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Table of Contents

We've got a ton of graphs (close to 300 this time) presented in as consistent manner as possible. NEW! To assist those with slow connections, we've removed the tables of the results that were in gif form and replaced them with HTML tables. This will enable you to view the results with images loading turned off. New questions not asked in previous surveys are denoted by the icon. All graphs will be available through anonymous ftp via ftp.cc.gatech.edu in /pub/gvu/www/survey/survey-10-1996. The questions for the survey are arranged into the following categories:

• General Demographics
• Politics
• Data Privacy
• Personal Computing Questions
• Social/Cultural Questions
• Internet Related Questions
• WWW Based Questions
• Frequency of Use/Behaviors
• User Preferences
• Consumer Surveys
  • Purchasing
  • Security
  • Vendor
• Specialized Questionnaires
  • Learning of HTML
  • HTML Authors
  • Webmasters
  • Web Service Providers

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How to Access the Information

Specifically, we present graphically the results to each question (over 50 questions) on a percentage basis, comparing the following groups of users (stratified samples):

• [L] the entire sample vs European vs US users
• [A] ages 19-25 vs ages 26-50 vs ages 51+
• [G] the entire sample vs Female vs Male users
• [T] Table of Data for the all samples (Entire, European, US, Female, Male, 19-25, 26-50, 51+

To access all graphs and interpretations for each question, click on the question (the rightmost hyperlink). Access to each of the stratified samples is possible by the [L A G T] key to the left of each question. Click on:

• L - to access only the Location comparison graph
• A - to access only the Age comparison graph
• G - to access only the Gender comparison graph
• T - to access the Frequency/Percentage table graph

All graphs are interlaced gifs and were created using Delta Graph Professional for the MacIntosh, and converted into gif format using gifConverter. The data used for these graphs was generated from summary statistics processed via Splus version 3.3 for UNIX.

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General Demographics - All Below Questions Had 14,587 Respondents

• [L A G T] Age
• [L A G T] Education Attainment
• [L A G T] Gender
• [L A G T] Household Income
• [L A G T] Major Geographical Location
• [ - - - T] Location - Actual States/Countries
• [L A G T] Marital Status
• [L A G T] Major Occupation
• [ - - - T] Occupation - Actual Positions
• [L A G T] Race
• [L A G T] Primary Language
• [L A G T] Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host

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Politics - Below Questions had 8,025 Respondents unless otherwise indicated

• [X - - T] Opinions on Government Involvement in Personal and Economic Issues
• [L A G T] Hours Spend on Poltical Material
• [X A G T] Party (US Only) - 14,587 Respondents
• [X A G T] Presidential Candidate (US Only) - 14,587 Respondents
• [L A G T] Registered to Vote - 14,587 Respondents
• [L A G T] Primary Sources of News/Political Information
• [L A G T] Elected Officials Attitudes Toward the People
• [L A G T] Frequently Visited Political Web Sites
• [L A G T] Use of Electronic White House Documents
• [L A G T] Most Recent Voting Behavior - 14,587 Respondents
• [L A G T] Offline Political Activities
• [L A G T] Online Political Activities
• [L A G T] Number of Times Sent E-Mail to Government Officials
• [L A G T] Involvement with Political Issues Since being Online

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Data Privacy - All Below Questions Had 7,523 Respondents

• [L A G T] What Information Ought To Be Collected Per Page Request
• [X - - -] Difference Page Request
• [L A G T] Falsification Of Information - 14,587 Respondents
• [L A G T] Terms And Conditions For Revealing Information
• [L A G T] Reasons For Not Registering
• [L A G -] Opinions Of Anonymity
• [L A G -] Opinions Of Direct Marketing
• [L A G T] Attitudes Towards Spamming
• [L A G T] Policies Towards Spamming

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Personal Computing Questions - Below Questions Had 10,332 Respondents unless otherwise indicated

• [L A G T] Monitor Screen Size - 14,587 Respondents
• [L A G T] Monitor Color Support
• [L A G T] Monitor Resolution
• [L A G T] Primary Computing Platform - 14,587 Respondents
• [L A G T] Use Of Communication Technologies

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Social/Cultural Questions - Below Questions had 14,587 Respondents unless otherwise indicated

