8
20.6
0.7%
0.7%
0.813
536,944
1,273,949
2,584,693
3,743,897
1,459,059
1,861,019
1,924,934
12.2
12.8
16.6
20.4
22.0
18.2
20.0
2.1%
1.9%
1.2%
1.1%
1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.896
0.966
3,107,308
10,097,590
22.6
16.9
1.5%
0.5%
1.532
a
***
a
**
a
***
a
***
a
a
*
a
a
1.240
1.238
1.144
1.291
***
a
0.061
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Appendix Table 43: Percent of users reporting that using library computers or Internet connection
helped them decide to make changes in exercise or fitness habits in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population estimate
11,482,687
Estimates
Percent of
users
14.9
Standard
error
0.5%
3,271,953
8,074,382
20.0
13.5
1.1%
0.5%
2,258,596
2,782,883
2,018,775
2,301,151
19.2
17.1
18.3
13.6
1.5%
1.1%
1.2%
0.6%
1,601,897
9,622,768
23.4
14.2
0.4%
0.5%
281,964
1,685,892
398,483
258,685
3,972
7,633,016
20.4
19.6
14.3
21.9
12.3
13.7
3.2%
1.4%
2.1%
3.5%
3.5%
0.5%
974,878
782,724
1,438,503
2,117,452
2,750,427
1,939,231
778,282
701,190
8.1
11.2
16.2
17.5
19.9
18.7
11.7
11.4
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.0%
0.9%
1.0%
2.0%
4,987,393
6,421,154
15.3
14.7
0.6%
0.7%
5,261,946
5,896,964
13.5
17.2
0.7%
0.6%
441,927
1,040,541
2,292,328
3,165,116
1,311,267
1,514,743
1,593,796
10.0
10.3
14.5
17.1
19.6
14.6
16.4
1.8%
1.7%
1.1%
0.9%
1.4%
0.8%
0.9%
2,745,446
8,464,877
19.6
14.1
1.3%
0.5%
(p)
***
**
***
***
***
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 44: Use of library computers and Internet connections to learn about a disease,
illness, or medical condition in past 12 months (n=32664)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
23,367,478
30.8
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.326 ***
***
2.199
6,852,418
16,336,033
42.3
27.7
1.5%
0.7%
4,246,206
5,675,939
3,750,930
4,835,088
36.3
35.0
34.4
28.9
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.0%
1.494
1.323
1.291
2,318,451
20,463,409
34.7
30.5
0.7%
0.6%
1.390
415,970
2,852,990
817,868
419,851
7,708
16,653,627
30.2
33.5
29.3
35.5
23.9
30.2
3.2%
1.7%
3.0%
4.4%
7.2%
0.7%
1.134
1.181
0.747
1.219
0.672
1,967,800
1,478,642
2,506,193
3,659,097
5,128,503
4,201,693
2,275,671
2,149,879
16.5
21.7
28.9
30.6
37.4
41.0
34.6
35.3
2.0%
2.1%
1.7%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.8%
3.0%
0.426
0.523
0.609
0.727
1.104
1.226
0.945
10,280,871
12,942,608
31.9
30.0
0.8%
0.9%
1.160
11,724,018
10,823,206
30.4
31.8
1.0%
0.8%
1.016
859,948
2,040,215
4,649,579
6,442,533
2,531,911
3,349,831
3,265,603
19.6
20.5
29.8
35.1
38.2
32.8
33.9
2.6%
2.3%
1.5%
1.3%
1.8%
1.2%
1.0%
0.689
1.000
4,598,418
18,002,109
33.5
30.2
1.7%
0.7%
1.418
a
**
a
a
a
***
a
a
a
a
1.190
1.235
1.171
1.215
***
a
0.088
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Appendix Table 45: Use of library computers and Internet connections to learn about a medical
procedure in past 12 months (n=32664)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
14,984,370
19.7
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.232 ***
***
1.481
4,085,713
10,811,855
25.2
18.3
1.2%
0.6%
2,789,554
3,590,190
2,459,984
3,204,480
23.8
22.1
22.5
19.1
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
1.408
1.230
1.206
1,651,123
12,873,005
24.7
19.2
1.6%
0.5%
1.639
315,629
1,819,134
591,261
311,960
5,802
10,383,871
22.9
21.4
21.2
26.4
18.0
18.9
3.2%
1.5%
2.7%
4.1%
6.9%
0.6%
1.370
1.179
0.710
1.364
0.986
1,121,416
831,180
1,512,594
2,321,254
3,329,470
2,753,826
1,621,459
1,493,171
9.4
12.2
17.4
19.4
24.3
26.9
24.7
24.5
1.5%
1.6%
1.4%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.7%
2.7%
0.350
0.417
0.449
0.652
0.940
1.086
1.018
6,821,239
8,058,441
21.1
18.6
0.7%
0.7%
1.231
7,434,727
6,991,596
19.3
20.6
0.8%
0.7%
0.958
689,026
1,248,192
2,943,213
3,915,086
1,710,112
2,207,990
2,102,880
15.7
12.5
18.9
21.3
25.8
21.6
21.8
2.4%
1.8%
1.3%
1.1%
1.6%
1.0%
0.9%
0.925
0.990
3,397,588
11,121,701
24.8
18.7
1.5%
0.6%
1.724
a
*
a
**
a
a
***
a
**
a
a
a
0.956
1.075
1.055
0.985
***
a
0.058
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Appendix Table 46: Use of library computers and Internet connections to learn about prescription or
over-the-counter medications in past 12 months (n=32664)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
14,218,576
18.7
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.219 ***
***
1.733
4,109,124
10,072,651
25.3
17.1
1.2%
0.6%
2,622,672
3,580,533
2,386,572
3,052,081
22.4
22.1
21.9
18.2
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
1.463
1.334
1.232
1,383,845
12,505,064
20.7
18.6
1.7%
0.5%
1.571
292,821
1,646,815
435,657
265,366
5,315
10,352,087
21.3
19.4
15.6
22.4
16.5
18.8
3.2%
1.4%
2.2%
3.4%
6.8%
0.6%
1.401
1.039
0.658
1.190
0.887
814,995
755,326
1,301,538
2,271,638
3,423,494
2,657,798
1,517,867
1,475,921
6.8
11.1
15.0
19.0
25.0
25.9
23.1
24.3
1.4%
1.6%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.5%
2.8%
0.295
0.350
0.468
0.607
0.984
0.992
0.957
6,266,416
7,845,986
19.4
18.2
0.6%
0.7%
1.123
7,141,303
6,667,880
18.5
19.6
0.8%
0.7%
1.038
502,135
962,216
2,857,465
4,185,838
1,527,892
2,013,402
2,046,917
11.4
9.7
18.3
22.8
23.1
19.7
21.2
2.0%
1.7%
1.3%
1.1%
1.4%
1.0%
0.9%
0.876
0.795
2,698,737
11,139,957
19.7
18.7
1.4%
0.6%
1.422
a
*
a
*
a
a
***
a
a
a
a
1.171
1.077
1.044
1.108
**
a
0.071
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Appendix Table 47: Percent of users reporting that using library computers or Internet connection
helped them decide whether to use a prescription or over-the-counter medication in past 12 months
(n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Percent of
Population estimate
users
9,702,904
12.6
Standard
error
0.4%
(p)
***
2,893,284
6,780,599
17.6
11.3
1.1%
0.5%
1,960,206
2,503,092
1,663,008
2,007,439
16.6
15.4
15.1
11.9
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
1,178,119
8,304,058
17.2
12.3
0.5%
0.4%
235,347
1,035,623
260,865
180,147
5,057
7,053,458
17.1
12.0
9.3
15.2
15.7
12.7
3.2%
1.0%
1.8%
2.9%
6.8%
0.5%
597,694
499,112
932,844
1,707,095
2,431,520
1,717,418
884,249
932,971
5.0
7.1
10.5
14.1
17.6
16.6
13.3
15.2
1.1%
1.4%
1.2%
1.0%
0.9%
0.8%
1.1%
2.3%
4,201,681
5,430,642
12.9
12.4
0.5%
0.6%
4,888,746
4,576,904
12.6
13.3
0.7%
0.6%
381,268
665,231
2,081,493
2,768,801
1,125,469
1,277,514
1,311,806
8.6
6.6
13.2
15.0
16.8
12.3
13.5
1.8%
1.4%
1.1%
0.9%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
2,197,962
7,275,540
15.7
12.1
1.3%
0.5%
***
***
*
*
***
***
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Appendix Table 48: Use of public library computer or Internet connection to purchase prescription or
over-the-counter medications in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Percent of
Population estimate
users
2,603,524
3.4
Standard
error
0.2%
(p)
***
703,161
1,895,156
4.3
3.2
0.6%
0.3%
585,140
527,394
518,781
545,854
5.0
3.2
4.7
3.2
0.8%
0.5%
0.8%
0.4%
474,518
2,063,623
6.9
3.0
1.5%
0.2%
72,575
422,145
102,722
87,630
1,265
1,691,252
5.3
4.9
3.7
7.4
3.9
3.0
1.5%
0.8%
1.2%
2.4%
1.9%
0.3%
162,039
132,524
313,721
410,115
564,289
358,454
249,339
413,042
1.3
1.9
3.5
3.4
4.1
3.5
3.7
6.7
0.5%
0.7%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.7%
1.6%
1,030,647
1,562,339
3.2
3.6
0.3%
0.4%
1,137,597
1,403,625
2.9
4.1
0.3%
0.4%
235,451
201,843
560,722
637,980
280,662
348,249
324,909
5.3
2.0
3.5
3.4
4.2
3.4
3.3
1.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.7%
0.5%
0.4%
774,561
1,765,296
5.5
2.9
0.8%
0.2%
*
***
*
***
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 49: Use of library computers and Internet connections to find an online or face-to-face
support group for a health concern in past 12 months (n=32634)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
4,845,446
6.4
Standard
error
0.3%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.042 ***
1,540,028
3,287,380
9.5
5.6
0.8%
0.4%
1.274
1,356,862
1,270,668
768,799
623,965
11.6
7.8
7.1
3.7
1.2%
0.8%
0.9%
0.3%
3.082
2.150
1.951
750,732
3,984,787
11.3
6.0
2.1%
0.3%
1.614
156,018
774,606
162,955
167,791
1,470
3,146,900
11.3
9.1
5.8
14.2
4.6
5.7
3.1%
1.0%
1.5%
3.0%
2.0%
0.4%
2.226
1.392
0.639
2.322
0.267
389,419
321,739
664,745
923,387
1,073,464
766,806
335,514
370,372
3.3
4.7
7.7
7.7
7.8
7.5
5.1
6.1
1.0%
1.0%
1.1%
0.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.8%
1.5%
0.217
0.370
0.688
0.822
1.019
0.897
0.633
2,204,845
2,615,354
6.8
6.1
0.4%
0.5%
1.021
2,429,413
2,259,801
6.3
6.7
0.5%
0.5%
1.019
313,894
560,688
1,117,600
1,316,124
458,941
551,357
487,303
7.1
5.6
7.2
7.2
7.0
5.4
5.1
1.7%
1.2%
0.8%
0.7%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
1.231
1.368
1,368,832
3,283,331
10.0
5.5
1.0%
0.3%
1.912
a
***
a
*
a
***
a
**
a
a
a
a
0.868
0.744
0.825
0.860
***
a
0.081
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Appendix Table 50: Use of library computers or Internet connections to find information about a
doctor or health care provider in past 12 months (n=32663)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
10,564,932
13.9
Standard
error
0.4%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.155 ***
***
1.790
3,212,008
7,261,251
19.8
12.3
1.1%
0.5%
2,199,468
2,469,863
1,872,746
2,179,621
18.8
15.2
17.2
13.0
1.5%
1.0%
1.2%
0.6%
1.588
1.148
1.326
1,250,118
9,060,871
18.7
13.5
1.9%
0.4%
1.430
219,483
1,308,342
365,133
231,368
6,215
7,362,239
15.9
15.4
13.1
19.5
19.3
13.4
3.1%
1.3%
1.9%
3.8%
7.0%
0.5%
1.440
1.097
0.621
1.295
1.310
487,148
548,526
1,233,793
1,778,140
2,595,697
2,003,783
892,608
1,025,237
4.1
8.1
14.2
14.9
18.9
19.6
13.6
16.8
0.9%
1.1%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
1.2%
2.4%
0.187
0.387
0.614
0.684
1.001
1.012
0.744
4,804,554
5,690,994
14.9
13.2
0.6%
0.6%
1.178
4,977,388
5,262,052
12.9
15.5
0.6%
0.6%
0.886
493,897
668,730
2,200,602
2,897,787
1,101,898
1,503,803
1,622,192
11.2
6.7
14.1
15.8
16.6
14.7
16.8
2.1%
1.2%
1.1%
0.9%
1.3%
0.9%
0.8%
1.098
0.981
2,492,525
7,734,897
18.2
13.0
1.3%
0.5%
1.879
a
**
a
a
a
***
a
*
a
a
a
1.006
0.916
0.960
1.061
***
a
0.071
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Appendix Table 51: Made an appointment with a doctor or health care provider after locating
