The bar chart illustrates the changes in internet usage in different places between the years 1998 and 2004.
Overall, it is evident that people used the internet more at home, whereas libraries were used less for internet surfing.
Moving towards a more detailed analysis, in 1998, the internet was used more than other sources, which was about 56 percent. However, the percentage started declining steadily for work, college, and the library. These sources’ percentages were approximately 27, 20, and almost 11 percent, respectively. In addition, in 2004, the internet accessed from home decreased to almost 48 percent, places like work and college remained constant, but there was a sharp increase for using the library.
Furthermore, in 2002 and 2004, there was a sharp increase in internet usage from home, approximately 50 to 57 percent. Nevertheless, the internet accessed from home and work were around 25 to 23 percent, whereas surfing from work and college in 2004 declined a bit. People started using more internet from the library in 2004, which was almost 3 percent higher than in 2002.