GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Participate in Online Auction

How likely are you to participate in an "online auctiton" for something you were interested in purchasing?
Participate in Online Auction

Participate in Online Auction

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Not familiar 48 3.2 3.2 3.2
Very likely 198 13.4 13.4 16.6
Somewhat likely 358 24.2 24.2 40.8
Neither likely nor unlikely 215 14.5 14.5 55.3
Somewhat unlikely 270 18.2 18.2 73.5
Very unlikely 393 26.5 26.5 100.0
Total 1482 100.0 100.0

Participate in Online Auction

Participate in Online Auction
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Not familiar 2 8.3 8.3 8.3
Very likely 3 12.5 12.5 20.8
Somewhat likely 9 37.5 37.5 58.3
Somewhat unlikely 4 16.7 16.7 75.0
Very unlikely 6 25.0 25.0 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Not familiar 30 2.5 2.5 2.5
Very likely 184 15.0 15.0 17.5
Somewhat likely 294 24.0 24.0 41.5
Neither likely nor unlikely 177 14.5 14.5 56.0
Somewhat unlikely 218 17.8 17.8 73.8
Very unlikely 320 26.2 26.2 100.0
Total 1223 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Not familiar 9 7.0 7.0 7.0
Very likely 7 5.5 5.5 12.5
Somewhat likely 29 22.7 22.7 35.2
Neither likely nor unlikely 23 18.0 18.0 53.1
Somewhat unlikely 29 22.7 22.7 75.8
Very unlikely 31 24.2 24.2 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Not familiar 7 6.5 6.5 6.5
Very likely 4 3.7 3.7 10.3
Somewhat likely 26 24.3 24.3 34.6
Neither likely nor unlikely 15 14.0 14.0 48.6
Somewhat unlikely 19 17.8 17.8 66.4
Very unlikely 36 33.6 33.6 100.0
Total 107 100.0 100.0

Participate in Online Auction

Participate in Online Auction
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Not familiar 2 8.3 8.3 8.3
Very likely 3 12.5 12.5 20.8
Somewhat likely 9 37.5 37.5 58.3
Somewhat unlikely 4 16.7 16.7 75.0
Very unlikely 6 25.0 25.0 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Not familiar 20 4.4 4.4 4.4
Very likely 55 12.0 12.0 16.4
Somewhat likely 101 22.1 22.1 38.5
Neither likely nor unlikely 64 14.0 14.0 52.5
Somewhat unlikely 76 16.6 16.6 69.1
Very unlikely 141 30.9 30.9 100.0
Total 457 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Not familiar 26 2.6 2.6 2.6
Very likely 140 14.0 14.0 16.6
Somewhat likely 248 24.8 24.8 41.4
Neither likely nor unlikely 151 15.1 15.1 56.4
Somewhat unlikely 190 19.0 19.0 75.4
Very unlikely 246 24.6 24.6 100.0
Total 1001 100.0 100.0

Participate in Online Auction

Participate in Online Auction
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Not familiar 2 3.8 3.8 3.8
Very likely 5 9.6 9.6 13.5
Somewhat likely 17 32.7 32.7 46.2
Neither likely nor unlikely 7 13.5 13.5 59.6
Somewhat unlikely 8 15.4 15.4 75.0
Very unlikely 13 25.0 25.0 100.0
Total 52 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Not familiar 4 5.1 5.1 5.1
Very likely 6 7.6 7.6 12.7
Somewhat likely 24 30.4 30.4 43.0
Neither likely nor unlikely 10 12.7 12.7 55.7
Somewhat unlikely 15 19.0 19.0 74.7
Very unlikely 20 25.3 25.3 100.0
Total 79 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Not familiar 5 2.7 2.7 2.7
Very likely 26 14.2 14.2 16.9
Somewhat likely 51 27.9 27.9 44.8
Neither likely nor unlikely 27 14.8 14.8 59.6
Somewhat unlikely 40 21.9 21.9 81.4
Very unlikely 34 18.6 18.6 100.0
Total 183 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Not familiar 31 3.5 3.5 3.5
Very likely 123 13.7 13.7 17.2
Somewhat likely 213 23.8 23.8 41.0
Neither likely nor unlikely 140 15.6 15.6 56.6
Somewhat unlikely 166 18.5 18.5 75.2
Very unlikely 222 24.8 24.8 100.0
Total 895 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Not familiar 6 2.2 2.2 2.2
Very likely 38 13.9 13.9 16.1
Somewhat likely 53 19.4 19.4 35.5
Neither likely nor unlikely 31 11.4 11.4 46.9
Somewhat unlikely 41 15.0 15.0 61.9
Very unlikely 104 38.1 38.1 100.0
Total 273 100.0 100.0