information about them in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population estimate
5,217,299
Estimates
Percent of
users
6.8
Standard
error
0.3%
1,567,831
3,598,166
9.6
6.0
0.8%
0.3%
1,156,162
1,261,919
850,557
1,146,145
9.8
7.7
7.7
6.8
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
750,624
4,382,698
10.9
6.5
1.1%
0.3%
89,213
698,511
236,523
106,218
4,435
3,582,179
6.5
8.1
8.5
9.0
13.7
6.4
1.4%
0.9%
1.7%
2.1%
6.8%
0.3%
248,574
292,579
731,097
998,739
1,353,711
859,243
392,292
341,063
2.1
4.2
8.3
8.2
9.8
8.3
5.9
5.5
0.6%
0.8%
1.0%
0.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.9%
1.4%
2,455,384
2,729,001
7.5
6.2
0.4%
0.4%
2,315,216
2,769,875
6.0
8.1
0.4%
0.4%
269,701
364,801
1,097,372
1,322,876
606,058
740,698
778,072
6.1
3.6
6.9
7.1
9.1
7.1
8.0
1.5%
0.7%
0.8%
0.6%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
1,300,112
3,765,485
9.3
6.3
0.9%
0.3%
(p)
***
**
***
**
***
**
***
***
**
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Appendix Table 52: Received necessary care after making an appointment with a doctor or health care
provider about whom information was found using library computers or Internet connections in past
12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population estimate
4,855,870
Estimates
Percent of
users
6.3
Standard
error
0.3%
1,470,018
3,339,188
9.0
5.6
0.8%
0.3%
1,073,624
1,190,002
782,608
1,074,584
9.1
7.3
7.1
6.4
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
705,561
4,082,856
10.3
6.0
0.4%
0.3%
84,981
661,338
219,896
103,872
4,416
3,344,454
6.2
7.7
7.9
8.8
13.7
6.0
1.4%
0.9%
1.7%
2.1%
6.8%
0.3%
190,016
288,123
690,328
924,058
1,290,470
801,334
344,894
326,648
1.6
4.1
7.8
7.6
9.3
7.7
5.2
5.3
0.5%
0.8%
1.0%
0.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.8%
1.4%
2,255,039
2,572,808
6.9
5.9
0.4%
0.4%
2,085,524
2,652,671
5.4
7.7
0.4%
0.4%
247,188
299,236
1,061,655
1,242,914
571,879
687,404
713,178
5.6
3.0
6.7
6.7
8.5
6.6
7.3
1.5%
0.6%
0.8%
0.6%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
1,224,630
3,501,368
8.8
5.8
0.3%
0.3%
(p)
***
*
***
*
***
*
***
***
**
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Appendix Table 53: Use of library computers or Internet connections to find information about health
insurance or a drug discount program in past 12 months (n=32663)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
7,790,789
10.3
Standard
error
0.4%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.114 ***
***
1.765
2,509,100
5,242,958
15.5
8.9
1.0%
0.4%
1,564,159
1,945,276
1,470,363
1,593,350
13.4
12.0
13.5
9.5
1.2%
0.9%
1.1%
0.6%
1.394
1.239
1.436
869,456
6,681,932
13.0
10.0
2.1%
0.4%
1.557
166,093
953,746
270,269
153,205
4,539
5,545,611
12.1
11.2
9.7
12.9
14.1
10.1
3.0%
1.1%
1.6%
2.4%
6.8%
0.5%
1.506
1.094
0.774
1.205
1.265
191,956
349,180
939,903
1,326,095
2,033,549
1,547,612
661,283
741,211
1.6
5.1
10.8
11.1
14.8
15.1
10.1
12.2
0.6%
1.0%
1.2%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
1.1%
2.2%
0.057
0.368
0.690
0.801
1.122
1.176
0.776
3,297,583
4,453,799
10.2
10.3
0.5%
0.6%
1.028
3,589,305
3,958,977
9.3
11.6
0.6%
0.5%
1.019
331,449
449,806
1,674,010
2,199,979
824,021
1,136,848
1,077,540
7.5
4.5
10.7
12.0
12.4
11.1
11.2
1.6%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
1.1%
0.8%
0.7%
1.242
0.790
1,667,327
5,944,109
12.2
10.0
1.0%
0.4%
1.596
a
*
a
*
a
a
***
a
a
a
a
0.935
0.812
0.882
0.835
***
a
0.079
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Appendix Table 54: Percent of users reporting that using library computers or Internet connection
helped them decide to purchase insurance or enroll in a drug discount plan in past 12 months
(n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population estimate
4,883,552
Estimates
Percent of
users
6.3%
Standard
error
0.3%
1,587,888
3,265,922
9.7%
5.5%
0.8%
0.3%
1,077,679
1,321,909
902,058
938,354
9.2%
8.1%
8.2%
5.6%
1.0%
0.8%
0.9%
0.5%
720,375
4,056,094
10.5%
6.0%
0.5%
0.3%
123,451
564,257
185,433
119,872
4,038
3,486,287
9.0%
6.6%
6.6%
10.1%
12.5%
6.3%
3.0%
0.8%
1.5%
2.2%
6.7%
0.4%
176,900
211,344
562,791
824,194
1,281,254
894,830
428,301
503,938
1.5%
3.0%
6.4%
6.8%
9.3%
8.6%
6.4%
8.2%
0.6%
0.7%
1.0%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
1.0%
1.8%
1,925,856
2,932,431
5.9%
6.7%
0.4%
0.5%
2,330,716
2,466,013
6.0%
7.2%
0.5%
0.5%
236,446
327,681
1,091,593
1,404,229
525,318
631,296
650,854
5.4%
3.3%
6.9%
7.6%
7.9%
6.1%
6.7%
1.4%
0.9%
0.8%
0.7%
1.0%
0.5%
0.6%
1,239,511
3,554,186
8.9%
5.9%
0.9%
0.3%
(p)
***
**
***
***
***
***
***
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Accessing government and legal services and
information tables
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Appendix Table 55: Used library computers for getting government or legal information or accessing
government services in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
26,192,544
34.0%
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.413 ***
***
1.954
7,550,026
18,504,173
46.1%
30.9%
1.5%
0.7%
4,358,924
6,791,857
3,881,584
5,477,953
37.0%
41.7%
35.3%
32.4%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.234
1.516
1.105
2,283,351
23,146,469
33.3%
34.2%
2.5%
0.7%
1.475
512,360
3,321,474
880,666
529,480
12,213
18,743,580
37.2%
38.6%
31.5%
44.7%
37.9%
33.7%
3.3%
1.8%
3.8%
4.7%
9.1%
0.8%
1.475
1.261
1.003
1.508
1.276
2,084,636
2,181,653
2,946,425
4,203,705
5,776,908
4,392,810
2,570,082
2,036,328
17.3%
31.2%
33.3%
34.7%
41.7%
42.4%
38.6%
33.1%
2.0%
2.6%
1.7%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.8%
3.1%
0.427
0.900
0.808
0.848
1.242
1.289
1.028
10,062,243
15,975,347
30.8%
36.5%
0.8%
1.0%
0.819
12,426,085
12,663,706
32.0%
36.9%
1.0%
0.9%
0.872
1,018,385
2,409,757
5,168,847
7,494,386
2,712,405
3,533,421
3,598,567
23.1%
23.9%
32.7%
40.5%
40.5%
34.0%
37.0%
3.0%
2.4%
1.5%
1.3%
1.8%
1.2%
1.1%
1.035
0.956
4,808,754
20,245,309
34.4%
33.7%
1.7%
0.7%
1.151
a
***
a
*
a
a
***
a
**
a
a
a
1.369
1.117
1.062
1.208
a
0.079
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Appendix Table 56: Percent of users reporting using library computers for getting government or legal
information or accessing government services to help others in past 12 months (n=32831)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
10,442,845
Estimates
Percent of
users
13.6%
Standard
error
0.5%
2,774,300
7,651,326
17.0%
12.8%
1.1%
0.5%
1,772,941
2,608,428
1,647,423
2,141,240
15.2%
16.0%
15.0%
12.7%
1.3%
1.2%
1.1%
0.8%
1,162,759
8,926,130
17.0%
13.2%
1.7%
0.5%
269,193
1,298,432
414,228
252,781
7,213
7,204,782
19.7%
15.2%
14.9%
21.4%
22.4%
13.0%
3.2%
1.3%
3.8%
3.9%
8.1%
0.5%
922,137
797,480
1,080,205
1,652,620
2,472,589
1,717,603
1,025,156
775,055
7.7%
11.5%
12.2%
13.7%
17.9%
16.6%
15.4%
12.6%
1.5%
1.8%
1.2%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
1.5%
2.5%
4,585,886
5,772,548
14.1%
13.2%
0.6%
0.7%
4,554,816
5,537,452
11.7%
16.2%
0.7%
0.7%
428,634
1,002,272
1,950,516
3,058,654
1,125,332
1,267,526
1,530,284
9.8%
10.0%
12.4%
16.5%
16.9%
12.2%
15.7%
2.3%
1.8%
1.0%
1.1%
1.4%
0.8%
0.8%
2,327,043
7,741,137
16.7%
12.9%
1.3%
0.5%
(p)
***
***
*
*
***
***
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 57: Used library computers to get help from a government official or agency in past 12
months (n=32671)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
13,930,674
18.3%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.188 ***
***
1.906
4,474,107
9,371,413
27.5%
15.9%
1.3%
0.5%
2,517,053
3,756,068
2,107,100
2,863,610
21.5%
23.2%
19.3%
17.1%
1.5%
1.3%
1.2%
0.8%
1.423
1.477
1.140
1,142,450
12,445,536
17.1%
18.6%
1.3%
0.5%
1.077
286,846
1,934,367
298,820
257,141
5,060
10,029,689
20.8%
22.8%
10.7%
21.7%
15.7%
18.2%
3.2%
1.5%
1.7%
3.7%
6.9%
0.6%
1.489
1.306
0.483
1.061
1.298
605,716
866,248
1,527,956
2,507,754
3,471,060
2,578,092
1,361,899
1,011,950
5.1%
12.7%
17.6%
21.0%
25.3%
25.2%
20.7%
16.7%
1.1%
1.9%
1.5%
1.2%
1.1%
1.0%
1.5%
2.4%
0.251
0.493
0.699
0.934
1.285
1.278
0.995
4,970,942
8,866,069
15.4%
20.5%
0.6%
0.8%
0.714
6,643,755
6,791,369
17.2%
20.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.934
513,578
813,449
2,806,111
4,160,926
1,679,021
1,934,724
1,888,356
11.7%
8.2%
18.0%
22.6%
25.3%
19.0%
19.6%
2.1%
1.6%
1.3%
1.1%
1.6%
1.0%
0.9%
1.257
0.640
2,514,777
10,661,382
18.3%
17.9%
1.3%
0.6%
1.524
a
**
a
a
***
a
***
a
***
a
a
a
1.260
1.224
1.058
1.131
**
a
0.095
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Appendix Table 58: Percent of users reporting they received the help they needed after using a library
computer or Internet connection to get help from a government official or agency (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
11,727,576
Estimates
Percent of
users
15.2%
Standard
error
0.5%
3,671,155
7,979,104
22.4%
13.3%
1.2%
0.5%
2,073,565
3,183,641
1,834,428
2,586,347
17.6%
19.5%
16.7%
15.3%
1.4%
1.2%
1.1%
0.8%
1,022,759
10,508,790
14.9%
15.5%
0.7%
0.5%
237,820
1,526,759
263,081
225,877
2,037
8,626,992
17.2%
17.8%
9.4%
19.1%
6.3%
15.5%
3.1%
1.2%
1.5%
3.6%
2.5%
0.6%
518,385
717,866
1,307,775
2,153,067
2,848,249
2,225,843
1,064,500
891,893
4.3%
10.3%
14.8%
17.8%
20.6%
21.5%
16.0%
14.5%
0.9%
1.8%
1.4%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.3%
2.2%
4,341,851
7,321,621
13.3%
16.7%
0.5%
0.7%
5,495,951
5,832,454
14.1%
17.0%
0.7%
0.7%
489,373
622,090
2,264,693
3,489,494
1,477,915
1,644,757
1,635,186
11.1%
6.2%
14.3%
18.8%
22.1%
15.8%
16.8%
2.0%
1.3%
1.1%
1.0%
1.5%
0.9%
0.8%
2,190,897
9,041,417
15.7%
15.0%
1.2%
0.5%
(p)
***
**
*
***
***
***
*
***
***
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Appendix Table 59: Used library computers to learn about a government program or service in past 12
months (n=32671)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
14,736,851
19.4%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
(p)
ratio
0.109 ***
***
1.605
4,318,019
10,312,006
26.6%
17.5%
1.3%
0.6%
2,577,349
4,001,540
2,133,401
3,090,684
22.0%
24.7%
19.6%
18.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.2%
1.0%
1.333
1.509
1.075
1,293,966
12,956,133
19.3%
19.3%
1.3%
0.6%
1.184
321,823
2,075,164
531,300
270,835
7,428
10,162,684
