In Nielsen’s final update before the June 12 deadline, 2.8 million American households, or 2.5% of the television market, are completely unready for the transition to digital television. Younger, African American and Hispanic homes are disproportionately unready, while the elderly are the most ready.

% OF HOMES COMPLETELY UNREADY FOR DIGITAL TRANSITION

DATE
Total
White
African
American
Hispanic
Asian
Under 35
Over 55

June 7, 2009
2.5
1.9
5.1
4.3
3.1
4.6
1.3

May 25, 2009
2.7
2.1
5.4
4.7
3.2
5.0
1.5

May 10, 2009
2.9
2.3
5.7
4.9
3.4
5.4
1.6

Apr 26, 2009
3.1
2.4
5.9
5.0
4.1
5.7
1.7

Apr 12, 2009
3.2
2.5
5.9
5.4
4.3
5.9
1.7

Mar 29, 2009
3.4
2.7
6.2
5.6
4.4
6.3
1.8

Mar 15, 2009
3.6
2.9
6.6
6.1
4.4
6.5
2.0

Mar 1, 2008
3.9
3.2
6.7
6.5
4.5
7.2
2.2

Feb 15, 2009
4.4
3.6
7.5
7.4
5.1
8.1
2.6

Feb 1, 2009
5.1
4.1
8.7
8.5
6.3
8.6
3.2

Jan 18, 2009
5.7
4.6
9.9
9.7
6.9
8.8
4.0

Dec 21, 2008
6.8
5.6
10.8
11.5
8.1
9.9
5.2

source: The Nielsen Company

“Since February, …

Since mid-May an additional 200,000 U.S. homes prepared their homes for the June 12 transition to digital television, leaving roughly 3.1 million homes (or 2.7%) unready for the switch. While these new figures show an improvement in the level of preparedness among African American and Hispanic households, but both groups remain less ready than the national average.
For details on a market-by-market breakdown of DTV readiness, read the complete media release.

% OF HOMES COMPLETELY UNREADY FOR DIGITAL TRANSITION

DATE
Total
White
African
American
Hispanic
Asian
Under 35
Over 55

May 25, 2009
2.7
2.1
5.4
4.7
3.2
5.0
1.5

May 10, …