Older population and mobile communication in Los Angeles. Preliminary results of a case study
Abstract
This paper introduces a qualitative case study on mobile communication among older population (60+ years old) conducted in Great Los Angeles (CA, USA) in autumn 2011. Methodology, fieldwork and preliminary results are discussed.
Before, country-level data is presented, to better understand the specific characteristics of the studied individuals. The interest is on demographics and on acceptance and use of information and communication technologies (ICT).
Preliminary results show that within the sample under study (20 individuals) there is a high number of mobile phone users (15) while among non-mobile users (5), three of them decide to stop using this technology. A majority of mobile phone adopters describe a very limited use of the device for everyday life communications. Finally, while Internet is really popular (14 users) within the sample, just 3 individuals go on line with their mobile telephone.
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