fetch_broadband_access: Fetch percent residents having broadband access
In RobWiederstein/retirementLoc: US Retirement Location Data

The 'fetch_broadband_access' function retrieves the percentage of residents having access to broadband cable.

1	fetch_broadband_access()

Broadband coverage is from the US Census Bureau and represents the percentage of households having access to broadband in 2017. The USCB found that "nationally, 78 percent of households subscribe to the internet, but households in both rural and lower-income counties trail the national average by 13 points." \insertCiteUSCBbroadband2021retirementData Counties with high broadband subscription rates are concentrated around urban areas and along both coasts. \insertCiteUSCBbroadband2021retirementData Whereas counties with lower subscription rates are more prominent in the South and the Mississippi River basin. \insertNoCiteUSCBacs2018retirementData

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RobWiederstein/retirementLoc documentation built on Dec. 18, 2021, 10:54 a.m.