Place and Inequality

Caroline J Tolbert; Karen Mossberger; William Franko

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199812936.003.0003

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Place and Inequality

Caroline J Tolbert, Karen Mossberger and William Franko

Digital Cities

Oxford University Press

12/10/2012

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199812936.003.0003

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Abstract

The stimulus programs have focused attention on rural disparities in broadband, but this chapter offers a broader overview, comparing Internet use anywhere and home broadband adoption for urban, suburban, and rural residents. Using the 2009 Current Population Survey and Federal Communications Commission survey, this chapter explores the data that informed federal policymaking at the launch of the stimulus efforts and the National Broadband Plan. Multivariate analysis offers a rigorous examination of the factors related to Internet use and broadband adoption, but the results are presented with graphs and estimates that require no statistical knowledge. The analysis shows that urban Latinos are the most technologically disadvantaged group, and that social inequality is the most important determinant of broadband adoption in both rural and urban areas.

Broadband

Technology

inequality

suburban

urban

metropolitan areas

rural

internet

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Title: Subtitle: Place and Inequality
Creators: Caroline J Tolbert
Karen Mossberger
William Franko
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: Digital Cities
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199812936.003.0003
Publisher: Oxford University Press; New York
Language: English
Date published: 12/10/2012
Academic Unit: Center for Social Science Innovation; Public Policy Center (Archive); Political Science
Record Identifier: 9983988972302771

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