Internet usage is becoming ubiquitous among adults, with...

Internet usage is becoming ubiquitous among adults, with 87 percent of adults now using the Internet -- an 8 percentage point increase since 2010 -- said a Pew Research Center survey released Thursday (http://bit.ly/1hsQQUZ). Usage nearly reaches 100 percent among households earning $75,000 or more, adults ages 18-29 and those with college degrees, the survey found. Overall, Internet usage has grown from 46 percent in 2000, and 66 percent in 2006, Pew said. “The vast majority of users believe these technologies have made things better for them and for society,” said Pew Internet & American Life Project Director Lee Rainie. “They see problems, to be sure, but most have now brought technology so deeply into the rhythms of their lives that they say it would be very hard to give up.” Additionally, 68 percent of adults connect to the Internet through mobile devices. Pew’s survey was based on phone interviews with a representative sample of 1,006 U.S. adults Jan. 9-12. Princeton Survey Research Associates International conducted the interviews.