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Who Pays for Access


Who pays for your Internet access?
(Please check all that apply.)

Who Pays for Access





Group G25  "Who Pays for Access"
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20         8460     54.7     67.2
Parents                                  Q21         1097      7.1      8.7
Work                                     Q22         3873     25.0     30.8
School                                   Q23         1625     10.5     12.9
Other                                    Q24          335      2.2      2.7
Don't Know                               Q25           82       .5       .7
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    15472    100.0    122.9

0 missing cases;  12,591 valid cases

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X1:         1   USA

Group G25  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20         7350     56.8     69.2
Parents                                  Q21          856      6.6      8.1
Work                                     Q22         3067     23.7     28.9
School                                   Q23         1339     10.3     12.6
Other                                    Q24          267      2.1      2.5
Don't Know                               Q25           69       .5       .6
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    12948    100.0    121.9

0 missing cases;  10,624 valid cases



X1:         2   Europe

Group G25  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20          391     39.7     53.5
Parents                                  Q21           63      6.4      8.6
Work                                     Q22          373     37.8     51.0
School                                   Q23          127     12.9     17.4
Other                                    Q24           28      2.8      3.8
Don't Know                               Q25            4       .4       .5
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      986    100.0    134.9

0 missing cases;  731 valid cases



X1:         3   Other

Group G25  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20          719     46.7     58.2
Parents                                  Q21          178     11.6     14.4
Work                                     Q22          433     28.2     35.0
School                                   Q23          159     10.3     12.9
Other                                    Q24           40      2.6      3.2
Don't Know                               Q25            9       .6       .7
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     1538    100.0    124.4

0 missing cases;  1,236 valid cases

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Q29:      1.00   Female

Group G25  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20         3082     52.1     63.2
Parents                                  Q21          495      8.4     10.2
Work                                     Q22         1430     24.2     29.3
School                                   Q23          726     12.3     14.9
Other                                    Q24          145      2.5      3.0
Don't Know                               Q25           40       .7       .8
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     5918    100.0    121.4

0 missing cases;  4,875 valid cases



Q29:      2.00   Male

Group G25  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20         5378     56.3     69.7
Parents                                  Q21          602      6.3      7.8
Work                                     Q22         2443     25.6     31.7
School                                   Q23          899      9.4     11.7
Other                                    Q24          190      2.0      2.5
Don't Know                               Q25           42       .4       .5
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     9554    100.0    123.8

0 missing cases;  7,716 valid cases

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X2:         .

Group G25  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20            1      5.0      7.1
Parents                                  Q21            5     25.0     35.7
Work                                     Q22            2     10.0     14.3
School                                   Q23            2     10.0     14.3
Other                                    Q24            4     20.0     28.6
Don't Know                               Q25            6     30.0     42.9
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses       20    100.0    142.9

0 missing cases;  14 valid cases



X2:         1   11-20

Group G25  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20          384     17.9     23.6
Parents                                  Q21          852     39.7     52.4
Work                                     Q22          121      5.6      7.4
School                                   Q23          678     31.6     41.7
Other                                    Q24           83      3.9      5.1
Don't Know                               Q25           29      1.4      1.8
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     2147    100.0    132.0

0 missing cases;  1,627 valid cases



X2:         2   21-25

Group G25  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20          972     38.5     50.9
Parents                                  Q21          178      7.0      9.3
Work                                     Q22          744     29.5     38.9
School                                   Q23          554     21.9     29.0
Other                                    Q24           64      2.5      3.3
Don't Know                               Q25           13       .5       .7
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     2525    100.0    132.1

0 missing cases;  1,911 valid cases



X2:         3   26-50

Group G25  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20         5424     62.9     76.5
Parents                                  Q21           43       .5       .6
Work                                     Q22         2674     31.0     37.7
School                                   Q23          337      3.9      4.8
Other                                    Q24          131      1.5      1.8
Don't Know                               Q25           20       .2       .3
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     8629    100.0    121.7

0 missing cases;  7,093 valid cases



X2:         4   50+

Group G25  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20         1679     78.1     86.3
Parents                                  Q21           19       .9      1.0
Work                                     Q22          332     15.4     17.1
School                                   Q23           54      2.5      2.8
Other                                    Q24           53      2.5      2.7
Don't Know                               Q25           14       .7       .7
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     2151    100.0    110.5

0 missing cases;  1,946 valid cases

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X3:         1   <1 Year

Group G25  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20         1571     62.3     67.7
Parents                                  Q21          249      9.9     10.7
Work                                     Q22          369     14.6     15.9
School                                   Q23          230      9.1      9.9
Other                                    Q24           83      3.3      3.6
Don't Know                               Q25           20       .8       .9
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     2522    100.0    108.8

0 missing cases;  2,319 valid cases



X3:         2   1-3 Years

Group G25  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20         3813     55.9     67.4
Parents                                  Q21          573      8.4     10.1
Work                                     Q22         1512     22.2     26.7
School                                   Q23          739     10.8     13.1
Other                                    Q24          146      2.1      2.6
Don't Know                               Q25           35       .5       .6
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     6818    100.0    120.4

0 missing cases;  5,661 valid cases



X3:         3   >4 Years

Group G25  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q20         3076     50.2     66.7
Parents                                  Q21          275      4.5      6.0
Work                                     Q22         1992     32.5     43.2
School                                   Q23          656     10.7     14.2
Other                                    Q24          106      1.7      2.3
Don't Know                               Q25           27       .4       .6
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     6132    100.0    133.0

0 missing cases;  4,611 valid cases


Source: GVU's Ninth WWW User Survey (Conducted April 1998)
URL:http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/user_surveys/
Copyright 1998 GTRC - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Contact: www-survey@cc.gatech.edu

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send email to www-survey@cc.gatech.edu.

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