TS+Computers+KE

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Census Bureau

Do computers help people get more work done or make them lazier?
According to Current Population Reports, in May 2004, 20.7 million persons usually did some work at home as part of their primary job. About 8 in 10 of those engaged in job-related work at home in May 2004 used a computer as part of their work at home. Many people have jobs that they can do from home. I find from this information that people are getting more lazier because they have computers at home to finish their work, when they could be finished with it at work. They are not getting more work done because of this compared to doing additional work to get ahead. People using computers has grownfrom 18 percent in 1984, to 36 percent in 1993, to 64 percent in 2003. In 2003, 63 percent of women and 51 percent of men used a computer at work. The workplace is central to people's sense of well-being and is more important to them than anything, including family.

A LIST OF GOOD SEARCH TERMS Computers in the work place Computers at work Computers affecting work Computers and work SUBJECT HEADINGS FOR ALL ARTICLES [|Occupations] [|Technology] [|Computers, Access] [|Internet users] [|U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics] [|Work]


 * Title:** [|21st-Century Technology and Your Career]
 * Author:** T.J. Wallis
 * Source:** Career World
 * Publication Date:** Feb. 1999
 * Page Number(s):** 6-11
 * Database:** SIRS Discoverer
 * Service:** SIRS Discoverer on the Web 


 * 3 things I discovered** - Technology affects how you look for jobs, how you do your work and whether you work at home or at work.
 * 2 things I found interesting** - Many people have jobs that they can do from home.
 * 1 question that I still have** - Does computers and technology make people more lazy and/or do they get more work done?


 * Title:** [|Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2003]
 * Source:** Current Population Reports
 * Author:** Jennifer Cheeseman Day and others
 * Publication Date:** Oct. 2005
 * Page Number:** 1-14
 * Database:** SIRS Government Reporter
 * Service:** SIRS Knowledge Source 


 * 3 things I discovered** - "75 percent of people 18-24 use computers compared to 28 percent of 65 and older. Among men, the group with the highest percentage of workers using a computer was professional occupations. For women, the most computer users were in the management, business, and financial occupations."
 * 2 things I found interesting** - "People using computers has grownfrom 18 percent in 1984, to 36 percent in 1993, to 64 percent in 2003. At work, women have had higher rates of computer use than men since 1984.In 2003, 63 percent of women and 51 percent of men used a computer at work."
 * 1 question I still have** - Are people getting more work done because of computers?


 * Title:** [|Work at Home in 2004]
 * Source:** Bureau of Labor Statistics News
 * Author:**
 * Publication Date:** Sept. 22, 2005
 * Page Number:** 1-6
 * Database:** SIRS Government Reporter
 * Service:** SIRS Knowledge Source 


 * 3 things I discovered** - "Almost 30 percent of workers in management, professional, and related occupations reported working at home in May 2004. About one-third of persons who usually worked at home in May 2004 were self-employed. About 70 percent of all persons who usually worked at home made use of the Internet or e-mail to work at home."
 * 2 things I found interesting** - "In May 2004, 20.7 million persons usually did some work at home as part of their primary job. About 8 in 10 of those engaged in job-related work at home in May 2004 used a computer as part of their work at home, and just slightly fewer used a telephone."
 * 1 question I still have** - Do people working at home, get more work done because they are home?


 * Title**: [|Computer Almanac - Numbers About Computers]
 * Source**: Private
 * Author**: [| **Brad A. Myers**]
 * Publication**: August 2007
 * Database**: SIRS government Reporter
 * Service**: SIRS Knowledge Source <[|http://www.sirs.com]>


 * 3 things I discovered** -75 percent of Americans use the Internet and spend an average three hours a day online. 4 percent of Americans say their wireless phone is their only phone. The introduction of the bar code happened 30 years ago and today it saves the food industry $17 billion a year.
 * 2 things I found interesting** - "The workplace is central to people's sense of well-being and is more important to them than anything, including family." Americans who say they've even opened a single book of fiction has declined from 56.9 percent in 1982 to 46.7 percent today, according to the National Endowment of the Arts.
 * 1 question I still have** - How many people use computers at work to benefit their personal life rather then work?

Cellular Telephones Use In America and Perceptions of Safety, Michael Goodman, Ph.D., Frances D. Bents, Louis Tijerina, Ph.D., Walter Wierwille, Ph.D., Neil Lerner, Ph.D., and Denise Benel, Transportation Department (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Jan. 1998
 * FROM MY CLASSMATE:**


 * 3 things I discovered** - The use of cell phones was very popular back in the late 90s and many people had one. New owners at the time used their cell phone for business purposes 48% of the time. Since cell phones were used mainly for business, it wasn't used a lot within the teenage community and younger.
 * 2 things I found interesting** - Younger people didn't own cell phones as much as older people did. The main purpose at the time for cell phones were for business.
 * 1 question I still have** - When did younger people start to get cell phones?