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That's according to a report releaseed Wednesday bythe , which also shows that 62 percent of the nation's householdz report using the Internet at home in an 18 percent increase from 1997. Among householdx using the net in 82 percent reported usinga high-speedr connection, and 17 percent used a dial-u connection. “As access to high speed connections have become more so too have the number of people that connect to the Internetat home,” said Thom a statistician with the Censuds Bureau Housing and Household Economicv Statistics Division. “These data give us a betted understanding of who is usin g the Internet andfrom where.
” Among the New Hampshire had the highest rate of Internet use for those age thre and older in 2007 at 82 percent. Mississippi and West Virginiz had the lowest rates of use at about 52 Usage rates for New York state were at about59 percent. Interney usage also varied by education and For individuals 25 and olderd witha bachelor’s degree, 87 percent reported goint online from some location in 2007. Aboutf half (49 percent) of those with only a high schoolo diploma reported usingthe Internet, comparex with 19 percent for those without a high school diploma. 69 percent of whites lived in householda withInternet use.
The same was true for 51 percentgof blacks, 73 percent of Asians and 48 percent of Hispanics.