GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Reading

...instead of reading books/magazines/newspapers
Reading

Reading

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Daily 738 22.4 22.4 22.4
Weekly 855 26.0 26.0 48.4
Monthly 472 14.3 14.3 62.7
Less than Once/Mo 528 16.0 16.0 78.8
Never 698 21.2 21.2 100.0
Total 3291 100.0 100.0

Reading

Reading
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Daily 23 27.1 27.1 27.1
Weekly 19 22.4 22.4 49.4
Monthly 8 9.4 9.4 58.8
Less than Once/Mo 13 15.3 15.3 74.1
Never 22 25.9 25.9 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Daily 602 22.7 22.7 22.7
Weekly 693 26.1 26.1 48.8
Monthly 389 14.7 14.7 63.5
Less than Once/Mo 429 16.2 16.2 79.6
Never 541 20.4 20.4 100.0
Total 2654 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Daily 53 19.8 19.8 19.8
Weekly 74 27.6 27.6 47.4
Monthly 47 17.5 17.5 64.9
Less than Once/Mo 33 12.3 12.3 77.2
Never 61 22.8 22.8 100.0
Total 268 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Daily 60 21.1 21.1 21.1
Weekly 69 24.3 24.3 45.4
Monthly 28 9.9 9.9 55.3
Less than Once/Mo 53 18.7 18.7 73.9
Never 74 26.1 26.1 100.0
Total 284 100.0 100.0

Reading

Reading
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Daily 23 27.1 27.1 27.1
Weekly 19 22.4 22.4 49.4
Monthly 8 9.4 9.4 58.8
Less than Once/Mo 13 15.3 15.3 74.1
Never 22 25.9 25.9 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Daily 191 18.4 18.4 18.4
Weekly 265 25.5 25.5 43.9
Monthly 154 14.8 14.8 58.8
Less than Once/Mo 196 18.9 18.9 77.6
Never 232 22.4 22.4 100.0
Total 1038 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Daily 524 24.2 24.2 24.2
Weekly 571 26.3 26.3 50.5
Monthly 310 14.3 14.3 64.8
Less than Once/Mo 319 14.7 14.7 79.5
Never 444 20.5 20.5 100.0
Total 2168 100.0 100.0

Reading

Reading
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Daily 34 26.6 26.6 26.6
Weekly 27 21.1 21.1 47.7
Monthly 12 9.4 9.4 57.0
Less than Once/Mo 25 19.5 19.5 76.6
Never 30 23.4 23.4 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Daily 52 29.9 29.9 29.9
Weekly 48 27.6 27.6 57.5
Monthly 21 12.1 12.1 69.5
Less than Once/Mo 25 14.4 14.4 83.9
Never 28 16.1 16.1 100.0
Total 174 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Daily 90 23.0 23.0 23.0
Weekly 117 29.9 29.9 52.9
Monthly 63 16.1 16.1 69.1
Less than Once/Mo 48 12.3 12.3 81.3
Never 73 18.7 18.7 100.0
Total 391 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Daily 449 21.9 21.9 21.9
Weekly 544 26.5 26.5 48.3
Monthly 317 15.4 15.4 63.8
Less than Once/Mo 338 16.5 16.5 80.2
Never 406 19.8 19.8 100.0
Total 2054 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Daily 113 20.8 20.8 20.8
Weekly 119 21.9 21.9 42.6
Monthly 59 10.8 10.8 53.5
Less than Once/Mo 92 16.9 16.9 70.4
Never 161 29.6 29.6 100.0
Total 544 100.0 100.0

Reading

Reading
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Daily 23 27.1 27.1 27.1
Weekly 19 22.4 22.4 49.4
Monthly 8 9.4 9.4 58.8
Less than Once/Mo 13 15.3 15.3 74.1
Never 22 25.9 25.9 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Daily 73 20.7 20.7 20.7
Weekly 97 27.6 27.6 48.3
Monthly 35 9.9 9.9 58.2
Less than Once/Mo 59 16.8 16.8 75.0
Never 88 25.0 25.0 100.0
Total 352 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Daily 221 20.8 20.8 20.8
Weekly 281 26.5 26.5 47.3
Monthly 167 15.7 15.7 63.0
Less than Once/Mo 167 15.7 15.7 78.7
Never 226 21.3 21.3 100.0
Total 1062 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Daily 421 23.5 23.5 23.5
Weekly 458 25.6 25.6 49.1
Monthly 262 14.6 14.6 63.7
Less than Once/Mo 289 16.1 16.1 79.8
Never 362 20.2 20.2 100.0
Total 1792 100.0 100.0

Reading

Reading
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Daily 23 27.1 27.1 27.1
Weekly 19 22.4 22.4 49.4
Monthly 8 9.4 9.4 58.8
Less than Once/Mo 13 15.3 15.3 74.1
Never 22 25.9 25.9 100.0
Total 85 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Daily 57 15.5 15.5 15.5
Weekly 87 23.7 23.7 39.2
Monthly 43 11.7 11.7 51.0
Less than Once/Mo 76 20.7 20.7 71.7
Never 104 28.3 28.3 100.0
Total 367 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Daily 187 21.5 21.5 21.5
Weekly 204 23.4 23.4 44.9
Monthly 120 13.8 13.8 58.7
Less than Once/Mo 150 17.2 17.2 75.9
Never 210 24.1 24.1 100.0
Total 871 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Daily 293 22.2 22.2 22.2
Weekly 369 28.0 28.0 50.2
Monthly 188 14.3 14.3 64.5
Less than Once/Mo 203 15.4 15.4 79.9
Never 265 20.1 20.1 100.0
Total 1318 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Daily 178 27.4 27.4 27.4
Weekly 176 27.1 27.1 54.5
Monthly 113 17.4 17.4 71.8
Less than Once/Mo 86 13.2 13.2 85.1
Never 97 14.9 14.9 100.0
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