GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Convey the Right Impression

To what extent would you say you use the Internet to express yourself: to help you convey the right impression to others (either on-line or off-line)? Would you say...
Convey the Right Impression

Convey the Right Impression

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Most times 461 14.0 14.0 14.0
Sometimes 1435 43.6 43.6 57.6
Seldom 989 30.1 30.1 87.7
Never 406 12.3 12.3 100.0
Total 3291 100.0 100.0

Convey the Right Impression

Convey the Right Impression
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 20 23.5 23.5 23.5
Sometimes 32 37.6 37.6 61.2
Seldom 20 23.5 23.5 84.7
Never 13 15.3 15.3 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Most times 369 13.9 13.9 13.9
Sometimes 1153 43.4 43.4 57.3
Seldom 797 30.0 30.0 87.4
Never 335 12.6 12.6 100.0
Total 2654 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Most times 28 10.4 10.4 10.4
Sometimes 118 44.0 44.0 54.5
Seldom 99 36.9 36.9 91.4
Never 23 8.6 8.6 100.0
Total 268 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Most times 44 15.5 15.5 15.5
Sometimes 132 46.5 46.5 62.0
Seldom 73 25.7 25.7 87.7
Never 35 12.3 12.3 100.0
Total 284 100.0 100.0

Convey the Right Impression

Convey the Right Impression
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 20 23.5 23.5 23.5
Sometimes 32 37.6 37.6 61.2
Seldom 20 23.5 23.5 84.7
Never 13 15.3 15.3 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Most times 137 13.2 13.2 13.2
Sometimes 439 42.3 42.3 55.5
Seldom 302 29.1 29.1 84.6
Never 160 15.4 15.4 100.0
Total 1038 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Most times 304 14.0 14.0 14.0
Sometimes 964 44.5 44.5 58.5
Seldom 667 30.8 30.8 89.3
Never 233 10.7 10.7 100.0
Total 2168 100.0 100.0

Convey the Right Impression

Convey the Right Impression
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 24 18.8 18.8 18.8
Sometimes 51 39.8 39.8 58.6
Seldom 34 26.6 26.6 85.2
Never 19 14.8 14.8 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Most times 36 20.7 20.7 20.7
Sometimes 82 47.1 47.1 67.8
Seldom 40 23.0 23.0 90.8
Never 16 9.2 9.2 100.0
Total 174 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Most times 55 14.1 14.1 14.1
Sometimes 183 46.8 46.8 60.9
Seldom 109 27.9 27.9 88.7
Never 44 11.3 11.3 100.0
Total 391 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Most times 276 13.4 13.4 13.4
Sometimes 912 44.4 44.4 57.8
Seldom 632 30.8 30.8 88.6
Never 234 11.4 11.4 100.0
Total 2054 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Most times 70 12.9 12.9 12.9
Sometimes 207 38.1 38.1 50.9
Seldom 174 32.0 32.0 82.9
Never 93 17.1 17.1 100.0
Total 544 100.0 100.0

Convey the Right Impression

Convey the Right Impression
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 20 23.5 23.5 23.5
Sometimes 32 37.6 37.6 61.2
Seldom 20 23.5 23.5 84.7
Never 13 15.3 15.3 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Most times 37 10.5 10.5 10.5
Sometimes 122 34.7 34.7 45.2
Seldom 117 33.2 33.2 78.4
Never 76 21.6 21.6 100.0
Total 352 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Most times 128 12.1 12.1 12.1
Sometimes 456 42.9 42.9 55.0
Seldom 325 30.6 30.6 85.6
Never 153 14.4 14.4 100.0
Total 1062 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Most times 276 15.4 15.4 15.4
Sometimes 825 46.0 46.0 61.4
Seldom 527 29.4 29.4 90.8
Never 164 9.2 9.2 100.0
Total 1792 100.0 100.0

Convey the Right Impression

Convey the Right Impression
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 20 23.5 23.5 23.5
Sometimes 32 37.6 37.6 61.2
Seldom 20 23.5 23.5 84.7
Never 13 15.3 15.3 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Most times 28 7.6 7.6 7.6
Sometimes 113 30.8 30.8 38.4
Seldom 124 33.8 33.8 72.2
Never 102 27.8 27.8 100.0
Total 367 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Most times 89 10.2 10.2 10.2
Sometimes 343 39.4 39.4 49.6
Seldom 290 33.3 33.3 82.9
Never 149 17.1 17.1 100.0
Total 871 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Most times 191 14.5 14.5 14.5
Sometimes 595 45.1 45.1 59.6
Seldom 424 32.2 32.2 91.8
Never 108 8.2 8.2 100.0
Total 1318 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Most times 133 20.5 20.5 20.5
Sometimes 352 54.2 54.2 74.6
Seldom 131 20.2 20.2 94.8
Never 34 5.2 5.2 100.0
Total 650 100.0 100.0

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