Community Building
Notes:
- As with the Sixth Survey, almost half (45.06% Seventh vs. 46.1% Sixth) of the respondents felt more connected to people who share their interests since coming online. Only 2.48% report feeling less connected, although a quarter of the respondents (26.65%) state that they do not know. The other 25.81% report feeling equally connected since going online. This provides some evidence for the claim that the Internet is more than just an information resource, rather it is building new communities based on common interests.
- European respondents feel more connected overall than their US counterparts (49.89% Europe vs. 44.53% US). Women are less likely to know what effect the Internet has had than men (31.00% females vs. 24.66% males). Somewhat surprising, the nature of the female response profile also applies to the 50+ yr. old age group. As compared to the younger age group, 34.01% of the 50+ aged respondents report not knowing the effect of the Internet vs. 25.35% for the 19-25 yr. old segment.
Table of Data for All Categories
| Community Building |
All |
Male |
Female |
USA |
Europe |
19-25 |
26-50 |
50+ |
| Don't Know |
5218.00 26.65% |
3318.00 24.66% |
1900.00 31.00% |
4231.00 26.99% |
287.00 21.43% |
944.00 25.35% |
2962.00 25.24% |
817.00 34.01% |
| Equally |
5054.00 25.81% |
3608.00 26.82% |
1446.00 23.59% |
4061.00 25.91% |
360.00 26.89% |
1009.00 27.09% |
3098.00 26.40% |
583.00 24.27% |
| Less |
486.00 2.48% |
354.00 2.63% |
132.00 2.15% |
404.00 2.58% |
24.00 1.79% |
94.00 2.52% |
302.00 2.57% |
41.00 1.71% |
| More |
8825.00 45.06% |
6174.00 45.89% |
2651.00 43.25% |
6980.00 44.53% |
668.00 49.89% |
1677.00 45.03% |
5375.00 45.80% |
961.00 40.01% |
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GVU's WWW Surveying Team
Graphics, Visualization, & Usability Center
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280