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Monitor Color Support

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Monitor Color Support

Monitor Color Support

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Don't Know 22 .8 .8 .8
Monochrome 6 .2 .2 1.0
8 bit Color 46 1.7 1.7 2.7
16 bit Color 408 15.1 15.1 17.8
24 bit Color 1457 53.8 53.8 71.5
Color 696 25.7 25.7 97.2
Other 75 2.8 2.8 100.0
Total 2710 100.0 100.0

Monitor Color Support

Monitor Color Support
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid 8 bit Color 1 2.9 2.9 2.9
16 bit Color 2 5.9 5.9 8.8
24 bit Color 18 52.9 52.9 61.8
Color 12 35.3 35.3 97.1
Other 1 2.9 2.9 100.0
Total 34 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Don't Know 20 .9 .9 .9
Monochrome 3 .1 .1 1.0
8 bit Color 32 1.4 1.4 2.5
16 bit Color 311 14.1 14.1 16.6
24 bit Color 1192 54.0 54.0 70.6
Color 586 26.6 26.6 97.1
Other 63 2.9 2.9 100.0
Total 2207 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Don't Know 2 .9 .9 .9
Monochrome 1 .4 .4 1.3
8 bit Color 7 3.1 3.1 4.4
16 bit Color 53 23.6 23.6 28.0
24 bit Color 113 50.2 50.2 78.2
Color 47 20.9 20.9 99.1
Other 2 .9 .9 100.0
Total 225 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Monochrome 2 .8 .8 .8
8 bit Color 6 2.5 2.5 3.3
16 bit Color 42 17.2 17.2 20.5
24 bit Color 134 54.9 54.9 75.4
Color 51 20.9 20.9 96.3
Other 9 3.7 3.7 100.0
Total 244 100.0 100.0

Monitor Color Support

Monitor Color Support
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid 8 bit Color 1 2.9 2.9 2.9
16 bit Color 2 5.9 5.9 8.8
24 bit Color 18 52.9 52.9 61.8
Color 12 35.3 35.3 97.1
Other 1 2.9 2.9 100.0
Total 34 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Don't Know 14 1.8 1.8 1.8
Monochrome 2 .3 .3 2.1
8 bit Color 7 .9 .9 3.0
16 bit Color 95 12.3 12.3 15.3
24 bit Color 339 43.9 43.9 59.2
Color 290 37.6 37.6 96.8
Other 25 3.2 3.2 100.0
Total 772 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Don't Know 8 .4 .4 .4
Monochrome 4 .2 .2 .6
8 bit Color 38 2.0 2.0 2.6
16 bit Color 311 16.3 16.3 19.0
24 bit Color 1100 57.8 57.8 76.7
Color 394 20.7 20.7 97.4
Other 49 2.6 2.6 100.0
Total 1904 100.0 100.0

Monitor Color Support

Monitor Color Support
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Don't Know 1 1.4 1.4 1.4
8 bit Color 1 1.4 1.4 2.7
16 bit Color 6 8.1 8.1 10.8
24 bit Color 40 54.1 54.1 64.9
Color 24 32.4 32.4 97.3
Other 2 2.7 2.7 100.0
Total 74 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Don't Know 2 1.4 1.4 1.4
8 bit Color 3 2.2 2.2 3.6
16 bit Color 25 18.0 18.0 21.6
24 bit Color 75 54.0 54.0 75.5
Color 28 20.1 20.1 95.7
Other 6 4.3 4.3 100.0
Total 139 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Don't Know 5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Monochrome 2 .6 .6 2.1
8 bit Color 4 1.2 1.2 3.3
16 bit Color 50 15.0 15.0 18.3
24 bit Color 181 54.4 54.4 72.7
Color 76 22.8 22.8 95.5
Other 15 4.5 4.5 100.0
Total 333 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Don't Know 8 .5 .5 .5
Monochrome 2 .1 .1 .6
8 bit Color 38 2.2 2.2 2.8
16 bit Color 257 15.0 15.0 17.8
24 bit Color 958 55.9 55.9 73.7
Color 412 24.0 24.0 97.7
Other 39 2.3 2.3 100.0
Total 1714 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Don't Know 6 1.3 1.3 1.3
Monochrome 2 .4 .4 1.8
16 bit Color 70 15.6 15.6 17.3
24 bit Color 203 45.1 45.1 62.4
Color 156 34.7 34.7 97.1
Other 13 2.9 2.9 100.0
Total 450 100.0 100.0

Monitor Color Support

Monitor Color Support
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid 8 bit Color 1 2.9 2.9 2.9
16 bit Color 2 5.9 5.9 8.8
24 bit Color 18 52.9 52.9 61.8
Color 12 35.3 35.3 97.1
Other 1 2.9 2.9 100.0
Total 34 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Don't Know 3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Monochrome 2 .8 .8 2.1
16 bit Color 28 11.7 11.7 13.8
24 bit Color 70 29.2 29.2 42.9
Color 113 47.1 47.1 90.0
Other 24 10.0 10.0 100.0
Total 240 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Don't Know 15 1.8 1.8 1.8
Monochrome 1 .1 .1 1.9
8 bit Color 9 1.1 1.1 3.0
16 bit Color 117 14.2 14.2 17.2
24 bit Color 366 44.4 44.4 61.7
Color 289 35.1 35.1 96.7
Other 27 3.3 3.3 100.0
Total 824 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Don't Know 4 .2 .2 .2
Monochrome 3 .2 .2 .4
8 bit Color 36 2.2 2.2 2.7
16 bit Color 261 16.2 16.2 18.9
24 bit Color 1003 62.2 62.2 81.1
Color 282 17.5 17.5 98.6
Other 23 1.4 1.4 100.0
Total 1612 100.0 100.0

Monitor Color Support

Monitor Color Support
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid 8 bit Color 1 2.9 2.9 2.9
16 bit Color 2 5.9 5.9 8.8
24 bit Color 18 52.9 52.9 61.8
Color 12 35.3 35.3 97.1
Other 1 2.9 2.9 100.0
Total 34 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Don't Know 7 2.7 2.7 2.7
Monochrome 1 .4 .4 3.1
8 bit Color 1 .4 .4 3.5
16 bit Color 25 9.8 9.8 13.3
24 bit Color 78 30.5 30.5 43.8
Color 135 52.7 52.7 96.5
Other 9 3.5 3.5 100.0
Total 256 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Don't Know 7 1.0 1.0 1.0
Monochrome 4 .6 .6 1.5
8 bit Color 12 1.7 1.7 3.2
16 bit Color 126 17.6 17.6 20.8
24 bit Color 275 38.5 38.5 59.3
Color 266 37.2 37.2 96.5
Other 25 3.5 3.5 100.0
Total 715 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Don't Know 7 .6 .6 .6
Monochrome 1 .1 .1 .7
8 bit Color 24 2.1 2.1 2.8
16 bit Color 183 16.3 16.3 19.1
24 bit Color 654 58.2 58.2 77.3
Color 224 19.9 19.9 97.2
Other 31 2.8 2.8 100.0
Total 1124 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Don't Know 1 .2 .2 .2
8 bit Color 8 1.4 1.4 1.5
16 bit Color 72 12.4 12.4 13.9
24 bit Color 432 74.4 74.4 88.3
Color 59 10.2 10.2 98.5
Other 9 1.5 1.5 100.0
Total 581 100.0 100.0

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