U.S. adults who could live without the internet by generation 2019 l Statistic

This statistic presents the share of adults in the United States who believe they could live without the internet as of March 2019, sorted by generation. According to the findings, 21 percent of Millennials respondents reported that they definitely could not live without the existence of the internet, while in comparison 51 percent of Generation Z respondents stated the same.

Share of adults in the United States who believe they could live without the internet as of March 2019, by generation

Characteristic	Generation Z	Millennial	Generation X	Baby Boomer	Silent Generation
I definitely could live without the internet	5%	15%	27%	24%	28%
I probably would live without the internet	19%	39%	37%	46%	45%
I probably could not live without the internet	26%	26%	20%	19%	20%
I definitely could not live without the internet	51%	21%	15%	11%	8%
Net: Could live without the internet	23%	54%	64%	70%	72%
Net: Could not live without the internet	77%	46%	36%	30%	28%

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Release date

March 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 6 to 7, 2019

Number of respondents

1,208 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

Question: "To what extent do you believe you could live without the Internet?"
Generation info provided by the source with sample size.
Silent Generation (Born between: 1928-1945), n = 107
Baby Boomer (Born between: 1946-1964), n = 396
Generation X (Born between: 1965-1981), n = 292
Millennial (Born between: 1982-1999), n = 387
Generation Z (Born: 2000 and later), n = 26

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