Slowly but surely, Americans with over-the-air TVs are realizing that their analog service will not return. Nearly two weeks after the DTV transition, about 1.8 percent of U.S. households are without digital service, according to data from Nielsen.
That equals about 2.1 million households, down from 2.5 million last week. Since the June 12 switch from analog to digital signals, about 400,000 households have successfully secured digital service, Nielsen said.
The Albuquerque-Santa Fe region remains the least prepared, with about 6.22 percent of all homes without TV service, followed by Austin, Texas with 4.72 percent, and Dallas-Forth Worth with 4.4 percent.
Los Angeles still has the largest number of unprepared households, at 190,549, or 3.37 percent of its population. Last week, that number was at 225,040.
Broken down by race, about 4 percent of African Americans are still without service, as are 2.9 percent of Asians, 2.8 percent of Hispanics, and 1.3 percent of whites.
About 4 percent of people under the age of 35 are unprepared, but less than 1 percent of people over 55 are without digital service.
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June 24, 2009 8:24 PM
We have had years to get ready, including one delay. With the discount cards, they've practically laid the converter boxes in our laps. For those who say they can't afford it, think of it as less than two packs of cigarettes. But, don't worry. Unless I've missed it, our generous government will do what they do so well and start handing them out free. So, don't run out and get a job.
June 24, 2009 8:41 PM
Frankly, the people remaining probably just went and gave up on television entirely. With Hulu and YouTube and Joost and the rest out there, why bother? :D