GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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How Concerned about Security

In general, how concerned are you about security on the Internet? (e.g people reading your email, finding out what websites you visit, etc.) Keep in mind that "security" can mean privacy, confidentiality, and/or proof of identitiy for you or for someone else.
How Concerned about Security

How Concerned about Security

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Not at all 45 3.0 3.0 3.0
A little 229 15.5 15.5 18.5
Somewhat 395 26.7 26.7 45.1
Very 782 52.8 52.8 97.9
Should be, but not 31 2.1 2.1 100.0
Total 1482 100.0 100.0

How Concerned about Security

How Concerned about Security
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid A little 3 12.5 12.5 12.5
Somewhat 2 8.3 8.3 20.8
Very 19 79.2 79.2 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Not at all 36 2.9 2.9 2.9
A little 179 14.6 14.6 17.6
Somewhat 331 27.1 27.1 44.6
Very 657 53.7 53.7 98.4
Should be, but not 20 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 1223 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Not at all 7 5.5 5.5 5.5
A little 27 21.1 21.1 26.6
Somewhat 41 32.0 32.0 58.6
Very 50 39.1 39.1 97.7
Should be, but not 3 2.3 2.3 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Not at all 2 1.9 1.9 1.9
A little 20 18.7 18.7 20.6
Somewhat 21 19.6 19.6 40.2
Very 56 52.3 52.3 92.5
Should be, but not 8 7.5 7.5 100.0
Total 107 100.0 100.0

How Concerned about Security

How Concerned about Security
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid A little 3 12.5 12.5 12.5
Somewhat 2 8.3 8.3 20.8
Very 19 79.2 79.2 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Not at all 10 2.2 2.2 2.2
A little 57 12.5 12.5 14.7
Somewhat 126 27.6 27.6 42.2
Very 253 55.4 55.4 97.6
Should be, but not 11 2.4 2.4 100.0
Total 457 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Not at all 35 3.5 3.5 3.5
A little 169 16.9 16.9 20.4
Somewhat 267 26.7 26.7 47.1
Very 510 50.9 50.9 98.0
Should be, but not 20 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 1001 100.0 100.0

How Concerned about Security

How Concerned about Security
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid A little 3 5.8 5.8 5.8
Somewhat 7 13.5 13.5 19.2
Very 42 80.8 80.8 100.0
Total 52 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Not at all 2 2.5 2.5 2.5
A little 12 15.2 15.2 17.7
Somewhat 26 32.9 32.9 50.6
Very 30 38.0 38.0 88.6
Should be, but not 9 11.4 11.4 100.0
Total 79 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Not at all 10 5.5 5.5 5.5
A little 24 13.1 13.1 18.6
Somewhat 58 31.7 31.7 50.3
Very 87 47.5 47.5 97.8
Should be, but not 4 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 183 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Not at all 22 2.5 2.5 2.5
A little 139 15.5 15.5 18.0
Somewhat 237 26.5 26.5 44.5
Very 481 53.7 53.7 98.2
Should be, but not 16 1.8 1.8 100.0
Total 895 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Not at all 11 4.0 4.0 4.0
A little 51 18.7 18.7 22.7
Somewhat 67 24.5 24.5 47.3
Very 142 52.0 52.0 99.3
Should be, but not 2 .7 .7 100.0
Total 273 100.0 100.0

How Concerned about Security

How Concerned about Security
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid A little 3 12.5 12.5 12.5
Somewhat 2 8.3 8.3 20.8
Very 19 79.2 79.2 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Not at all 5 2.6 2.6 2.6
A little 17 8.8 8.8 11.3
Somewhat 47 24.2 24.2 35.6
Very 119 61.3 61.3 96.9
Should be, but not 6 3.1 3.1 100.0
Total 194 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Not at all 11 2.5 2.5 2.5
A little 64 14.3 14.3 16.8
Somewhat 120 26.9 26.9 43.7
Very 237 53.1 53.1 96.9
Should be, but not 14 3.1 3.1 100.0
Total 446 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Not at all 29 3.5 3.5 3.5
A little 145 17.7 17.7 21.3
Somewhat 226 27.6 27.6 48.9
Very 407 49.8 49.8 98.7
Should be, but not 11 1.3 1.3 100.0
Total 818 100.0 100.0

How Concerned about Security

How Concerned about Security
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid A little 3 12.5 12.5 12.5
Somewhat 2 8.3 8.3 20.8
Very 19 79.2 79.2 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Not at all 4 2.0 2.0 2.0
A little 18 9.0 9.0 11.0
Somewhat 56 28.0 28.0 39.0
Very 118 59.0 59.0 98.0
Should be, but not 4 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 200 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Not at all 10 2.4 2.4 2.4
A little 57 13.8 13.8 16.3
Somewhat 113 27.4 27.4 43.7
Very 222 53.9 53.9 97.6
Should be, but not 10 2.4 2.4 100.0
Total 412 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Not at all 17 3.1 3.1 3.1
A little 105 18.9 18.9 21.9
Somewhat 141 25.4 25.4 47.3
Very 282 50.7 50.7 98.0
Should be, but not 11 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 556 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Not at all 14 4.8 4.8 4.8
A little 46 15.9 15.9 20.7
Somewhat 83 28.6 28.6 49.3
Very 141 48.6 48.6 97.9
Should be, but not 6 2.1 2.1 100.0
Total 290 100.0 100.0

Source: GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey (Conducted October 1998)
URL:http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/user_surveys/
Copyright 1998 GTRC - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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