GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Electronic News

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Electronic News

Electronic News

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Daily 1810 55.0 55.0 55.0
Weekly 801 24.3 24.3 79.3
Monthly 291 8.8 8.8 88.2
Less than Once/Mo 294 8.9 8.9 97.1
Never 95 2.9 2.9 100.0
Total 3291 100.0 100.0

Electronic News

Electronic News
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Daily 43 50.6 50.6 50.6
Weekly 23 27.1 27.1 77.6
Monthly 11 12.9 12.9 90.6
Less than Once/Mo 5 5.9 5.9 96.5
Never 3 3.5 3.5 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Daily 1496 56.4 56.4 56.4
Weekly 637 24.0 24.0 80.4
Monthly 221 8.3 8.3 88.7
Less than Once/Mo 225 8.5 8.5 97.2
Never 75 2.8 2.8 100.0
Total 2654 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Daily 126 47.0 47.0 47.0
Weekly 73 27.2 27.2 74.3
Monthly 31 11.6 11.6 85.8
Less than Once/Mo 29 10.8 10.8 96.6
Never 9 3.4 3.4 100.0
Total 268 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Daily 145 51.1 51.1 51.1
Weekly 68 23.9 23.9 75.0
Monthly 28 9.9 9.9 84.9
Less than Once/Mo 35 12.3 12.3 97.2
Never 8 2.8 2.8 100.0
Total 284 100.0 100.0

Electronic News

Electronic News
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Daily 43 50.6 50.6 50.6
Weekly 23 27.1 27.1 77.6
Monthly 11 12.9 12.9 90.6
Less than Once/Mo 5 5.9 5.9 96.5
Never 3 3.5 3.5 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Daily 443 42.7 42.7 42.7
Weekly 292 28.1 28.1 70.8
Monthly 119 11.5 11.5 82.3
Less than Once/Mo 134 12.9 12.9 95.2
Never 50 4.8 4.8 100.0
Total 1038 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Daily 1324 61.1 61.1 61.1
Weekly 486 22.4 22.4 83.5
Monthly 161 7.4 7.4 90.9
Less than Once/Mo 155 7.1 7.1 98.1
Never 42 1.9 1.9 100.0
Total 2168 100.0 100.0

Electronic News

Electronic News
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Daily 62 48.4 48.4 48.4
Weekly 36 28.1 28.1 76.6
Monthly 12 9.4 9.4 85.9
Less than Once/Mo 12 9.4 9.4 95.3
Never 6 4.7 4.7 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Daily 65 37.4 37.4 37.4
Weekly 61 35.1 35.1 72.4
Monthly 24 13.8 13.8 86.2
Less than Once/Mo 19 10.9 10.9 97.1
Never 5 2.9 2.9 100.0
Total 174 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Daily 216 55.2 55.2 55.2
Weekly 81 20.7 20.7 76.0
Monthly 52 13.3 13.3 89.3
Less than Once/Mo 35 9.0 9.0 98.2
Never 7 1.8 1.8 100.0
Total 391 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Daily 1137 55.4 55.4 55.4
Weekly 515 25.1 25.1 80.4
Monthly 170 8.3 8.3 88.7
Less than Once/Mo 178 8.7 8.7 97.4
Never 54 2.6 2.6 100.0
Total 2054 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Daily 330 60.7 60.7 60.7
Weekly 108 19.9 19.9 80.5
Monthly 33 6.1 6.1 86.6
Less than Once/Mo 50 9.2 9.2 95.8
Never 23 4.2 4.2 100.0
Total 544 100.0 100.0

Electronic News

Electronic News
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Daily 43 50.6 50.6 50.6
Weekly 23 27.1 27.1 77.6
Monthly 11 12.9 12.9 90.6
Less than Once/Mo 5 5.9 5.9 96.5
Never 3 3.5 3.5 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Daily 155 44.0 44.0 44.0
Weekly 92 26.1 26.1 70.2
Monthly 31 8.8 8.8 79.0
Less than Once/Mo 51 14.5 14.5 93.5
Never 23 6.5 6.5 100.0
Total 352 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Daily 535 50.4 50.4 50.4
Weekly 259 24.4 24.4 74.8
Monthly 117 11.0 11.0 85.8
Less than Once/Mo 111 10.5 10.5 96.2
Never 40 3.8 3.8 100.0
Total 1062 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Daily 1077 60.1 60.1 60.1
Weekly 427 23.8 23.8 83.9
Monthly 132 7.4 7.4 91.3
Less than Once/Mo 127 7.1 7.1 98.4
Never 29 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 1792 100.0 100.0

Electronic News

Electronic News
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Daily 43 50.6 50.6 50.6
Weekly 23 27.1 27.1 77.6
Monthly 11 12.9 12.9 90.6
Less than Once/Mo 5 5.9 5.9 96.5
Never 3 3.5 3.5 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Daily 110 30.0 30.0 30.0
Weekly 97 26.4 26.4 56.4
Monthly 41 11.2 11.2 67.6
Less than Once/Mo 79 21.5 21.5 89.1
Never 40 10.9 10.9 100.0
Total 367 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Daily 427 49.0 49.0 49.0
Weekly 231 26.5 26.5 75.5
Monthly 95 10.9 10.9 86.5
Less than Once/Mo 91 10.4 10.4 96.9
Never 27 3.1 3.1 100.0
Total 871 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Daily 777 59.0 59.0 59.0
Weekly 311 23.6 23.6 82.5
Monthly 110 8.3 8.3 90.9
Less than Once/Mo 98 7.4 7.4 98.3
Never 22 1.7 1.7 100.0
Total 1318 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Daily 453 69.7 69.7 69.7
Weekly 139 21.4 21.4 91.1
Monthly 34 5.2 5.2 96.3
Less than Once/Mo 21 3.2 3.2 99.5
Never 3 .5 .5 100.0
Total 650 100.0 100.0


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