| Survey of 1,000 Adults August 22-23, 2003 | Internet Gets Mixed Reviews | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 26,
2003--Americans say that the Internet is good for the American economy and
somewhat good for American politics. However, a slight plurality says that
the Internet is bad for American teens. Those who regularly use the Internet are far more likely to see the web as good than those who are less familiar with it. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Americans say that the Internet is good for the American economy. Just 17% say it is bad for the economy. Among those who use the Internet daily, 77% say its good for the economy while just 7% say it is not. Those who rarely or never use the Internet have mixed views. 32% say the web is good for the economy while 31% say bad. Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Americans say the Internet is good for American politics, while 25% say it is bad. Regular Internet users are again far more positive with 55% believing the on-line world is good for politics while 15% say it is bad. Those who are not connected to the Internet have a much harsher assessment. Just 18% of those in the non-wired world say the Internet is good for politics while 41% say it is bad. Democratic Presidential candidate Howard Dean has recently received a lot of press attention for his campaign's innovative use of the Internet. Despite this, there is little difference between Republicans and Democrats on the question of the web's political impact. As far as teens are concerned, just 37% believe the Internet is good for American teens while 42% believe it is a bad influence. Regular internet users say the web is a good teen influence by a 53% to 28% margin. Non-users say it is a bad influence by a 66% to 16% margin. Men are evenly divided as to whether the web is good or bad for teens. Women are more likely to see the bad rather than the good. In all cases, younger Americans are more likely to see the good side of Internet use while senior citizens are most likely to see the web as bad. This data is derived from a national telephone survey of 1,000 adults conducted by Rasmussen Reports August 22-23, 2003. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. |
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