{"id": 42805, "name": "Technology Diffusion (Comin and Hobijn (2004) and others)", "unit": "%", "description": "Running water: Percentage of all American households with access to running water. Flush toilet: Percentage of all American households with access to a flush toilet. Central heating: Percentage of American dwelling units with central heating. Stove: Percentage of US households with a stove. Landline: Percentage of US households with a landline. Electric power: Percentage of US households with electric power. Automobile: Percentage of US households that own an automobile. Radio: Percentage of US households that own a radio. Washing machine: Percentage of US households that own a washing machine. Household refrigerator: Percentage of US households that own a refrigerator. Electricity access: Percentage of households with electricity access. Original data refers to the percentage of the population, however as it stands at 100%, we assume it includes 100% of households. Households with only mobile phone (no landline): Percentage of US households without a landline, using only mobile phones. Amazon Prime users (adults aged 15+): Percentage of the US population who are Amazon Prime users. Calculated as the number of Amazon Prime users divided by the US population aged 15 and over.  </p> Automatic transmission: Automatic transmission vehicle in percentage of car output. Power steering: Power steering in vehicles in percentage of car output. Home air conditioning: Percentage of US households with home air conditioning. Colour TV: Percentage of US households with colour TV. Shipping container port infrastructure: Percentage adoption of port infrastructure. Disk brakes: Disk brakes in the percentage of car output. Cable TV: Percentage of US households with cable TV. Radial tires: Cars with radial tires in percentage of car output. Electronic ignition: Cars with electronic ignition in percentage of car output. Microcomputer: Percentage of US households with microcomputers. Nox pollution controls (boilers): Percentage of boilers adopting Nox pollution control technologies. Cellular phone: Percentage of US households with a cellular phone. RTGS adoption: Adoption rate of RTGS technology. Podcasting: Percentage of Americans aged 12 or older who have listened to a podcast (ever). Social media usage: Percentage of US adults who use at least one social media site. Smartphone usage: Percentage of US adults who own a smartphone. Ebook reader: Percentage of US adults who own an Ebook reader. Tablet: Percentage of US adults who own a tablet. Dishwasher: Adoption rates of dishwashers in US households. Dryer: Adoption rates of dryers in US households. Electric range: Adoption rates of electric ranges in US households. Freezer: Diffusion rates of freezers in the US economy. Iron: Diffusion rates of ironers in the US economy. Microwave: Diffusion rates of microwaves in the US economy. Refrigerator: Diffusion rates of refrigerators in the US economy. Vacuum: Diffusion rates of vacuums in the US economy. Washer: Diffusion rates of washers in the US economy. Water heater: Diffusion rates of water heaters in the US economy. Television: Adoption rates of TV by US households. Videocassette recorder: Adoption rates of videocassette recorders by US households. Computer: Adoption rates of computers by US households. Internet: Percentage of US households with access to the internet. ", "createdAt": "2017-10-26T15:26:07.000Z", "updatedAt": "2023-06-15T05:05:42.000Z", "coverage": "", "timespan": "", "datasetId": 940, "columnOrder": 