TY - BOOK AU - McClain,Colleen ED - Pew Research Center TI - The Internet and the Pandemic PY - 0000///12021/// CY - [Washington] PB - Pew Research Center KW - Sanidad digital KW - Estados Unidos de América KW - COVID-19 KW - Internet KW - pandemia KW - tecnologías KW - uso KW - videollamadas N2 - The vast majority of adults (90%) say the internet has been at least important to them personally during the pandemic, the survey finds. The share who say it has been essential – 58% – is up slightly from 53% in April 2020. There have also been upticks in the shares who say the internet has been essential in the past year among those with a bachelor’s degree or more formal education, adults under 30, and those 65 and older. A large majority of Americans (81%) also say they talked with others via video calls at some point since the pandemic’s onset. And for 40% of Americans, digital tools have taken on new relevance: They report they used technology or the internet in ways that were new or different to them. Some also sought upgrades to their service as the pandemic unfolded: 29% of broadband users did something to improve the speed, reliability or quality of their high-speed internet connection at home since the beginning of the outbreak UR - https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/09/01/the-internet-and-the-pandemic/ ER -