The data displays the typical daily online activities of internet users in the U.S. as of February 2017, sorted by age group. During the survey period, 50% of respondents aged 18 to 29 years checked the weather online on a daily basis.
Buy a product online | 49 | 49 | 41 |
Buy or make a reservation for travel | 13 | 22 | 15 |
Check weather reports and forecasts online | 50 | 57 | 61 |
Do any banking online | 49 | 55 | 55 |
Get news online | 57 | 64 | 58 |
Look for news and information about politics | 29 | 39 | 40 |
Participate in an online auction | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Send instant messages | 49 | 43 | 24 |
Send or read e-mail | 77 | 86 | 91 |
Use a search engine to find information | 67 | 72 | 70 |
Use a social networking site | 74 | 67 | 49 |
Use classified ads sites like Craigslist | 16 | 17 | 12 |
Watch a video on a video-sharing site | 55 | 40 | 20 |
None of the above | 1 | 1 | 2 |
I don’t use the Internet | 0 | 1 | 0 |