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According to a 2007 AARP report, 43.6% of workers 62 and older worked at a job that required computer use, compared with 49.3% of workers ages 50-61, 44.9%% of workers ages 26-49, and 25.9% of workers 25 and younger. (Table 3, p. 21)

Johnson, R. W., Mermin, G., & Resseger, M. (2007). Employment at older ages and the changing nature of work. Washington D.C.: AARP. Retrieved from http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/2007_20_work.html

This paper "examines employment trends and the challenges older adults face in the workplace.The study used detailed occupational characteristics from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) to examine job demands. It linked this information to individual workers in the March 1971 and March 2006 Current Population Surveys."

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