This statistic presents the percentage of U.S. adults who regard internet access as a human right, sorted by generation. According to the March 2019 findings, both 52 percent of Millennial and Generation X respondents stated that they believed that internet access should be a human right.
Share of adults in the United States who regard internet access as a human right as of March 2019, by generation
Question: "Do you believe Internet access should or should not be a human right?"
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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YouGov. (March 7, 2019). Share of adults in the United States who regard internet access as a human right as of March 2019, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/989937/opinion-poll-generation-adults-internet-access-being-human-right-usa/
YouGov. "Share of adults in the United States who regard internet access as a human right as of March 2019, by generation." Chart. March 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989937/opinion-poll-generation-adults-internet-access-being-human-right-usa/
YouGov. (2019). Share of adults in the United States who regard internet access as a human right as of March 2019, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989937/opinion-poll-generation-adults-internet-access-being-human-right-usa/
YouGov. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Regard Internet Access as a Human Right as of March 2019, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989937/opinion-poll-generation-adults-internet-access-being-human-right-usa/
YouGov, Share of adults in the United States who regard internet access as a human right as of March 2019, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989937/opinion-poll-generation-adults-internet-access-being-human-right-usa/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who regard internet access as a human right as of March 2019, by generation [Graph], YouGov, March 7, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/989937/opinion-poll-generation-adults-internet-access-being-human-right-usa/
