GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Search for Specific Information

To what extent would you say you use the Internet to search for specific information? Would you say...
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Search for Specific Information

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Most times 2294 69.7 69.7 69.7
Sometimes 973 29.6 29.6 99.3
Seldom 24 .7 .7 100.0
Total 3291 100.0 100.0

Search for Specific Information

Search for Specific Information
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 60 70.6 70.6 70.6
Sometimes 23 27.1 27.1 97.6
Seldom 2 2.4 2.4 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Most times 1813 68.3 68.3 68.3
Sometimes 823 31.0 31.0 99.3
Seldom 18 .7 .7 100.0
Total 2654 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Most times 200 74.6 74.6 74.6
Sometimes 66 24.6 24.6 99.3
Seldom 2 .7 .7 100.0
Total 268 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Most times 221 77.8 77.8 77.8
Sometimes 61 21.5 21.5 99.3
Seldom 2 .7 .7 100.0
Total 284 100.0 100.0

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Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 60 70.6 70.6 70.6
Sometimes 23 27.1 27.1 97.6
Seldom 2 2.4 2.4 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Most times 758 73.0 73.0 73.0
Sometimes 273 26.3 26.3 99.3
Seldom 7 .7 .7 100.0
Total 1038 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Most times 1476 68.1 68.1 68.1
Sometimes 677 31.2 31.2 99.3
Seldom 15 .7 .7 100.0
Total 2168 100.0 100.0

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Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 91 71.1 71.1 71.1
Sometimes 35 27.3 27.3 98.4
Seldom 2 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Most times 88 50.6 50.6 50.6
Sometimes 82 47.1 47.1 97.7
Seldom 4 2.3 2.3 100.0
Total 174 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Most times 273 69.8 69.8 69.8
Sometimes 113 28.9 28.9 98.7
Seldom 5 1.3 1.3 100.0
Total 391 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Most times 1479 72.0 72.0 72.0
Sometimes 565 27.5 27.5 99.5
Seldom 10 .5 .5 100.0
Total 2054 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Most times 363 66.7 66.7 66.7
Sometimes 178 32.7 32.7 99.4
Seldom 3 .6 .6 100.0
Total 544 100.0 100.0

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Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 60 70.6 70.6 70.6
Sometimes 23 27.1 27.1 97.6
Seldom 2 2.4 2.4 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Most times 211 59.9 59.9 59.9
Sometimes 137 38.9 38.9 98.9
Seldom 4 1.1 1.1 100.0
Total 352 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Most times 723 68.1 68.1 68.1
Sometimes 329 31.0 31.0 99.1
Seldom 10 .9 .9 100.0
Total 1062 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Most times 1300 72.5 72.5 72.5
Sometimes 484 27.0 27.0 99.6
Seldom 8 .4 .4 100.0
Total 1792 100.0 100.0

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Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 60 70.6 70.6 70.6
Sometimes 23 27.1 27.1 97.6
Seldom 2 2.4 2.4 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Most times 220 59.9 59.9 59.9
Sometimes 141 38.4 38.4 98.4
Seldom 6 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 367 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Most times 563 64.6 64.6 64.6
Sometimes 300 34.4 34.4 99.1
Seldom 8 .9 .9 100.0
Total 871 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Most times 935 70.9 70.9 70.9
Sometimes 378 28.7 28.7 99.6
Seldom 5 .4 .4 100.0
Total 1318 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Most times 516 79.4 79.4 79.4
Sometimes 131 20.2 20.2 99.5
Seldom 3 .5 .5 100.0
Total 650 100.0 100.0

Source: GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey (Conducted October 1998)
URL:http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/user_surveys/
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Contact: www-survey@cc.gatech.edu

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GVU's WWW Surveying Team
Graphics, Visualization, & Usability Center
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280