GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Using Current Browser Version

For your primary browser, do you think you are using the most up-to-date version?
Using Current Browser Version

Using Current Browser Version

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Yes, certain 1538 56.8 56.8 56.8
Beta 77 2.8 2.8 59.6
Yes, think so 382 14.1 14.1 73.7
No, think 167 6.2 6.2 79.9
No, certain 488 18.0 18.0 97.9
Don't know 58 2.1 2.1 100.0
Total 2710 100.0 100.0

Using Current Browser Version

Using Current Browser Version
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, certain 23 67.6 67.6 67.6
Yes, think so 3 8.8 8.8 76.5
No, think 4 11.8 11.8 88.2
No, certain 2 5.9 5.9 94.1
Don't know 2 5.9 5.9 100.0
Total 34 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Yes, certain 1256 56.9 56.9 56.9
Beta 61 2.8 2.8 59.7
Yes, think so 328 14.9 14.9 74.5
No, think 127 5.8 5.8 80.3
No, certain 382 17.3 17.3 97.6
Don't know 53 2.4 2.4 100.0
Total 2207 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Yes, certain 127 56.4 56.4 56.4
Beta 8 3.6 3.6 60.0
Yes, think so 21 9.3 9.3 69.3
No, think 17 7.6 7.6 76.9
No, certain 51 22.7 22.7 99.6
Don't know 1 .4 .4 100.0
Total 225 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Yes, certain 132 54.1 54.1 54.1
Beta 8 3.3 3.3 57.4
Yes, think so 30 12.3 12.3 69.7
No, think 19 7.8 7.8 77.5
No, certain 53 21.7 21.7 99.2
Don't know 2 .8 .8 100.0
Total 244 100.0 100.0

Using Current Browser Version

Using Current Browser Version
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, certain 23 67.6 67.6 67.6
Yes, think so 3 8.8 8.8 76.5
No, think 4 11.8 11.8 88.2
No, certain 2 5.9 5.9 94.1
Don't know 2 5.9 5.9 100.0
Total 34 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Yes, certain 368 47.7 47.7 47.7
Beta 14 1.8 1.8 49.5
Yes, think so 169 21.9 21.9 71.4
No, think 53 6.9 6.9 78.2
No, certain 134 17.4 17.4 95.6
Don't know 34 4.4 4.4 100.0
Total 772 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Yes, certain 1147 60.2 60.2 60.2
Beta 63 3.3 3.3 63.6
Yes, think so 210 11.0 11.0 74.6
No, think 110 5.8 5.8 80.4
No, certain 352 18.5 18.5 98.8
Don't know 22 1.2 1.2 100.0
Total 1904 100.0 100.0

Using Current Browser Version

Using Current Browser Version
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, certain 40 54.1 54.1 54.1
Beta 1 1.4 1.4 55.4
Yes, think so 8 10.8 10.8 66.2
No, think 7 9.5 9.5 75.7
No, certain 14 18.9 18.9 94.6
Don't know 4 5.4 5.4 100.0
Total 74 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Yes, certain 87 62.6 62.6 62.6
Beta 4 2.9 2.9 65.5
Yes, think so 20 14.4 14.4 79.9
No, think 4 2.9 2.9 82.7
No, certain 22 15.8 15.8 98.6
Don't know 2 1.4 1.4 100.0
Total 139 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Yes, certain 200 60.1 60.1 60.1
Beta 14 4.2 4.2 64.3
Yes, think so 35 10.5 10.5 74.8
No, think 16 4.8 4.8 79.6
No, certain 64 19.2 19.2 98.8
Don't know 4 1.2 1.2 100.0
Total 333 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Yes, certain 970 56.6 56.6 56.6
Beta 51 3.0 3.0 59.6
Yes, think so 243 14.2 14.2 73.7
No, think 109 6.4 6.4 80.1
No, certain 307 17.9 17.9 98.0
Don't know 34 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 1714 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Yes, certain 241 53.6 53.6 53.6
Beta 7 1.6 1.6 55.1
Yes, think so 76 16.9 16.9 72.0
No, think 31 6.9 6.9 78.9
No, certain 81 18.0 18.0 96.9
Don't know 14 3.1 3.1 100.0
Total 450 100.0 100.0

Using Current Browser Version

Using Current Browser Version
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, certain 23 67.6 67.6 67.6
Yes, think so 3 8.8 8.8 76.5
No, think 4 11.8 11.8 88.2
No, certain 2 5.9 5.9 94.1
Don't know 2 5.9 5.9 100.0
Total 34 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Yes, certain 96 40.0 40.0 40.0
Beta 3 1.3 1.3 41.3
Yes, think so 71 29.6 29.6 70.8
No, think 17 7.1 7.1 77.9
No, certain 23 9.6 9.6 87.5
Don't know 30 12.5 12.5 100.0
Total 240 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Yes, certain 447 54.2 54.2 54.2
Beta 13 1.6 1.6 55.8
Yes, think so 136 16.5 16.5 72.3
No, think 67 8.1 8.1 80.5
No, certain 143 17.4 17.4 97.8
Don't know 18 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 824 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Yes, certain 972 60.3 60.3 60.3
Beta 61 3.8 3.8 64.1
Yes, think so 172 10.7 10.7 74.8
No, think 79 4.9 4.9 79.7
No, certain 320 19.9 19.9 99.5
Don't know 8 .5 .5 100.0
Total 1612 100.0 100.0

Using Current Browser Version

Using Current Browser Version
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, certain 23 67.6 67.6 67.6
Yes, think so 3 8.8 8.8 76.5
No, think 4 11.8 11.8 88.2
No, certain 2 5.9 5.9 94.1
Don't know 2 5.9 5.9 100.0
Total 34 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Yes, certain 94 36.7 36.7 36.7
Beta 2 .8 .8 37.5
Yes, think so 88 34.4 34.4 71.9
No, think 22 8.6 8.6 80.5
No, certain 23 9.0 9.0 89.5
Don't know 27 10.5 10.5 100.0
Total 256 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Yes, certain 342 47.8 47.8 47.8
Beta 11 1.5 1.5 49.4
Yes, think so 138 19.3 19.3 68.7
No, think 62 8.7 8.7 77.3
No, certain 136 19.0 19.0 96.4
Don't know 26 3.6 3.6 100.0
Total 715 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Yes, certain 689 61.3 61.3 61.3
Beta 39 3.5 3.5 64.8
Yes, think so 114 10.1 10.1 74.9
No, think 62 5.5 5.5 80.4
No, certain 218 19.4 19.4 99.8
Don't know 2 .2 .2 100.0
Total 1124 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Yes, certain 390 67.1 67.1 67.1
Beta 25 4.3 4.3 71.4
Yes, think so 39 6.7 6.7 78.1
No, think 17 2.9 2.9 81.1
No, certain 109 18.8 18.8 99.8
Don't know 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 581 100.0 100.0

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