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Reasons For Saving and Printing Documents


Why do you save/print WWW documents that you view?
(Please check all that apply.)

Reasons For Saving and Printing Documents




Group G55  "Reasons For Saving and Printing Documen
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47         2925     11.9     32.0
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48         2353      9.6     25.7
Use Offline                              Q49         5543     22.6     60.6
Read Offline                             Q50         4483     18.3     49.0
Use Content                              Q51         2392      9.8     26.2
Mimic Format                             Q52          900      3.7      9.8
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53         4204     17.2     46.0
Other                                    Q54          862      3.5      9.4
Don't                                    Q55          823      3.4      9.0
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    24485    100.0    267.7

0 missing cases;  9,147 valid cases

Reasons For Saving and Printing Documents



X1:         .

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47           37     11.6     29.6
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48           37     11.6     29.6
Use Offline                              Q49           78     24.5     62.4
Read Offline                             Q50           56     17.6     44.8
Use Content                              Q51           31      9.7     24.8
Mimic Format                             Q52           13      4.1     10.4
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53           43     13.5     34.4
Other                                    Q54           12      3.8      9.6
Don't                                    Q55           11      3.5      8.8
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      318    100.0    254.4

0 missing cases;  125 valid cases



X1:         1   USA

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47         2355     11.7     30.9
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48         1899      9.4     24.9
Use Offline                              Q49         4593     22.7     60.3
Read Offline                             Q50         3683     18.2     48.3
Use Content                              Q51         1916      9.5     25.1
Mimic Format                             Q52          712      3.5      9.3
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53         3606     17.9     47.3
Other                                    Q54          740      3.7      9.7
Don't                                    Q55          689      3.4      9.0
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    20193    100.0    265.0

0 missing cases;  7,619 valid cases



X1:         2   Europe

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47          225     14.9     42.1
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48          153     10.1     28.7
Use Offline                              Q49          330     21.8     61.8
Read Offline                             Q50          283     18.7     53.0
Use Content                              Q51          173     11.4     32.4
Mimic Format                             Q52           76      5.0     14.2
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53          193     12.7     36.1
Other                                    Q54           40      2.6      7.5
Don't                                    Q55           42      2.8      7.9
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     1515    100.0    283.7

0 missing cases;  534 valid cases



X1:         3   Other

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47          308     12.5     35.4
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48          264     10.7     30.4
Use Offline                              Q49          542     22.0     62.4
Read Offline                             Q50          461     18.7     53.0
Use Content                              Q51          272     11.1     31.3
Mimic Format                             Q52           99      4.0     11.4
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53          362     14.7     41.7
Other                                    Q54           70      2.8      8.1
Don't                                    Q55           81      3.3      9.3
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     2459    100.0    283.0

0 missing cases;  869 valid cases

Reasons For Saving and Printing Documents



X4:       .

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47           37     11.6     29.6
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48           37     11.6     29.6
Use Offline                              Q49           78     24.5     62.4
Read Offline                             Q50           56     17.6     44.8
Use Content                              Q51           31      9.7     24.8
Mimic Format                             Q52           13      4.1     10.4
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53           43     13.5     34.4
Other                                    Q54           12      3.8      9.6
Don't                                    Q55           11      3.5      8.8
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      318    100.0    254.4

0 missing cases;  125 valid cases



X4:      1.00   Female

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47         1027     11.0     29.7
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48          899      9.6     26.0
Use Offline                              Q49         2165     23.1     62.5
Read Offline                             Q50         1766     18.9     51.0
Use Content                              Q51          931      9.9     26.9
Mimic Format                             Q52          257      2.7      7.4
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53         1680     17.9     48.5
Other                                    Q54          358      3.8     10.3
Don't                                    Q55          277      3.0      8.0
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     9360    100.0    270.4

0 missing cases;  3,462 valid cases



X4:      2.00   Male

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47         1861     12.6     33.5
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48         1417      9.6     25.5
Use Offline                              Q49         3300     22.3     59.4
Read Offline                             Q50         2661     18.0     47.9
Use Content                              Q51         1430      9.7     25.7
Mimic Format                             Q52          630      4.3     11.3
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53         2481     16.8     44.6
Other                                    Q54          492      3.3      8.8
Don't                                    Q55          535      3.6      9.6
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    14807    100.0    266.3

0 missing cases;  5,560 valid cases

Reasons For Saving and Printing Documents



X2:         .

