GVU's Ninth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Primary Place of WWW Access

What is the primary place you access the Internet from?
Primary Place of WWW Access

Primary Place of WWW Access

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Home 3871 30.7 30.7 30.7
Work 948 7.5 7.5 38.3
School 361 2.9 2.9 41.1
Primarily home 4016 31.9 31.9 73.0
Primarily work 3175 25.2 25.2 98.3
Distributed 51 .4 .4 98.7
Friend 28 .2 .2 98.9
Public 66 .5 .5 99.4
Other 75 .6 .6 100.0
Total 12591 100.0 100.0

Primary Place of WWW Access

Primary Place of WWW Access
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
USA Valid Home 3438 32.4 32.4 32.4
Work 726 6.8 6.8 39.2
School 295 2.8 2.8 42.0
Primarily home 3429 32.3 32.3 74.2
Primarily work 2566 24.2 24.2 98.4
Distributed 39 .4 .4 98.8
Friend 24 .2 .2 99.0
Public 52 .5 .5 99.5
Other 55 .5 .5 100.0
Total 10624 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Home 94 12.9 12.9 12.9
Work 110 15.0 15.0 27.9
School 32 4.4 4.4 32.3
Primarily home 191 26.1 26.1 58.4
Primarily work 282 38.6 38.6 97.0
Distributed 6 .8 .8 97.8
Friend 2 .3 .3 98.1
Public 3 .4 .4 98.5
Other 11 1.5 1.5 100.0
Total 731 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Home 339 27.4 27.4 27.4
Work 112 9.1 9.1 36.5
School 34 2.8 2.8 39.2
Primarily home 396 32.0 32.0 71.3
Primarily work 327 26.5 26.5 97.7
Distributed 6 .5 .5 98.2
Friend 2 .2 .2 98.4
Public 11 .9 .9 99.3
Other 9 .7 .7 100.0
Total 1236 100.0 100.0

Primary Place of WWW Access

Primary Place of WWW Access
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Female Valid Home 1647 33.8 33.8 33.8
Work 460 9.4 9.4 43.2
School 178 3.7 3.7 46.9
Primarily home 1417 29.1 29.1 75.9
Primarily work 1091 22.4 22.4 98.3
Distributed 16 .3 .3 98.6
Friend 13 .3 .3 98.9
Public 28 .6 .6 99.5
Other 25 .5 .5 100.0
Total 4875 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Home 2224 28.8 28.8 28.8
Work 488 6.3 6.3 35.1
School 183 2.4 2.4 37.5
Primarily home 2599 33.7 33.7 71.2
Primarily work 2084 27.0 27.0 98.2
Distributed 35 .5 .5 98.7
Friend 15 .2 .2 98.9
Public 38 .5 .5 99.4
Other 50 .6 .6 100.0
Total 7716 100.0 100.0

Primary Place of WWW Access

Primary Place of WWW Access
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Home 1 7.1 7.1 7.1
Work 1 7.1 7.1 14.3
Primarily home 3 21.4 21.4 35.7
Primarily work 1 7.1 7.1 42.9
Friend 2 14.3 14.3 57.1
Public 3 21.4 21.4 78.6
Other 3 21.4 21.4 100.0
Total 14 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Home 371 22.8 22.8 22.8
Work 17 1.0 1.0 23.8
School 161 9.9 9.9 33.7
Primarily home 766 47.1 47.1 80.8
Primarily work 282 17.3 17.3 98.2
Distributed 1 .1 .1 98.2
Friend 5 .3 .3 98.5
Public 13 .8 .8 99.3
Other 11 .7 .7 100.0
Total 1627 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Home 301 15.8 15.8 15.8
Work 199 10.4 10.4 26.2
School 127 6.6 6.6 32.8
Primarily home 599 31.3 31.3 64.2
Primarily work 644 33.7 33.7 97.9
Distributed 7 .4 .4 98.2
Friend 13 .7 .7 98.9
Public 11 .6 .6 99.5
Other 10 .5 .5 100.0
Total 1911 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Home 2128 30.0 30.0 30.0
Work 637 9.0 9.0 39.0
School 66 .9 .9 39.9
Primarily home 2149 30.3 30.3 70.2
Primarily work 2003 28.2 28.2 98.4
Distributed 41 .6 .6 99.0
Friend 7 .1 .1 99.1
Public 29 .4 .4 99.5
Other 33 .5 .5 100.0
Total 7093 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Home 1070 55.0 55.0 55.0
Work 94 4.8 4.8 59.8
School 7 .4 .4 60.2
Primarily home 499 25.6 25.6 85.8
Primarily work 245 12.6 12.6 98.4
Distributed 2 .1 .1 98.5
Friend 1 .1 .1 98.6
Public 10 .5 .5 99.1
Other 18 .9 .9 100.0
Total 1946 100.0 100.0

Primary Place of WWW Access

Primary Place of WWW Access
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
<1 Year Valid Home 1273 54.9 54.9 54.9
Work 216 9.3 9.3 64.2
School 102 4.4 4.4 68.6
Primarily home 515 22.2 22.2 90.8
Primarily work 161 6.9 6.9 97.8
Friend 12 .5 .5 98.3
Public 25 1.1 1.1 99.4
Other 15 .6 .6 100.0
Total 2319 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Home 1872 33.1 33.1 33.1
Work 407 7.2 7.2 40.3
School 176 3.1 3.1 43.4
Primarily home 1882 33.2 33.2 76.6
Primarily work 1238 21.9 21.9 98.5
Distributed 12 .2 .2 98.7
Friend 15 .3 .3 99.0
Public 34 .6 .6 99.6
Other 25 .4 .4 100.0
Total 5661 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Home 726 15.7 15.7 15.7
Work 325 7.0 7.0 22.8
School 83 1.8 1.8 24.6
Primarily home 1619 35.1 35.1 59.7
Primarily work 1776 38.5 38.5 98.2
Distributed 39 .8 .8 99.1
Friend 1 .0 .0 99.1
Public 7 .2 .2 99.2
Other 35 .8 .8 100.0
Total 4611 100.0 100.0

Source: GVU's Ninth WWW User Survey (Conducted April 1998)
URL:http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/user_surveys/
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GVU's WWW Surveying Team
Graphics, Visualization, & Usability Center
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280