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The UCLA Internet Report – "Surveying the Digital Future"

UCLA Center for Communications Policy

1. Political Participation and the Internet

Question: By using the Internet…
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree	Total Disagree	Total Agree
…you can have more political power.
Internet Users	19.8	17.5	33.3	19.9	9.4	37.3	29.3
Non-users	36.1	12.8	34.3	8.7	8.1	48.9	16.8

*…you have more say about what the government does.*
Internet Users	23.3	18.7	34.1	16.6	7.3	42.0	23.9
Non-users	36.3	14.1	33.4	10.1	6.1	50.4	16.2

…you can better understand politics.
Internet Users	10.3	10.9	33.2	31.1	14.5	21.2	45.6
Non-users	22.9	11.0	37.8	17.9	10.4	33.9	28.3

*…public officials will care more about what you think.*
Internet Users	18.9	17.5	35.8	19.7	8.1	36.4	27.8
Non-users	29.8	14.5	34.8	11.4	9.5	44.3	20.9
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2. Importance of Information Sources
Question: How important are these sources of information to you?
(Percentage of people responding "important" or "extremely important.")
		Books	Internet	Magazines	Newspapers	Radio	Television
Internet Users		73.1	67.3	44.3	69.3	46.8	53.1
Non-users		67.4	25.9	39.4	66.4	55.4	66.1

(Percentage of people responding "not important at all" or "not particularly important.")
		Books	Internet	Magazines	Newspapers	Radio	Television
Internet Users		9.6	8.3	21.5	11.9	22.7	17.7
Non-users		12.5	52.1	27.1	13.0	18.8	10.7

3. Internet Credibility Question: How much information on the Internet is reliable and accurate?
			None	A Small Portion	About Half	Most	All
Internet Users			0.4	7.1	37.7	52.1	2.6
Non-users			3.7	18.4	45.7	29.4	2.9

4. Privacy and the Internet Question: People who go online put their privacy at risk.
			Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
Internet Users			3.7	8.0	24.7	28.2	35.4
Non-users			9.7	3.4	10.8	15.9	60.2