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47           40     11.7     30.5
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48           39     11.4     29.8
Use Offline                              Q49           80     23.5     61.1
Read Offline                             Q50           59     17.3     45.0
Use Content                              Q51           34     10.0     26.0
Mimic Format                             Q52           15      4.4     11.5
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53           45     13.2     34.4
Other                                    Q54           15      4.4     11.5
Don't                                    Q55           14      4.1     10.7
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      341    100.0    260.3

0 missing cases;  131 valid cases



X2:         1   11-20

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47          280     10.1     27.2
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48          277     10.0     26.9
Use Offline                              Q49          610     22.1     59.2
Read Offline                             Q50          412     14.9     40.0
Use Content                              Q51          357     12.9     34.6
Mimic Format                             Q52          139      5.0     13.5
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53          380     13.8     36.9
Other                                    Q54          154      5.6     14.9
Don't                                    Q55          153      5.5     14.8
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     2762    100.0    267.9

0 missing cases;  1,031 valid cases



X2:         2   21-25

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47          410     11.7     31.1
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48          379     10.9     28.8
Use Offline                              Q49          803     23.0     61.0
Read Offline                             Q50          591     16.9     44.9
Use Content                              Q51          351     10.1     26.7
Mimic Format                             Q52          157      4.5     11.9
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53          515     14.7     39.1
Other                                    Q54          140      4.0     10.6
Don't                                    Q55          146      4.2     11.1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     3492    100.0    265.1

0 missing cases;  1,317 valid cases



X2:         3   26-50

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47         1707     12.2     32.6
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48         1331      9.5     25.4
Use Offline                              Q49         3194     22.8     61.0
Read Offline                             Q50         2593     18.5     49.5
Use Content                              Q51         1281      9.1     24.4
Mimic Format                             Q52          507      3.6      9.7
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53         2569     18.3     49.0
Other                                    Q54          436      3.1      8.3
Don't                                    Q55          411      2.9      7.8
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    14029    100.0    267.7

0 missing cases;  5,240 valid cases



X2:         4   50+

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47          488     12.6     34.2
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48          327      8.5     22.9
Use Offline                              Q49          856     22.2     59.9
Read Offline                             Q50          828     21.4     58.0
Use Content                              Q51          369      9.6     25.8
Mimic Format                             Q52           82      2.1      5.7
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53          695     18.0     48.7
Other                                    Q54          117      3.0      8.2
Don't                                    Q55           99      2.6      6.9
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     3861    100.0    270.4

0 missing cases;  1,428 valid cases

Reasons For Saving and Printing Documents



X3:         .

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47           37     11.6     29.6
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48           37     11.6     29.6
Use Offline                              Q49           78     24.5     62.4
Read Offline                             Q50           56     17.6     44.8
Use Content                              Q51           31      9.7     24.8
Mimic Format                             Q52           13      4.1     10.4
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53           43     13.5     34.4
Other                                    Q54           12      3.8      9.6
Don't                                    Q55           11      3.5      8.8
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      318    100.0    254.4

0 missing cases;  125 valid cases



X3:         1   <1 Year

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47          393     11.2     26.0
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48          343      9.8     22.7
Use Offline                              Q49          732     20.9     48.4
Read Offline                             Q50          723     20.6     47.8
Use Content                              Q51          285      8.1     18.8
Mimic Format                             Q52           58      1.7      3.8
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53          626     17.9     41.4
Other                                    Q54          153      4.4     10.1
Don't                                    Q55          194      5.5     12.8
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     3507    100.0    231.8

0 missing cases;  1,513 valid cases



X3:         2   1-3 Years

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47         1252     11.8     31.3
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48          975      9.2     24.4
Use Offline                              Q49         2434     22.9     60.8
Read Offline                             Q50         1977     18.6     49.4
Use Content                              Q51         1071     10.1     26.7
Mimic Format                             Q52          336      3.2      8.4
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53         1860     17.5     46.5
Other                                    Q54          379      3.6      9.5
Don't                                    Q55          336      3.2      8.4
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    10620    100.0    265.2

0 missing cases;  4,004 valid cases



X3:         3   >4 Years

Group G55  Reasons For Saving and Printing Document
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Archive Docs                             Q47         1243     12.4     35.5
Fear Doc Will Dissappear                 Q48          998      9.9     28.5
Use Offline                              Q49         2299     22.9     65.6
Read Offline                             Q50         1727     17.2     49.3
Use Content                              Q51         1005     10.0     28.7
Mimic Format                             Q52          493      4.9     14.1
Distribute to Others Offline             Q53         1675     16.7     47.8
Other                                    Q54          318      3.2      9.1
Don't                                    Q55          282      2.8      8.0
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    10040    100.0    286.4

0 missing cases;  3,505 valid cases


Source: GVU's Ninth WWW User Survey (Conducted April 1998)
URL:http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/user_surveys/
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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