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- Patron Use of Computers In Public Library Systems:1984-1985 [For winter 1984-85. Based on survey and subject to sampling error.]
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- _____Population Served_____
- Less 10,000 100,000
- than to and
- Characteristic Unit Total 10,000 99,999 over
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- Library systems Number 8,537 5,447 2,697 394
- With computers for
- use(1) Percent 18 13 26 42
- In library Percent 15 10 23 41
- Outside library Percent 4 4 6 3
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- Computers for use Number 3,300 900 1,600 800
- Inside library Percent 75 68 73 88
- Average per library
- system(2) Number 2.1 1.3 2.3 4.6
- Average use per week
- per computer(2,3) Hours 23.3 16.9 26.0 25.2
- Users under 18 yrs.(2,3)Percent 71 81 66 56
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- ______________Region_____________
- Great West &
- North Lakes & South- South-
- Characteristic Unit Atlantic(4)Plains(5) east(6) west(7)
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- Library systems Number 2,709 3,498 1,003 1,328
- With computers for
- use(1) Percent 21 16 17 19
- In library Percent 13 16 16 18
- Outside library Percent 9 3 1 2
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- Computers for use Number 900 1,200 400 800
- Inside library Percent 57 80 91 82
- Average per library
- system(2) Number 1.6 2.1 2.4 3.0
- Average use per week
- per computer(2,3) Hours 21.9 26.6 12.5 25.5
- Users under 18 yrs.(2,3)Percent 72 71 71 70
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- 1. Libraries systems with computers for use both inside and outside
- the library are counted only once in the total.
- 2. For systems with computers for patron use.
- 3. For computers used in library.
- 4. North Atlantic=CT, DC, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, & VT.
- 5. Great Lakes & Plains=IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD,
- & WI.
- 6. Southeast=AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, & WV.
- 7. West & Southwest=AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OK, OR, TX,
- UT, WA, & WY.
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- Source:U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education
- Statistics.
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