Only 20% of US adults have information overload, but those who do feel burden

Majority say it isn't a problem - with fewer people feeling overloaded now than in 2006 - but those who are poorer, less educated and older are most affected

Some 20% of American adults feel the burden of information overload, with that figure at least doubling among those from poorer or less educated backgrounds, according to a report released today by the Pew Research Center.

"The large majority of Americans do not feel that information overload is a problem for them," the authors of the report said, pointing out that fewer Americans feel overloaded now than they did in 2006, when the figure was 27%. Furthermore, 77% of US adults say they like having so much information at their fingertips.