Households – MetaFacts

January 14, 2021February 1, 2021

The digital device divide [TUPdate]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, January 14, 2021

Are technology devices in the hands of all American adults equally? How deeply does the digital divide extend concerning ethnicity or Hispanic family of origin? I looked into these questions using the latest wave of TUP/Technology User Profile.

In TUP 2020 and many earlier waves, we asked American respondents which ethnic group they identify with – White/Caucasian, Black or African-American, Asian, and others. We also asked respondents if they were Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino. We combined the responses into five overall categories: White/non-Hispanic, Black/non-Hispanic, Asian/non-Hispanic, Hispanic, and Other/non-Hispanic.

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January 7, 2021February 1, 2021

Tablets dissolving into a split market [TUPdate]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts – January 7, 2021

Active tablet use by country and year

Tablets have been declining in widespread active use over the last five years. Among American online adults, the penetration rate for actively using a tablet has dropped from 60% in 2016 to 36% in 2020. Usage rates have similarly dropped among online adults in the UK and Germany.

While US and UK usage rates have been similar, tablet use in Germany has trailed.

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December 5, 2020February 18, 2021

Home printer pages by age group [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, December 5, 2020

Online Americans don’t all use their home printers at the same rates. Not only users vary by age group, but they have also changed over time. This MetaFAQs reports on the average number of paged being printed with home printers by the age group of the respondent for each year from 2015 through 2020.

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November 29, 2020January 11, 2021

Mobile phone game playing by household size [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, November 29, 2020

Is playing immersive or other games on a smartphone or feature phone more likely in a smaller or larger household? How widespread is mobile phone game-playing in the US, Germany, UK, and Japan by household size?

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November 28, 2020February 9, 2021

The mobility of tablets [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, November 28, 2020

Tablets are made to be mobile, but are they being used that way? Have tablets made inroads into the workplace or schools? This MetaFAQs reports on the locations that tablets are being used among online adults in three countries and over five years.

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November 24, 2020January 11, 2021

Tablet game playing by household size [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, November 24, 2020

Are tablets being used to play games? Is the share higher or lower among households with more persons? This MetaFAQs reports on the percent of online adults regularly playing a game using a tablet by household size and country.

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November 21, 2020February 9, 2021

Active iPad use by country and year [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, November 21, 2020

How has the penetration rate of using an Apple iPad changed? How is this different between the US, UK, and Germany? This MetaFAQs reports on the shift in active usage between 2016 and 2020.

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November 20, 2020February 9, 2021

Remote home control gaining acceptance [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, November 20, 2020

Managing one’s castle electronically continues to be the dream of many tech-savvy people, and is inching closer to wider acceptance. Remote control of home lighting, security, or temperature are done with PCs, smartphones, or tablets. This MetaFAQs reports on the penetration of remote home control by device type and country.

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November 16, 2020February 18, 2021

Home printer pages – presence of children [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, November 16, 2020

Home printers are used for a wide variety of activities. Those involving children – from homework to photos – spur higher printer usage. This MetaFAQs reports on the average number of pages being printed with home printers in the US, split by whether or not there are children in the household.

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November 15, 2020February 9, 2021

Hey kids, keep it down! [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, November 15, 2020

Are households with more occupants more likely to have their connected devices sharing sounds, or are they less likely? Do large households have a higher or lower prevalence of listening activities, using their smartphones, PCs, or tablets for phone or video calls, watching TV or videos, or listening to music? This MetaFAQs details the percent of adults regularly engaged in listening activities by household size and country.

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