In a report from December 2012, the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project showed that more than half of adults over 65 are now online. As the New York Times suggests, this habit has formed slowly, but the numbers are impressive – up from just 14 percent in 2000 when the project started. Pew Internet’s research also shows 52 percent of adults 50 to 64,  and 32 percent of adults over 65 are using social networking sites like Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter.

In the New York Times column, the New Old Age, author Paula Span comments, “Even simple tasks like finding phone numbers for local businesses may soon require Web access. How long will there be print yellow pages? How long will there be movie listings in print newspapers? Without Internet access, older people could feel even more cut off than many already do.”

Read more:

New York Times: Online Habits Coming Slowly to Older Adults

Pew Internet: Demographics of Internet Users

Pew Internet: Demographics of Social Media Users

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