GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Change in Communicating with Vendors

If you have done this type of communicating, how much do you think you will be doing this in the next six months compared to the previous six months?


Change in Communicating with Vendors

Change in Communicating with Vendors

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid I don't do this 131 20.3 20.3 20.3
Much less 20 3.1 3.1 23.4
Somewhat less 26 4.0 4.0 27.4
About the same 406 62.9 62.9 90.4
Somewhat more 56 8.7 8.7 99.1
Much more 6 .9 .9 100.0
Total 645 100.0 100.0

Change in Communicating with Vendors

Change in Communicating with Vendors
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid I don't do this 2 33.3 33.3 33.3
About the same 3 50.0 50.0 83.3
Somewhat more 1 16.7 16.7 100.0
Total 6 100.0 100.0
USA Valid I don't do this 107 20.0 20.0 20.0
Much less 17 3.2 3.2 23.2
Somewhat less 23 4.3 4.3 27.5
About the same 336 62.8 62.8 90.3
Somewhat more 46 8.6 8.6 98.9
Much more 6 1.1 1.1 100.0
Total 535 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid I don't do this 16 28.6 28.6 28.6
Much less 2 3.6 3.6 32.1
Somewhat less 1 1.8 1.8 33.9
About the same 34 60.7 60.7 94.6
Somewhat more 3 5.4 5.4 100.0
Total 56 100.0 100.0
Other Valid I don't do this 6 12.5 12.5 12.5
Much less 1 2.1 2.1 14.6
Somewhat less 2 4.2 4.2 18.8
About the same 33 68.8 68.8 87.5
Somewhat more 6 12.5 12.5 100.0
Total 48 100.0 100.0

Change in Communicating with Vendors

Change in Communicating with Vendors
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid I don't do this 2 33.3 33.3 33.3
About the same 3 50.0 50.0 83.3
Somewhat more 1 16.7 16.7 100.0
Total 6 100.0 100.0
Female Valid I don't do this 50 25.0 25.0 25.0
Much less 7 3.5 3.5 28.5
Somewhat less 10 5.0 5.0 33.5
About the same 119 59.5 59.5 93.0
Somewhat more 12 6.0 6.0 99.0
Much more 2 1.0 1.0 100.0
Total 200 100.0 100.0
Male Valid I don't do this 79 18.0 18.0 18.0
Much less 13 3.0 3.0 21.0
Somewhat less 16 3.6 3.6 24.6
About the same 284 64.7 64.7 89.3
Somewhat more 43 9.8 9.8 99.1
Much more 4 .9 .9 100.0
Total 439 100.0 100.0

Change in Communicating with Vendors

Change in Communicating with Vendors
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid I don't do this 2 14.3 14.3 14.3
Much less 1 7.1 7.1 21.4
About the same 10 71.4 71.4 92.9
Somewhat more 1 7.1 7.1 100.0
Total 14 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid I don't do this 10 37.0 37.0 37.0
Somewhat less 2 7.4 7.4 44.4
About the same 12 44.4 44.4 88.9
Somewhat more 3 11.1 11.1 100.0
Total 27 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid I don't do this 18 23.7 23.7 23.7
Much less 2 2.6 2.6 26.3
Somewhat less 3 3.9 3.9 30.3
About the same 45 59.2 59.2 89.5
Somewhat more 8 10.5 10.5 100.0
Total 76 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid I don't do this 82 19.6 19.6 19.6
Much less 12 2.9 2.9 22.4
Somewhat less 17 4.1 4.1 26.5
About the same 267 63.7 63.7 90.2
Somewhat more 37 8.8 8.8 99.0
Much more 4 1.0 1.0 100.0
Total 419 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid I don't do this 19 17.4 17.4 17.4
Much less 5 4.6 4.6 22.0
Somewhat less 4 3.7 3.7 25.7
About the same 72 66.1 66.1 91.7
Somewhat more 7 6.4 6.4 98.2
Much more 2 1.8 1.8 100.0
Total 109 100.0 100.0

Change in Communicating with Vendors

Change in Communicating with Vendors
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid I don't do this 2 33.3 33.3 33.3
About the same 3 50.0 50.0 83.3
Somewhat more 1 16.7 16.7 100.0
Total 6 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid I don't do this 17 37.0 37.0 37.0
Much less 5 10.9 10.9 47.8
Somewhat less 1 2.2 2.2 50.0
About the same 14 30.4 30.4 80.4
Somewhat more 7 15.2 15.2 95.7
Much more 2 4.3 4.3 100.0
Total 46 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid I don't do this 44 22.7 22.7 22.7
Much less 2 1.0 1.0 23.7
Somewhat less 10 5.2 5.2 28.9
About the same 121 62.4 62.4 91.2
Somewhat more 17 8.8 8.8 100.0
Total 194 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid I don't do this 68 17.0 17.0 17.0
Much less 13 3.3 3.3 20.3
Somewhat less 15 3.8 3.8 24.1
About the same 268 67.2 67.2 91.2
Somewhat more 31 7.8 7.8 99.0
Much more 4 1.0 1.0 100.0
Total 399 100.0 100.0

Change in Communicating with Vendors

Change in Communicating with Vendors
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid I don't do this 2 33.3 33.3 33.3
About the same 3 50.0 50.0 83.3
Somewhat more 1 16.7 16.7 100.0
Total 6 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid I don't do this 15 31.9 31.9 31.9
Much less 1 2.1 2.1 34.0
Somewhat less 1 2.1 2.1 36.2
About the same 22 46.8 46.8 83.0
Somewhat more 7 14.9 14.9 97.9
Much more 1 2.1 2.1 100.0
Total 47 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid I don't do this 46 30.1 30.1 30.1
Much less 7 4.6 4.6 34.6
Somewhat less 9 5.9 5.9 40.5
About the same 75 49.0 49.0 89.5
Somewhat more 14 9.2 9.2 98.7
Much more 2 1.3 1.3 100.0
Total 153 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid I don't do this 54 18.9 18.9 18.9
Much less 8 2.8 2.8 21.7
Somewhat less 11 3.8 3.8 25.5
About the same 192 67.1 67.1 92.7
Somewhat more 20 7.0 7.0 99.7
Much more 1 .3 .3 100.0
Total 286 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid I don't do this 14 9.2 9.2 9.2
Much less 4 2.6 2.6 11.8
Somewhat less 5 3.3 3.3 15.0
About the same 114 74.5 74.5 89.5
Somewhat more 14 9.2 9.2 98.7
Much more 2 1.3 1.3 100.0
Total 153 100.0 100.0


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