Percentage of American adults who own a desktop or laptop computer 80%
Millennials are the only generation that is more likely to own a laptop or netbook (70%) than a desktop computer (57%). While 69% of adults in Generation X own a desktop, a close 61% own a laptop. While roughly six in ten adults ages 47-65 own a desktop, only 49% of Younger Boomers and 43% of Older Boomers own a laptop.
Percentage of American adults who own a desktop or laptop  | computer  | Desktop Laptop  | 80%  | 70%  | 70%  | 69%  | 60%  | 65%  | 64%  | 61%  | 50%  | 57%  | 49%  | 40%  | 48%  | 43%  | 30%  | 30%  | 28%  | 20%  | 10%  | 10%  | 0%  | Millennials Gen X (35-46) Younger  | Older  | Silent Gen.  | G.I Gen  | (18-34)  | Boomers Boomers (57-  | (66-74)  | (75+)  | (47-56)  | 65)  | Source: Tracking Pew Research Center's Internet & American older, including Life Project, August 9-September 13,  | 2010 Tracking Survey. N=3 001 adults 18 and older, including 1 000 reached via cell phone  | Interviews were Survey. conducted in English (n=2,804) older, and Spanish (n=197). 