Your educational institution would benefit greatly from offering
classes to students.
One major probable student group is the
senior citizens group.
Ways that your educational institution
would benefit include:
* Gaining a diverse and knowledgeable group to add value to the
student population.
* Gaining students who are more likely to graduate with a degree.
Facts about Senior Citizens include:
* Senior citizens are also known as "Third Agers".
* The total number of people online in February 2002 was estimated
at 544.2 million.
*The geographical breakdown of those 544.2 million was as follows:
- Canada & United States: 181.23 million
- Latin America: 25.33 million
- Europe: 171.35 million
- Asia/Pacific: 157.49 million
- South America: 8.79 million
- Africa: 4.15 million
- Middle East: 4.65 million
* In September 1997, 14% of all online users were "Third Agers".
* Internet users over the age of 55 are highly educated, affluent,
and have a higher tendency to purchase online than younger
surfers.
* As of 1998, over 13 million U.S. adults over the age of 50 had
Internet access.
Information attained from www.flora.org/oldfolks/conclusion.html
