Seniors online use growing

The Pew Internet & American Life Project people are reporting today a steady increase over the past year in the percentage of older Americans who go online.
In its January 2005 phone survey, 26% of Americans age 65+ report internet access, compared to the 22% of older Americans described in a March 2004 report.
Lee Rainie, the project’s director, says as the population ages, more people who regularly used the internet at work will retire and the over-65 set will probably have higher rates of connectivity and report higher rates of “high trust” activities, such as shopping, making travel-related purchases, banking, and participating in auctions.