COM 300 Written News Story for Print, Formatting help and structure is needed

Writing a one page limit print news storybased on the provided data on computer ownership and internetaccess (please see relevant story information as a reference).

The data for the story comes from the American Community Survey, which is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. For the purposes of the news story, this information was released "Monday"

For a lead of the news story, the focus is on Washington having the highest percentage of households with broadband access.

Needed two percentage-change calculations: the increase in computer ownership from 2015 to 2016, and the increase in internet access from 2015 to 2016.

All relevant story information below does not need to be included in this story.

A noted point of clarification: The story information refers to the Current Population Survey, as well as the American Community Survey. The ACS replaced the CPS in 2013, though they collect similar data.

Relevant Story Information to use for the Printed News Story:

The presence and use of computers has grown considerably over the past few decades. In 1984, 8 percent of households reported owning a computer, according to the Current Population Survey (CPS). In 2016, the American Community Survey (ACS) found that 89 percent of households had a computer, making it a common feature of everyday life. Like computer use, the percentage of households using the Internet has also increased over time. In 1997, the CPS began collecting data about Internet use in addition to computer ownership. The CPS indicated 18 percent of households in 1997 used the Internet. A decade later, in 2007, this percentage had more than tripled to 62. The percentage of households in the ACS using the Internet grew from 74 percent in 2013 to 77 percent in 2015. In 2016, 82 percent of households had a subscription to the Internet. Data about computer use have been collected periodically in the CPS since 1984, and data about Internet use have been collected in the CPS since 1997. The CPS data provide national and state-level estimates. The ACS began collecting these data in 2013 and provides yearly estimates for geographies with populations of 65,000 people or more. This report uses data from the CPS to provide historical context and data from the ACS to highlight characteristics that are more current. In 1984, 8 percent of households had a computer according to the CPS. By 2000, about half of all households (51 percent) had a computer. The ACS indicated that in 2013, 84 percent of households had a computer, with the percentage growing to 87 percent in 2015. In 2016, 89 percent of households had a computer. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau designed to provide communities with reliable and timely demographic, social, economic, and housing data for the nation, states, congressional districts, counties, places, and other localities every year. It has an annual sample size of about 3.54 million addresses across the United States and Puerto Rico.