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This category remained stable in this region during the past
six
months. There was a slight shift toward education (from 32 percent to 35
percent), and a drop in the professional category (from 17 percent to 13
percent). |
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While not exactly synonymous, the terms "liberal" and
"conservative"
have similar connotations in most areas of Europe than in the U.S.. It is possible, given the educational level of most Web users, that many respondents answered the question underst
anding the American definitions of the terms. The survey question did not
give any such definitions, however. Overall, 18.1 percent of Europeans
answered this question either "other" (7.24%) "not_say" (4.88%) or
don't_know" (5.98%). |
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Windows platforms dominate in this region at 63 percent
(Windows, 95, NT). |
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Overall Europe has more users in the lower income brackets,
with 31.6
percent making more than $50,000. In this region, 36 percent makes more
than $50,000. |
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This question was changed for the 5th GVU Survey, so it is
difficult
to compare the results. In general, Europeans are less resistant to paying for Web page access than Americans, perhaps because Europeans often access the Web via business or educati
onal institutions. This eliminates the double payment which occurs with
people who pay for their home access to the Internet. |