Below you will find the results of my research for household personal
computer penetration over time in the United States.
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Jupiter Research at Infoplease
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U.S. Household PC Growth and Penetration
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          U.S. PC Households
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Year      Number               Percent          
          (In millions) 
2001      71.1                 67%  
2002      74.1                 69  
2003*     77.5                 71  
2004*     80.8                 73  
2005*     84.1                 75  
2006*     86.7                 77  
2007*     88.7                 78  
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1. Projected
Infoplease 
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0908456.html
Previous years:
Percent of U.S. Households with PCs 1992-2003
1994  24%
1995  28%
1996  32%
1997  37%
1998  42%
1999  48%
2000  54%
Source: NTIA/Census Bureau, Pegasus Research
See the graph here:
http://www.pegasusresearch.net/images/metrics/uspop01-e.gif
Taken from: http://www.pegasusresearch.net/metrics/growthus.htm
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American households that owned a computer by year
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Year           U.S. Households      Percent
1993           20.8 million          22.8
1994           22.7 million
1995           29.1 million
1997           37.4 million          36.6
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Sources of the above information:
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Computer Use in the United States
Issued September 1999
?In October 1997, 37.4 million American households, or 36.6 percent,
had computers. This is up substantially from 22.8 percent in 1993,
15.0 percent in 1989, and 8.2 percent in 1984.?
U.S. Census Bureau 
http://www.census.gov/prod/99pubs/p20-522.pdf
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Alexander and Associates
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Consumer Ownership of Personal Computers
?The Benchmark study in 1994 measured the installed base of consumer
households at 22.7 million, up 1.8 million from December of 1993,
which was estimated at 20.8 million. Our estimate in early '95 of
year-end '95 installations was 29.1 million, up 7 million during the
year.?
Alexander and Associates
http://www.alexassoc.com/white/computer.shtml
Although roughly 20% of U.S. households owned a PC in the early
1990's, very few were using any type of online service
http://www.pegasusresearch.net/metrics/growthus.htm
?A recent research report from The Yankee Group found that 67.6
percent of US households in 2002 contained at least one PC, and the
investigators foresee three-quarters of all US households containing
PCs by 2007.?
Source: PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/print_article/0,3048,a=37577,00.asp
Search criteria:
PC penetration by year
United States Computer Households
I hope you find this information helpful!
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Bobbie7 |