23.4%
24.4%
19.0%
22.9%
23.0%
18.4%
3.2%
1.5%
3.7%
3.9%
8.6%
0.6%
1.688
1.469
1.066
1.074
1.797
972,204
793,985
1,661,670
2,549,007
3,817,993
2,714,629
1,420,813
806,550
8.2%
11.6%
19.1%
21.3%
27.8%
26.5%
21.6%
13.3%
1.5%
1.7%
1.5%
1.2%
1.1%
1.0%
1.6%
2.5%
0.744
0.791
1.352
1.489
2.309
2.171
1.603
5,121,587
9,517,070
15.9%
22.0%
0.6%
0.8%
0.703
6,874,552
7,248,017
17.8%
21.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.973
595,053
1,130,866
2,682,758
4,431,169
1,608,155
1,963,426
2,199,947
13.5%
11.3%
17.2%
24.1%
24.2%
19.3%
22.8%
2.2%
1.8%
1.2%
1.2%
1.5%
0.9%
1.0%
1.183
0.900
2,894,959
11,100,020
21.1%
18.6%
1.4%
0.6%
1.271
a
**
a
a
**
a
***
a
***
a
a
*
a
1.509
1.247
1.138
1.400
a
0.079
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
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Appendix Table 60: Percent of users reporting they applied for a program or service after using library
computers to learn about a government program or service in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
5,391,538
Estimates
Percent of
users
7.0%
Standard
error
0.3%
2,007,862
3,328,512
12.2%
5.6%
1.0%
0.3%
1,387,114
1,677,837
717,397
794,992
11.8%
10.3%
6.5%
4.7%
1.2%
0.9%
0.7%
0.5%
722,009
4,526,036
10.5%
6.7%
1.2%
0.3%
117,430
944,951
149,902
136,237
3,738
3,470,599
8.5%
11.0%
5.4%
11.5%
11.6%
6.2%
1.7%
1.0%
1.5%
3.0%
6.7%
0.4%
274,303
321,775
806,664
1,121,046
1,452,423
926,177
290,444
198,708
2.3%
4.6%
9.1%
9.3%
10.5%
8.9%
4.4%
3.2%
0.8%
0.9%
1.2%
0.9%
0.8%
0.7%
0.9%
1.1%
1,724,788
3,641,939
5.3%
8.3%
0.3%
0.5%
2,429,853
2,839,636
6.3%
8.3%
0.4%
0.6%
310,748
444,218
1,171,024
1,673,901
692,726
610,707
462,230
7.0%
4.4%
7.4%
9.0%
10.4%
5.9%
4.8%
1.6%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
1.2%
0.5%
0.5%
1,485,543
3,625,715
10.6%
6.0%
1.1%
0.3%
(p)
***
***
**
**
***
***
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 61: : Used library computers to get government forms in past 12 months (n=32671)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
15,290,223
20.1%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.230 ***
***
1.719
4,356,855
10,819,504
26.8%
18.3%
1.3%
0.6%
2,321,164
3,958,488
2,463,242
3,601,595
19.8%
24.4%
22.6%
21.5%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.032
1.276
1.067
1,345,856
13,463,967
20.1%
20.1%
1.2%
0.5%
1.417
311,062
1,886,599
575,474
262,533
9,421
10,916,740
22.6%
22.2%
20.6%
22.2%
29.2%
19.8%
3.2%
1.4%
3.7%
3.8%
9.1%
0.6%
1.459
1.157
1.021
1.125
1.531
577,291
918,329
1,775,380
2,748,759
3,652,540
2,723,504
1,533,251
1,361,170
4.8%
13.5%
20.4%
23.0%
26.6%
26.6%
23.3%
22.4%
1.0%
1.9%
1.5%
1.2%
1.1%
1.0%
1.6%
2.9%
0.193
0.466
0.757
0.838
1.079
1.044
0.834
5,902,327
9,282,442
18.3%
21.5%
0.7%
0.8%
0.857
6,997,674
7,746,724
18.2%
22.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.869
607,992
815,011
2,696,142
4,489,183
1,908,456
2,217,927
2,408,499
13.8%
8.2%
17.3%
24.4%
28.8%
21.8%
25.0%
2.3%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.7%
1.0%
1.0%
1.403
0.816
2,817,614
11,861,992
20.6%
19.9%
1.3%
0.6%
1.356
a
a
a
a
***
a
*
a
a
**
a
1.509
1.463
1.187
1.462
*
a
0.076
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Appendix Table 62: Percent of users reporting they submitted forms online after looking for
government forms using a library computer or Internet connection in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
7,064,549
Estimates
Percent of
users
9.2%
Standard
error
0.4%
2,129,741
4,886,895
13.0%
8.2%
0.9%
0.4%
1,286,057
1,911,409
1,236,503
1,422,879
10.9%
11.7%
11.2%
8.4%
1.1%
0.9%
1.0%
0.5%
807,322
6,032,004
11.8%
8.9%
1.1%
0.4%
157,212
1,148,852
235,180
156,623
3,605
4,713,472
11.4%
13.4%
8.4%
13.2%
11.2%
8.5%
3.1%
1.1%
1.7%
3.1%
6.7%
0.4%
210,423
488,469
962,778
1,431,717
1,806,319
1,134,840
552,340
477,662
1.7%
7.0%
10.9%
11.8%
13.0%
11.0%
8.3%
7.8%
0.6%
1.0%
1.2%
0.9%
0.8%
0.7%
1.2%
1.8%
2,702,994
4,303,654
8.3%
9.8%
0.4%
0.5%
3,148,490
3,748,845
8.1%
10.9%
0.5%
0.5%
369,304
330,363
1,372,332
2,199,598
942,537
926,049
867,270
8.4%
3.3%
8.7%
11.9%
14.1%
8.9%
8.9%
1.8%
0.8%
0.9%
0.8%
1.3%
0.7%
0.6%
1,696,074
5,032,285
12.1%
8.4%
1.1%
0.4%
(p)
***
**
***
***
**
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 63: Used library computers to learn about laws or regulations in past 12 months
(n=32671)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
15,643,454
20.6%
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.190 ***
***
1.470
4,164,787
11,389,755
25.6%
19.3%
1.2%
0.6%
2,559,749
3,945,621
2,241,753
3,581,095
21.9%
24.3%
20.5%
21.4%
1.6%
1.3%
1.2%
1.0%
1.144
1.219
0.960
1,461,809
13,675,347
21.8%
20.4%
0.9%
0.6%
1.273
359,807
1,816,223
584,219
279,817
8,126
11,119,574
26.1%
21.4%
20.9%
23.6%
25.2%
20.2%
3.3%
1.5%
3.7%
3.9%
8.6%
0.7%
1.693
1.110
1.097
1.132
1.753
1,355,983
1,047,656
1,739,429
2,589,310
3,474,507
2,670,611
1,526,330
1,239,628
11.4%
15.4%
20.0%
21.7%
25.3%
26.1%
23.2%
20.4%
1.7%
2.1%
1.5%
1.2%
1.1%
1.0%
1.6%
2.8%
0.686
0.871
1.037
1.068
1.362
1.431
1.091
5,437,912
10,116,849
16.9%
23.4%
0.7%
0.8%
0.668
7,616,980
7,438,568
19.8%
21.9%
0.8%
0.8%
1.066
535,106
1,394,771
2,809,047
4,676,558
1,619,108
2,070,692
2,405,637
12.2%
14.0%
18.0%
25.5%
24.4%
20.3%
24.9%
2.2%
2.0%
1.3%
1.3%
1.6%
0.9%
1.0%
0.723
0.838
3,149,426
11,798,259
23.0%
19.8%
1.5%
0.6%
1.378
a
a
a
a
**
a
***
a
a
***
a
1.515
1.208
1.081
1.398
*
a
0.053
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Appendix Table 64: Used library computers to learn about permits or licenses in past 12 months
(n=32671)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
11,411,943
15.0%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.203 ***
**
1.357
2,972,392
8,365,333
18.3%
14.2%
1.1%
0.6%
2,012,447
3,024,340
1,660,057
2,426,519
17.2%
18.7%
15.2%
14.5%
1.4%
1.3%
1.1%
0.9%
1.151
1.187
0.979
1,230,229
9,898,170
18.4%
14.8%
1.4%
0.5%
1.659
274,076
1,574,718
534,008
260,711
7,434
7,789,646
19.9%
18.5%
19.1%
22.0%
23.0%
14.1%
3.2%
1.5%
3.8%
3.8%
8.6%
0.6%
1.635
1.436
1.524
1.314
2.069
1,030,187
951,555
1,372,602
1,943,169
2,652,749
1,726,269
894,779
840,632
8.6%
14.0%
15.8%
16.3%
19.3%
16.9%
13.6%
13.9%
1.4%
1.9%
1.4%
1.1%
1.0%
0.9%
1.4%
2.8%
0.499
0.806
0.809
0.842
1.149
0.980
0.714
4,108,849
7,234,695
12.7%
16.7%
0.6%
0.7%
0.740
5,108,442
5,925,058
13.3%
17.4%
0.7%
0.7%
0.792
392,672
1,125,813
2,363,738
3,320,088
1,303,063
1,381,805
1,420,709
8.9%
11.3%
15.2%
18.1%
19.6%
13.6%
14.7%
1.8%
1.8%
1.2%
1.1%
1.5%
0.8%
0.9%
0.820
1.086
2,531,142
8,420,860
18.5%
14.1%
1.3%
0.5%
1.409
a
a
*
a
*
a
**
a
***
a
*
a
*
a
1.274
1.112
0.810
0.862
*
a
0.050
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Appendix Table 65: Percent of users reporting they applied for a permit or license online after using
library computers to learn about permits or licenses in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Percent of
users
3.9%
Standard
error
0.3%
751,992
2,269,521
4.6%
3.8%
0.6%
0.3%
657,199
666,324
528,171
755,535
5.6%
4.1%
4.8%
4.5%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
439,553
2,543,029
6.4%
3.8%
1.4%
0.3%
108,610
373,817
155,374
107,872
1,576
2,097,035
7.9%
4.3%
5.6%
9.1%
4.9%
3.8%
3.1%
0.6%
1.6%
2.8%
2.3%
0.3%
113,712
283,179
441,690
534,570
590,744
491,262
206,065
373,765
0.9%
4.0%
5.0%
4.4%
4.3%
4.7%
3.1%
6.1%
0.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.6%
1.7%
969,825
2,042,733
3.0%
4.7%
0.3%
0.4%
1,271,308
1,719,731
3.3%
5.0%
0.4%
0.4%
237,750
119,042
619,663
888,425
375,292
329,097
435,318
5.4%
1.2%
3.9%
4.8%
5.6%
3.2%
4.5%
1.4%
0.4%
0.8%
0.7%
0.9%
0.4%
0.5%
925,548
2,010,886
6.6%
3.3%
0.9%
0.3%
Population estimate
3,034,989
(p)
**
*
**
***
***
***
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 66: Used library computers to look for advice or assistance with a legal question or
problem in past 12 months (n=32671)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
9,993,133
13.2%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.114 ***
***
1.465
2,964,064
6,977,130
18.2%
11.8%
1.1%
0.5%
1,962,912
2,885,943
1,443,122
1,885,062
16.8%
17.8%
13.2%
11.3%
1.4%
1.2%
1.0%
0.8%
1.712
1.751
1.176
1,101,571
8,551,641
16.4%
12.8%
1.3%
0.5%
1.525
242,187
1,557,142
383,143
206,184
8,890
6,689,020
17.6%
18.3%
13.7%
17.4%
27.6%
12.1%
3.1%
1.5%
3.7%
3.4%
9.2%
0.5%
1.724
1.482
1.245
1.274
2.502
621,047
549,471
1,259,194
1,743,265
2,537,341
1,641,394
869,122
772,300
5.2%
8.1%
14.5%
14.6%
18.5%
16.0%
13.2%
12.7%
1.2%
1.5%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
1.5%
2.6%
0.322
0.461
0.821
0.802
1.161
1.086
0.766
3,724,961
6,207,637
11.6%
14.4%
0.6%
0.7%
0.789
4,630,203
5,004,276
12.0%
14.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.879
363,053
904,102
1,840,686
3,204,733
1,100,476
1,187,849
1,313,316
8.3%
9.1%
11.8%
17.4%
16.6%
11.7%
13.6%
1.9%
1.6%
1.1%
1.1%
1.4%
0.8%
0.8%
0.842
1.427
2,245,894
7,232,266
16.4%
12.1%
1.3%
0.5%
1.428
a
***
a
*
a
*
a
***
a
*
a
a
*
a
1.480
1.185
0.940
1.183
*
a
0.068
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Appendix Table 67: Percent of users reporting they found the help they needed after using library
computers to look for advice or assistance with a legal question or problem in past 12 months
(n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
8,278,780
Estimates
Percent of
users
10.7%
Standard
error
0.4%
2,336,388
5,894,922
14.3%
9.8%
0.9%
0.5%
1,590,075
2,442,576
1,289,909
1,604,815
13.5%
15.0%
11.7%
9.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
0.8%
1,032,801
6,978,574
15.1%
10.3%
0.2%
0.4%
203,026
1,326,920
331,876
176,316
5,883
5,458,657
14.7%
15.4%
11.9%
14.9%
18.2%
9.8%
3.1%
1.4%
3.7%
3.2%
8.0%
0.5%
519,093
439,985
1,056,012
1,428,264
2,067,854
1,380,469
744,881
642,222
4.3%
6.3%
11.9%
11.8%
14.9%
13.3%
11.2%
10.4%
1.1%
1.2%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
1.4%
2.5%
3,170,266
5,060,582
9.7%
11.6%
0.6%
0.6%
3,810,220
4,227,389
9.8%
12.3%
0.6%
0.6%
336,678
764,099
1,506,512
2,593,359
898,981
1,032,255
1,081,714
7.6%
7.6%
9.5%
14.0%
13.4%
9.9%
11.1%
1.8%
1.5%
1.0%
1.0%
1.2%
0.7%
0.7%
1,935,714
6,009,907
13.8%
10.0%
1.1%
0.5%
(p)
***
***
**
*
