****************************************************************************** Source: The Graphics, Visualization, & Usability (GVU) Center Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0280 Copyright 1996 (Please refer to notice below) Georgia Tech Research Corporation Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0415 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED E-mail: www-survey@cc.gatech.edu Legend: Each question is one column in the dataset (except for checkbox questions which have multiple columns). The first row in the datasets is the header, and contains a code that represents each question. We call this code the 'FIELD NAME' (see below example). Another set of codes is used to represent the set of possible response choices. These response choices correspond to the value of the HTML Form. each row after the header represents one user's responses. Each user id assigned a unique id that is located in the 'who' field. Below is an example from the general.cb file. FIELD NAME: "inet_years" "inet_years" QUESTION: "How long have you been on the Internet (including using email, gopher, ftp, etc.)?" QUESTION TYPE: "radio" CODE & ANSWER: "under6" "Less than 6 months" CODE & ANSWER: "6_to_12" "6 to 12 months" CODE & ANSWER: "1_to_3" "1 to 3 years" CODE & ANSWER: "4_to_6" "4 to 6 years" CODE & ANSWER: "over_7" "7 years or more" DELIMITER: @@@ This indicates that the field name for the question is "inet_years", which was asked via a radio button. The response code "under6" corresponds to the "Less than 6 months" text (which is what the respondents who took the survey saw next to the radio button). If you have any questions about HTML encodings, please view the source code from the 'Questions' pages . Checkbox questions are encoded differently. Each response choice is a separate column in the dataset. The response code is appended to the field name with a '.' in between. A '1' is assigned if the user selected this response, otherwise a '0' is assigned. For example, the below question: "entry" "entry" "How did you find out about the GVU's Fifth WWW User Survey? \nPlease check all that apply." "checkbox" "page" "Followed URL from another Web page" "nntp" "Saw postings to WWW related newsgroups" "mail" "Received email from www-surveying mailing list" "friend" "Was told URL by friend" "magazine" "Read about it in a magazine" "paper" "Read about it in a newspaper" "memory" "Remembered to participate from last survey" "other" "Other Sources" @@@ results in the following field names: entry.page entry.nntp entry.mail entry.friend ... ****************************************************************************** Copyright 1996 Georgia Tech Research Corporation Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0415 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED This material may be modified, copied and redistributed, both within the recipient's organization and externally, subject to the following restrictions: (a) The recipient may not derive any income financial or monetary gain through the use of the information provided herein which is the property of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (herein "GTRC"); (b) In any material based on this information, the recipient agrees to acknowledge GTRC and the GVU Center; (c) Any copies made of this material must be accompanied by the following copyright notice: "Copyright 1996 Georgia Tech Research Corporation. 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No oral or written information or advice given by GTRC, its dealers, distributors, agents, affiliates, developers, directors, officers or employees shall create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of this warranty. ****************************************************************************** 19 "Knowledge of Information Logged per Page Request" "Knowledge of Information Logged per Page Request" "When you view a page, you issue a request to a machine that \nreturns the page to you. To the best of your knowledge, which of the following \ninformation is technically possible to be recorded/logged about your page request? \n(Please check all that apply.)" "checkbox" "Email Address" "Your email address" "Time of Request" "Time of the request" "Machine" "Your machine address" "Requested Page" "The requested page" "Session ID" "An identifier that persists across visits to that site" "Which Browser" "The type of browser you are using" "OS" "Your machine's operating system" "Location" "Your geographical location" "Don't Know" "Don't know" @@@ "What Information Ought to be Collected per Page Request" "What Information Ought to be Collected per Page Request" "In your opinion, what information ought to be collected for each page you request? \n(Please check all that apply.)" "checkbox" "Email Address" "Your email address" "Time of Request" "Time of the request" "Machine" "Your machine address" "Requested Page" "The requested page" "Session ID" "An identifier that persists across visits to that site" "Which Browser" "The type of browser you are using" "OS" "Your machine's operating system" "Location" "Your geographical location" "Don't Know" "Don't know" @@@ "Terms and Conditions for Revealing Demographic Information" "Terms and Conditions for Revealing Demographic Information" "Please complete the following statement. I would give demographic \ninformation to a Web site ... \n(Please check all that apply.)" "checkbox" "What's Being Collected" "if a statement was provided regarding what information was being collected" "How it will be Used" "if a statement was provided regarding how the information was going to be used" "In Exchange for Access to Site" "in exchange for access to the pages on the Web site" "Discount at Site's Store" "in exchange for a small discount at the Web site's store or on their