Abstract
This study presents results from a 2002 Midwest urban random sample survey ( N = 167 adults). It is proposed that attitudes toward technology have a direct impact on digital citizenry and are colored by racial and educational differences. A path model showed several key results. Desire for computer skills increased among respondents with lower levels of educational attainment. Respondents with higher levels of education were more likely to use computers at home andwork. Non-Whites were more likely than Whites to agree that technological information is key to citizen empowerment and that computers should be accessible to all citizens, as well as reporting increased interest in learning computer skills. Interest in developing computer skillswas positively associated with digital citizenship. Viewing technology as a source of informational powerwas positively related to support for digital government and to support for computer access equity.
Subject
Law,Library and Information Sciences,Computer Science Applications,General Social Sciences
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