The income digital divide: Trends and predictions for levels of internet use

Social Problems

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-22

  Martin, Steven P ^a   Robinson, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Income inequality; International comparisons; Internet; Technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847064302     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2007.54.1.1     Document Type: Article

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