Participate in Online Auction

Participate in Online Auction
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Not familiar 2 8.3 8.3 8.3
Very likely 3 12.5 12.5 20.8
Somewhat likely 9 37.5 37.5 58.3
Somewhat unlikely 4 16.7 16.7 75.0
Very unlikely 6 25.0 25.0 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Not familiar 11 5.7 5.7 5.7
Very likely 15 7.7 7.7 13.4
Somewhat likely 31 16.0 16.0 29.4
Neither likely nor unlikely 36 18.6 18.6 47.9
Somewhat unlikely 40 20.6 20.6 68.6
Very unlikely 61 31.4 31.4 100.0
Total 194 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Not familiar 16 3.6 3.6 3.6
Very likely 47 10.5 10.5 14.1
Somewhat likely 99 22.2 22.2 36.3
Neither likely nor unlikely 67 15.0 15.0 51.3
Somewhat unlikely 75 16.8 16.8 68.2
Very unlikely 142 31.8 31.8 100.0
Total 446 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Not familiar 19 2.3 2.3 2.3
Very likely 133 16.3 16.3 18.6
Somewhat likely 219 26.8 26.8 45.4
Neither likely nor unlikely 112 13.7 13.7 59.0
Somewhat unlikely 151 18.5 18.5 77.5
Very unlikely 184 22.5 22.5 100.0
Total 818 100.0 100.0

Participate in Online Auction

Participate in Online Auction
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Not familiar 2 8.3 8.3 8.3
Very likely 3 12.5 12.5 20.8
Somewhat likely 9 37.5 37.5 58.3
Somewhat unlikely 4 16.7 16.7 75.0
Very unlikely 6 25.0 25.0 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Not familiar 20 10.0 10.0 10.0
Very likely 9 4.5 4.5 14.5
Somewhat likely 28 14.0 14.0 28.5
Neither likely nor unlikely 30 15.0 15.0 43.5
Somewhat unlikely 34 17.0 17.0 60.5
Very unlikely 79 39.5 39.5 100.0
Total 200 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Not familiar 13 3.2 3.2 3.2
Very likely 38 9.2 9.2 12.4
Somewhat likely 88 21.4 21.4 33.7
Neither likely nor unlikely 57 13.8 13.8 47.6
Somewhat unlikely 76 18.4 18.4 66.0
Very unlikely 140 34.0 34.0 100.0
Total 412 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Not familiar 9 1.6 1.6 1.6
Very likely 76 13.7 13.7 15.3
Somewhat likely 148 26.6 26.6 41.9
Neither likely nor unlikely 89 16.0 16.0 57.9
Somewhat unlikely 109 19.6 19.6 77.5
Very unlikely 125 22.5 22.5 100.0
Total 556 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Not familiar 4 1.4 1.4 1.4
Very likely 72 24.8 24.8 26.2
Somewhat likely 85 29.3 29.3 55.5
Neither likely nor unlikely 39 13.4 13.4 69.0
Somewhat unlikely 47 16.2 16.2 85.2
Very unlikely 43 14.8 14.8 100.0
Total 290 100.0 100.0

Source: GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey (Conducted October 1998)
URL:http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/user_surveys/
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GVU's WWW Surveying Team
Graphics, Visualization, & Usability Center
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280