Motivations for and barriers to Internet usage: Results of a national public opinion survey

Internet Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 170-188

  Katz, James ^a   Aspden, Philip ^b  

^a New Jersey   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer networks; Demographics; Internet; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543055804     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662249710171814     Document Type: Review

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