0, "dataPath": "https://api.ourworldindata.org/v1/indicators/42805.data.json", "metadataPath": "https://api.ourworldindata.org/v1/indicators/42805.metadata.json", "datasetName": "Technology Diffusion - Comin and Hobijn (2004) and others", "type": "float", "nonRedistributable": false, "display": {"shortUnit": "%", "includeInTable": true, "numDecimalPlaces": 1}, "source": {"id": 6799, "name": "Horace Dediu; Comin and Hobijn (2004); other sources collated by Our World in Data", "dataPublishedBy": "Horace Dediu; Comin and Hobijn (2004); other sources collated by Our World in Data", "dataPublisherSource": "", "link": "http://www.asymco.com/author/asymco/; http://www.nber.org/data/chat/", "retrievedDate": "2017-09-29", "additionalInfo": "A similar dataset was previously assembled by Horace Dediu, who writes at: http://www.asymco.com/author/asymco/. We are thankful for Horace Dediu's generosity in making his dataset available. We have tracked down all of his sources and assembled our dataset based on these sources. \n\nThe latest update to the dataset is detailed <a href=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/06/Tech_Adoption_Update_documentation-2.xlsx\">here (ver 27.07.19)</a>. We thank Adam Ferris for his help in collating this data.\n\nThis dataset is a compilation of multiple sources to construct a broad overview of technology adoption in the United States. The dataset is comprised of the following sources:\n\n<ul>\n<li>Isard (1942) A Neglected Cycle: The Transport-Building Cycle; </li>\n<li>Arnulf Grubler (1990), The rise and fall of infrastructures: dynamics of evolution and technological change; </li>\n<li>Lebergott (1993) Pursuring Happiness: American Consumers in the Twentieth Century - for 1989; </li>\n<li>Nicholas Felton NTY (2014), http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/02/10/opinion/10op.graphic.ready.html, from 2006 to 2011, data sourced from the US Census Bureau's Extended well-being; </li>\n<li>Bowden and Offer (1994), Household appliances and the use of time; </li>\n<li>Lebergott (1976), The American Economy: Income, Wealth and Want; </li>\n<li>Gisela Rua (2013) Federal Reserve Board, Fixed costs, network effects, and the diffusion of container shipping; </li>\n<li>Nielsen Television Audience (2008); </li>\n<li>David Popp (2006), Exploring links between innovation and diffusion; </li>\n<li>Popp, Hafner, Johnstone (2007), Policy vs. consumer pressure; </li>\n<li>Bech and Hobijn (2006), Technology diffusion within central banking; </li>\n<li>Pew Research Centre; </li>\n<li>Statista;</li>\n<li>World Bank;</li>\n<li>Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP);</li>\n<li>Greenwood, Seshadri & Yorikoglu (2005), Engines of Liberation. </li>\n<li>Data on dishwashers, dryers, freezers, microwaves, refrigerators, and washers use the US Census Bureau's data from 1992 to 2011, using Greenwood et al. (2005) data for previous years.</li>\n</ul>"}, "dimensions": {"years": {"values": [{"id": 1860}, {"id": 1880}, {"id": 1890}, {"id": 1900}, {"id": 1901}, {"id": 1902}, {"id": 1903}, {"id": 1904}, {"id": 1905}, {"id": 1906}, {"id": 1907}, {"id": 1908}, {"id": 1909}, {"id": 1910}, {"id": 1911}, {"id": 1912}, {"id": 1913}, {"id": 1914}, {"id": 1915}, {"id": 1916}, {"id": 1917}, {"id": 1918}, {"id": 1919}, {"id": 1920}, {"id": 1921}, {"id": 1922}, {"id": 1923}, {"id": 1924}, {"id": 1925}, {"id": 1926}, {"id": 1927}, {"id": 1928}, {"id": 1929}, {"id": 1930}, {"id": 1931}, {"id": 1932}, {"id": 1933}, {"id": 1934}, {"id": 1935}, {"id": 1936}, {"id": 1937}, {"id": 1938}, {"id": 1939}, {"id": 1940}, {"id": 