***
**
***
***
***
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Participating in community life tables
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Appendix Table 68: Used library computers to learn about political or social causes or to participate in
community life in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
25,539,608
33.2%
Standard
error
0.7%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.226 ***
***
2.018
6,992,901
18,378,036
42.7%
30.7%
1.5%
0.7%
4,359,072
6,157,649
4,067,134
4,934,578
37.0%
37.8%
36.9%
29.2%
1.9%
1.5%
1.6%
1.0%
1.344
1.416
1.426
2,852,520
21,912,793
41.6%
32.4%
2.7%
0.7%
1.472
561,637
3,277,686
695,893
504,261
9,715
17,928,463
40.7%
38.1%
24.9%
42.6%
30.1%
32.2%
3.4%
1.8%
2.7%
4.7%
8.7%
0.8%
1.327
1.358
0.681
1.578
0.804
4,132,824
2,424,224
2,845,773
3,750,002
4,897,662
3,723,249
2,189,224
1,576,650
34.3%
34.7%
32.1%
31.0%
35.4%
36.0%
32.9%
25.6%
2.5%
2.6%
1.7%
1.3%
1.2%
1.1%
1.8%
2.8%
1.858
1.786
1.161
1.038
1.270
1.338
1.166
9,629,756
15,712,123
29.5%
35.9%
0.8%
1.0%
0.747
12,491,171
11,865,033
32.1%
34.5%
1.0%
0.9%
0.893
1,145,691
3,638,056
4,520,216
6,786,237
2,384,911
3,233,920
3,491,744
26.0%
36.1%
28.6%
36.7%
35.6%
31.1%
35.9%
3.1%
2.7%
1.5%
1.3%
1.8%
1.1%
1.1%
0.939
1.287
5,092,517
19,405,558
36.4%
32.3%
1.7%
0.7%
1.198
a
***
a
*
a
**
a
**
a
***
a
a
***
a
1.640
1.395
1.499
1.950
a
0.066
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Appendix Table 69: Percent of users reporting using library computers learn about political or social
causes or to participate in community life on behalf of someone else in past 12 months (n=32777)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
10,165,993
Estimates
Percent of
users
13.3%
Standard
error
0.5%
2,564,974
7,568,795
15.7%
12.7%
1.1%
0.5%
1,785,583
2,612,697
1,551,885
1,810,895
15.2%
16.2%
14.1%
10.7%
1.5%
1.2%
1.1%
0.6%
1,207,751
8,532,397
17.7%
12.7%
2.2%
0.5%
316,735
1,525,882
256,139
201,130
4,635
6,729,556
23.1%
18.0%
9.2%
17.0%
15.6%
12.1%
3.5%
1.6%
1.7%
3.2%
6.1%
0.6%
1,709,344
967,842
1,060,268
1,527,482
2,030,776
1,547,687
721,986
600,609
14.3%
14.1%
12.0%
12.7%
14.7%
15.0%
10.9%
9.8%
1.9%
2.0%
1.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
1.1%
2.0%
4,119,879
5,934,022
12.7%
13.6%
0.6%
0.7%
4,828,559
4,935,305
12.5%
14.4%
0.8%
0.6%
392,667
1,577,775
1,714,264
2,688,027
934,510
1,127,833
1,533,956
9.0%
15.7%
10.9%
14.6%
14.0%
10.9%
15.8%
1.7%
2.2%
1.1%
0.9%
1.2%
0.7%
0.9%
2,319,524
7,344,088
16.7%
12.3%
1.4%
0.5%
(p)
***
***
***
***
***
***
**
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Appendix Table 70: Used library computers to learn about starting a club or nonprofit association in
past 12 months (n=32704)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
4,015,283
5.3%
Standard
error
0.3%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.025 ***
*
1.606
1,074,254
2,923,166
6.6%
4.9%
0.8%
0.3%
1,077,290
792,019
499,794
716,150
9.2%
4.9%
4.6%
4.3%
1.2%
0.6%
0.8%
0.4%
1.578
0.871
1.123
560,123
3,346,558
8.3%
5.0%
2.6%
0.3%
1.106
138,442
723,901
186,121
134,633
1,165
2,404,619
10.1%
8.5%
6.7%
11.4%
3.6%
4.4%
2.1%
1.0%
1.7%
3.0%
1.8%
0.4%
2.060
1.986
0.625
1.598
0.320
723,619
584,696
666,939
591,063
668,425
480,922
188,772
110,847
6.1%
8.5%
7.6%
4.9%
4.9%
4.7%
2.9%
1.8%
1.1%
1.8%
1.1%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.6%
0.8%
1.626
3.483
2.276
1.891
1.879
1.969
1.199
1,326,282
2,652,218
4.1%
6.1%
0.3%
0.5%
0.584
1,806,049
1,975,747
4.7%
5.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.836
442,044
607,432
941,181
806,720
318,945
439,066
416,035
10.0%
6.1%
6.0%
4.4%
4.8%
4.3%
4.3%
2.0%
1.2%
0.9%
0.5%
0.8%
0.4%
0.5%
1.745
1.106
1,272,020
2,517,910
9.2%
4.2%
1.1%
0.3%
2.003
a
a
a
***
a
a
***
a
a
a
0.759
0.643
1.039
1.046
**
a
0.087
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Appendix Table 71: Percent of users reporting that they started a club after using library computers to
learn about starting a club or nonprofit association in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Percent of
users
1.8%
Standard
error
0.2%
357,226
1,042,832
2.2%
1.7%
0.4%
0.2%
437,461
316,693
131,933
278,740
3.7%
1.9%
1.2%
1.7%
0.8%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
340,210
1,034,279
5.0%
1.5%
0.8%
0.2%
85,953
234,505
115,279
70,640
650
725,473
6.2%
2.7%
4.1%
6.0%
2.0%
1.3%
1.9%
0.6%
1.5%
2.4%
1.5%
0.2%
250,238
144,472
310,660
234,889
233,012
140,815
28,356
59,600
2.1%
2.1%
3.5%
1.9%
1.7%
1.4%
0.4%
1.0%
0.5%
0.6%
0.8%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.5%
400,149
995,073
1.2%
2.3%
0.2%
0.3%
537,787
791,081
1.4%
2.3%
0.2%
0.3%
274,541
243,893
324,657
166,125
102,749
157,553
123,614
6.2%
2.4%
2.1%
0.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.2%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
542,853
769,297
3.9%
1.3%
0.6%
0.2%
Population estimate
1,402,042
(p)
*
***
***
***
***
*
***
***
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Appendix Table 72: Used library computers to manage the activities of a club or nonprofit association
in past 12 months (n=32692)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
6,334,058
8.3%
Standard
error
0.4%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.033 ***
1,407,538
4,908,348
8.7%
8.3%
0.8%
0.5%
1.199
1,139,873
1,659,061
921,765
1,227,353
9.7%
10.2%
8.4%
7.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
0.5%
1.441
1.568
1.253
855,407
5,330,063
12.7%
7.9%
2.4%
0.4%
1.305
154,023
724,798
210,398
155,082
3,096
4,534,452
11.2%
8.5%
7.5%
13.1%
9.6%
8.2%
2.0%
1.0%
1.8%
3.0%
5.3%
0.5%
0.894
0.918
0.423
1.331
0.359
1,151,837
567,981
788,381
1,100,911
1,112,341
890,480
458,527
263,600
9.7%
8.3%
9.0%
9.2%
8.1%
8.7%
7.0%
4.3%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
0.9%
0.6%
0.7%
1.0%
1.2%
2.948
1.499
1.700
1.912
1.624
1.757
1.439
2,624,005
3,651,990
8.1%
8.4%
0.5%
0.6%
0.967
2,788,581
3,253,103
7.2%
9.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.893
406,904
985,020
1,014,212
1,443,510
657,309
811,853
960,033
9.2%
9.9%
6.5%
7.8%
9.9%
7.9%
9.9%
2.0%
1.7%
0.9%
0.7%
1.1%
0.6%
0.7%
1.110
1.157
1,604,742
4,490,422
11.6%
7.5%
1.1%
0.4%
1.733
a
*
a
a
*
a
a
a
a
*
a
1.193
1.238
1.380
1.772
**
a
0.034
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Appendix Table 73: Percent of users reporting they interacted with others about schedules or
meetings after using library computers to manage the activities of a club or nonprofit association in
past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Percent of
users
6.3%
Standard
error
0.3%
1,073,918
3,736,342
6.6%
6.2%
0.6%
0.4%
912,750
1,324,833
658,956
1,020,572
7.7%
8.1%
6.0%
6.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.8%
0.5%
670,699
4,048,353
9.8%
6.0%
0.9%
0.3%
126,289
532,059
158,045
142,693
2,694
3,476,006
9.2%
6.2%
5.7%
12.1%
8.3%
6.2%
1.9%
0.7%
1.5%
2.9%
5.2%
0.4%
634,463
434,081
660,608
896,459
915,925
719,976
380,654
183,222
5.3%
6.2%
7.5%
7.4%
6.6%
7.0%
5.7%
3.0%
1.0%
1.3%
1.1%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.8%
1.0%
1,955,917
2,835,675
6.0%
6.5%
0.4%
0.5%
2,091,347
2,529,377
5.4%
7.4%
0.5%
0.4%
297,223
578,687
816,840
1,151,040
551,075
621,475
782,959
6.7%
5.7%
5.2%
6.2%
8.2%
6.0%
8.0%
1.6%
1.2%
0.8%
0.6%
1.0%
0.5%
0.6%
1,250,661
3,394,774
8.9%
5.6%
1.0%
0.3%
Population estimate
4,825,387
(p)
**
***
**
**
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Appendix Table 74: Percent of users reporting they promoted activities or tried to attract new
members after using library computers to manage the activities of a club or nonprofit association in
past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Percent of
users
5.6%
Standard
error
0.3%
913,612
3,382,386
5.6%
5.6%
0.6%
0.4%
852,785
1,151,447
611,752
810,054
7.2%
7.1%
5.6%
4.8%
1.0%
0.9%
0.8%
0.4%
623,758
3,588,619
9.1%
5.3%
0.9%
0.3%
123,616
518,822
179,177
129,762
2,501
2,971,850
9.0%
6.0%
6.4%
11.0%
7.8%
5.3%
1.9%
0.9%
1.7%
2.8%
5.2%
0.4%
678,529
424,266
637,778
750,094
731,263
592,214
351,158
143,114
5.6%
6.1%
7.2%
6.2%
5.3%
5.7%
5.3%
2.3%
1.2%
1.3%
1.1%
0.7%
0.5%
0.6%
0.9%
0.8%
1,552,405
2,724,783
4.8%
6.2%
0.3%
0.5%
1,692,342
2,408,802
4.4%
7.0%
0.4%
0.5%
303,169
634,634
745,617
954,297
447,468
507,974
685,323
6.9%
6.3%
4.7%
5.2%
6.7%
4.9%
7.0%
1.7%
1.4%
0.8%
0.6%
0.9%
0.5%
0.6%
1,128,088
3,020,789
8.1%
5.0%
0.9%
0.3%
Population estimate
4,308,417
(p)
**
***
**
**
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Appendix Table 75: Percent of users reporting they looked for grants or other types of funding after
using library computers to manage the activities of a club or nonprofit association in past 12 months
(n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Percent of
users
2.7%
Standard
error
0.2%
610,490
1,486,230
3.7%
2.5%
0.5%
0.2%
635,947
482,371
213,145
421,387
5.4%
3.0%
1.9%
2.5%
0.9%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
382,154
1,661,896
5.6%
2.5%
1.4%
0.2%
57,175
431,014
126,384
83,375
2,668
1,185,616
4.1%
5.0%
4.5%
7.0%
8.3%
2.1%
1.3%
0.7%
1.6%
1.8%
5.2%
0.2%
112,722
189,658
472,474
423,068
404,110
337,365
69,356
92,381
0.9%
2.7%
5.3%
3.5%
2.9%
3.3%
1.0%
1.5%
0.3%
0.7%
1.0%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.8%
852,028
1,228,983
2.6%
2.8%
0.2%
0.3%
775,347
1,237,136
2.0%
3.6%
0.3%
0.3%
202,401
158,878
455,771
483,522
224,634
253,987
304,451
4.6%
1.6%
2.9%
2.6%
3.4%
2.4%
3.1%
1.3%
0.4%
0.6%
0.4%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
813,191
1,151,049
5.8%
1.9%
0.8%
0.2%
Population estimate
2,101,135
(p)
*
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 76: Percent of users reporting they applied for grants or other types of funding after
using library computers to manage the activities of a club or nonprofit association in past 12 months
(n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Percent of
users
1.6%
Standard
error
0.2%
390,793
803,890
2.4%
1.3%
0.5%
0.2%
455,934
212,117
107,617
280,999
3.9%
1.3%
1.0%
1.7%
0.8%
0.3%
0.2%
0.3%
297,143
865,659
4.3%
1.3%
0.4%
0.2%
45,885
234,469
92,791
67,260
2,438
659,343
3.3%
2.7%
3.3%
5.7%
7.6%
1.2%
1.3%
0.5%
1.4%
1.6%
5.2%
0.2%
59,448
