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The Digital Divide, Political Participation, and Place

¹ University of the Pacific
² University of Texas - Pan American

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: dsylvester{at}pacific.edu.

	Abstract

This article focuses on the persistence of the digital divide and its impact on political participation, and in particular, on the role that geographic location plays in unequal access. The authors findings, based on survey data from the 2007 Pew Internet and American Life project, indicate that physical location continues to play a key role in levels of access to broadband technology and that increased home Internet use is associated with a significantly higher probability of contacting government officials in various ways.

First published on June 12, 2009
Social Science Computer Review 2009, doi:10.1177/0894439309335148


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