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Age differences in home computer availability and use.

Stephen J Cutler1, Jon Hendricks, Amy Guyer

  • 1Department of Sociology and Center for the Study of Aging, University of Vermont, Burlington 05405, USA. Stephen.Cutler@uvm.edu

The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
|September 26, 2003
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Older adults have less access to and use of home computers, partly due to socioeconomic factors like income and disabilities. However, other unmeasured elements also influence computer adoption among seniors.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Sociology of Technology
  • Digital Divide Research

Background:

  • Home computer availability and usage patterns exhibit significant age-related disparities.
  • Understanding the factors contributing to these disparities is crucial for digital inclusion initiatives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether age-related differences in home computer availability and use are attributable to variations in the compositional characteristics of different age cohorts.
  • To control for socioeconomic and demographic factors when examining age differences in computer access and utilization.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from the September 2001 Current Population Survey (N = 71,182).
  • Application of Multiple Classification Analysis to examine age differences in home computer use.

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  • Inclusion of controls for employment status, marital status, race/ethnicity, gender, income, living arrangements, education, and disabilities.

    • Main Results:

    • Home computer availability consistently decreases with advancing age, with compositional effects explaining a portion of this trend, particularly among the oldest individuals.
    • While computer use also declines with age among those with access, these age-related use differences are less influenced by compositional factors compared to availability.

    Conclusions:

    • Compositional characteristics negatively associated with computer availability and, to a lesser extent, use partially explain the lower rates observed in older populations.
    • Unmeasured factors such as attitudes, prior experience, and social support likely play a significant role in the observed age differences in computer adoption and use.