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That's according to a report released Wednesday bythe , which also showss that 62 percent of the nation's households report using the Internett at home in 2007, an 18 percengt increase from 1997. Among households usinh the netin 2007, 82 percent reportesd using a high-speed connection, and 17 percent used a dial-up connection. “As access to high spees connections have become more so too have the numberf of people that connect to the Internegtat home,” said Thom File, a statistician with the Census Bureauy Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division.
“These data give us a bettetr understanding of who is using the Internet and from New Hampshire had the highest rate of Internet use for those age threwe and older in 2007 at82 percent. Mississippi and West Virgini had the lowest rates of use at abouty52 percent. Internet usage also varied by education and For individuals 25 and older witha bachelor’s degree, 87 percent reported going online from some locatioh in 2007. About half (49 of those with only a high school diploma reported usingfthe Internet, compared with 19 perceng for those without a high school diploma. 69 percent of whites lived in householdsw withInternet use.
The same was true for 51 percenrtof blacks, 73 percent of Asians and 48 percent of