The Internet, 1995-2000: Access, Civic Involvement, and Social Interaction

This research, which began fielding surveys in 1995 (and thereafter with variation in 1996, 1997, and 2000), was apparently the first to use national random telephone survey methods to track social and community aspects of Internet use and compare users and nonusers. The program has explored the Int...

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Published in:The American behavioral scientist (Beverly Hills) 2001-11, Vol.45 (3), p.405-419
Main Authors: Katz, James E, Rice, Ronald E, Aspden, Philip
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access
Adoption of Innovations
Citizen participation
Communication
Community
Community Involvement
Digital divide
Digital technology
Human behaviour
Internet
Internet access
Interpersonal relations
Participation
Political behavior
Political Participation
Politics
Polls & surveys
Social integration
Social Interaction
Social research
Telephone surveys
Telephones
United States of America
Users
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Summary:This research, which began fielding surveys in 1995 (and thereafter with variation in 1996, 1997, and 2000), was apparently the first to use national random telephone survey methods to track social and community aspects of Internet use and compare users and nonusers. The program has explored the Internet in terms of trends in access, political and civic involvement, and social interaction.
ISSN:0002-7642
1552-3381
DOI:10.1177/00027640121957268