118,422
325,263
247,660
237,117
130,831
25,193
51,232
0.5%
1.7%
3.7%
2.0%
1.7%
1.3%
0.4%
0.8%
0.2%
0.5%
1.0%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.5%
390,327
798,324
1.2%
1.8%
0.2%
0.3%
392,347
771,995
1.0%
2.2%
0.2%
0.3%
173,922
111,144
293,474
258,214
98,364
116,537
138,923
3.9%
1.1%
1.9%
1.4%
1.5%
1.1%
1.4%
1.3%
0.4%
0.5%
0.3%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
573,422
526,256
4.1%
0.9%
0.7%
0.1%
Population estimate
1,195,166
(p)
*
***
***
***
***
*
**
*
***
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Appendix Table 77: Percent of users reporting they received a grant or other type of funding after
using library computers to manage the activities of a club or nonprofit association in past 12 months
(n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Percent of
users
1.1%
Standard
error
0.1%
262,295
551,042
1.6%
0.9%
0.3%
0.2%
346,229
120,870
62,158
215,420
2.9%
0.7%
0.6%
1.3%
0.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.3%
265,160
523,936
3.9%
0.8%
0.2%
0.1%
41,958
120,385
81,684
41,882
2,396
454,907
3.0%
1.4%
2.9%
3.5%
7.4%
0.8%
1.3%
0.3%
1.4%
1.2%
5.2%
0.2%
50,454
93,120
200,302
161,603
169,568
72,549
14,509
51,232
0.4%
1.3%
2.3%
1.3%
1.2%
0.7%
0.2%
0.8%
0.2%
0.5%
0.7%
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.5%
253,234
556,711
0.8%
1.3%
0.1%
0.2%
203,369
582,688
0.5%
1.7%
0.1%
0.3%
147,539
86,618
177,493
178,075
44,079
83,714
95,039
3.3%
0.9%
1.1%
1.0%
0.7%
0.8%
1.0%
1.2%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
457,949
318,997
3.3%
0.5%
0.6%
0.1%
Population estimate
813,337
(p)
***
***
***
***
**
***
**
***
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Appendix Table 78: Used library computers to learn about a political activity, social cause, or political
candidate in past 12 months (n=32704)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
20,452,413
26.9%
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.193 ***
***
1.890
5,690,016
14,619,253
35.0%
24.7%
1.4%
0.7%
3,601,118
5,142,677
3,147,507
4,054,694
30.7%
31.7%
28.8%
24.2%
1.8%
1.5%
1.4%
0.9%
1.420
1.460
1.242
2,157,060
17,683,232
32.0%
26.3%
1.5%
0.6%
1.398
441,619
2,548,125
506,121
412,817
6,266
14,543,125
32.1%
29.9%
18.1%
34.9%
19.4%
26.4%
3.4%
1.8%
2.3%
4.6%
7.1%
0.7%
1.303
1.220
0.557
1.399
0.479
2,770,551
1,744,416
2,334,435
3,083,554
4,141,032
3,203,045
1,881,366
1,294,014
23.2%
25.4%
26.8%
25.8%
30.1%
31.2%
28.6%
21.3%
2.2%
2.4%
1.6%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.8%
2.7%
1.632
1.363
1.072
0.960
1.214
1.358
1.234
7,250,859
13,050,538
22.4%
30.2%
0.7%
0.9%
0.674
9,669,445
9,825,285
25.1%
28.8%
0.9%
0.8%
0.814
844,805
2,419,667
3,516,348
5,704,553
2,019,668
2,772,994
2,888,204
19.2%
24.2%
22.5%
31.0%
30.5%
27.1%
29.9%
2.7%
2.5%
1.4%
1.3%
1.7%
1.0%
1.0%
0.933
1.216
3,854,673
15,709,186
28.0%
26.3%
1.6%
0.7%
1.222
a
***
a
a
**
a
*
a
***
a
*
a
***
a
1.727
1.499
1.659
1.945
a
0.063
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Appendix Table 79: Percent of users reporting that using library computers to learn about a political
activity, social cause, or political candidate helped them to decide whether to support the issue or
candidate in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
15,460,879
Estimates
Percent of
users
20.1%
Standard
error
0.5%
4,360,535
11,035,855
26.6%
18.4%
1.3%
0.6%
2,880,512
4,221,393
2,284,155
3,073,679
24.5%
25.9%
20.7%
18.2%
1.7%
1.4%
1.2%
0.8%
1,617,883
13,436,452
23.6%
19.8%
1.4%
0.6%
359,850
1,967,317
388,539
342,622
5,936
10,990,215
26.1%
22.9%
13.9%
28.9%
18.4%
19.7%
3.3%
1.6%
2.1%
4.4%
7.1%
0.6%
1,834,319
1,424,557
1,795,606
2,421,448
3,236,167
2,437,471
1,401,242
910,070
15.2%
20.4%
20.3%
20.0%
23.4%
23.5%
21.1%
14.8%
1.8%
2.2%
1.4%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.6%
2.4%
5,627,870
9,712,379
17.2%
22.2%
0.7%
0.8%
6,919,532
7,931,391
17.8%
23.1%
0.8%
0.8%
640,532
1,698,144
2,690,232
4,436,383
1,591,360
2,066,603
2,190,294
14.5%
16.9%
17.0%
24.0%
23.8%
19.9%
22.5%
2.4%
2.2%
1.3%
1.1%
1.6%
0.9%
1.0%
3,141,224
11,732,280
22.5%
19.5%
1.6%
0.6%
(p)
***
***
*
*
***
***
**
*
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Appendix Table 80: Used library computers to make a donation to a political candidate or social cause
in past 12 months (n=32704)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
2,567,561
3.4%
Standard
error
0.2%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.029 ***
*
1.640
729,085
1,802,476
4.5%
3.0%
0.6%
0.3%
623,147
552,460
441,896
573,197
5.3%
3.4%
4.0%
3.4%
1.0%
0.5%
0.6%
0.4%
1.643
1.100
1.442
390,602
2,073,385
5.8%
3.1%
2.6%
0.2%
1.386
90,591
477,392
106,761
127,371
2,877
1,557,679
6.6%
5.6%
3.8%
10.8%
8.9%
2.8%
1.8%
0.8%
1.3%
2.9%
5.2%
0.3%
2.677
2.176
0.710
3.213
0.481
211,683
276,774
394,080
407,510
508,359
356,270
276,169
136,715
1.8%
4.0%
4.5%
3.4%
3.7%
3.5%
4.2%
2.2%
0.7%
1.1%
0.9%
0.6%
0.5%
0.4%
0.8%
0.8%
0.181
0.958
1.168
0.923
1.065
1.133
1.527
838,617
1,700,815
2.6%
3.9%
0.3%
0.4%
0.586
964,742
1,493,041
2.5%
4.4%
0.3%
0.4%
0.657
230,695
266,630
507,569
562,711
240,345
342,349
384,096
5.2%
2.7%
3.3%
3.1%
3.6%
3.4%
4.0%
1.5%
0.8%
0.6%
0.4%
0.8%
0.5%
0.4%
2.020
1.228
737,023
1,691,196
5.4%
2.8%
0.7%
0.3%
2.008
a
a
a
***
a
*
a
***
a
*
a
a
0.804
0.759
1.103
1.379
***
a
0.087
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Appendix Table 81: Used library computers to keep up with current events through news websites in
past 12 months (n=32704)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
20,798,336
27.3%
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.180 ***
***
1.989
5,952,226
14,697,732
36.6%
24.8%
1.5%
0.7%
3,526,186
5,067,273
3,233,573
4,065,266
30.1%
31.2%
29.6%
24.3%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
0.9%
1.331
1.411
1.300
2,334,730
17,778,427
34.7%
26.5%
1.5%
0.6%
1.401
445,265
2,636,968
576,978
436,183
6,690
14,556,518
32.3%
31.0%
20.7%
36.8%
20.7%
26.4%
3.4%
1.8%
2.4%
4.6%
7.2%
0.7%
1.327
1.291
0.681
1.603
0.565
3,175,271
1,665,033
2,414,389
3,120,892
4,181,028
3,204,319
1,837,750
1,199,656
26.6%
24.2%
27.7%
26.1%
30.4%
31.2%
27.9%
19.7%
2.3%
2.3%
1.7%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.8%
2.6%
1.653
1.227
1.244
1.062
1.334
1.429
1.265
7,653,384
12,997,551
23.7%
30.0%
0.8%
0.9%
0.699
9,936,453
9,877,965
25.8%
29.0%
0.9%
0.8%
0.861
957,861
2,775,979
3,611,545
5,636,598
1,983,403
2,666,863
2,943,532
21.8%
27.8%
23.1%
30.6%
30.0%
26.1%
30.5%
2.9%
2.6%
1.4%
1.2%
1.7%
1.0%
1.0%
0.987
1.181
4,043,081
15,922,480
29.4%
26.7%
1.6%
0.7%
1.109
a
**
a
a
**
a
a
***
a
a
***
a
1.602
1.416
1.497
1.905
a
0.059
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Managing household finances tables
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Appendix Table 82: Used library computers for commercial needs or money management in past 12
months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
19,285,631
25.0%
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.293 ***
***
1.816
5,402,878
13,742,735
33.0%
22.9%
1.4%
0.6%
3,240,525
5,004,948
3,173,103
4,256,680
27.5%
30.7%
28.8%
25.2%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
0.9%
1.139
1.212
1.164
1,997,561
16,623,052
29.1%
24.6%
2.4%
0.6%
1.506
428,043
2,508,603
645,716
381,045
11,977
13,534,838
31.0%
29.2%
23.1%
32.2%
37.1%
24.3%
3.4%
1.5%
2.9%
4.5%
9.1%
0.7%
1.585
1.286
0.808
1.228
1.214
1,148,466
1,766,492
2,679,472
3,611,277
4,018,051
2,916,574
1,668,126
1,477,173
9.5%
25.3%
30.2%
29.8%
29.0%
28.2%
25.1%
24.0%
1.5%
2.3%
1.6%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.6%
2.7%
0.504
0.999
1.073
1.121
0.988
1.069
0.954
7,743,452
11,369,551
23.7%
26.0%
0.7%
0.8%
0.926
8,193,399
10,446,538
21.1%
30.4%
0.8%
0.8%
0.717
852,457
1,220,301
3,788,197
5,725,080
2,153,820
2,883,695
2,485,375
19.3%
12.1%
24.0%
30.9%
32.2%
27.8%
25.5%
3.0%
1.7%
1.3%
1.2%
1.7%
1.1%
0.9%
1.229
0.820
3,660,985
14,866,515
26.2%
24.7%
1.5%
0.6%
1.050
a
a
*
a
*
a
a
a
***
a
*
a
1.406
1.363
1.256
1.172
a
0.059
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Appendix Table 83: Percent of users reporting using library computers for commercial needs or money
management on behalf of someone else in past 12 months (n=32838)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
5,643,675
Estimates
Percent of
users
7.3%
Standard
error
0.3%
1,516,136
4,113,988
9.3%
6.9%
0.8%
0.4%
1,065,871
1,530,538
895,963
1,116,642
9.1%
9.4%
8.2%
6.6%
1.1%
0.8%
0.9%
0.4%
856,652
4,554,533
12.7%
6.7%
1.7%
0.3%
205,886
760,288
205,145
197,692
4,660
3,651,662
14.9%
8.9%
7.3%
16.8%
14.4%
6.6%
3.4%
1.0%
1.8%
4.2%
6.9%
0.4%
453,755
622,087
774,577
955,567
1,335,321
799,960
373,684
328,725
3.8%
9.0%
8.8%
7.9%
9.7%
7.7%
5.6%
5.3%
0.9%
1.5%
1.0%
0.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.8%
1.4%
2,495,185
3,108,526
7.7%
7.1%
0.4%
0.5%
2,337,562
3,118,335
6.0%
9.1%
0.4%
0.5%
277,124
432,573
1,019,268
1,752,854
652,303
715,945
749,857
6.4%
4.3%
6.5%
9.5%
9.8%
6.9%
7.7%
1.9%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
1.0%
0.5%
0.6%
1,478,919
3,987,373
10.6%
6.6%
1.1%
0.3%
(p)
***
*
***
***
***
*
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 84: Reasons for nonuse in each activity area
6.2%
4.6%
6.4%
3.3%
19.3%
6.7%
S.E.
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.8%
0.5%
0.3%
0.7%
1.2%
Privacy
Estimate
4.9%
5.7%
6.4%
6.0%
6.6%
4.3%
18.2%
8.3%
S.E.
0.7%
0.9%
0.4%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.7%
1.2%
Lack of
equipment
Estimate
1.9%
1.7%
2.1%
2.6%
1.3%
1.5%
2.1%
3.2%
S.E.
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.4%
1.2%
Estimate
1.2%
1.4%
2.0%
2.0%
1.4%
1.3%
1.1%
Limited help
2.5%
S.E.
0.2%
0.3%
0.4%
0.8%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
1.2%
Didn't have
need
82.9%
85.0%
81.1%
83.0%
81.0%
81.3%
73.4%
79.7%
S.E.
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.9%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
1.2%
Library
policies
Estimate
1.6%
1.1%
2.0%
2.2%
1.8%
1.2%
2.1%
4.6%
S.E.
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.8%
0.4%
0.1%
0.3%
1.2%
Other
Estimate
9.3%
7.8%
7.9%
8.7%
8.7%
9.1%
8.5%
12.1%
S.E.
