SeniorNet has posted results of an online survey of Senior Citizens about how they use the Net. Ignore for a moment all the problems with an online, self selected survey and just take a look at the relative numbers in the answers to this question (bold for emphasis is mine):
3. I use the Internet to do the following (check all that apply): | ||
Stay in touch with friends and relatives | 1968 | 94% |
Stay current with news and events | 1505 | 72% |
Access chat rooms | 269 | 13% |
Access discussions | 344 | 17% |
Play games | 739 | 35% |
Research or check stocks & investments | 782 | 38% |
Perform investment transactions | 270 | 13% |
Research health information | 1461 | 70% |
Genealogy research | 559 | 27% |
Research products and services to purchase offline | 1023 | 49% |
Research various other topics (not described above) | 1073 | 51% |
Make purchases online | 1078 | 52% |
Buy or Sell on Ebay | 259 | 12% |
OTHER | 313 | 15% |
That is pretty compelling for companies like my employer...
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