People under 30 think they're the new essentials, according to Cisco's new Connected World Technology Report. The study surveyed 2,800 college students or young adults in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Russia, India, China, Japan, and Australia. Their findings?

One of every three college students and employees surveyed globally (33%) believes the Internet is a fundamental resource for the human race – as important as air, water, food and shelter. About half (49% of college students and 47% of employees) believe it is "pretty close" to that level of importance. Combined, four of every five college students and young employees believe the Internet is vitally important as part of their daily life's sustenance….

More than one in four college students globally (27%) said staying updated on Facebook was more important than partying, dating, listening to music, or hanging out with friends.

Of course there are lots of others, most of them not that surprising. And while I'd like to see the original questions, it could be a useful datapoint in how people think about the Web and its centrality to contemporary life.