Demographics

**__ DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE WEB __**


 * Statistics Between Men and Woman **

An overview of internet usage between men and women shows that men are more likely to be active on the web compared to women. Some of the activities that men do more frequently than women are product research, checking the news, following up on sports and weather, and downloading software and music. Women are more likely to use the web for emailing friends and family, sharing news and worries, sending jokes to one another, and planning events. Men and women show equal usage of the web when it comes to paying bills, being part of an online auction, and trading stocks or bonds.

Men enjoy the internet for the experiences it has to offer, while women seem more interested in connecting with others. Parents are more interested in being online compared to non-parents. The online rate for both fathers and mothers is 80 percent while non-parents averaged 60 percent.

Women said that email helps them at work because it makes their co-workers more available, helps with keeping them informed of events at work, saves time, and keeps them from being tied to the office. Men said when it comes to a time of emergency, the internet helps them get more information about the crisis, while women said it gave them a way to reach the people they needed to reach.

In general statistics show that adult men adopt new technologies more quickly than adult women. However, teen males and females are equal when trying the newest online technologies. 

1. [Jimmy Smith, "How men and women use the internet", idsmediatalk.com, available from http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/12/23/how-men-and-women-use-the-internet/, accessed 30 November 2011.] Back to Top