Data suggests that by late 1995 at least 39 million will be at or below the poverty line, and the number may be higher. By the end of 1995 there may also be over 40 million individuals using networked information services from home. If these projects are accurate, only 5.09 million of these network users (12.7 percent) would be living in households earning under $15,000.
Predictor: Civille, Richard
Prediction, in context:The 1995 book “Public Access to the Internet,” edited by Brian Kahin and James Keller carries the chapter, “The Internet and the Poor” by Richard Civille, executive director of the Center for Civic Networking, a non-profit organization dedicated to the application of information infrastructure to community and economic development. He writes: ”Data suggests that by late 1995 at least 39 million will be at or below the poverty line, and the number may be higher. By the end of 1995 there may also be over 40 million individuals using networked information services from home. If these projects are accurate, only 5.09 million of these network users (12.7 percent) would be living in households earning under $15,000.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Digital Divide
Name of publication: Public Access to the Internet (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: The Internet and the Poor
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 177
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne