The digital divide has grown old: Determinants of a digital divide among seniors. Friemel, T. N New Media & Society, 18(2):313–331, February, 2016. ![The digital divide has grown old: Determinants of a digital divide among seniors [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex The diffusion of the Internet is reaching a level between 80% and 90% in Western societies. Yet, while the digital divide is closing for young cohorts, it is still an issue when comparing various generations. This study focuses specifically on the so-called ‘grey divide’, a divide among seniors of age 65+ years. Based on a representative survey in Switzerland (N = 1105), it is found that Internet use is strongly skewed in this age group leading to a partial exclusion of the old seniors (70+). Logistic regression shows that gender differences in usage disappear if controlled for education, income, technical interest, pre-retirement computer use and marital status. Furthermore, the social context appears to have a manifold influence on Internet use. Encouragement by family and friends is a strong predictor for Internet use, and private learning settings are preferred over professional courses. Implications for digital inequality initiatives and further research are discussed.
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title = {The digital divide has grown old: {Determinants} of a digital divide among seniors},
volume = {18},
issn = {1461-4448},
shorttitle = {The digital divide has grown old},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444814538648},
doi = {10.1177/1461444814538648},
abstract = {The diffusion of the Internet is reaching a level between 80\% and 90\% in Western societies. Yet, while the digital divide is closing for young cohorts, it is still an issue when comparing various generations. This study focuses specifically on the so-called ‘grey divide’, a divide among seniors of age 65+ years. Based on a representative survey in Switzerland (N = 1105), it is found that Internet use is strongly skewed in this age group leading to a partial exclusion of the old seniors (70+). Logistic regression shows that gender differences in usage disappear if controlled for education, income, technical interest, pre-retirement computer use and marital status. Furthermore, the social context appears to have a manifold influence on Internet use. Encouragement by family and friends is a strong predictor for Internet use, and private learning settings are preferred over professional courses. Implications for digital inequality initiatives and further research are discussed.},
language = {en},
number = {2},
urldate = {2019-09-05},
journal = {New Media \& Society},
author = {Friemel, Thomas N},
month = feb,
year = {2016},
pages = {313--331}
}
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