Television and personal computer ownership and usage varies significantly across cultural groups, according to new findings from Knowledge Networks. According to the just-released “Spring 2005 Ownership & Trend Report” from The Home Technology Monitor, African American households have more TVs and larger sets, compared to Hispanics and whites. In addition, the medium plays a more important social role for both African American and Hispanic households.
The data also show contrasts in personal computer ownership: White households own more PCs and pay more for high-speed Internet connectivity.
Among the findings:
62 percent of African American households have more than two TVs, as compared to nearly 51 percent among whites and 44 percent among Hispanics;
49 percent of African American homes have large (30in or bigger) TV sets, versus 44 percent for whites and 41 percent for Hispanics;
57 percent of Hispanic respondents and African American respondents agreed that watching television was the household's favorite way to relax, while 53 percent of white respondents agreed;
45 percent of African American respondents and 50 percent of Hispanic households said that “much” of their family time is spent with TV versus 29 percent of white households;
70 percent of the polled white homes had a home computer, as compared to 55 percent for African Americans and 47 percent for Hispanics;
30 percent of white homes have broadband Internet connectivity;
19 percent of African American households have broadband Internet connectivity;
16 percent for Hispanics households have broadband Internet connectivity.
