GVU's Seventh WWW User Survey Culture Graphs

Native Language


Notes:


What is your native language (i.e. the first language you wrote/read as a child)?

Table of Data for All Categories

Native Language
All Male Female USA Europe 10-18 19-25 26-50 50+ Novice Intermediate Expert
Afrikaans 2.00

0.18%

2.00

0.26%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.36%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

2.00

0.48%

0.00

0.00%

Arabic 2.00

0.18%

1.00

0.13%

1.00

0.34%

2.00

0.41%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

2.00

0.71%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

2.00

0.87%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

Australian English 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.25%

Bahasa Malaysia 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.24%

0.00

0.00%

Bengali 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.24%

0.00

0.00%

Bulgarian 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.35%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.24%

0.00

0.00%

Chinese * 12.00

1.09%

10.00

1.31%

2.00

0.69%

5.00

1.02%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

1.75%

5.00

1.78%

4.00

0.67%

1.00

1.12%

2.00

0.87%

7.00

1.67%

3.00

0.74%

Croatian 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.35%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.25%

Danish * 10.00

0.91%

9.00

1.17%

1.00

0.34%

0.00

0.00%

10.00

3.55%

1.00

1.75%

0.00

0.00%

9.00

1.49%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

7.00

1.67%

3.00

0.74%

Dutch * 31.00

2.83%

29.00

3.79%

2.00

0.69%

0.00

0.00%

30.00

10.64%

1.00

1.75%

11.00

3.91%

19.00

3.16%

0.00

0.00%

2.00

0.87%

15.00

3.57%

14.00

3.44%

English * 798.00

72.80%

538.00

70.23%

237.00

81.72%

446.00

91.37%

111.00

39.35%

50.00

87.72%

196.00

69.76%

425.00

70.73%

83.00

93.25%

197.00

86.04%

283.00

67.38%

295.00

72.49%

Filipino 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.36%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.24%

0.00

0.00%

Finnish * 12.00

1.09%

11.00

1.43%

1.00

0.34%

0.00

0.00%

12.00

4.25%

0.00

0.00%

6.00

2.14%

6.00

1.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

3.00

0.71%

9.00

2.22%

French * 32.00

2.92%

23.00

3.00%

8.00

2.76%

6.00

1.23%

11.00

3.90%

0.00

0.00%

9.00

3.20%

22.00

3.66%

0.00

0.00%

2.00

0.87%

16.00

3.81%

13.00

3.19%

Gaelic 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.20%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.44%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

German * 48.00

4.38%

38.00

4.96%

9.00

3.10%

3.00

0.61%

38.00

13.48%

1.00

1.75%

8.00

2.85%

36.00

5.99%

0.00

0.00%

4.00

1.75%

20.00

4.76%

23.00

5.65%

Greek 4.00

0.36%

4.00

0.52%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.20%

3.00

1.06%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.36%

3.00

0.50%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.44%

1.00

0.24%

2.00

0.49%

Hebrew 5.00

0.46%

2.00

0.26%

2.00

0.69%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

1.75%

1.00

0.36%

2.00

0.33%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.44%

1.00

0.24%

2.00

0.49%

Hindi 3.00

0.27%

2.00

0.26%

1.00

0.34%

2.00

0.41%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

3.00

0.50%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.24%

2.00

0.49%

Hungarian 5.00

0.46%

4.00

0.52%

1.00

0.34%

1.00

0.20%

3.00

1.06%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

5.00

0.83%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.44%

3.00

0.71%

1.00

0.25%

Icelandic 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.35%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.25%

Ilocano 1.00

0.09%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.34%

1.00

0.20%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.44%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

Indonesian 2.00

0.18%

2.00

0.26%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.36%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

2.00

0.48%

0.00

0.00%

Italian * 17.00

1.55%

14.00

1.83%

1.00

0.34%

1.00

0.20%

14.00

4.96%

0.00

0.00%

3.00

1.07%

11.00

1.83%

1.00

1.12%

3.00

1.31%

5.00

1.19%

7.00

1.72%

Japanese 5.00

0.45%

3.00

0.39%

1.00

0.34%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.36%

2.00

0.33%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

2.00

0.48%

2.00

0.49%

Kibukusu 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.35%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.25%

Korean 2.00

0.18%

2.00

0.26%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.20%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.36%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

2.00

0.49%

Lithuanian 2.00

0.18%

2.00

0.26%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.20%

1.00

0.35%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.36%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

1.12%

1.00

0.44%

1.00

0.24%

0.00

0.00%

Maltese 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.35%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.24%

0.00

0.00%

Muskogee 1.00

0.09%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.34%

1.00

0.20%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.24%

0.00

0.00%

Norwegian * 10.00

0.91%

7.00

0.91%

3.00

1.03%

0.00

0.00%

10.00

3.55%

0.00

0.00%

4.00

1.42%

6.00

1.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.44%

6.00

1.43%

3.00

0.74%

Polish 5.00

0.45%

4.00

0.52%

1.00

0.34%

1.00

0.20%

2.00

0.71%

0.00

0.00%

3.00

1.07%

2.00

0.34%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.44%

4.00

0.95%

0.00

0.00%

Portuguese * 7.00

0.64%

4.00

0.52%

2.00

0.69%

1.00

0.20%

3.00

1.06%

0.00

0.00%

3.00

1.07%

3.00

0.50%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

4.00

0.95%

2.00

0.49%

Punjabi 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.24%

0.00

0.00%

Romanian 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.35%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.24%

0.00

0.00%

Russian * 8.00

0.73%

6.00

0.78%

2.00

0.69%

4.00

0.82%

2.00

0.71%

2.00

3.51%

0.00

0.00%

6.00

1.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.44%

4.00

0.95%

3.00

0.74%

Sahaptian 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.20%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

1.12%

1.00

0.44%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

Slovenian 1.00

0.09%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.34%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.35%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.24%

0.00

0.00%

Spanish * 29.00

2.65%

15.00

1.96%

5.00

1.72%

6.00

1.23%

4.00

1.42%

0.00

0.00%

8.00

2.85%

11.00

1.83%

0.00

0.00%

6.00

2.62%

8.00

1.90%

6.00

1.47%

SpanishCatalan 2.00

0.18%

2.00

0.26%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

2.00

0.71%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.36%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

2.00

0.49%

Swedish * 20.00

1.82%

17.00

2.22%

3.00

1.03%

1.00

0.20%

19.00

6.73%

0.00

0.00%

11.00

3.92%

6.00

1.00%

3.00

3.37%

2.00

0.88%

10.00

2.38%

8.00

1.97%

Swiss-German 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.20%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.25%

Tagalog 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.20%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

1.12%

1.00

0.44%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

Tamil 2.00

0.18%

2.00

0.26%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.20%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.36%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

2.00

0.48%

0.00

0.00%

Turkish 3.00

0.27%

2.00

0.26%

1.00

0.34%

1.00

0.20%

1.00

0.35%

0.00

0.00%

3.00

1.07%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.24%

2.00

0.49%

Yoruba 1.00

0.09%

1.00

0.13%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.20%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.24%

0.00

0.00%

Rather Not Say 3.00

0.27%

0.00

0.00%

2.00

0.69%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.17%

0.00

0.00%

1.00

0.44%

1.00

0.24%

0.00

0.00%


(Note: * indicates most common responses, which are shown on the graph below)



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GVU's WWW Surveying Team
Graphics, Visualization, & Usability Center
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
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