0.8%
0.6%
0.5%
0.9%
0.7%
0.8%
0.6%
1.4%
Estimate
Social
3.8%
Financial
3.4%
Community
engagement
Entrepreneurship
Security
Government and
legal
Employment
Estimate
Reason for
nonuse
Health and
wellness
Education
Area of use
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Appendix Table 85: Used library computers to do online banking in past 12 months (n=32649)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
11,985,295
15.8%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.100 ***
**
1.411
3,058,900
8,865,096
18.9%
15.0%
1.1%
0.5%
1,996,522
3,268,945
2,236,438
2,682,305
17.1%
20.1%
20.5%
16.1%
1.5%
1.2%
1.3%
0.7%
1.228
1.266
1.360
1,118,209
10,537,104
16.7%
15.7%
1.3%
0.5%
1.372
245,223
1,644,013
366,161
208,638
4,496
8,628,038
17.8%
19.4%
13.1%
17.6%
13.9%
15.7%
3.2%
1.3%
2.3%
3.7%
5.5%
0.6%
1.334
1.161
0.678
0.879
0.758
480,945
1,000,107
1,781,873
2,452,816
2,696,514
1,815,378
1,028,495
729,169
4.1%
14.7%
20.5%
20.5%
19.6%
17.8%
15.7%
12.1%
1.0%
1.9%
1.4%
1.1%
1.0%
0.9%
1.5%
2.0%
1.021
1.329
1.731
1.690
1.478
1.533
1.198
4,923,121
6,954,321
15.3%
16.1%
0.5%
0.7%
0.966
4,878,063
6,769,591
12.7%
19.9%
0.6%
0.7%
0.741
481,469
568,703
1,982,836
3,898,092
1,388,801
1,958,622
1,637,958
11.0%
5.7%
12.8%
21.2%
20.9%
19.2%
17.0%
2.4%
1.3%
1.0%
1.1%
1.4%
1.0%
0.8%
1.501
0.780
2,040,566
9,542,433
14.9%
16.0%
1.2%
0.5%
1.049
a
**
a
a
a
a
a
***
a
***
a
1.748
1.577
1.563
1.391
a
0.047
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Appendix Table 86: Used library computers to pay bills online in past 12 months (n=32678)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
9,733,043
12.8%
Standard
error
0.4%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.105 ***
***
1.741
2,721,975
6,954,064
16.8%
11.8%
1.0%
0.4%
1,730,911
2,597,738
1,725,356
2,240,619
14.8%
16.0%
15.8%
13.4%
1.3%
1.0%
1.1%
0.6%
1.217
1.177
1.186
1,072,431
8,396,227
16.0%
12.5%
1.4%
0.4%
1.837
204,776
1,415,001
360,866
143,501
5,340
6,761,257
14.9%
16.7%
12.9%
12.1%
16.6%
12.3%
2.2%
1.2%
2.1%
3.0%
7.0%
0.5%
1.466
1.327
1.136
0.791
1.293
167,782
863,347
1,606,175
1,809,190
2,292,926
1,520,381
794,871
678,371
1.4%
12.7%
18.4%
15.1%
16.7%
14.9%
12.1%
11.2%
0.4%
1.7%
1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
1.2%
2.0%
0.301
1.247
1.520
1.174
1.256
1.258
0.956
4,206,410
5,475,297
13.0%
12.7%
0.5%
0.6%
1.029
3,815,325
5,675,770
9.9%
16.7%
0.5%
0.6%
0.675
292,079
304,623
1,877,297
3,139,347
1,170,458
1,578,616
1,315,036
6.6%
3.1%
12.1%
17.0%
17.7%
15.5%
13.6%
1.9%
0.7%
1.0%
1.0%
1.3%
0.8%
0.7%
0.932
0.448
1,848,065
7,634,912
13.5%
12.8%
1.1%
0.4%
1.111
a
a
**
a
a
**
a
a
***
a
*
a
1.462
1.370
1.359
1.277
a
0.073
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Appendix Table 87: Used library computers to look up or monitor investment information in past 12
months (n=32678)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
4,345,522
5.7%
Standard
error
0.3%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.085 ***
***
2.042
1,234,613
3,069,862
7.6%
5.2%
0.8%
0.3%
572,984
706,228
784,293
1,515,022
4.9%
4.4%
7.2%
9.1%
1.0%
0.5%
0.8%
0.6%
0.624
0.503
0.801
370,639
3,767,666
5.5%
5.6%
1.9%
0.3%
2.105
96,018
460,246
148,711
92,060
3,469
3,159,364
7.0%
5.4%
5.3%
7.8%
10.8%
5.7%
1.6%
0.8%
1.2%
2.8%
6.7%
0.3%
1.764
1.294
0.814
1.266
2.141
56,589
148,239
520,886
633,678
967,825
828,484
638,344
551,476
0.5%
2.2%
6.0%
5.3%
7.0%
8.1%
9.7%
9.1%
0.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.7%
1.1%
1.6%
0.105
0.411
0.781
0.578
0.664
0.819
1.109
1,213,914
3,107,675
3.8%
7.2%
0.3%
0.4%
0.534
1,902,680
2,323,654
4.9%
6.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.845
177,994
107,049
536,496
1,198,582
459,990
869,122
956,920
4.1%
1.1%
3.4%
6.5%
6.9%
8.5%
9.9%
1.6%
0.4%
0.6%
0.7%
0.9%
0.7%
0.6%
1.683
0.906
840,248
3,415,032
6.1%
5.7%
0.8%
0.3%
1.442
a
***
a
**
a
a
***
a
***
a
a
*
a
1.607
1.529
2.027
2.064
*
a
0.090
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Appendix Table 88: Used library computers to check credit score in past 12 months (n=32678)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
3,179,600
4.2%
Standard
error
0.2%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.041 ***
***
2.733
1,329,931
1,813,872
8.2%
3.1%
0.8%
0.2%
688,943
906,946
546,701
668,275
5.9%
5.6%
5.0%
4.0%
0.9%
0.6%
0.7%
0.4%
1.198
1.020
1.071
376,622
2,734,745
5.6%
4.1%
2.0%
0.3%
1.799
69,421
598,433
142,551
31,048
922
2,115,782
5.0%
7.0%
5.1%
2.6%
2.9%
3.8%
1.6%
0.9%
1.8%
0.9%
1.3%
0.3%
1.351
1.721
1.121
0.586
0.620
54,046
253,932
431,141
677,964
764,488
431,528
289,461
277,040
0.5%
3.7%
4.9%
5.7%
5.6%
4.2%
4.4%
4.6%
0.2%
0.8%
0.9%
0.7%
0.6%
0.4%
1.0%
1.3%
0.251
0.644
0.883
0.925
0.840
0.746
0.605
1,078,740
2,042,828
3.3%
4.7%
0.2%
0.4%
0.803
1,359,889
1,717,982
3.5%
5.0%
0.3%
0.4%
0.818
87,508
182,014
657,939
1,043,352
334,666
487,247
369,516
2.0%
1.8%
4.2%
5.7%
5.0%
4.8%
3.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.8%
0.6%
0.4%
0.670
0.814
729,397
2,307,123
5.3%
3.9%
0.7%
0.3%
1.345
a
a
*
a
*
a
a
a
a
a
1.505
1.181
1.208
1.145
a
0.068
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Appendix Table 89: Used library computers to learn about getting out of debt in past 12 months
(n=32678)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
2,799,522
3.7%
Standard
error
0.2%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.009 ***
***
2.388
1,050,504
1,739,750
6.5%
2.9%
0.7%
0.2%
618,204
835,972
493,484
527,313
5.3%
5.2%
4.5%
3.2%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
1.502
1.228
1.271
362,558
2,364,970
5.4%
3.5%
2.0%
0.2%
2.514
76,224
626,271
98,169
84,804
716
1,687,683
5.5%
7.4%
3.5%
7.2%
2.2%
3.1%
1.6%
0.8%
1.7%
2.1%
1.0%
0.3%
1.855
2.151
0.952
1.646
0.394
51,680
143,546
525,293
614,344
811,261
382,802
183,049
87,547
0.4%
2.1%
6.0%
5.1%
5.9%
3.7%
2.8%
1.4%
0.2%
0.6%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.9%
0.7%
0.629
1.191
2.506
2.218
2.221
1.637
0.957
1,069,313
1,667,432
3.3%
3.9%
0.2%
0.3%
0.928
994,186
1,733,949
2.6%
5.1%
0.3%
0.4%
0.642
113,220
161,938
374,542
1,094,913
297,701
485,598
241,579
2.6%
1.6%
2.4%
5.9%
4.5%
4.8%
2.5%
1.1%
0.6%
0.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
1.324
1.447
589,272
2,131,892
4.3%
3.6%
0.6%
0.2%
0.842
a
a
**
a
***
a
*
a
a
**
a
***
a
2.820
1.800
2.230
1.589
a
0.100
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Appendix Table 90: Percent of users reporting that they were able to reduce or better manage their
debt after using library computers to learn about getting out of debt in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
2,072,963
Estimates
Percent of
users
2.7%
Standard
error
0.2%
(p)
***
804,953
1,265,633
4.9%
2.1%
0.6%
0.2%
511,463
601,001
393,601
402,368
4.3%
3.7%
3.6%
2.4%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
301,680
1,732,293
4.4%
2.6%
0.2%
0.2%
55,188
467,168
93,729
55,969
679
1,287,379
4.0%
5.4%
3.4%
4.7%
2.1%
2.3%
1.4%
0.7%
1.7%
1.8%
1.0%
0.2%
28,297
129,174
357,773
456,592
613,241
276,065
158,007
53,814
0.2%
1.8%
4.0%
3.8%
4.4%
2.7%
2.4%
0.9%
0.1%
0.5%
0.8%
0.5%
0.6%
0.4%
0.9%
0.5%
764,733
1,251,015
2.3%
2.9%
0.2%
0.3%
697,420
1,347,918
1.8%
3.9%
0.2%
0.3%
75,671
142,357
299,724
781,623
195,024
375,154
194,186
1.7%
1.4%
1.9%
4.2%
2.9%
3.6%
2.0%
1.0%
0.5%
0.4%
0.5%
0.5%
0.6%
0.3%
445,729
1,589,245
3.2%
2.6%
0.6%
0.2%
***
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 91: Used library computers to find a new loan or restructure an old loan in past 12
months (n=32678)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
1,983,460
2.6%
Standard
error
0.2%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.018 ***
**
1.882
651,415
1,307,989
4.0%
2.2%
0.6%
0.2%
370,351
476,140
347,440
572,414
3.2%
2.9%
3.2%
3.4%
0.7%
0.5%
0.6%
0.4%
0.979
0.719
0.856
325,355
1,572,097
4.9%
2.3%
2.0%
0.2%
2.475
74,414
287,267
127,457
88,633
4,785
1,250,213
5.4%
3.4%
4.6%
7.5%
14.8%
2.3%
1.6%
0.6%
1.9%
2.7%
7.9%
0.2%
2.865
1.648
0.895
2.048
4.197
32,204
122,405
302,321
427,919
554,319
212,796
182,955
148,540
0.3%
1.8%
3.5%
3.6%
4.0%
2.1%
2.8%
2.4%
0.1%
0.6%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.9%
1.1%
0.331
0.895
1.404
1.361
1.355
0.891
0.884
695,476
1,229,738
2.2%
2.8%
0.2%
0.3%
0.774
705,975
1,243,486
1.8%
3.7%
0.2%
0.3%
0.702
49,320
60,700
309,971
660,256
211,372
381,119
297,608
1.1%
0.6%
2.0%
3.6%
3.2%
3.7%
3.1%
0.6%
0.3%
0.4%
0.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.411
0.752
558,504
1,350,181
4.1%
2.3%
0.6%
0.2%
1.716
a
a
***
a
*
a
a
a
a
*
a
1.894
1.496
1.809
1.757
**
a
0.072
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Appendix Table 92: Used library computers to compare products or services in past 12 months
(n=32678)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
9,453,220
12.4%
Standard
error
0.4%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.102 ***
***
1.982
2,823,276
6,530,602
17.4%
11.1%
1.0%
0.4%
1,570,973
2,306,223
1,496,663
2,395,487
13.4%
14.2%
13.7%
14.3%
1.3%
0.9%
1.0%
0.7%
1.130
1.034
0.929
725,501
8,404,545
10.8%
12.5%
1.9%
0.4%
1.234
252,505
1,067,209
301,972
164,078
1,879
6,848,484
18.3%
12.6%
10.8%
13.9%
5.8%
12.4%
2.4%
1.1%
1.8%
3.1%
2.1%
0.5%
2.164
1.106
0.842
1.083
0.571
219,119
523,480
1,229,438
1,728,628
2,244,178
1,665,691
1,029,389
813,297
1.8%
7.7%
14.1%
14.5%
16.3%
16.3%
15.6%
13.4%
0.6%
1.3%
1.2%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
1.4%
2.2%
0.459
0.626
0.990
0.969
1.025
1.123
1.151
3,630,273
5,762,588
11.3%
13.3%
0.5%
0.6%
0.881
4,165,098
5,015,990
10.8%
14.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.820
177,866
318,660
1,503,568
3,189,477
1,041,566
1,589,553
1,546,379
4.0%
3.2%
9.7%
17.3%
15.7%
15.6%
16.0%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
1.0%
1.2%
0.9%
0.8%
0.541
0.696
1,568,213
7,533,932
11.4%
12.6%
1.0%
0.4%
1.087
a
a
a
**
a
a
a
*
a
***
a
2.092
1.659
1.812
1.839
a
0.067
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Appendix Table 93: Used library computers to purchase something online in past 12 months (n=32678)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
10,269,316
13.5%
Standard
error
0.4%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.119 ***
***
2.088
3,099,417
7,087,365
19.1%
12.0%
1.1%
0.4%
1,550,140
2,694,342
1,661,793
2,538,281
13.3%
16.6%
15.2%
15.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.0%
0.7%
0.994
1.057
0.985
931,931
8,981,554
13.9%
13.4%
1.6%
0.4%
1.614
235,238
1,340,920
341,946
179,582
7,992
7,405,246
17.1%
15.8%
12.2%
15.2%
24.8%
13.4%
2.4%
1.2%
2.1%
3.3%
8.6%
0.5%
1.673
1.211
0.854
1.106
1.250
375,652
854,024
1,481,763
1,887,208
2,290,051
1,658,824
969,796
751,998
3.2%
12.5%
17.0%
15.8%
16.7%
16.2%
14.7%
12.4%
0.8%
1.7%
1.3%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
1.4%
2.1%
0.611
1.103
1.143
1.081
1.074
1.131
1.115
4,019,299
6,161,967
12.5%
14.3%
0.5%
0.6%
0.932
4,068,620
5,900,269
10.6%
17.3%
0.6%
0.7%
0.660
255,923
494,541
1,763,603
3,213,940
1,233,672
1,718,402
1,517,107
5.8%
5.0%
11.3%
17.4%
18.6%
16.9%
