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55% of suburban residents are very satisfied with their home broadband speeds, compared with 48% of rural broadband users and 45% of urban broadband users.
When asked about home broadband download speed, 55% of suburban residents are very satisfied with their home broadband speeds, compared with 48% of rural broadband users and 45% of urban broadband users.
52% of women are very satisfied with their home broadband speed compared with 48% of men.
When asked about home broadband download speed, 52% of women are very satisfied with their home broadband speed compared with 48% of men.
53% of those living in households with income over $100,000 are very satisfied with their home broadband speed.
When asked about home broadband download speed, 53% of those living in households with income over $100,000 are very satisfied with their home broadband speed.
56% of young adults (between the ages of 18 and 24) are very satisfied with their home connection speed.
When asked about home broadband download speed, 56% of young adults (between the ages of 18 and 24) are very satisfied with their home connection speed.
Lower income broadband users more likely than middle-to-upper income Americans to say they do not know their home connection speed.
Lower income broadband users (those living in households with annual incomes under $30,000 per year) are more likely than middle-to-upper income Americans (those in households with annual income over $75,000) to say they do not know their home connection speed – by an 83% to 77% margin.
87% of African Americans do not know their home connection speed.
When asked about home broadband download speed, 87% of African Americans do not know their home connection speed.
79% of whites do not know their home connection speed.
When asked about home broadband download speed, 79% of whites do not know their home connection speed.
87% of those between the ages of 50 and 64 do not know their connection speed.
When asked about home broadband download speed, 87% of those between the ages of 50 and 64 do not know their connection speed.
78% of those between the ages of 30 and 49 do not know their connection speed.
When asked about home broadband download speed, 78% of those between the ages of 30 and 49 do not know their connection speed.
91% of home broadband users are at least somewhat satisfied with the speed of their service.
