COVID-19 impact on digital communications in the U.S. 2020 by age

Americans have turned to the internet for a wide range of responses to the coronavirus crisis. During a March 2020 survey, 82 percent of responding 18 to 29 year olds stated that they had used the internet to search for information about the coronavirus. However, only 52 percent of adults aged 65 years and above had done the same. Telemedicine also has a relatively low usage rate across all age groups, despite the high infection rate of COVID-19.

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