Abstract
In their Policy Forum “Bridging the racial divide on the Internet” (17 Apr., p. 390), Donna L. Hoffman and Thomas P. Novak present data on computer access and use as well as purchase intentions among white and black Americans. They find that overall, blacks are less likely to own computers or to have used them recently for Internet access, and that they are more likely to want to buy one. Hoffman and Novak call for improvements of “educational opportunities for African Americans.” This suggestion is good, but unrelated to the data. As they are presented and analyzed, the data cast more shadow than light on this important topic.
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