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Digital divide grows in pandemic and inequality increases
According to the Institute for Mobility and Social Development (IMDS), recently created by economists Arminio Fraga, former president of the Central Bank, and Paulo Tafner, only 29% of the children of uneducated parents have access to broadband.
The Institute for Mobility and Social Development (IMDS), recently created by economists Arminio Fraga, former president of the Central Bank, and Paulo Tafner, reported that only 29.6% of the children of unschooled parents have access to broadband. In households where parents have higher education, this share increases to 89.4%. According to the survey, 55% of children of parents with no schooling haven't got access to the Internet. The number drops to 4.9% when parents complete university courses.
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