Pew data on broadband penetration in the US

“Surveys fielded in 2006 show that internet penetration among adults in the U.S. has hit an all-time high. While the percentage of Americans who say they use the internet has continued to fluctuate slightly, our latest survey, fielded February 15 – April 6, 2006 shows that fully 73% of respondents (about 147 million adults) are [...]

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For some Americans, the Net is now their primary news source

From the PEW Project…
“By the end of 2005, 50 million Americans got news online on a typical day, a sizable increase since 2002. Much of that growth has been fueled by the rise in home broadband connections over the last four years. For a group of “high-powered” online users – early adopters of home broadband [...]

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TV viewership statistics

Justin says that the IPA did an interesting “touchstone” survey with fine-grain detail which found that people watch TV for an average of 4.2 hours a day. That’s 29.4 hours a week, which is almost exactly half of the 58 hours I estimate they have available for leisure activities.
He also intimated that the overall [...]

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Time spent watching TV in internet-using households

Google survey claims that:
Minutes spent online each day in internet-using households: 164
Minutes spent watching TV in internet-using households: 148
Cited in Guardian 13.03.06

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