The figures were released as part of
A Nation Online, a new study using Census data to track internet usage in the United States.
As of September 2001, 143 million Americans, or about 54% of the population, were using the web and new users were adopting the technology at a rate higher than two million per month.
Children and teenagers are leading the way. Ninety percent (or 47.4 million) of children between the ages of 5 and 17 now use computers at home and at school; 75% of 14- to 17-year-olds, and 65% of 10- to 13-year-olds use the internet.
Households with children under the age of 18 are more likely to access the Net (62.2%) than households with no children (53.2%), found the census.
