Chart A-9: Percent of Households with Computers
By Income
By Rural, Urban and Central City Areas

1984-1998 (Selected Years)

Household Income

Rural

Urban

Central City

1984

1989

1994

1997

1998

1984

1989

1994

1997

1998

1984

1989

1994

1997

1998

Under $5,000

1.1

3.0

5.0

15.0

11.9

1.8

6.8

9.4

16.9

16.9

1.7

5.6

9.9

16.4

15.7

5,000 - 9,999

1.5

3.1

4.2

7.9

8.1

1.8

3.9

6.7

10.5

13.6

1.8

4.2

6.4

11.0

12.9

10,000 - 14,999

2.6

4.4

6.7

11.0

13.8

3.7

4.6

8.7

13.5

16.6

3.4

4.6

9.4

13.2

17.9

15,000 - 19,999

5.1

7.3

10.7

17.0

22.1

5.4

8.3

12.1

17.5

20.8

5.4

8.8

11.9

17.8

21.8

20,000 - 24.999

7.0

9.4

15.3

20.9

24.7

8.5

9.8

15.1

23.7

26.1

8.1

10.8

16.3

24.4

26.6

25,000 - 34,999

11.5

14.1

17.6

31.7

34.0

11.8

14.7

20.6

31.7

36.5

11.5

13.1

19.6

31.0

38.3

35,000 - 49,999

17.4

22.8

31.8

45.0

51.0

16.9

22.4

33.4

45.9

50.0

16.5

20.8

33.3

46.4

50.2

50,000 - 74,999

25.3

32.6

44.7

59.6

64.2

21.6

31.3

46.5

60.9

67.1

20.5

29.8

45.8

60.0

65.4

75,000+

21.5

39.6

57.0

75.3

76.5

22.3

44.9

61.9

76.0

80.8

19.4

44.6

61.3

73.9

77.3