The idea that X of men and Y of women are on the net, and women being the larger set, have higher uptake of the net is rubbish. I don't know how many 83 year olds are on Second Life but I imagine not many, nice use of mathematical trickery though
This is a summary table from Pew Internet & American Life Project on US online user demographics.
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US men and women online, summary table |
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| Age group | Men | Women |
| 18 - 29 | 80 | 86 |
| 30 - 49 | 76 | 79 |
| 50 - 64 | 63 | 66 |
| 65+ | 34 | 21 |
| Education | Men | Women |
| No high school diploma | 32 | 27 |
| High school | 58 | 56 |
| Some College | 79 | 79 |
| College grad or graduate degree | 89 | 89 |
| Race | Men | Women |
| White | 70 | 67 |
| Hispanic | 67 | 66 |
| Black | 50 | 60 |
| Other | 72 | 66 |
| Annual household income | Men | Women |
| 49 | 48 | |
| $30,000 � $50,000 | 66 | 76 |
| $50,000 $75,000 | 84 | 87 |
| > $75,000 | 90 | 95 |
| Marital status | Men | Women |
| Married | 72 | 75 |
| Not married | 62 | 56 |
| Parental status | Men | Women |
| Parent (of child under 18) | 81 | 80 |
| Non-parent (of child under 18) | 61 | 57 |
| Total online | 68 | 66 |
| Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project | ||
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