For This Group, Snail Mail Is All There Is - New York Times

For This Group, Snail Mail Is All There Is

"Despite all the talk about an increasingly connected world, the proportion of American adults who have never used the Internet and do not live in an Internet-enabled home has remained almost unchanged since 2002, according to a study recently released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

In 2005, 22% of American adults remained disconnected. In 2002, it was 23%.

"There's a group of Americans who are really hard-core offline, truly disconnected," said Susannah Fox, the author of the report. Ms. Fox said that the truly disconnected were mostly over age 65, and less educated than the rest of the population.

As the influx of new Internet users has slowed, America's online population has become proportionately more experienced. The study found that 79 percent of Internet users have had access for four years or more, compared to 52 percent in 2002.