U.S. share of children with a computer by parent education 2021

In 2021, any type of computer or smartphone could be accessed by 99.7 percent of children in households with parents possessing a bachelor's or higher degree. This is compared to the 95.4 percent of children with access to a computer or smartphone in households where the parent had less than a high school diploma's level of education.

Share of children living in households with a computer or smartphone in the United States as of 2021, by level of parent's education

Education level of any parent	Total, any computer or smartphone	Desktop or laptop	Tablet or other portable wireless computer	Smartphone
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Release date

February 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2021

Age group

3 to 18 years

Supplementary notes

* Highest education level of any parent residing with the child (including an adoptive or stepparent). Includes only children who resided with at least one of their parents.
Data are based on children living in households and exclude children living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities). The surveys asked about "computers" or "types of computer" (including smartphones) in the household. Percentages refer to children whose household members owned or used at home any computers/devices listed in the survey questions or "some other type of computer" that was not listed.

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