****************************************************************************** Source: The Graphics, Visualization, & Usability (GVU) Center Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0280 Copyright 1997 (Please refer to notice below) Georgia Tech Research Corporation Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0415 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED E-mail: www-survey@cc.gatech.edu Legend: Each question is one column in the dataset (except for checkbox questions which have multiple columns). The first row in the datasets is the header, and contains a code that represents each question. We call this code the 'FIELD NAME' (see below example). Another set of codes is used to represent the set of possible response choices. These response choices correspond to the value of the HTML Form. each row after the header represents one user's responses. Each user id assigned a unique id that is located in the 'who' field. Below is an example from the general.cb file. FIELD NAME: "inet_years" "inet_years" QUESTION: "How long have you been on the Internet (including using email, gopher, ftp, etc.)?" QUESTION TYPE: "radio" CODE & ANSWER: "under6" "Less than 6 months" CODE & ANSWER: "6_to_12" "6 to 12 months" CODE & ANSWER: "1_to_3" "1 to 3 years" CODE & ANSWER: "4_to_6" "4 to 6 years" CODE & ANSWER: "over_7" "7 years or more" DELIMITER: @@@ This indicates that the field name for the question is "inet_years", which was asked via a radio button. The response code "under6" corresponds to the "Less than 6 months" text (which is what the respondents who took the survey saw next to the radio button). If you have any questions about HTML encodings, please view the source code from the 'Questions' pages . Checkbox questions are encoded differently. Each response choice is a separate column in the dataset. The response code is appended to the field name with a '.' in between. A '1' is assigned if the user selected this response, otherwise a '0' is assigned. For example, the below question: "entry" "entry" "How did you find out about the GVU's Seventh WWW User Survey? \nPlease check all that apply." "checkbox" "page" "Followed URL from another Web page" "nntp" "Saw postings to WWW related newsgroups" "mail" "Received email from www-surveying mailing list" "friend" "Was told URL by friend" "magazine" "Read about it in a magazine" "paper" "Read about it in a newspaper" "memory" "Remembered to participate from last survey" "other" "Other Sources" @@@ results in the following field names: entry.page entry.nntp entry.mail entry.friend ... ****************************************************************************** Copyright 1997 Georgia Tech Research Corporation Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0415 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED This material may be modified, copied and redistributed, both within the recipient's organization and externally, subject to the following restrictions: (a) The recipient may not derive any income financial or monetary gain through the use of the information provided herein which is the property of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (herein "GTRC"); (b) In any material based on this information, the recipient agrees to acknowledge GTRC and the GVU Center; (c) Any copies made of this material must be accompanied by the following copyright notice: "Copyright 1997 Georgia Tech Research Corporation. 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No oral or written information or advice given by GTRC, its dealers, distributors, agents, affiliates, developers, directors, officers or employees shall create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of this warranty. ****************************************************************************** 28 "How You Heard About Survey" "How You Heard About Survey" "How did you find out about the GVU's Sixth WWW User Survey? \n(Please check all that apply.)" "checkbox" "WWW Page" "Followed link another Web page" "Search Engine" "Found link using a search engine" "Usenet News" "Saw postings to WWW related newsgroups" "Mailing List" "Received email from www-surveying mailing list" "Friend" "Was told URL by friend" "Printed Media" "Read about it in a newspaper/magazine" "Remebered" "Remembered to participate from last survey" "Others" "Other sources" @@@ "Years on Internet" "Years on Internet" "How long have you been on the Internet (including using email, gopher, ftp, etc.)?" "radio" "Under 6 mo" "Less than 6 months" "6-12 mo" "6 to 12 months" "1-3 yr" "1 to 3 years" "4-6 yr" "4 to 6 years" "Over 7 yr" "7 years or more" @@@ "Primary Language" "Primary Language" "What is your primary language (i.e., the one you speak most of the time)?" "radio" "Not Say" "Rather not say!" "Arabic" "Arabic" "Chinese" "Chinese" "English" "English" "French" "French" "German" "German" "Hebrew" "Hebrew" "Hindi" "Hindi" "Japanese" "Japanese" "Russian" "Russian" "Spanish" "Spanish" "Dutch" "Dutch" "Italian" "Italian" "Greek" "Greek" "Other" "Other" @@@ "Disability" "Disability" "Note: This is a sensitive question that can help WWW developers to understand the needs of \ncurrent Web users - it is not intended to offend.Are you disabled or impaired?" "checkbox" "Not say" "Rather not say!" "Vision" "Vision Impaired" "Hearing" "Hearing Impaired" "Motor" "Motor Impaired" "Cognitive" "Cognitively Impaired" "Not Impaired" "Not Impaired" @@@ "Primary Place of WWW Access" "Primary Place of WWW Access" "What is the primary place you access the