Thirteen percent in an ABCNEWS.com poll say they’ve used the Internet specifically to get information about the presidential campaign, about the same as it was in February. For comparison, about half of Americans have Internet access, a third use it for news reports on any subject and just over a quarter have bought something online.
     While not a large percentage, 13 percent of the nation’s adult population does represent a significant number of people — around 25 million individuals.

Groups
While Internet access is somewhat higher among 18- to 34-year-olds, use of the Internet for presidential campaign information is not — probably because younger adults tend to be less interested in politics.
     There are sharper differences among income and education groups, probably reflecting both a lack of Internet access and less interest in politics among lower-income and less educated Americans.
     Among people in top-income households, 23 percent use the Internet for campaign information; it’s the same for college graduates. But among those in the lowest-income households, and those who haven’t gone beyond high school, this falls to 7 percent.
    

Use the Internet for presidential campaign information:
	Yes	No
All	13	87
Age 18-34	14	86
Age 65+	5	95
Income
Income <$25K	7	93
Income <$75K	23	77
Education
H.S. grad/less	7	93
Coll./post grad	23	77

Methodology
This ABCNEWS.com survey was conducted by telephone Sept. 20-24, among a random national sample of 1,004 adults. The results have a three-point error margin. Field work was conducted by ICR-International Communications Research of Media, Pa.