Figure 12. Libraries with No Dial-Up or Leased-Line Connections by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.



Population of Legal Service Area

No Dial-Up Connection No Leased-Line Connection
Million + 21.2% 5.4%
500,000-999,999 22.9% 4.7%
100,000-499,999 11.8% 18.0%
25,000-99,999 16.2% 26.4%
5,000-24,999 6.9% 28.2%
LT 5,000 7.2% 31.2%
Overall 9.3% 28.0%





Urban/Rural Status

No Dial-up Connection No Leased-Line Connection
CC 13.4% 16.2%
NC 10.4% 21.9%
NO 8.2% 32.9%
Overall 9.3% 28.0%



From:



Bertot, J. C., McClure, C. R., and Fletcher, P.D. (1997). The 1997 National Survey of U.S. Public Libraries and the Internet: Final Report Washington, D.C.: American Library Association, Office for Information Technology Policy.