Use Of Internet For Hobbies On The Rise

Date November 9, 2007

A telephone survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project from February through March of this year reveals that 83 percent of Americans who go online, say they have used the Internet to seek information about their hobbies, and 29 percent of that group say they do so on a regular basis.

Searching for information about hobbies is among the most popular of online activities, on par with shopping, surfing the Internet for fun, and checking news headlines, according to the PEW study. The online hobby population has jumped from roughly 45 percent of all American adults in 2005 to 59 percent between February and March, while the online hobby population on a typical day has increased from roughly 12 percent to 20 percent of all adults, the study says.

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