This statistic shows the perspectives on the personal and societal impact of the internet in the United States as of January 2018. The findings show that 70 percent of responding adults in the U.S. said that the internet has been mostly good for society, compared to 14 percent of respondents who said that the internet has had a negative impact on society.
Perspectives on the personal and societal impact of the internet in the United States as of January 2018
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Pew Research Center. (April 30, 2018). Perspectives on the personal and societal impact of the internet in the United States as of January 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865510/us-perspectives-of-internet-impact/
Pew Research Center. "Perspectives on the personal and societal impact of the internet in the United States as of January 2018." Chart. April 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865510/us-perspectives-of-internet-impact/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Perspectives on the personal and societal impact of the internet in the United States as of January 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865510/us-perspectives-of-internet-impact/
Pew Research Center. "Perspectives on The Personal and Societal Impact of The Internet in The United States as of January 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865510/us-perspectives-of-internet-impact/
Pew Research Center, Perspectives on the personal and societal impact of the internet in the United States as of January 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865510/us-perspectives-of-internet-impact/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Perspectives on the personal and societal impact of the internet in the United States as of January 2018 [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865510/us-perspectives-of-internet-impact/