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<p>The homework gap is the difficulty students experience completing <a href="/facts/Homework/bgQuENVQ">homework</a> when they lack <a href="/facts/Internet_access/EMbwSrnK">internet access</a> at home, compared to those who have access. According to a <a href="/facts/Pew_Research_Center/082PuVBq">Pew Research Center</a> analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data from 2013, there were approximately 5 million households with school-age children in the United States that lacked access to high-speed Internet service. Low-income households and minority households made up a “disproportionate” share of those 5 million households; 31.44% of households with school-age children whose incomes fell below $50,000 fell into the group without internet access at home. According to Pew, this group makes up about 40% of all families with school-age children in the United States. </p>