Older Adults & Tech

The Pew Research Center’s latest data on older adults and technology

Mary Madden presented at a meeting convened at the University of Michigan to discuss the current state/future direction of research looking at older adults and tech use.

Lee Rainie will describe the Project’s research about those 65 and older use of technology

For the first time, half of American adults ages 65 and older are online.

Mary will present the Pew Internet Project’s latest data on social media participation among older American adults, including new findings about user motivations and the role of mobile devices.

A "heat map" showing major trends in how different generations of online Americans use the internet over time.

An at-a-glance guide to how different generations of online Americans use the internet.

Major trends in how different generations of Americans use the internet

One-in-ten online adults ages 50-64 use Twitter or another status-updating service.