Article: SURVEY: MOST TEENS WIRED TO THE WEB.(News)

Byline: Martha Irvine Associated Press

CHICAGO -- A new survey says that the Internet has all but saturated the youth market.

The report compiled for the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that nearly nine out of 10 young people, ages 12 through 17, have online access -- up from about three-quarters of young people in 2000.

By comparison, about 66 percent of American adults now use the Internet.

David Pulliam, a 17-year-old high school senior from Indianapolis, is a typical example of a wired teen.

He first got access to the Internet when he was 13, as did most of those who were surveyed. He has a blog and loves to ...

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