GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Time Spent Searching

On average, how many minutes do you spend searching before you find the first piece of useful product/service information?
Time Spent Searching

Time Spent Searching

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid <5 min 53 33.8 34.0 34.0
5-10 min 52 33.1 33.3 67.3
10-20 min 22 14.0 14.1 81.4
20-30 min 13 8.3 8.3 89.7
30-60 min 7 4.5 4.5 94.2
>60 min 4 2.5 2.6 96.8
Don't know 4 2.5 2.6 99.4
Not Applicable 1 .6 .6 100.0
Total 156 99.4 100.0
Missing System 1 .6

Total 157 100.0


Time Spent Searching

Time Spent Searching
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid 10-20 min 1 100.0 100.0 100.0
USA Valid <5 min 39 33.3 33.6 33.6
5-10 min 42 35.9 36.2 69.8
10-20 min 13 11.1 11.2 81.0
20-30 min 10 8.5 8.6 89.7
30-60 min 5 4.3 4.3 94.0
>60 min 2 1.7 1.7 95.7
Don't know 4 3.4 3.4 99.1
Not Applicable 1 .9 .9 100.0
Total 116 99.1 100.0
Missing System 1 .9

Total 117 100.0

Europe Valid <5 min 7 41.2 41.2 41.2
5-10 min 5 29.4 29.4 70.6
10-20 min 3 17.6 17.6 88.2
20-30 min 2 11.8 11.8 100.0
Total 17 100.0 100.0
Other Valid <5 min 7 31.8 31.8 31.8
5-10 min 5 22.7 22.7 54.5
10-20 min 5 22.7 22.7 77.3
20-30 min 1 4.5 4.5 81.8
30-60 min 2 9.1 9.1 90.9
>60 min 2 9.1 9.1 100.0
Total 22 100.0 100.0

Time Spent Searching

Time Spent Searching
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid 10-20 min 1 100.0 100.0 100.0
Female Valid <5 min 9 34.6 34.6 34.6
5-10 min 7 26.9 26.9 61.5
10-20 min 5 19.2 19.2 80.8
20-30 min 2 7.7 7.7 88.5
30-60 min 2 7.7 7.7 96.2
Don't know 1 3.8 3.8 100.0
Total 26 100.0 100.0
Male Valid <5 min 44 33.8 34.1 34.1
5-10 min 45 34.6 34.9 69.0
10-20 min 16 12.3 12.4 81.4
20-30 min 11 8.5 8.5 89.9
30-60 min 5 3.8 3.9 93.8
>60 min 4 3.1 3.1 96.9
Don't know 3 2.3 2.3 99.2
Not Applicable 1 .8 .8 100.0
Total 129 99.2 100.0
Missing System 1 .8

Total 130 100.0


Time Spent Searching

Time Spent Searching
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid 5-10 min 2 40.0 40.0 40.0
10-20 min 1 20.0 20.0 60.0
20-30 min 1 20.0 20.0 80.0
30-60 min 1 20.0 20.0 100.0
Total 5 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid <5 min 3 50.0 50.0 50.0
5-10 min 2 33.3 33.3 83.3
>60 min 1 16.7 16.7 100.0
Total 6 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid <5 min 3 18.8 18.8 18.8
5-10 min 5 31.3 31.3 50.0
10-20 min 3 18.8 18.8 68.8
20-30 min 4 25.0 25.0 93.8
30-60 min 1 6.3 6.3 100.0
Total 16 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid <5 min 37 36.3 36.6 36.6
5-10 min 36 35.3 35.6 72.3
10-20 min 12 11.8 11.9 84.2
20-30 min 7 6.9 6.9 91.1
30-60 min 4 3.9 4.0 95.0
>60 min 2 2.0 2.0 97.0
Don't know 2 2.0 2.0 99.0
Not Applicable 1 1.0 1.0 100.0
Total 101 99.0 100.0
Missing System 1 1.0

Total 102 100.0

50+ Valid <5 min 10 35.7 35.7 35.7
5-10 min 7 25.0 25.0 60.7
10-20 min 6 21.4 21.4 82.1
20-30 min 1 3.6 3.6 85.7
30-60 min 1 3.6 3.6 89.3
>60 min 1 3.6 3.6 92.9
Don't know 2 7.1 7.1 100.0
Total 28 100.0 100.0

Time Spent Searching

Time Spent Searching
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid 10-20 min 1 100.0 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid 10-20 min 2 33.3 33.3 33.3
20-30 min 2 33.3 33.3 66.7
30-60 min 2 33.3 33.3 100.0
Total 6 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid <5 min 14 35.0 35.9 35.9
5-10 min 9 22.5 23.1 59.0
10-20 min 8 20.0 20.5 79.5
20-30 min 4 10.0 10.3 89.7
>60 min 2 5.0 5.1 94.9
Don't know 1 2.5 2.6 97.4
Not Applicable 1 2.5 2.6 100.0
Total 39 97.5 100.0
Missing System 1 2.5

Total 40 100.0

>4 Years Valid <5 min 39 35.5 35.5 35.5
5-10 min 43 39.1 39.1 74.5
10-20 min 11 10.0 10.0 84.5
20-30 min 7 6.4 6.4 90.9
30-60 min 5 4.5 4.5 95.5
>60 min 2 1.8 1.8 97.3
Don't know 3 2.7 2.7 100.0
Total 110 100.0 100.0

Time Spent Searching

Time Spent Searching
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid 10-20 min 1 100.0 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid <5 min 1 14.3 14.3 14.3
5-10 min 1 14.3 14.3 28.6
10-20 min 2 28.6 28.6 57.1
20-30 min 1 14.3 14.3 71.4
30-60 min 2 28.6 28.6 100.0
Total 7 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid <5 min 6 25.0 25.0 25.0
5-10 min 5 20.8 20.8 45.8
10-20 min 6 25.0 25.0 70.8
20-30 min 3 12.5 12.5 83.3
30-60 min 2 8.3 8.3 91.7
Don't know 2 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid <5 min 24 33.3 33.3 33.3
5-10 min 25 34.7 34.7 68.1
10-20 min 10 13.9 13.9 81.9
20-30 min 6 8.3 8.3 90.3
30-60 min 1 1.4 1.4 91.7
>60 min 3 4.2 4.2 95.8
Don't know 2 2.8 2.8 98.6
Not Applicable 1 1.4 1.4 100.0
Total 72 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid <5 min 22 41.5 42.3 42.3
5-10 min 21 39.6 40.4 82.7
10-20 min 3 5.7 5.8 88.5
20-30 min 3 5.7 5.8 94.2
30-60 min 2 3.8 3.8 98.1
>60 min 1 1.9 1.9 100.0
Total 52 98.1 100.0
Missing System 1 1.9

Total 53 100.0


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