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DATA MINE June 10, 1999 A Child's Net Kids and teens are expected to account for $1.3 billion in E-commerce in 2002, or less than 5% of the overall total, making them a new growth sector for online shopping, says researcher Jupiter Communications. And that has parents worried. The number of moms and dads concerned about advertising to children has doubled in a year, from 17% in 1998 to 45% in 1999.   Teens Kids Have bought or researched products online: 67% 37% Total online in 1998 8.4 million 8.6 million Total online in 2002 16.6 million 21.9 million DATA: Jupiter/NFO Consumer Survey of 600 teens and kids, Jupiter forecasts _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS Gender Gap The gender difference in online purchasing tastes is widest for airline tickets and computer hardware. Couriers Like E-Commerce E-commerce will be the primary driver of growth in the express mail industry. Webwear Finally Takes Off Despite obstacles, such as the inability to try things on, shopping for clothes via the Web is catching on. The Mother Lode A collection of items from the Data Mine