~ EUROPEAN WWW USER PROFILES ~

GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND

General Demographics - Germany/Austria/Switzerland

	Survey question: What is you gender? This percentage of women was normal in most of Western Europe.
	Survey question: What is your current marital status? This area had the highest percentage of Web users reporting in the "other" category, probably representing couples living together.
	Survey question: How many people in you household are dependent children? Though only a slight deviation, the percentage of Web users with no children was the largest in this region (outside of Eastern Europe).

Professional Demographics - Germany/Austria/Switzerland

	Survey question: Please indicate the highest level of education completed. This area had the largest percentage of masters degrees of any European region.
	Survey question: Which of the following categories best describe your primary occupation? This region (along with the Mediterranean region) had the largest percentage of Web users in the professional category.
	Survey question: Please indicate your current household income in U.S. dollars. This region had the highest income levels, and the largest percentage of Web users with incomes of over $100K.

Computer Demographics - Germany/Austria/Switzerland

	Survey question: What is the nature of your primary access provider? Educational and local access providers dominated in this region, with commercial access being comparatively high.
	Survey question: How long have you been on the Internet? Most Internet users in this area had more than one year of experience, 61 percent.
	Survey question: Would you be willing to pay for information from WWW sites/databases? (Yes, No, Depends on Cost, Depends on Quality, Depends on Cost and Quality) The response profile for this question was very much the same in all areas except Eastern Europe and Mediterranean countries.
	Survey question: How many hours per week do you use your computer for work? Web users in this region spent more time on their computers at work than any other Europeans. A remarkable 49 percent spent more than 30 hours per on their computers at work, and only 18 percent spent less than 10 hours.
	Survey question: How many hours per week do you use your computer for fun/play? ... but when computer users in this area got home, they stayed off their PCs. This was the lowest level of recreational computing in any region.