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Monitor Color Support

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Monitor Color Support

Monitor Color Support

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Don't Know 147 1.9 1.9 1.9
Monochrome 9 .1 .1 2.0
8 bit Color 123 1.6 1.6 3.6
16 bit Color 1202 15.7 15.7 19.3
24 bit Color 3446 44.9 44.9 64.2
Color 2595 33.8 33.8 98.1
Other 148 1.9 1.9 100.0
Total 7670 100.0 100.0

Monitor Color Support

Monitor Color Support
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Don't Know 3 3.3 3.3 3.3
8 bit Color 1 1.1 1.1 4.4
16 bit Color 12 13.3 13.3 17.8
24 bit Color 42 46.7 46.7 64.4
Color 29 32.2 32.2 96.7
Other 3 3.3 3.3 100.0
Total 90 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Don't Know 129 2.0 2.0 2.0
Monochrome 6 .1 .1 2.1
8 bit Color 87 1.4 1.4 3.5
16 bit Color 975 15.2 15.2 18.7
24 bit Color 2779 43.4 43.4 62.1
Color 2301 35.9 35.9 98.0
Other 125 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 6402 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Don't Know 7 1.5 1.5 1.5
8 bit Color 22 4.8 4.8 6.3
16 bit Color 88 19.2 19.2 25.5
24 bit Color 246 53.6 53.6 79.1
Color 88 19.2 19.2 98.3
Other 8 1.7 1.7 100.0
Total 459 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Don't Know 8 1.1 1.1 1.1
Monochrome 3 .4 .4 1.5
8 bit Color 13 1.8 1.8 3.3
16 bit Color 127 17.7 17.7 21.0
24 bit Color 379 52.7 52.7 73.7
Color 177 24.6 24.6 98.3
Other 12 1.7 1.7 100.0
Total 719 100.0 100.0

Monitor Color Support

Monitor Color Support
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Don't Know 3 3.3 3.3 3.3
8 bit Color 1 1.1 1.1 4.4
16 bit Color 12 13.3 13.3 17.8
24 bit Color 42 46.7 46.7 64.4
Color 29 32.2 32.2 96.7
Other 3 3.3 3.3 100.0
Total 90 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Don't Know 88 3.4 3.4 3.4
Monochrome 3 .1 .1 3.5
8 bit Color 22 .8 .8 4.3
16 bit Color 337 12.9 12.9 17.2
24 bit Color 881 33.7 33.7 50.9
Color 1229 47.0 47.0 97.8
Other 57 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 2617 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Don't Know 56 1.1 1.1 1.1
Monochrome 6 .1 .1 1.2
8 bit Color 100 2.0 2.0 3.3
16 bit Color 853 17.2 17.2 20.5
24 bit Color 2523 50.8 50.8 71.3
Color 1337 26.9 26.9 98.2
Other 88 1.8 1.8 100.0
Total 4963 100.0 100.0

Monitor Color Support

Monitor Color Support
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Don't Know 3 3.2 3.2 3.2
Monochrome 1 1.1 1.1 4.3
8 bit Color 1 1.1 1.1 5.3
16 bit Color 13 13.8 13.8 19.1
24 bit Color 43 45.7 45.7 64.9
Color 30 31.9 31.9 96.8
Other 3 3.2 3.2 100.0
Total 94 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Don't Know 31 3.8 3.8 3.8
Monochrome 1 .1 .1 3.9
8 bit Color 13 1.6 1.6 5.5
16 bit Color 112 13.8 13.8 19.3
24 bit Color 361 44.3 44.3 63.6
Color 277 34.0 34.0 97.7
Other 19 2.3 2.3 100.0
Total 814 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Don't Know 29 2.6 2.6 2.6
8 bit Color 17 1.5 1.5 4.2
16 bit Color 189 17.2 17.2 21.3
24 bit Color 508 46.1 46.1 67.5
Color 332 30.2 30.2 97.6
Other 26 2.4 2.4 100.0
Total 1101 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Don't Know 65 1.5 1.5 1.5
Monochrome 6 .1 .1 1.6
8 bit Color 73 1.6 1.6 3.2
16 bit Color 698 15.7 15.7 19.0
24 bit Color 2065 46.6 46.6 65.5
Color 1452 32.7 32.7 98.3
Other 76 1.7 1.7 100.0
Total 4435 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Don't Know 19 1.5 1.5 1.5
Monochrome 1 .1 .1 1.6
8 bit Color 19 1.5 1.5 3.2
16 bit Color 190 15.5 15.5 18.7
24 bit Color 469 38.3 38.3 56.9
Color 504 41.1 41.1 98.0
Other 24 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 1226 100.0 100.0

Monitor Color Support

Monitor Color Support
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Don't Know 3 3.3 3.3 3.3
8 bit Color 1 1.1 1.1 4.4
16 bit Color 12 13.3 13.3 17.8
24 bit Color 42 46.7 46.7 64.4
Color 29 32.2 32.2 96.7
Other 3 3.3 3.3 100.0
Total 90 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Don't Know 46 4.0 4.0 4.0
Monochrome 1 .1 .1 4.1
8 bit Color 12 1.0 1.0 5.2
16 bit Color 136 11.9 11.9 17.1
24 bit Color 330 28.9 28.9 45.9
Color 586 51.3 51.3 97.2
Other 32 2.8 2.8 100.0
Total 1143 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Don't Know 81 2.5 2.5 2.5
Monochrome 5 .2 .2 2.6
8 bit Color 39 1.2 1.2 3.8
16 bit Color 522 15.9 15.9 19.7
24 bit Color 1319 40.2 40.2 59.8
Color 1252 38.1 38.1 98.0
Other 67 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 3285 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Don't Know 17 .5 .5 .5
Monochrome 3 .1 .1 .6
8 bit Color 71 2.3 2.3 2.9
16 bit Color 532 16.9 16.9 19.8
24 bit Color 1755 55.7 55.7 75.4
Color 728 23.1 23.1 98.5
Other 46 1.5 1.5 100.0
Total 3152 100.0 100.0

Source: GVU's Ninth WWW User Survey (Conducted April 1998)
URL:http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/user_surveys/
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GVU's WWW Surveying Team
Graphics, Visualization, & Usability Center
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280