This statistic shows the different reasons for U.S. households not to have a home broadband internet connection. In July 2015, 33 percent of offline households cited high costs as the main reason for them to not have a home broadband connection. Ten percent of responding householders stated that they were able to access online content outside of their home.
Most important reasons for households in the United States for not having a broadband internet connection as of July 2015
Characteristic
Share of households without broadband internet
Monthly cost of home broadband subscription is too expensive
33%
Smartphone does everything online that you need to do
12%
Cost of computer is too expensive
10%
Have other options for internet access outside of home
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Pew Research Center. (December 21, 2015). Most important reasons for households in the United States for not having a broadband internet connection as of July 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189393/main-reasons-for-us-households-not-to-use-the-internet/
Pew Research Center. "Most important reasons for households in the United States for not having a broadband internet connection as of July 2015." Chart. December 21, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189393/main-reasons-for-us-households-not-to-use-the-internet/
Pew Research Center. (2015). Most important reasons for households in the United States for not having a broadband internet connection as of July 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189393/main-reasons-for-us-households-not-to-use-the-internet/
Pew Research Center. "Most Important Reasons for Households in The United States for Not Having a Broadband Internet Connection as of July 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189393/main-reasons-for-us-households-not-to-use-the-internet/
Pew Research Center, Most important reasons for households in the United States for not having a broadband internet connection as of July 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189393/main-reasons-for-us-households-not-to-use-the-internet/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Most important reasons for households in the United States for not having a broadband internet connection as of July 2015 [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 21, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189393/main-reasons-for-us-households-not-to-use-the-internet/
