[Air-l] Teens Online

[Andrea Kavanaugh]

Very interesting, Reid.  Thanks. I assume that the bullet "they spend 
more time chatting online than in f2f activities" means "with the 
same individual."  (Otherwise, they're not counting the six or more 
hours in school as f2f activity.)
As for the "non-connected" population we found that in our area 
(rural Virginia surrounding the university town of Blacksburg) the 
non-connected population (only about 12%) is actually engaged in 
indirect (or second hand) use.  That is, they have a friend or 
relative go online to find information for them, or to send an email 
to someone else. While the proportion of such a "non-connected" 
population might be higher in another location (for the time being), 
this is an interesting grey area to explore in other communities.

I would be happy to send you a copy of the paper if you are interested:
Dunlap, D., W. Schafer, J.M. Carroll and D.D. Reese. 2003. Delving 
deeper into access: Marginal Internet usage in a local community. 
Paper presented at HOIT (Home Oriented Informatics and Telematics), 
Irvine, CA.


At 08:28 PM 3/7/2006, you wrote:
>The Center For Internet Research just completed an online survey. While the
>results are preliminary the trends are clear and as follows:
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>*       Links to the survey form were sent via email to 2000 Colorado teens
>between 14 and 18
>*       1,000 were in rural settings and 1,000 were urban
>*       1,123 people responded
>*       610 rural kids responded (insignificant gender differences)
>*       515 urban kids responded (insignificant gender differences)
>*       All respondents reported that they participated in some sort of
>real-time chatting
>*       All reported that they did so while doing other tasks (homework
>etc.)
>*       All reported that they preferred this form of communication rather
>than telephone
>*       All reported that they spent more time chatting online or emailing
>than they spent in f2f activities
>*       All reported that they downloaded music at some time
>*       All reported that they share music, links data, and homework with
>their friends
>*       All reported that they valued technical skills of their peers and it
>appears that kids who help them keep their devices working had certain
>status
>*       All reported that they did not perceive a peer to peer negative
>reaction related to computer use or skills
>*       All reported that kids who did not use these devices were seen as
>odd or different. (stigma)
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>These results have not been analyzed in depth and have not been published.
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>I anyone can point me to current research that seem to contradict these
>results, please do so. (last 2 years). I would also be interested in studies
>that deal with the non-connected population.
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>We intend to do this same study in 3 other states before we publish (East,
>Mid-west, Coastal West). At that time methods will be revealed.
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>Reid Cornwell
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>Dr. W. Reid Cornwell
>The Center For Internet Research
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>Breckenridge, CO
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