GVU's Ninth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Frequency of Use

On average, how often do you use your WWW browser? By this, we mean using your browser for a specific set of tasks or activities. We do not mean how many times you launch your browser per day.
Frequency of Use

Frequency of Use

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Over 9/dy 2489 27.2 27.2 27.2
5-8/dy 1641 17.9 17.9 45.1
1-4/dy 3914 42.8 42.8 87.9
Few Times/wk 1009 11.0 11.0 98.9
Once/wk 74 .8 .8 99.7
Once/mo 23 .3 .3 100.0
Total 9150 100.0 100.0

Frequency of Use

Frequency of Use
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Over 9/dy 38 29.7 29.7 29.7
5-8/dy 24 18.8 18.8 48.4
1-4/dy 52 40.6 40.6 89.1
Few Times/wk 12 9.4 9.4 98.4
Once/wk 1 .8 .8 99.2
Once/mo 1 .8 .8 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Over 9/dy 1980 26.0 26.0 26.0
5-8/dy 1390 18.2 18.2 44.2
1-4/dy 3327 43.7 43.7 87.9
Few Times/wk 836 11.0 11.0 98.9
Once/wk 65 .9 .9 99.7
Once/mo 21 .3 .3 100.0
Total 7619 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Over 9/dy 222 41.6 41.6 41.6
5-8/dy 86 16.1 16.1 57.7
1-4/dy 176 33.0 33.0 90.6
Few Times/wk 49 9.2 9.2 99.8
Once/wk 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 534 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Over 9/dy 249 28.7 28.7 28.7
5-8/dy 141 16.2 16.2 44.9
1-4/dy 359 41.3 41.3 86.2
Few Times/wk 112 12.9 12.9 99.1
Once/wk 7 .8 .8 99.9
Once/mo 1 .1 .1 100.0
Total 869 100.0 100.0

Frequency of Use

Frequency of Use
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Over 9/dy 38 29.7 29.7 29.7
5-8/dy 24 18.8 18.8 48.4
1-4/dy 52 40.6 40.6 89.1
Few Times/wk 12 9.4 9.4 98.4
Once/wk 1 .8 .8 99.2
Once/mo 1 .8 .8 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Over 9/dy 742 21.4 21.4 21.4
5-8/dy 588 17.0 17.0 38.4
1-4/dy 1560 45.1 45.1 83.5
Few Times/wk 510 14.7 14.7 98.2
Once/wk 49 1.4 1.4 99.6
Once/mo 13 .4 .4 100.0
Total 3462 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Over 9/dy 1709 30.7 30.7 30.7
5-8/dy 1029 18.5 18.5 49.2
1-4/dy 2302 41.4 41.4 90.6
Few Times/wk 487 8.8 8.8 99.4
Once/wk 24 .4 .4 99.8
Once/mo 9 .2 .2 100.0
Total 5560 100.0 100.0

Frequency of Use

Frequency of Use
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Over 9/dy 41 30.6 30.6 30.6
5-8/dy 25 18.7 18.7 49.3
1-4/dy 54 40.3 40.3 89.6
Few Times/wk 12 9.0 9.0 98.5
Once/wk 1 .7 .7 99.3
Once/mo 1 .7 .7 100.0
Total 134 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Over 9/dy 218 21.1 21.1 21.1
5-8/dy 183 17.7 17.7 38.9
1-4/dy 464 45.0 45.0 83.9
Few Times/wk 152 14.7 14.7 98.6
Once/wk 12 1.2 1.2 99.8
Once/mo 2 .2 .2 100.0
Total 1031 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Over 9/dy 444 33.7 33.7 33.7
5-8/dy 262 19.9 19.9 53.6
1-4/dy 457 34.7 34.7 88.3
Few Times/wk 141 10.7 10.7 99.0
Once/wk 10 .8 .8 99.8
Once/mo 3 .2 .2 100.0
Total 1317 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Over 9/dy 1530 29.2 29.2 29.2
5-8/dy 928 17.7 17.7 46.9
1-4/dy 2192 41.8 41.8 88.7
Few Times/wk 539 10.3 10.3 99.0
Once/wk 40 .8 .8 99.8
Once/mo 11 .2 .2 100.0
Total 5240 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Over 9/dy 256 17.9 17.9 17.9
5-8/dy 243 17.0 17.0 34.9
1-4/dy 747 52.3 52.3 87.3
Few Times/wk 165 11.6 11.6 98.8
Once/wk 11 .8 .8 99.6
Once/mo 6 .4 .4 100.0
Total 1428 100.0 100.0

Frequency of Use

Frequency of Use
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Over 9/dy 38 29.7 29.7 29.7
5-8/dy 24 18.8 18.8 48.4
1-4/dy 52 40.6 40.6 89.1
Few Times/wk 12 9.4 9.4 98.4
Once/wk 1 .8 .8 99.2
Once/mo 1 .8 .8 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Over 9/dy 146 9.6 9.6 9.6
5-8/dy 201 13.3 13.3 22.9
1-4/dy 801 52.9 52.9 75.9
Few Times/wk 326 21.5 21.5 97.4
Once/wk 26 1.7 1.7 99.1
Once/mo 13 .9 .9 100.0
Total 1513 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Over 9/dy 829 20.7 20.7 20.7
5-8/dy 727 18.2 18.2 38.9
1-4/dy 1925 48.1 48.1 86.9
Few Times/wk 480 12.0 12.0 98.9
Once/wk 39 1.0 1.0 99.9
Once/mo 4 .1 .1 100.0
Total 4004 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Over 9/dy 1476 42.1 42.1 42.1
5-8/dy 689 19.7 19.7 61.8
1-4/dy 1136 32.4 32.4 94.2
Few Times/wk 191 5.4 5.4 99.6
Once/wk 8 .2 .2 99.9
Once/mo 5 .1 .1 100.0
Total 3505 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