GVU's Seventh WWW User Survey Author Graphs

Background of Authors

Notes:

This question was new for the Sixth Survey. Respondents could choose more than one answer. Over half (52.33% Seventh vs. 47.5% Sixth) of respondents had some formal training in programming. A programming background was especially common among European respondents (60.59% Seventh vs. 59.8% Sixth). %). Nearly one in every four authors claims to have no applicable background (21.92%).About a quarter have training in communication (22.58%) but very few have training in graphic design (16.37%) or fine arts (9.35

Table of Data for All Categories

Background of Authors	All	USA	Europe
Communication	785.00 22.58%	597.00 22.53%	89.00 26.18%
Computer Programming	1819.00 52.33%	1357.00 51.21%	206.00 60.59%
Fine Arts	325.00 9.35%	271.00 10.23%	20.00 5.88%
Graphic Design	569.00 16.37%	448.00 16.91%	54.00 15.88%
Marketing Advertising	419.00 12.05%	317.00 11.96%	45.00 13.24%
None	762.00 21.92%	614.00 23.17%	50.00 14.71%
Other	889.00 25.58%	661.00 24.94%	100.00 29.41%

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GVU's WWW Surveying Team
Graphics, Visualization, & Usability Center
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280