TY - JOUR
T1 - Welfare Recipients and the Digital Divide
T2 - Left out of the New Economy?
AU - Larrison, Christopher R.
AU - Nackerud, Larry
AU - Risler, Ed
AU - Sullivan, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Dr. Lynne Billard of the Statistics Department at the University of Georgia, who developed the sampling procedure used. As well, the authors would like to thank the Georgia Department of Human Resources and Division of Children and Family Services, which funded this research.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Policy makers and researchers have identified a divide in computer ownership between the economically disadvantaged and the general population in the United States. Minorities, the elderly, and individuals with low educational achievement also appear to be left out of the new digital economy. In an attempt to test whether this identified divide in computer ownership exists, data concerning people in receipt of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) [i.e., welfare] were examined for economic, racial, age, educational, and regional differences in rates of computer ownership. The data were then compared to research studies that examined rates of computer ownership and access in the general population. The findings support policy makers' and researchers' concerns about the growing divide in computer access and ownership between the economically advantaged and disadvantaged.
AB - Policy makers and researchers have identified a divide in computer ownership between the economically disadvantaged and the general population in the United States. Minorities, the elderly, and individuals with low educational achievement also appear to be left out of the new digital economy. In an attempt to test whether this identified divide in computer ownership exists, data concerning people in receipt of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) [i.e., welfare] were examined for economic, racial, age, educational, and regional differences in rates of computer ownership. The data were then compared to research studies that examined rates of computer ownership and access in the general population. The findings support policy makers' and researchers' concerns about the growing divide in computer access and ownership between the economically advantaged and disadvantaged.
KW - Computers
KW - Digital divide
KW - Georgia
KW - TANF
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U2 - 10.1300/J017v19v04_01
DO - 10.1300/J017v19v04_01
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0345757585
SN - 1522-8835
VL - 19
SP - 1
EP - 12
JO - Journal of Technology in Human Services
JF - Journal of Technology in Human Services
IS - 4
ER -