GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Have Fun and Explore


To what extent would you say you use the Internet to have "fun" and explore? Would you say...

Have Fun and Explore

Have Fun and Explore

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Most times 1099 33.4 33.4 33.4
Sometimes 1818 55.2 55.3 88.7
Seldom 354 10.8 10.8 99.4
Never 19 .6 .6 100.0
Total 3290 100.0 100.0
Missing System 1 .0

Total 3291 100.0


Have Fun and Explore

Have Fun and Explore
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 30 35.3 35.3 35.3
Sometimes 44 51.8 51.8 87.1
Seldom 11 12.9 12.9 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Most times 945 35.6 35.6 35.6
Sometimes 1443 54.4 54.4 90.0
Seldom 251 9.5 9.5 99.5
Never 14 .5 .5 100.0
Total 2653 100.0 100.0
Missing System 1 .0

Total 2654 100.0

Europe Valid Most times 52 19.4 19.4 19.4
Sometimes 165 61.6 61.6 81.0
Seldom 48 17.9 17.9 98.9
Never 3 1.1 1.1 100.0
Total 268 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Most times 72 25.4 25.4 25.4
Sometimes 166 58.5 58.5 83.8
Seldom 44 15.5 15.5 99.3
Never 2 .7 .7 100.0
Total 284 100.0 100.0

Have Fun and Explore

Have Fun and Explore
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 30 35.3 35.3 35.3
Sometimes 44 51.8 51.8 87.1
Seldom 11 12.9 12.9 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Most times 390 37.6 37.6 37.6
Sometimes 524 50.5 50.5 88.1
Seldom 117 11.3 11.3 99.3
Never 7 .7 .7 100.0
Total 1038 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Most times 679 31.3 31.3 31.3
Sometimes 1250 57.7 57.7 89.0
Seldom 226 10.4 10.4 99.4
Never 12 .6 .6 100.0
Total 2167 100.0 100.0
Missing System 1 .0

Total 2168 100.0


Have Fun and Explore

Have Fun and Explore
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 42 32.8 32.8 32.8
Sometimes 64 50.0 50.0 82.8
Seldom 19 14.8 14.8 97.7
Never 3 2.3 2.3 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Most times 98 56.3 56.3 56.3
Sometimes 60 34.5 34.5 90.8
Seldom 14 8.0 8.0 98.9
Never 2 1.1 1.1 100.0
Total 174 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Most times 137 35.0 35.0 35.0
Sometimes 231 59.1 59.1 94.1
Seldom 23 5.9 5.9 100.0
Total 391 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Most times 660 32.1 32.1 32.1
Sometimes 1151 56.0 56.1 88.2
Seldom 232 11.3 11.3 99.5
Never 10 .5 .5 100.0
Total 2053 100.0 100.0
Missing System 1 .0

Total 2054 100.0

50+ Valid Most times 162 29.8 29.8 29.8
Sometimes 312 57.4 57.4 87.1
Seldom 66 12.1 12.1 99.3
Never 4 .7 .7 100.0
Total 544 100.0 100.0

Have Fun and Explore

Have Fun and Explore
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 30 35.3 35.3 35.3
Sometimes 44 51.8 51.8 87.1
Seldom 11 12.9 12.9 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Most times 183 52.0 52.0 52.0
Sometimes 140 39.8 39.8 91.8
Seldom 25 7.1 7.1 98.9
Never 4 1.1 1.1 100.0
Total 352 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Most times 406 38.2 38.2 38.2
Sometimes 540 50.8 50.8 89.1
Seldom 112 10.5 10.5 99.6
Never 4 .4 .4 100.0
Total 1062 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Most times 480 26.8 26.8 26.8
Sometimes 1094 61.0 61.1 87.9
Seldom 206 11.5 11.5 99.4
Never 11 .6 .6 100.0
Total 1791 99.9 100.0
Missing System 1 .1

Total 1792 100.0


Have Fun and Explore

Have Fun and Explore
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Most times 30 35.3 35.3 35.3
Sometimes 44 51.8 51.8 87.1
Seldom 11 12.9 12.9 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Most times 153 41.7 41.7 41.7
Sometimes 161 43.9 43.9 85.6
Seldom 47 12.8 12.8 98.4
Never 6 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 367 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Most times 318 36.5 36.5 36.5
Sometimes 445 51.1 51.1 87.6
Seldom 101 11.6 11.6 99.2
Never 7 .8 .8 100.0
Total 871 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Most times 416 31.6 31.6 31.6
Sometimes 760 57.7 57.7 89.3
Seldom 137 10.4 10.4 99.7
Never 4 .3 .3 100.0
Total 1317 99.9 100.0
Missing System 1 .1

Total 1318 100.0

Expert Valid Most times 182 28.0 28.0 28.0
Sometimes 408 62.8 62.8 90.8
Seldom 58 8.9 8.9 99.7
Never 2 .3 .3 100.0
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