Smart Audio [VIDEO]

This presentation by Tom Webster of Edison Research presents the Spring 2018 edition of The Smart Audio Report from NPR and Edison Research. More than 43M people (18+) in the U.S. now own a smart speaker. And it’s no longer just the early adopters using these devices. New smart speaker owners are emerging as a distinct audience in terms of user profile, behavior and media habits.

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Demographics Of Moviegoers [CHART]

Chart: Moviegoer Demographics

Three-quarters of the US population went to a movie at the cinema at least once last year and roughly 1 in 8 (12%) could be deemed frequent moviegoers in claiming to attend at least once a month.

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Demographics Of Social Media Distrust [CHART]

Chart: Demographics Of Social Media Distrust

Most US internet users say they don’t trust social networks to protect their personal information. A May 2018 survey by Rad Campaign found that 61% of respondents had little to no trust in social networks. That compares with 53% in 2016, and 57% in 2014.

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Offline Americans By Demographic [CHART]

Chart: Offline Americans

A declining yet substantial proportion of the US adult population does not use the internet. In fact, 11% of US adults do not go online, with that figure down from 15% in a previous analysis released 5 years ago.

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Video Game Console Ownership By Age [CHART]

Chart: Video Game Console Ownership By Age

Video game hardware sales grew by 19% last year to reach $6.9 billion, per a recent report from the Entertainment Software Association. So how many Americans actually own video game consoles? Nielsen provides some answers.

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Human Labor In 2030 [INFOGRAPHIC]

Infographic: Labor 2030

Demographics, automation and inequality have the potential to dramatically reshape our world in the 2020s and beyond. The collision of these forces could trigger economic disruption far greater than we have experienced over the past 60 years.

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