products" "Some Value Added Service" "in exchange for some value-added service (e.g., notification of events, etc.)" "Aggregated Only" "if the data would only be used in aggregate form (i.e., not on an individual basis)" "Would Not Give" "I would not give the site any demographic information" "Other" "under other terms and conditions" @@@ "Reasons for Not Registering" "Reasons for Not Registering" "What conditions cause you to refrain from filling out online registration forms at sites? \n(Please check all that apply.)" "checkbox" "Time" "takes too much time" "Requires Name " "requires me to give my name" "Requires Email" "requires me to give an email address" "Requires Address" "requires me to give my mailing address" "Terms" "information is not provided on how the data is going to be used" "Not Worth Risk" "accessing the site is not worth revealing the requested information" "Don't Trust" "I do not trust the entity collecting the data" "Always Register" "I always register" "Other" "other reasons" @@@ "Policies Towards Spamming" "Policies Towards Spamming" "Recent attention has been given to mass electronic mailings (a.k.a. spammings) which \noften contain advertisements, political statements, get-rich-quick schemes, etc. In your opinion, \nwhich of the below policies most closely resembles your feelings about what should be done?" "radio" "Nothing" "Nothing, the current practice is fine. " "Government Controls" "The Government ought to pass a law making it illegal. " "Impact Fee" "Mass mailing agencies ought to have to pay an 'impact' fee. " "Registry" "A registry ought to be created which contains a list of those not wishing mass mailings. " "Other" "I'd prefer some other policy. " "Don't Know" "Don't Know " @@@ "Attitudes Towards Spamming" "Attitudes Towards Spamming" "Please complete the following statement. Most of the time upon receiving a mass mailing, I ..." "radio" "Read" "read the message. " "Delete" "delete it once I realize it was a mass mailing. " "Reply" "send a message to back asking not to be included in future mailings. " "Retaliate" "retaliate in some manner (e.g., mailing bombings, denial of service, etc.). " "Not App" "I have not received any mass mailings. " "Other" "perform some other action. " @@@ "bogus" "bogus" \n$seven = "Internet Privacy Laws"; \n$GEN{7} = $seven; \n$GEN{g7} = " Not Answered Agree Strongly Agree Somewhat Neither Agree or Disagree Disagree Somewhat Disagree Strongly No Opinion There should be new laws to protect privacy on the Internet.\n"; "banner" @@@ "Key Escrow Encryption" "Key Escrow Encryption" "I support the establishment of key escrow encryption (where a trusted party keeps a key that can read encrypted messages)." "popup" "Not Answered " "Agree Strongly " "Agree Somewhat " "Neither Agree or Disagree " "Disagree Somewhat " "Disagree Strongly " "No Opinion " @@@ "Information about Users Improves Marketing of Site" "Information about Users Improves Marketing of Site" "Web sites need information about their users to market their site to advertisers." "popup" "Not Answered " "Agree Strongly " "Agree Somewhat " "Neither Agree or Disagree " "Disagree Somewhat " "Disagree Strongly " "No Opinion " @@@ "Content Providers have Right to Resell User Information" "Content Providers have Right to Resell User Information" "Content providers have the right to resell information about its users to other companies." "popup" "Not Answered " "Agree Strongly " "Agree Somewhat " "Neither Agree or Disagree " "Disagree Somewhat " "Disagree Strongly " "No Opinion " @@@ "A user ought to have complete control over which sites get what demographic information." "popup" "Not Answered " "Agree Strongly " "Agree Somewhat " "Neither Agree or Disagree " "Disagree Somewhat " "Disagree Strongly " "No Opinion " @@@ "Magazines to which I subscribe have the right to sell my name and address to companies they feel will interest me" "popup" "Not Answered " "Agree Strongly " "Agree Somewhat " "Neither Agree or Disagree " "Disagree Somewhat " "Disagree Strongly " "No Opinion " @@@ "Direct Marketing" "Direct Marketing" "I like receiving mass postal mailings that were specifically targeted to my demographics" "popup" "Not Answered " "Agree Strongly " "Agree Somewhat " "Neither Agree or Disagree " "Disagree Somewhat " "Disagree Strongly " "No Opinion " @@@ "Mass Emailings" "Mass Emailings" "I like receiving mass electronic mailings" "popup" "Not Answered " "Agree Strongly " "Agree Somewhat " "Neither Agree or Disagree " "Disagree Somewhat " "Disagree Strongly " "No Opinion " @@@ "Ought to be able to Assume Different Aliases/Roles on the Internet" "Ought to be able to Assume Different Aliases/Roles on the Internet" "I ought to be able to take on different aliases/roles at different times on the Internet." "popup" "Not Answered " "Agree Strongly " "Agree Somewhat " "Neither Agree or Disagree " "Disagree Somewhat " "Disagree Strongly " "No Opinion " @@@ "Value Anonymous Nature of Internet" "Value Anonymous Nature of Internet" "I value being able to visit sites on the Internet in an anonymous manner." "popup" "Not Answered " "Agree Strongly " "Agree Somewhat " "Neither Agree or Disagree " "Disagree Somewhat " "Disagree Strongly " "No Opinion " @@@ "Privacy of Communications" "Privacy of Communications" "I ought to be able to communicate over the Internet without people being able to read the content." "popup" "Not Answered " "Agree Strongly " "Agree Somewhat " "Neither Agree or Disagree " "Disagree Somewhat " "Disagree Strongly " "No Opinion " @@@ "Anonymous Payment Systems" "Anonymous Payment Systems" "I would prefer Internet payment systems that are anonymous to those that are user identified." "popup" "Not Answered " "Agree Strongly " "Agree Somewhat " "Neither Agree or Disagree " "Disagree Somewhat " "Disagree Strongly " "No Opinion " @@@