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I'm sure that percentage will continue to go down as the generation that was around prior to home computers fades out and the young generation of children grow up who are exposed to computers in the elementary schools.
My Grandpa says he doesn't want to use his computer at home for e-mail or anything else. He figures it would be too much work to really learn it and he has no use for it because he won't be around that much longer he figures. He has used it just a couple times but that's all. He's 88 so I can understand his reluctance. My parents are slowly learning their computer but aren't familiar at all with the internet as all they use is free Juno internet access on the rare occaisions that they need some information. Most of the time they call me and ask me to find it for them.
I remember describing to my parents what a 5 1/4 floppy looked like because they'd never seen one before. Granted we had a computer in our home by 1986 which was pretty early on but they have learned slowly.
My daughter on the other hand is 3 1/2 and uses the computer and internet more than I do some days. I never realized how many links and buttons had symbols instead of pictures until I watched her navigating with them. Learning the computer early on is probably the biggest key to encouraging people to use the computer. It will increase as my daughter's generation grows up. By the time she's entering the work force I wouldn't be surprised if the percentage of people who don't know how to use a computer is almost miniscule.
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