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Web Insights

Our Web Insights examine specific developments in digital technology and the behavior of users and non-users over time to help you understand how the world’s use of the internet has evolved.

2020

Should interactive devices be banned from cars in motion? (March 2)
Do children spend too much time watching television (February 25)
Why do you visit social media sites (February 18)
Sports media and sports content (February 3)
Would you ride in a self-driving taxi or get-a-ride service such as Uber or Lyft? (January 27)
Do you make online phone calls? (January 21)
Social media — first thing in the morning? (January 13)
Why are you not online? (January 6)

2019

How often do you download or watch videos online? (December 16)
Views about online privacy (December 9)
Responding to online messages — when should users reply? (December 2)
How much time are you online while away from home? (November 18)
How much of the information on the internet overall is generally reliable
(users vs. non-users) (November 11)
Is the world a better place because of new communications technologies? (November 4)
Do children spend the right amount of time playing video games? (October 28)
Participation in clubs and volunteer organizations (internet users vs. non-users)
(October 21)
How many hours a night do internet users and non-users sleep? (October 14)
How many online friends have you never met in person? (October 7)
How does the internet affect contact with people who share your interests in hobbies or recreation? (October 2)
Has social networking affected the quality of your children’s lives? (September 24)
Does technology create conflicts between work and personal life? (September 16)
Do you have friends who would not be in your life without the internet? (September 5)
How many friends who you met online have you since met in person? (August 26)
Do telecommuters miss the social interaction of the workplace? (August 12)
Do you binge-watch video? (August 5)
Are you ignored by someone who spends too much time on a mobile phone? (July 29)
What types of video content do you watch online? (July 22)
How does political orientation affect views about government regulation of the internet? (July 15)
Have you been harassed or bullied online? (July 9)
How reliable is information posted by individuals? (July 1)
Would you buy groceries online? (June 17)
What age is appropriate to have a mobile phone? (June 10)
Do you have a smartphone? (June 3)
How often do you use a get-a-ride service? (May 29)
Americans and going to movies in theaters (May 21)
What age is appropriate for a child to have a Facebook account — users vs. non-users (May 14)
How satisfied are you with the get-a-ride service (such as Uber or Lyft) that you use? (May 6)
What services do you use at a bank (cash and change) (April 29)
Who follows boxing? (April 22)
Who uses smartphones to buy products — by gender (April 15)
Do you live in the city where your favorite team plays? (April 8)
Who gets loans from a bank? (April 1)
Do you follow more than one sport? (March 25)
Who follows tennis? (March 18)
Do you use a GPS device while driving? (March 11)
Do you use a GPS app such as Google Maps? (March 4)
Who follows NFL football? (February 27)
Do you make financial investments online? (February 19)
Is concern about the environment a reason for using car sharing or a get-a-ride service instead of owning a car? (February 11)
Do you interact with athletes on social media? (February 4)
Does online banking make customers vulnerable to fraud or theft? (January 28)
How important is Wi-Fi in a stadium — part 2 (January 21)
Would you get into a self-driving taxi or get-a-ride car? (January 13)
Do you text during sports? (January 7)

2018

Views about athletes and crime (December 10)
Online bank accounts — are they protected from fraud and theft? (December 3)
Views on advertising during sports (November 26)
Who drives a truck? (November 11)
Do you follow more than one sports team? (October 25)
Who is not satisfied with their primary bank? (October 29)
What social media channels do people use to get sports-related content? (October 22)
Do sports fans use social media for sports-related content and information? (October 15)
Is driving too complicated because of digital technologies? (October 8)
Do you watch supplemental sports programming? (October 1)
Are you secure linking bank and credit card accounts to payment apps? (September 24)
Which sports channels do you watch? (September 17)
Sending online messages while driving (September 10)
Does social media affect your relationship with sports teams? (September 5)
Why don’t you use ATMs? (August 27)
What type of sports content package do you prefer? (August 20)
Are you satisfied with public transportation? (August 13)
What sports do you watch? (August 6)
Do you bank online exclusively? (July 30)
Would you trade your car for Uber or Lyft? (July 22)
Are you an intense sports fan? (July 16)
What kind of bank do you use? (July 9)
Is public transportation easily available to you? (July 2)
Is Wi-Fi important to fans at live sports venues? (June 25)
Does digital technology in banking create more risks to privacy? (June 18)
Can you resist using your smartphone while driving? (June 11)
Are you ignored because of sports? (June 4)
Is location still important to banking customers (May 28)
Do you take the bus? (May 21)
Is baseball a dying sport? (May 14)
Will we live in a cashless society? (May 8)
What type of GPS do you use in your car? (April 30)
Does the use of online religious or spiritual sites vary based on race or ethnicity?
(April 16)
Does using the internet facilitate political power? (April 10)
Who uses mobile phones for online banking? (April 2)
Should children travel alone in an Uber or Lyft car? (March 26, 2018)
How do you access sports content? (March 19)
Who looks online for jokes? (March 12)
Who still has a checking account? (March 5)
How do you access the internet while driving? (February 26)
Who watches the Olympics? (February 19)
Does using a mobile phone to access sports content vary based on demographics? (February 12)
Why don’t some bank customers use ATMs? (February 6)
Should interactive devices for drivers be banned? (January 30)
Is it safe to speak about politics while online? (January 23)
Who watches sports at arenas? (January 16)
Do age and race affect views about sports commissioners? (January 9)
Do we need cash anymore? (January 2)

2017
Do Americans really believe that phoning while driving isn’t dangerous? (December 19)
Expressing extreme views while online — who disagrees? (December 12)
Do liberals and conservatives differ in their views about government regulation
of the internet? (December 5)
Which sports are followed by more females than males? (November 28)
Is it OK to criticize the government while online? (November 21)
What is the best way to deliver sports on television? (November 7)
What sports do fans watch — and where do fans live? (October 31)
Are you monitoring your kids on social media? (October 24)
Talking sports on social media (October 17)
Meet online, then meet in person? (October 10)
Would you wear a wearable for mobile payments? (October 3)
How do you interact with your bank? (September 26)
The unstoppable decay of print media (September 19)
Two cars — or more — in every garage? (September 12)
Do liberals and conservatives think the internet affects political campaigns? (Sept. 5)
Which institutions don’t Americans trust? (August 29)
Is online banking safe? (August 22)
Do you have a driver’s license? (August 15)
Who applies online for loans? (August 8)
Do people still use banking services the old-fashioned way? (August 1)
Uber and Lyft aren’t just urban phenomena (July 25)
Would Americans give up driving? (The regional view) (July 18)
How Millennials navigate (July 11)

Looking back

In addition to appraisals of current findings, the Center creates Web Insights from earlier years of the Digital Future Project to provide perspective on how digital technology has changed over the past two decades.