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Posted on November 1, 2022November 13, 2023 by Dan Ness

Any home desktop computer usage & plans by socioeconomic groups

The active use of home desktop computers has declined during the pandemic. The largest group of users are older Americans or not employed outside the household. That may change soon. Purchase plans show strong interest growth among younger adults – those with the lowest active usage rates.

This TUPdate looks at the profile of American adults who currently use and plan to purchase a home desktop computer along several lines: traditionally advantaged and disadvantaged socioeconomic groups, life stage, employment status, and age.

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CategoriesDevices, MetaFAQs, PCs, TUP 2018, TUP 2019, TUP 2020, TUP 2021, User Profile TagsAdvantaged, Age, Age Groups, Boomers, Children, Computers, Desktop PCs, Desktops, Devices, Digital divide, Digital equity, Disadvantaged, Elders, Employees, Employment status, Ethnicity, Family, Gen X, Gen Z, Generations, Home PCs, Inequity, Life stage, Market penetration, Millennials, Parents, PCs, Penetration, Presence of children, Sociodemographics, User Profile, Youth

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