1941}, {"id": 1942}, {"id": 1943}, {"id": 1944}, {"id": 1945}, {"id": 1946}, {"id": 1947}, {"id": 1948}, {"id": 1949}, {"id": 1950}, {"id": 1951}, {"id": 1952}, {"id": 1953}, {"id": 1954}, {"id": 1955}, {"id": 1956}, {"id": 1957}, {"id": 1958}, {"id": 1959}, {"id": 1960}, {"id": 1961}, {"id": 1962}, {"id": 1963}, {"id": 1964}, {"id": 1965}, {"id": 1966}, {"id": 1967}, {"id": 1968}, {"id": 1969}, {"id": 1970}, {"id": 1971}, {"id": 1972}, {"id": 1973}, {"id": 1974}, {"id": 1975}, {"id": 1976}, {"id": 1977}, {"id": 1978}, {"id": 1979}, {"id": 1980}, {"id": 1981}, {"id": 1982}, {"id": 1983}, {"id": 1984}, {"id": 1985}, {"id": 1986}, {"id": 1987}, {"id": 1988}, {"id": 1989}, {"id": 1990}, {"id": 1991}, {"id": 1992}, {"id": 1993}, {"id": 1994}, {"id": 1995}, {"id": 1996}, {"id": 1997}, {"id": 1998}, {"id": 1999}, {"id": 2000}, {"id": 2001}, {"id": 2002}, {"id": 2003}, {"id": 2004}, {"id": 2005}, {"id": 2006}, {"id": 2007}, {"id": 2008}, {"id": 2009}, {"id": 2010}, {"id": 2011}, {"id": 2012}, {"id": 2013}, {"id": 2014}, {"id": 2015}, {"id": 2016}, {"id": 2017}, {"id": 2018}, {"id": 2019}]}, "entities": {"values": [{"id": 35369, "name": "Flush toilet", "code": null}, {"id": 35368, "name": "Running water", "code": null}, {"id": 35370, "name": "Central heating", "code": null}, {"id": 35371, "name": "Stove", "code": null}, {"id": 35479, "name": "Landline", "code": null}, {"id": 35373, "name": "Electric power", "code": null}, {"id": 35381, "name": "Automatic transmission", "code": null}, {"id": 35374, "name": "Automobile", "code": null}, {"id": 414, "name": "Washer", "code": null}, {"id": 413, "name": "Vacuum", "code": null}, {"id": 416, "name": "Dishwasher", "code": null}, {"id": 411, "name": "Refrigerator", "code": null}, {"id": 35376, "name": "Radio", "code": null}, {"id": 35378, "name": "Washing machine", "code": null}, {"id": 35379, "name": "Household refrigerator", "code": null}, {"id": 417, "name": "Iron", "code": null}, {"id": 419, "name": "Electric Range", "code": null}, {"id": 420, "name": "Water Heater", "code": null}, {"id": 412, "name": "Freezer", "code": null}, {"id": 415, "name": "Dryer", "code": null}, {"id": 35382, "name": "Power steering", "code": null}, {"id": 35384, "name": "Home air conditioning", "code": null}, {"id": 35390, "name": "Electronic ignition", "code": null}, {"id": 35386, "name": "Shipping container port infrastructure", "code": null}, {"id": 35385, "name": "Colour TV", "code": null}, {"id": 35387, "name": "Disk brakes", "code": null}, {"id": 35388, "name": "Cable TV", "code": null}, {"id": 35395, "name": "RTGS adoption", "code": null}, {"id": 35389, "name": "Radial tires", "code": null}, {"id": 418, "name": "Microwave", "code": null}, {"id": 35391, "name": "Microcomputer", "code": null}, {"id": 35392, "name": "Nox pollution controls (boilers)", "code": null}, {"id": 35401, "name": "Television", "code": null}, {"id": 35402, "name": "Videocassette recorder", "code": null}, {"id": 35403, "name": "Computer", "code": null}, {"id": 35394, "name": "Internet", "code": null}, {"id": 35393, "name": "Cellular phone", "code": null}, {"id": 35397, "name": "Social media usage", "code": null}, {"id": 35396, "name": "Podcasting", "code": null}, {"id": 35399, "name": "Ebook reader", "code": null}, {"id": 35400, "name": "Tablet", "code": null}, {"id": 35398, "name": "Smartphone usage", "code": null}, {"id": 83887, "name": "Electricity access", "code": null}, {"id": 83888, "name": "Households with only mobile phones (no landlines)", "code": null}, {"id": 83889, "name": "Amazon Prime users", "code": null}]}}}