If you and members of your COVID-19 household are working/schooling remotely, what kind of technology is required for work and school? (Q26 WI2020)

The chart reflects responses to Question #26 from the Winter 2020 survey, which asked: “If you and members of your COVID-19 household are working/schooling remotely, what kind of technology is required for work and school?” The pre-structured options were “laptops, computers or tablets”; “computer accessories such as microphones, headsets, etc”; “a landline”; “cloud hosting”; “virtual meeting applications”; “internet”; “cloud hosting”; “an email address”; and “an unlimited data plan.”

Sixty-five respondents answered this question. 

• Sixty-two respondents (95.4%) reported that they needed computers, laptops, or tablets. 

• Thirty-two respondents (49.2%) reported that they required computer accessories such as microphones or headsets. 

• Fifty-five respondents (84.6%) reported that they needed an email address. 

• Five respondents (7.7%) reported that they needed a landline. 

• Eleven respondents (16.9%) reported that they required cloud hosting. 

• Sixty respondents (92%) mentioned requiring a virtual meeting application. 

• Sixty-four respondents (98.5%) responded that they required an internet connection. 

• Thirty-one respondents (47.7%) reported that they required unlimited data. 

• Six respondents (9.2%) answered “other” (half mentioned their cell phone and the other half mentioned electricity.) 

The data was produced by the Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 Survey - Overview, which was administered to 83 people over a fourteen week period between December 2020 and March 2021. Visit the Winter 2020 Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 - Survey Results page to view more data from our survey. The project is approved by Drexel’s IRB.