We're heading down the information superhighway.

• Position: Survey on household computer use, information sources, etc. - Your Life

While it may be years before the vaunted "Information Superhighway" is completed, millions of Americans already are using the latest electronic technology to change the way they work, manage their homes and financial affairs, and entertain themselves. According to a nationwide study conducted by the Times Mirror Center for The People & The Press:

* Nearly one in three households contains a personal computer, and approximately 23,000,000 adults use one daily.

* The most flexible technological device in modern homes is the basic television set. In only seven percent of homes does TV simply provide broadcast reception. In the rest, the set is loaded with one or more supplementary attachments or services such as cable, a VCR, or a video game system.

* Children are the real personal computer generation, with 28% using one at home for school work or to play educational games. Among teenagers, 46% have a home computer.

* Twelve percent of households have a modem-equipped computer. As many as six percent of Americans (11,000,000 people) go "on-line," with half that number connecting to commercial information services such as Prodigy or electronic bulletin boards.

* Around 47% of adults have an ATM card, and approximately 13,000,000 pay at least some of their bills electronically.

The study found that the use of technology in the home is becoming increasingly accepted. "By a 65% to 30% margin, people said they like rather than...