• [L A G T] Since Getting On The Net I Have Become
• [L A G T] Most Import Issue Facing The Internet - 10,332 Respondents
• [L A G T] Web`s Impact On Language And Culture

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Internet Related Questions - Below Questions had 14,587 Respondents unless otherwise indicated

• [L A G T] Connection Speed
• [L A G T] Who Pays For Access
• [L A G T] Online Services Subscribed To
• [L A G T] Years On Internet

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WWW Related Questions - Below Questions had 14,587 Respondents unless otherwise indicated

• [L A G T] Primary Place Of Access
• [L A G T] Willingness To Pay Fees
• [L A G T] How You Heard About Survey
• [L A G T] How Users Find Out About WWW Pages
• [L A G T] Browser You Expect To Use In 12 Months - 10,332 Respondents
• [L A G T] Intranet Use - 10,332 Respondents

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Frequency of Web Use/Behaviors - All Below Questions Had 10,332 Respondents

• [L A G T] Frequency Of Use
• [L A G T] Hours Used
• [L A G T] Reasons For Saving And Printing Documents
• [L A G T] Image Loading
• Favorites/Bookmark Usage
  • [L A G T] Number Of Items In Favorites Bookmark
  • [L A G T] Favorites Bookmarks Usage Patterns
  • [L A G T] Problems Using Favorites Bookmarks
• Types and Frequency of Information Accessed
  • [L A G T] Financial Material
  • [L A G T] Electronic News
  • [L A G T] Newsgroup
  • [L A G T] Product Information
  • [L A G T] Reference Material
  • [L A G T] Research Material
  • [L A G T] Shopping
• [L A G T] Instead Of Watching TV

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User Preferences - All Below Questions Had 10,332 Respondents

• [L A G T] Problems Using The Web
• [L A G T] Primary Use Of Browser
• [L A G T] Browsing Strategies

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Consumer Surveys

• Purchasing - All Below Questions Had Between 2,818 and 3,903 Respondents
  • [ X -] Sources Used In Purchasing
  • [ X -] Seeking Across Mediums
  • [ X -] Online Seeking And Purchasing
  • [ X -] Preferences For Purchasing And Information Gathering
  • [ X T] Total Spending On WWW Purchases
• Security - All Below Questions Had 4,621 Respondents:
  • [L A G T] Preference Towards Purchaing Alternatives
  • [L A G -] Providing Credit Card Information Through The Web
  • [L A G T] Third Party Account Handling
• Vendors - All Below Questions Had 2,793 Respondents:
  • [ X T] Customer Perception Of Vendors
  • [ X T] Vendor Characteristics

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Learning of HTML - All Below Questions Had 2,664 Respondents

• [- T] Hours Spent Learning Html
• [ L T] Sources Consulted In Learning Html

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HTML Authors - All Below Questions Had 2,664 Respondents

• [ L T] Topics Of Documents Authored
• [ L T] Why Do You Create Web Pages
• [ L T] Background Of Authors
• [ L T] Number Of Years Programming
• [ L T] Languages Used For CGI Programming
• [ L T] Have You Programmed In Java
• [ L T] Plans To Use Java
• [ L T] Advantages Of Using Java
• [ L T] Security Of Java
• [ L T] Knowledge Of Java Security
• [ L T] Value Of Java
• [ L T] Use Of Ready Made Java Applets

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Webmasters - All Below Questions Had 1,205 Respondents

• [ L T] Number Of Servers Operating
• [ L T] Sole Webmaster
• [ L T] Time Spent Being Webmaster
• [ L T] Operate Intranet
• [ L T] Network Connection Speed
• [ L T] Mirrors
• [ L T] Proxies
• [ L T] Amount Charged For Advertising
• [ L T] Which Features Are Important
• [ L T] Intended Server In 6 Months
• [ L T] Which Server
• [ L T] Log File Analysis Tools

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Web Service Providers - All Below Questions Had 961 Respondents/Companies

• [ L T] Types Of Services Offered
• [ L T] Number Of Customers
• [ L T] Number Of Employees
• [ L T] Factors Affecting Pricing
• [ L T] Pricing For Page Creation And Design
• [ L T] Pricing For Script Creation
• [ L T] How Long In Business
• [ L T] Amount Charged For Advertising
• [ L T] Provide Domain Registration Service

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