15.7%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.4%
1.0%
0.8%
0.814
0.586
1,632,347
8,272,399
11.9%
13.9%
0.9%
0.5%
0.917
a
a
*
a
a
a
a
***
a
***
a
1.789
1.712
1.700
1.606
a
0.064
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Appendix Table 94: Used library computers to sell something online in past 12 months (n=32678)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
2,328,146
3.1%
Standard
error
0.2%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.023 ***
521,161
1,781,455
3.2%
3.0%
0.4%
0.2%
1.187
501,536
562,791
266,983
505,340
4.3%
3.5%
2.4%
3.0%
0.7%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
1.541
1.074
0.768
340,129
1,816,671
5.1%
2.7%
2.0%
0.2%
1.625
90,129
163,435
76,993
72,229
3,179
1,646,596
6.5%
1.9%
2.8%
6.1%
9.9%
3.0%
1.8%
0.3%
0.9%
2.4%
6.7%
0.2%
2.726
0.515
1.169
1.593
2.391
131,741
339,891
442,771
472,468
406,761
272,615
155,100
106,798
1.1%
5.0%
5.1%
4.0%
3.0%
2.7%
2.4%
1.8%
0.4%
1.2%
0.9%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.5%
0.7%
1.149
1.907
2.819
1.958
1.403
1.299
1.298
770,253
1,540,908
2.4%
3.6%
0.2%
0.3%
0.735
776,633
1,445,605
2.0%
4.2%
0.2%
0.4%
0.568
96,656
125,166
546,500
643,937
213,259
323,188
352,920
2.2%
1.3%
3.5%
3.5%
3.2%
3.2%
3.7%
0.9%
0.5%
0.7%
0.4%
0.5%
0.3%
0.5%
1.018
0.810
440,061
1,727,049
3.2%
2.9%
0.5%
0.2%
0.929
a
a
a
***
a
**
a
*
a
**
a
a
1.163
1.072
1.144
1.358
a
0.053
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Appendix Table 95: Used library computers for social or recreational purposes in past 12 months
(n=32905)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
46,264,448
60.1%
Standard
error
0.7%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.470 ***
***
1.847
11,927,122
33,936,118
72.8%
56.7%
1.3%
0.8%
8,364,142
10,659,541
6,231,367
7,758,690
71.0%
65.4%
56.6%
45.9%
1.7%
1.4%
1.6%
1.1%
1.797
1.673
1.328
4,760,195
40,287,608
69.4%
59.5%
2.3%
0.7%
0.955
1,013,428
5,724,503
1,418,390
799,225
20,838
32,864,074
73.5%
66.6%
50.8%
67.5%
64.6%
59.0%
2.6%
1.7%
3.6%
4.4%
8.2%
0.8%
1.657
1.184
0.642
1.070
0.794
9,368,358
5,125,127
5,975,265
7,285,177
8,078,337
5,567,108
2,909,242
1,955,835
77.8%
73.3%
67.4%
60.1%
58.4%
53.8%
43.7%
31.8%
2.1%
2.3%
1.6%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.9%
2.9%
6.820
4.137
3.007
2.604
2.334
2.140
1.364
18,583,752
27,442,168
56.9%
62.7%
0.9%
1.0%
0.881
23,301,245
20,866,959
59.9%
60.7%
1.0%
0.9%
0.867
3,096,815
7,557,440
10,345,707
11,030,164
3,867,529
5,212,280
4,406,551
70.2%
75.0%
65.4%
59.6%
57.8%
50.2%
45.3%
3.6%
2.3%
1.5%
1.3%
1.9%
1.3%
1.1%
1.213
0.841
8,928,141
35,478,374
63.9%
59.0%
1.7%
0.7%
1.058
a
***
a
a
**
a
***
a
*
a
*
a
a
0.967
0.929
0.822
0.809
a
0.135
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Appendix Table 96: Percent of users reporting using library computers for social or recreational
purposes on behalf of someone else in past 12 months (n=32807)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
15,504,886
Estimates
Percent of
users
20.2%
Standard
error
0.6%
3,626,745
11,773,544
22.2%
19.7%
1.3%
0.6%
3,041,268
3,580,334
2,162,371
2,512,223
26.0%
22.0%
19.7%
14.9%
1.8%
1.3%
1.2%
0.7%
2,037,133
12,990,676
30.0%
19.2%
2.6%
0.6%
466,962
1,957,658
420,515
403,640
11,793
10,646,466
34.6%
22.9%
15.2%
34.2%
36.6%
19.2%
3.5%
1.6%
2.2%
4.4%
9.3%
0.7%
3,322,763
1,694,193
1,689,028
2,679,067
2,999,849
1,651,848
929,205
538,933
27.8%
24.5%
19.2%
22.1%
21.7%
16.0%
14.0%
8.8%
2.3%
2.5%
1.4%
1.2%
1.0%
0.9%
1.3%
1.9%
7,028,862
8,384,119
21.6%
19.3%
0.7%
0.9%
7,635,613
7,206,477
19.7%
21.1%
0.9%
0.8%
1,017,948
2,851,056
3,043,530
3,924,361
1,345,524
1,533,693
1,551,271
23.2%
28.4%
19.4%
21.3%
20.1%
14.8%
16.0%
3.1%
2.6%
1.3%
1.1%
1.3%
0.8%
0.9%
3,433,485
11,411,223
24.7%
19.0%
1.6%
0.6%
(p)
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 97: Used library computers to communicate with friends or family in past 12 months
(n=32717)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
34,061,906
44.7%
Standard
error
0.7%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.221 ***
***
2.035
9,450,593
24,309,051
58.0%
41.0%
1.5%
0.8%
6,456,148
8,047,376
4,441,844
5,464,060
55.1%
49.5%
40.7%
32.5%
1.9%
1.6%
1.6%
1.0%
1.764
1.660
1.287
3,872,858
29,271,750
57.4%
43.5%
1.4%
0.7%
1.258
784,866
4,073,449
989,601
619,497
15,776
24,147,224
57.0%
47.9%
35.4%
52.3%
48.9%
43.7%
3.4%
1.8%
3.1%
4.7%
9.0%
0.8%
1.469
1.004
0.670
1.100
0.599
6,976,251
4,206,495
4,399,062
5,267,162
5,724,127
4,055,368
2,125,582
1,307,859
58.3%
60.9%
50.3%
44.0%
41.6%
39.6%
32.3%
21.5%
2.6%
2.6%
1.8%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.8%
2.6%
5.766
4.437
2.599
2.208
1.994
1.860
1.501
13,732,555
20,169,572
42.4%
46.5%
0.9%
1.0%
0.954
16,946,896
15,660,840
43.9%
45.9%
1.1%
0.9%
0.787
2,109,121
5,623,260
7,458,299
8,349,022
2,857,781
3,874,425
3,285,208
47.9%
56.3%
47.5%
45.3%
43.1%
37.9%
34.1%
4.0%
2.7%
1.6%
1.3%
1.8%
1.2%
1.0%
0.969
0.805
6,710,095
25,882,386
48.7%
43.3%
1.8%
0.8%
1.025
a
***
a
a
*
a
***
a
a
***
a
a
1.214
1.158
1.172
1.176
a
0.110
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Appendix Table 98: Percent of users reporting using library computers to communicate with family or
friends who live in the local community in past 12 months (n=32905)
Estimates
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
22,400,000
Percent of users
29.1%
Standard
error
0.7%
5,457,313
16,730,000
33.3%
27.9%
1.5%
0.7%
4,121,167
5,073,128
2,947,549
3,716,268
35.0%
31.1%
26.8%
22.0%
1.9%
1.5%
1.4%
0.8%
2,442,380
19,350,000
35.6%
28.6%
2.1%
0.7%
565,698
2,775,956
712,156
373,253
9,215
15,700,000
41.0%
32.3%
25.5%
31.5%
28.6%
28.2%
3.3%
1.7%
2.7%
4.2%
8.1%
0.8%
5,473,048
2,900,688
2,876,094
3,315,928
3,429,394
2,300,438
1,324,014
778,505
45.4%
41.5%
32.5%
27.4%
24.8%
22.2%
19.9%
12.7%
2.6%
2.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
1.6%
2.0%
9,219,048
13,070,000
28.2%
29.9%
0.8%
1.0%
11,020,000
10,500,000
28.4%
30.6%
1.0%
0.9%
1,623,680
4,170,790
4,472,714
5,467,820
1,621,818
2,508,015
2,148,526
36.8%
41.4%
28.3%
29.5%
24.2%
24.2%
22.1%
3.9%
2.7%
1.5%
1.2%
1.5%
1.0%
0.9%
4,531,193
16,940,000
32.4%
28.2%
1.8%
0.7%
(p)
***
***
***
**
***
*
***
***
***
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Appendix Table 99: Percent of users reporting using library computers to communicate with friends or
family who live outside the United States in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population
estimate
11,820,146
Estimates
Percent of
users
15.3%
Standard
error
0.5%
3,087,515
8,573,658
18.8%
14.3%
1.3%
0.6%
2,569,804
2,752,031
1,414,766
2,017,798
21.8%
16.9%
12.9%
11.9%
1.7%
1.3%
1.0%
0.7%
2,199,916
9,296,133
32.1%
13.7%
2.3%
0.5%
356,344
1,182,364
571,529
199,368
7,104
7,939,243
25.8%
13.8%
20.5%
16.8%
22.0%
14.3%
3.0%
1.3%
2.5%
3.6%
7.1%
0.7%
2,893,847
1,773,198
1,728,981
1,622,305
1,705,432
1,083,612
473,831
538,940
24.0%
25.4%
19.5%
13.4%
12.3%
10.5%
7.1%
8.8%
2.2%
2.6%
1.5%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
1.8%
4,539,415
7,227,867
13.9%
16.5%
0.7%
0.8%
5,747,343
5,531,366
14.8%
16.1%
0.8%
0.7%
1,117,336
1,950,397
2,397,342
2,503,979
820,693
1,425,794
1,370,433
25.3%
19.4%
15.2%
13.5%
12.3%
13.7%
14.1%
3.5%
2.1%
1.2%
1.0%
1.2%
1.0%
0.9%
3,855,059
7,398,318
27.6%
12.3%
1.6%
0.5%
(p)
***
***
***
***
***
*
*
***
***
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Appendix Table 100: Percent of users reporting using library computers to communicate with friends
or family in languages other than English in past 12 months (n=32905)
Independent variables
All
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty
guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Population estimate
6,245,931
Estimates
Percent of users
8.1%
Standard error
0.4%
1,607,113
4,583,344
9.8%
7.7%
1.0%
0.5%
(p)
***
***
1,558,456
1,372,694
617,588
696,960
13.2%
8.4%
5.6%
4.1%
1.4%
0.9%
0.6%
0.4%
2,555,119
3,483,478
37.3%
5.1%
2.0%
0.3%
208,857
610,478
488,078
162,405
7,887
3,106,362
15.1%
7.1%
17.5%
13.7%
24.4%
5.6%
2.5%
1.0%
2.5%
3.8%
8.0%
0.4%
2,011,322
1,062,271
980,923
918,532
733,285
329,673
91,086
118,840
16.7%
15.2%
11.1%
7.6%
5.3%
3.2%
1.4%
1.9%
1.9%
2.0%
1.3%
0.8%
0.6%
0.4%
0.3%
0.8%
2,044,846
4,177,269
6.3%
9.6%
0.5%
0.7%
3,111,975
2,788,715
8.0%
8.1%
0.7%
0.6%
862,575
1,522,812
1,287,507
902,083
367,607
574,741
522,201
19.5%
15.1%
8.1%
4.9%
5.5%
5.5%
5.4%
3.1%
1.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.8%
0.7%
0.6%
4,040,125
1,884,885
28.9%
3.1%
1.7%
0.3%
***
***
***
***
**
***
***
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Appendix Table 101: Used library computers to do something online with children, family, or friends
through a social website in past 12 months (n=32717)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
9,856,276
12.9%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.030 ***
*
1.396
2,592,288
7,234,446
15.9%
12.2%
1.2%
0.5%
2,104,176
2,517,136
1,330,514
1,367,309
18.0%
15.5%
12.2%
8.1%
1.6%
1.2%
1.1%
0.5%
1.508
1.547
1.347
1,416,593
8,160,613
21.0%
12.1%
2.7%
0.5%
1.309
255,273
1,365,263
265,982
226,431
3,804
6,732,955
18.5%
16.0%
9.5%
19.1%
11.8%
12.2%
2.5%
1.3%
1.6%
3.5%
5.3%
0.6%
1.504
1.226
0.512
1.251
0.374
2,305,406
1,430,104
1,430,190
1,935,184
1,534,336
737,212
253,202
230,642
19.3%
20.7%
16.4%
16.2%
11.2%
7.2%
3.9%
3.8%
2.0%
2.5%
1.3%
1.1%
0.8%
0.6%
0.5%
1.2%
4.084
4.659
3.661
3.725
2.477
1.547
0.940
4,621,865
5,176,532
14.3%
11.9%
0.6%
0.7%
1.328
4,701,486
4,767,870
12.2%
14.0%
0.8%
0.7%
0.797
815,622
1,874,621
1,970,546
2,490,900
892,367
890,266
796,953
18.5%
18.8%
12.5%
13.5%
13.5%
8.7%
8.3%
3.1%
2.2%
1.0%
1.0%
1.2%
0.6%
0.6%
1.467
0.945
2,456,602
6,967,420
17.8%
11.7%
1.4%
0.5%
1.475
a
**
a
a
**
a
***
a
**
a
*
a
a
1.236
1.337
0.884
1.050
*
a
0.093
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Appendix Table 102: Used library computers to find support for a personal or family issue through a
social website in past 12 months (n=32717)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
7,746,961
10.2%
Standard
error
0.4%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.009 ***
**
1.461
2,072,021
5,633,172
12.7%
9.5%
1.0%
0.5%
1,958,177
1,856,465
1,051,134
1,187,315
16.7%
11.4%
9.6%
7.1%
1.6%
0.9%
0.9%
0.5%
2.022
1.496
1.333
1,018,576
6,490,992
15.1%
9.7%
2.7%
0.4%
1.382
217,765
917,435
154,722
200,052
2,921
5,482,907
15.8%
10.8%
5.5%
16.9%
9.1%
9.9%
2.2%
1.0%
1.3%
3.4%
5.0%
0.5%
1.565
0.971
0.447
1.342
0.380
1,260,781
926,955
1,184,284
1,405,261
1,619,584
971,563
243,752
134,781
10.5%
13.4%
13.5%
11.7%
11.8%
9.5%
3.7%
2.2%
1.6%
2.1%
1.3%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.9%
5.875
8.116
7.207
6.787
6.642
5.769
2.477
3,026,098
4,689,860
9.4%
10.8%
0.5%
0.7%
0.936
3,307,769
4,005,570
8.6%
11.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.807
571,402
1,136,730
1,364,441
2,215,372
693,068
920,013
804,183
13.0%
11.4%
8.7%
12.0%
10.5%
9.0%
8.3%
2.8%
1.8%
0.9%
0.9%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
1.056
1.558
1,777,813
5,549,324
12.9%
9.3%
1.2%
0.4%
1.296
