Chicago Broadband Use
Residents in neighborhoods participating in Chicago’s Smart Communities program are using high-speed internet more frequently, but greater access to affordable broadband at home remains an issue for at-risk communities, according to new research.
The “Measuring Change in Internet Use and Broadband Adoption: Comparing BTOP Smart Communities and Other Chicago Neighborhoods” study analyzes data from 2008 to 2011 to measure and compare change in internet access, use and online activities among neighborhoods participating in the Smart Communities program and other Chicago neighborhoods. Areas participating in Smart Communities saw a 15 percent higher increase than other Chicago neighborhoods during the span of the study.
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"Measuring Change in Internet Use and Broadband Adoption: Comparing BTOP Smart Communities and Other Chicago Neighborhoods"
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The maps below were created using data provided by Caroline Tolbert, Ph.D. and Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa and Karen Mossberger, Ph.D., Professor and Head of Public Administration at the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois Chicago.
The data was collected through a city-wide survey of Chicago and is based on multilevel statistical modeling conducted by the authors. The survey data is from July 2011 and was conducted by the Eagleton Poll of Rutgers University.To learn more about this research, see an article from the International Journal of Communication by Mossberger, Tolbert and Hamilton at http://ijoc.org/ojs/index.php/ijoc.
Chicago Broadband Use by Comunity Area
Percentage of the population that uses broadband by community area.
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Chicago Broadband Advertised Download Speed Tiers
This map illustrates the maximum available advertised download speed tiers using data from all the Broadband Providers in Illinois, excluding cellular and satellite technologies.
This map was generated from the Illinois State Broadband Initiative (SBI) data submission to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on October 1, 2012 which uses data current as of June 30, 2012.
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Chicago Smartphone Use to Conenct to the Internet
Percentage of the Population that uses a Smartphone to Connect
to the Internet by Community Area
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Chicago Smartphone Use with No Home Broadband
Percentage of the Population without broadband at home that uses smartphones to access the Internet by Community Area
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Chicago Internet Use for work
Percentage of the Population that uses the internet to do work for their job by Community Area
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Chicago Internet Use to Apply for a Job
Percentage of the Population that uses the Internet to apply for a job by Community Area
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Chicago Daily Internet Use
Percentage of the Population that uses the Internet daily by Community Area
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