Mack Shelley|Lisa E. Thrane|Stuart Shulman
Lost in cyberspace: barriers to bridging the digital divide in e-politics
analysis epolitical participation among 2003random sample survey 478 respondents drawn iowa pennsylvania colorado six blocks variables entered 1 sociodemographic 2 place effects 3 voting 4 technology use vcr cell phone etc computer apathy 5 attitudes toward technology 6 specific uses internet final block younger white respondents apt ecitizens computer training apathy decreases advantages increase support ecitizenry seeking medical einformation making epurchases increases engagement epolitics main effects place found colorado iowa residents lessengaged voters reported less online political engagement likely vote also likely advocates epolitics final model explains 56 variation egovernment participation