a
***
a
a
**
a
***
a
a
a
*
a
1.842
1.465
1.625
1.783
a
0.074
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Appendix Table 103: Used library computers to explore family genealogy in past 12 months (n=32717)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
11,818,700
15.5%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.172 ***
**
1.472
3,485,048
8,290,343
21.4%
14.0%
1.3%
0.6%
2,537,553
3,035,285
1,616,673
1,966,122
21.7%
18.7%
14.8%
11.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.1%
0.7%
1.753
1.501
1.204
1,270,606
10,287,316
18.8%
15.3%
2.7%
0.6%
1.231
291,577
1,326,922
205,132
283,530
8,313
8,680,337
21.2%
15.6%
7.3%
24.0%
25.8%
15.7%
3.4%
1.3%
1.8%
4.0%
8.6%
0.7%
1.554
0.930
0.404
1.445
1.126
1,987,588
1,209,159
1,229,706
1,815,940
2,185,172
1,652,582
938,137
800,416
16.6%
17.5%
14.1%
15.2%
15.9%
16.1%
14.3%
13.1%
2.1%
2.2%
1.4%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
1.2%
2.1%
1.067
0.946
0.659
0.766
0.819
0.961
0.842
4,793,760
6,984,947
14.8%
16.1%
0.6%
0.8%
0.938
5,667,236
5,727,261
14.7%
16.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.778
756,313
1,725,439
2,568,811
3,058,781
1,204,626
1,141,129
1,156,025
17.2%
17.3%
16.3%
16.6%
18.2%
11.2%
12.0%
3.0%
2.3%
1.2%
1.0%
1.4%
0.8%
0.7%
1.233
1.170
2,504,024
8,742,211
18.2%
14.6%
1.5%
0.6%
1.366
a
***
a
a
*
a
a
a
*
a
a
1.107
1.098
0.771
0.878
*
a
0.047
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Appendix Table 104: Used library computers to visit a social networking website in past 12 months
(n=32717)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
22,400,786
29.4%
Standard
error
0.7%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.083 ***
***
1.385
5,772,396
16,449,513
35.5%
27.7%
1.5%
0.7%
4,648,095
5,308,203
2,567,032
2,880,779
39.7%
32.7%
23.5%
17.1%
2.0%
1.5%
1.4%
0.7%
1.877
1.638
1.310
3,190,806
18,634,363
47.3%
27.7%
1.9%
0.7%
1.381
609,238
3,110,084
638,175
485,013
10,759
15,019,193
44.2%
36.5%
22.8%
41.0%
33.3%
27.2%
3.3%
1.8%
2.6%
4.7%
8.7%
0.8%
1.655
1.217
0.555
1.539
0.359
5,753,581
3,960,740
3,704,881
3,391,078
3,005,334
1,561,024
533,888
490,259
48.1%
57.3%
42.4%
28.3%
21.9%
15.2%
8.1%
8.0%
2.6%
2.7%
1.8%
1.3%
1.0%
0.9%
1.1%
1.9%
8.279
10.123
5.279
3.257
2.188
1.495
0.767
8,837,897
13,455,570
27.3%
31.0%
0.8%
1.0%
0.951
11,049,134
10,230,713
28.6%
30.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.811
1,850,103
4,552,270
5,192,290
5,067,999
1,572,609
2,181,535
1,521,570
42.0%
45.6%
33.0%
27.5%
23.7%
21.3%
15.8%
4.0%
2.8%
1.5%
1.2%
1.5%
1.1%
0.8%
1.199
0.954
5,246,699
16,094,165
38.1%
26.9%
1.9%
0.7%
1.059
a
***
a
a
***
a
***
a
a
*
a
a
1.120
1.009
1.036
0.987
a
0.197
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Appendix Table 105: Used library computers to get back in touch with old friends through a social
website in past 12 months (n=32717)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
13,865,761
18.2%
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.053 ***
***
1.669
4,052,100
9,688,955
24.9%
16.3%
1.4%
0.6%
3,301,903
3,391,284
1,478,087
1,851,767
28.2%
20.9%
13.5%
11.0%
1.9%
1.3%
1.0%
0.6%
1.840
1.507
1.082
1,774,000
11,642,436
26.3%
17.3%
2.7%
0.6%
1.292
441,335
1,866,562
397,436
279,430
6,334
9,622,090
32.0%
21.9%
14.2%
23.6%
19.6%
17.4%
3.1%
1.6%
2.2%
4.1%
7.0%
0.7%
2.182
1.113
0.638
1.327
0.623
3,174,549
2,394,601
2,449,278
2,010,585
1,899,774
1,181,907
376,480
378,586
26.5%
34.6%
28.0%
16.8%
13.8%
11.5%
5.7%
6.2%
2.2%
2.7%
1.7%
1.0%
0.8%
0.9%
0.8%
1.6%
5.885
6.380
4.604
2.483
1.930
1.793
0.984
5,388,851
8,425,634
16.7%
19.4%
0.7%
0.9%
0.875
6,839,226
6,380,375
17.7%
18.7%
0.9%
0.8%
0.897
994,199
2,405,825
3,361,508
3,410,747
1,090,342
1,293,151
1,102,731
22.6%
24.1%
21.4%
18.5%
16.4%
12.6%
11.4%
3.3%
2.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.984
0.896
3,087,838
10,155,840
22.4%
17.0%
1.6%
0.6%
1.071
a
***
a
a
***
a
***
a
a
a
a
1.129
1.120
1.032
1.073
a
0.128
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Appendix Table 106: Used library computers to make new friends through a social website in past 12
months (n=32717)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
10,478,880
13.7%
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.006 ***
***
1.894
3,538,809
6,777,349
21.7%
11.4%
1.4%
0.6%
2,810,957
2,400,299
1,058,051
826,820
24.0%
14.8%
9.7%
4.9%
1.8%
1.2%
1.1%
0.4%
2.449
1.865
1.777
1,672,243
8,413,852
24.8%
12.5%
2.7%
0.6%
1.169
330,450
1,659,124
239,943
349,138
7,239
6,787,735
24.0%
19.5%
8.6%
29.5%
22.4%
12.3%
2.9%
1.5%
1.7%
4.6%
8.0%
0.7%
1.945
1.653
0.628
2.044
0.675
3,082,475
2,196,015
1,718,633
1,554,895
1,244,025
516,361
98,025
68,452
25.8%
31.8%
19.7%
13.0%
9.0%
5.0%
1.5%
1.1%
2.3%
2.7%
1.6%
1.0%
0.7%
0.5%
0.3%
0.5%
22.912
42.119
17.785
12.860
9.216
5.330
1.657
3,289,820
7,133,304
10.2%
16.4%
0.6%
0.9%
0.572
5,783,956
4,126,113
15.0%
12.1%
0.9%
0.7%
1.116
1,172,690
2,392,414
2,825,228
2,183,660
602,132
593,224
458,093
26.6%
23.9%
18.0%
11.9%
9.1%
5.8%
4.7%
3.7%
2.4%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
1.950
1.009
2,687,927
7,118,909
19.5%
11.9%
1.5%
0.6%
1.335
a
***
a
a
***
a
***
a
***
a
a
**
a
0.859
0.762
0.641
0.866
a
0.237
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Appendix Table 107: Used library computers to maintain a personal website or blog in past 12 months
(n=32717)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
9,897,810
13.0%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.033 ***
*
1.311
2,613,685
7,153,722
16.1%
12.1%
1.1%
0.5%
2,705,179
2,377,387
1,064,509
1,243,873
23.1%
14.6%
9.8%
7.4%
1.8%
1.1%
0.9%
0.5%
2.173
1.445
1.232
1,454,433
8,141,579
21.6%
12.1%
2.7%
0.5%
1.683
344,730
1,527,137
396,531
249,587
5,251
6,322,562
25.0%
17.9%
14.2%
21.1%
16.3%
11.4%
3.1%
1.4%
2.3%
3.8%
6.9%
0.6%
2.094
1.438
0.932
1.493
0.165
2,231,670
1,752,590
1,669,123
1,666,936
1,449,384
699,461
216,178
212,468
18.6%
25.4%
19.1%
13.9%
10.5%
6.8%
3.3%
3.5%
2.0%
2.3%
1.5%
1.0%
0.8%
0.6%
0.7%
1.2%
3.785
6.319
4.959
3.381
2.302
1.844
0.850
3,729,552
6,118,087
11.5%
14.1%
0.6%
0.8%
0.756
4,699,525
4,729,809
12.2%
13.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.844
1,098,978
2,066,114
2,350,231
2,155,668
631,245
857,845
599,060
25.0%
20.7%
15.0%
11.7%
9.5%
8.4%
6.2%
3.4%
2.3%
1.1%
0.8%
0.9%
0.6%
0.5%
2.187
1.469
2,511,062
6,922,467
18.2%
11.6%
1.4%
0.5%
1.205
a
***
a
*
a
***
a
***
a
**
a
a
*
a
1.010
0.845
0.918
0.833
a
0.149
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Appendix Table 108: Used library computers to learn a new skill in past 12 months (n=32717)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
11,799,405
15.5%
Standard
error
0.5%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.060 ***
*
1.295
3,101,975
8,582,776
19.1%
14.5%
1.3%
0.6%
2,717,813
2,763,305
1,542,907
1,771,752
23.2%
17.0%
14.1%
10.5%
1.8%
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
1.778
1.323
1.231
1,789,264
9,626,896
26.5%
14.3%
2.7%
0.5%
1.286
335,994
1,837,579
426,919
229,540
6,431
7,228,547
24.4%
21.6%
15.3%
19.4%
19.9%
13.1%
2.8%
1.7%
2.3%
3.6%
7.8%
0.6%
1.793
1.612
0.711
1.181
0.999
2,588,369
1,415,556
1,768,887
1,681,702
2,169,356
1,326,583
503,953
345,000
21.6%
20.5%
20.2%
14.0%
15.8%
12.9%
7.7%
5.7%
2.1%
2.4%
1.6%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
1.1%
1.5%
4.099
3.028
2.791
1.900
2.022
2.029
1.057
4,330,707
7,398,370
13.4%
17.0%
0.6%
0.8%
0.772
5,842,275
5,457,872
15.1%
16.0%
0.8%
0.7%
0.894
877,590
1,984,954
2,474,095
3,042,391
1,087,298
1,139,288
984,362
19.9%
19.9%
15.7%
16.5%
16.4%
11.1%
10.2%
3.0%
2.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.3%
0.6%
0.6%
0.840
0.676
3,158,427
8,014,913
22.9%
13.4%
1.6%
0.5%
1.422
a
**
a
a
***
a
***
a
**
a
a
*
a
1.209
1.139
0.895
0.895
*
a
0.077
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Appendix Table 109: Used library computers to pursue a hobby in past 12 months (n=32717)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
15,156,859
19.9%
Standard
error
0.6%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.064 ***
*
1.276
3,967,549
11,055,598
24.4%
18.6%
1.4%
0.6%
3,066,237
3,633,791
2,068,754
2,276,626
26.2%
22.4%
19.0%
13.6%
1.9%
1.3%
1.2%
0.6%
1.762
1.492
1.383
1,535,741
13,228,726
22.8%
19.7%
2.7%
0.6%
0.834
453,209
1,673,179
329,908
219,201
8,697
10,996,222
32.9%
19.7%
11.8%
18.5%
27.0%
19.9%
3.1%
1.6%
1.9%
3.4%
8.6%
0.7%
1.558
0.819
0.441
0.944
0.796
3,390,448
2,185,916
2,129,884
2,253,396
2,455,352
1,761,609
591,976
388,279
28.3%
31.6%
24.4%
18.8%
17.9%
17.2%
9.0%
6.4%
2.3%
2.8%
1.6%
1.1%
0.9%
1.0%
0.9%
1.5%
7.013
6.508
4.458
3.225
2.953
2.839
1.507
5,235,758
9,844,534
16.2%
22.7%
0.7%
0.9%
0.618
7,615,231
6,975,405
19.7%
20.5%
0.9%
0.8%
0.928
906,668
2,680,590
3,267,539
3,926,049
1,303,310
1,540,324
1,395,131
20.6%
26.8%
20.8%
21.3%
19.7%
15.1%
14.5%
3.2%
2.5%
1.4%
1.1%
1.4%
0.9%
0.8%
0.537
0.932
2,800,109
11,779,591
20.3%
19.7%
1.5%
0.6%
0.982
a
***
a
a
***
a
***
a
***
a
a
*
a
1.241
1.150
0.901
1.099
a
0.095
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Appendix Table 110: Used library computers to organize an event using a social website in past 12
months (n=32717)
Independent variables
All (intercept)
Alternative Internet access
Does not have access
Has access
Household income as percent of poverty guidelines
<100%
100% - 200%
200% - 300%
> 300%
Latino or Hispanic origin
Latino/Hispanic
Not Latino/Hispanic
Race (mutually exclusive)
Two or more races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Age
14-18
19-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Gender
Female
Male
Employment status
Not working
Working
Education
Grade school
Some high school
High school or GED
Some college
Two-year degree
Four-year degree
Post-graduate study
Language spoken at home
Language other than English
English only
R-squared (Nagelkerke)
a Constant value
* p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001
Estimates
Population
Percent of
estimate
users
4,962,859
6.5%
Standard
error
0.4%
Logistic
regression
Odds
ratio
(p)
0.012 ***
*
1.499
1,144,403
3,804,029
7.0%
6.4%
0.8%
0.4%
890,908
1,359,939
620,332
798,641
7.6%
8.4%
5.7%
4.8%
1.1%
1.0%
0.9%
0.4%
0.997
1.504
1.162
694,199
4,048,146
10.3%
6.0%
2.6%
0.4%
1.463
176,669
804,878
193,361
89,808
1,365
3,212,543
12.8%
9.5%
6.9%
7.6%
4.2%
5.8%
2.3%
1.1%
1.6%
2.0%
1.8%
0.4%
1.718
1.535
0.581
0.987
0.370
1,075,449
882,136
851,817
782,239
740,757
367,002
117,843
145,617
9.0%
12.8%
9.7%
6.5%
5.4%
3.6%
1.8%
2.4%
1.5%
2.0%
1.1%
0.6%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
1.0%
6.561
7.991
4.504
3.121
2.446
1.505
0.858
1,857,113
3,079,249
5.7%
7.1%
0.4%
0.6%
0.788
2,175,397
2,484,903
5.6%
7.3%
0.6%
0.5%
0.907
446,119
819,588
954,964
1,215,201
423,154
555,404
503,656
10.1%
8.2%
6.1%
6.6%
6.4%
5.4%
5.2%
2.5%
1.6%
0.9%
0.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
1.417
1.393
1,397,076
3,386,928
10.1%
5.7%
1.1%
0.4%
1.604
a
a
a
**
a
***
a
a
a
a
1.411
1.324
1.558
1.951
*
a
0.092
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