WWW from?" "radio" "Home" "Home " "Work" "Office " "Distributed" "Distributed/Mobile work place" "Other" "Other " @@@ "Sexual Preference" "Sexual Preference" "Note: Although this is a sensitive question, the answer can help WWW developers \nto understand the needs of current Web users. \nHow would you classify yourself?" "radio" "Not say" "None of your business!" "Heterosexual" "Heterosexual" "Gay male" "Gay Male" "Lesbian" "Lesbian" "Bisexual" "Bisexual" "Transgender" "Transgender" @@@ "Who Pays for Access" "Who Pays for Access" "Who pays for your Internet access? \n(Please check all that apply.)" "checkbox" "Self" "Me" "Parents" "Parents" "Work" "Work" "School" "School" "Other" "Other" "Don't Know" "Don't Know" @@@ "Voting Behavior" "Voting Behavior" "In which of the following elections did you vote? \n(Please check all that apply.)" "checkbox" "Local" "Most recent state, province, region, city, or town election" "Legislative" "Most recent national legislative election (1996 in US)" "National" "Most recent national Presidential election (1996 in US)" "Don't Know" "Don't know/don't remember" "None" "None of the above" @@@ "Registered to Vote" "Registered to Vote" "Are you currently registered to vote?" "radio" "Not Say" "Rather Not Say!" "No" "No" "Yes" "Yes" "Not Applicable" "Not applicable" @@@ "Major Occupation" "Major Occupation" "Which of the following categories best describes your primary occupation?" "radio" "Computer" "Computer Related" "Management" "Management" "Professional" "Professional" "Education" "Educator and/or Student" "Other" "Other" @@@ "Education Attainment" "Education Attainment" "Please indicate the highest level of education completed." "radio" "Grammar" "Grammar School " "High School" "High School " "Special" "Vocational/Technical School (2 year) " "Some College" "Some College " "College" "College Graduate (4 year) " "Masters" "Master's Degree (MS) " "Doctoral" "Doctoral Degree (Phd) " "Professional" "Professional Degree (MD,JD, etc.) " "Other" "Other " @@@ "Gender" "Gender" "What is your sex?" "radio" "Female" "Female" "Male" "Male" @@@ "Race" "Race" "Note: Although this is a sensitive question, the answer can \nhelp WWW developers to understand the needs of current Web users. \nIt is not intended to offend. How would you classify yourself?" "radio" "Not Say" "Rather not say!" "White" "Caucasian/White" "Black" "African American" "Indigenous" "Indigenous or Aboriginal Person" "Asian" "Asian/Pacific Islander" "Hispanic" "Hispanic" "Latino" "Latino" "Other" "Other" @@@ "Marital Status" "Marital Status" "What is your current marital status?" "radio" "Not Say" "Rather not say!" "Divorced" "Divorced" "Other" "Living with another" "Married" "Married" "Separated" "Separated" "Single" "Single" "Widowed" "Widowed" @@@ "Monitor Screen Size" "Monitor Screen Size" "What is the screen diameter/diagonal of the monitor in front of you?" "radio" "Don't Know" "Don't know" "Under 10" "Under 10 inches " "10-13" "10 - 12 inches (most laptops)" "13" "13 inches " "14" "14 inches " "15" "15 inches " "16-18" "16 - 18 inches " "19-21" "19 - 21 inches " "Over 22" "Over 22 inches " "Other" "Other " @@@ "Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host" "Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host" "Which late night TV host do you prefer?" "radio" "Not Say" "Rather not say!/Do not watch late night TV!" "Leno" "Jay Leno" "Letterman" "David Letterman" "Other" "Other" @@@ "Major Geographical Location" "Major Geographical Location" "Where are you located?" "radio" "Africa" "Africa" "Antarctica" "Antarctica" "Asia" "Asia" "Oceania" "Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, etc.)" "Europe" "Europe" "USA" "USA" "Canada & Mexico" "Canada & Mexico" "Central America" "Central America" "South America" "South America" "Middle East" "Middle East" "West Indies" "West Indies" @@@ "Household Income" "Household Income" "Please indicate your current household income in U.S. dollars" "radio" "Not Say" "Rather not say!" "Under $10" "Under $10,000" "$10-19" "$10,000-$19,999" "$20-29" "$20,000-$29,999" "$30-39" "$30,000-$39,999" "$40-49" "$40,000-$49,999" "$50-74" "$50,000-$74,999" "$75-99" "$75,000-$99,999" "Over $100" "Over $100,000" @@@ "Age" "Age" "What is your age?" "list" "RathernotSay!" "Under5" "5" "6" "7" "8" "9" "10" "11" "12" "13" "14" "15" "16" "17" "18" "19" "20" "21" "22" "23" "24" "25" "26" "27" "28" "29" "30" "31" "32" "33" "34" "35" "36" "37" "38" "39" "40" "41" "42" "43" "44" "45" "46" "47" "48" "49" "50" "51" "52" "53" "54" "55" "56" "57" "58" "59" "60" "61" "62" "63" "64" "65" "66" "67" "68" "69" "70" "71" "72" "73" "74" "75" "76" "77" "78" "79" "Over80" @@@ "Primary Computing Platform" "Primary Computing Platform" "What is your primary computing platform?" "radio" "DOS" "DOS " "Macintosh" "Macintosh " "OS2" "OS2 " "Unix" "Unix " "PC Unix" "PC running Unix " "Windows" "Windows " "NT" "Windows NT" "Win95" "Windows 95" "VT100" "Terminal/vt100 " "Don't Know" "Don't Know" "Other" "Other " @@@ "Willingness to Pay Fees" "Willingness to Pay Fees" "Some sites are starting to charge for the use of their web pages. What is the main reason that you would not be willing to pay to access a site?" "radio" "Cost too high" "Cost too high" "Poor quality" "The information is of poor quality" "Payment mechanism" "Lack of easy payment mechanisms" "Already paying" "I'm already paying to connect to the internet" "Other sources" "Other free sources exist" "Don't trust" "I don't trust the site" "Yes, regardless" "I will always pay for content