Internet connection rates in Canada differ sharply by income, with 97% of the highest income quartile connected versus 58% of the lowest¶
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q2 i? According to the 2012 Canadian Internet Use Survey, 97% of Canadians in the highest income quartile are connected to the Internet, yet only 58% in the lowest income quartile have Internet access. → Smythe 2017
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Smythe 2017¶
Smythe, S., & Breshears, S. (2017). Complicating Access: Digital Inequality And Adult Learning In A Public-Access Computing Space. The Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 29(1), 67-81. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1139334
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The article cites the 2012 Canadian Internet Use Survey (Statistics Canada, 2013) reporting that "Ninety-seven percent of Canadians in the highest income quartile are connected to the Internet, yet only 58% in the lowest income quartile have Internet access," a close correlation between income and access.
"Ninety-seven percent of Canadians in the highest income quartile are connected to the Internet, yet only 58% in the lowest income quartile have Internet access (Statistics Canada, 2013, p. 2)."
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Related Claims¶
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Internet connection rates in Canada differ sharply by income, with 97% of the highest income quartile connected versus 58% of the lowest |
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Internet connection rates in Canada differ sharply by income, with 97% of the highest income quartile connected versus 58% of the lowest |
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