Around 3.4% of households (3.8 million) in the U.S. are unprepared for the DTV transition on June 12, 2009. The month of March saw a major increase in DTV preparedness, with 610,000 homes getting ready for the switchover.
The 3.4% is down a full percentage point from February 15, two days before the original transition date.
African Americans (6.2% unprepared) and those under 35 (6.3% unprepared) are the groups most affected by the transition. Hispanics are at 5.6% unprepared, down almost a full percentage point in March alone.
Albuquerque, New Mexico is the least prepared market in the United States (9.4% unready), followed by Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston (each with 6.3%). The New England markets of New Haven-Hartford and Providence-New Bedford are the most prepared, each with less then one percent unprepared.
Source: Broadcasting & Cable, 04/07/2009