GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Usefulness of Security Metrics

Do you think metrics to measure "how secure" a specific site is rated be of any help or value to you?
Usefulness of Security Metrics

Usefulness of Security Metrics

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Yes 958 64.6 64.6 64.6
No 524 35.4 35.4 100.0
Total 1482 100.0 100.0

Usefulness of Security Metrics

Usefulness of Security Metrics
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes 15 62.5 62.5 62.5
No 9 37.5 37.5 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Yes 798 65.2 65.2 65.2
No 425 34.8 34.8 100.0
Total 1223 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Yes 79 61.7 61.7 61.7
No 49 38.3 38.3 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Yes 66 61.7 61.7 61.7
No 41 38.3 38.3 100.0
Total 107 100.0 100.0

Usefulness of Security Metrics

Usefulness of Security Metrics
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes 15 62.5 62.5 62.5
No 9 37.5 37.5 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Yes 287 62.8 62.8 62.8
No 170 37.2 37.2 100.0
Total 457 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Yes 656 65.5 65.5 65.5
No 345 34.5 34.5 100.0
Total 1001 100.0 100.0

Usefulness of Security Metrics

Usefulness of Security Metrics
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes 32 61.5 61.5 61.5
No 20 38.5 38.5 100.0
Total 52 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Yes 47 59.5 59.5 59.5
No 32 40.5 40.5 100.0
Total 79 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Yes 121 66.1 66.1 66.1
No 62 33.9 33.9 100.0
Total 183 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Yes 586 65.5 65.5 65.5
No 309 34.5 34.5 100.0
Total 895 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Yes 172 63.0 63.0 63.0
No 101 37.0 37.0 100.0
Total 273 100.0 100.0

Usefulness of Security Metrics

Usefulness of Security Metrics
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes 15 62.5 62.5 62.5
No 9 37.5 37.5 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Yes 110 56.7 56.7 56.7
No 84 43.3 43.3 100.0
Total 194 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Yes 307 68.8 68.8 68.8
No 139 31.2 31.2 100.0
Total 446 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Yes 526 64.3 64.3 64.3
No 292 35.7 35.7 100.0
Total 818 100.0 100.0

Usefulness of Security Metrics

Usefulness of Security Metrics
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes 15 62.5 62.5 62.5
No 9 37.5 37.5 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Yes 112 56.0 56.0 56.0
No 88 44.0 44.0 100.0
Total 200 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Yes 273 66.3 66.3 66.3
No 139 33.7 33.7 100.0
Total 412 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Yes 369 66.4 66.4 66.4
No 187 33.6 33.6 100.0
Total 556 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Yes 189 65.2 65.2 65.2
No 101 34.8 34.8 100.0
Total 290 100.0 100.0

Source: GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey (Conducted October 1998)
URL:http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/user_surveys/
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