Platforms & Services

Susannah Fox will provide data on the current internet population, with a particular focus on health communication, wireless adoption, social media, and implications for public health planning.

38% of adults age 65 and older go online, a significantly lower rate of adoption than the general population (74%).

Social media is simply the current expression of patient activation and engagement. But this time e-patients are part of a larger cultural change that assumes access to information, enables communication among disparate groups, and expects progress.

As of December 2009, 74% of American adults (ages 18 and older) use the internet.

From 2006 to 2008, internet use among Latino adults rose by 10 percentage points, from 54% to 64%, compared with a four percentage point rise among whites and a two percentage point rise among blacks.

64% of Latino adults ages 18 and older used the internet in 2008, compared with 54% of Latinos in 2006.

How and why minor teens are sending sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude images via text messaging.

Susannah Fox discusses Pew Internet's health research, including a special survey of people living with cancer.

Trends in the use of digital technology and what they mean to museums.

Research Specialist Aaron Smith discusses online participation and social media at the 2009 Symposium on Racing and Gaming in Tucson.