Age
Notes:
- The average age of users responding to the Seventh survey is
35.2 years old. The average age of users in our surveys has been
slowly but steadily increasing since the Fourth survey at roughly one
year per survey (Fourth: 32.7 yr., Fifth: 33.0 yr., Sixth : 34.9
yr.). The average age reported in this Survey is within the margin of
error reported by FIND/SVP's 1997 American Internet User Survey of
36.5 yr. old. The consensus on average age between our data, collected
through the pioneering method of using the Web to collect data, and
FIND/SVP's data, collected through the traditional method of random
telephone calls, helps increase our confidence that the core
demographics in the Seventh Survey are representative.
- Also consistent with previous surveys is the observation that, on
average, women are the same age as their male counterparts and Europeans
are significantly younger than their US counterparts (30.3 yr. Europe vs. 36.0 yr.).
Table of Data for All Categories
| Age |
All |
Male |
Female |
USA |
Europe |
19-25 |
26-50 |
50+ |
| 1st Qu. |
25.00 11.25% |
25.00 11.25% |
25.00 11.21% |
26.00 11.45% |
24.00 11.41% |
21.00 15.76% |
30.00 13.54% |
53.00 14.77% |
| 3rd Qu. |
44.00 19.80% |
44.00 19.79% |
44.00 19.72% |
45.00 19.83% |
35.00 16.64% |
24.00 18.02% |
43.00 19.40% |
61.00 17.00% |
| Max. |
80.00 36.00% |
80.00 35.99% |
80.00 35.86% |
80.00 35.25% |
80.00 38.04% |
25.00 18.77% |
50.00 22.56% |
80.00 22.30% |
| Mean |
35.22 15.85% |
35.28 15.87% |
35.10 15.73% |
35.98 15.85% |
30.29 14.40% |
22.22 16.68% |
36.60 16.52% |
57.80 16.11% |
| Median |
33.00 14.85% |
33.00 14.85% |
34.00 15.24% |
35.00 15.42% |
28.00 13.31% |
22.00 16.51% |
36.00 16.25% |
56.00 15.61% |
| Min. |
5.00 2.25% |
5.00 2.25% |
5.00 2.24% |
5.00 2.20% |
13.00 6.18% |
19.00 14.26% |
26.00 11.73% |
51.00 14.21% |
