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Community Membership


Which of these groups have you become more connected to through the Internet?
(Please check all that apply.)


Community Membership





Group G45  "Community Membership"
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38         3095     13.4     24.6
Political                                Q39         1244      5.4      9.9
Hobbies                                  Q40         5585     24.1     44.4
Religious                                Q41          990      4.3      7.9
Professional                             Q42         4114     17.8     32.7
Family                                   Q43         3743     16.2     29.7
Support                                  Q44         2009      8.7     16.0
Other                                    Q45         2380     10.3     18.9
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    23160    100.0    183.9

0 missing cases;  12,591 valid cases

Community Membership




X1:         1   USA

Group G45  Community Membership
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38         2710     13.8     25.5
Political                                Q39         1086      5.5     10.2
Hobbies                                  Q40         4644     23.7     43.7
Religious                                Q41          878      4.5      8.3
Professional                             Q42         3303     16.8     31.1
Family                                   Q43         3296     16.8     31.0
Support                                  Q44         1716      8.7     16.2
Other                                    Q45         1989     10.1     18.7
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    19622    100.0    184.7

0 missing cases;  10,624 valid cases



X1:         2   Europe

Group G45  Community Membership
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38          133     10.6     18.2
Political                                Q39           59      4.7      8.1
Hobbies                                  Q40          348     27.9     47.6
Religious                                Q41           24      1.9      3.3
Professional                             Q42          340     27.2     46.5
Family                                   Q43          108      8.6     14.8
Support                                  Q44          101      8.1     13.8
Other                                    Q45          136     10.9     18.6
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     1249    100.0    170.9

0 missing cases;  731 valid cases



X1:         3   Other

Group G45  Community Membership
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38          252     11.0     20.4
Political                                Q39           99      4.3      8.0
Hobbies                                  Q40          593     25.9     48.0
Religious                                Q41           88      3.8      7.1
Professional                             Q42          471     20.6     38.1
Family                                   Q43          339     14.8     27.4
Support                                  Q44          192      8.4     15.5
Other                                    Q45          255     11.1     20.6
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     2289    100.0    185.2

0 missing cases;  1,236 valid cases

Community Membership




Q29:      1.00   Female

Group G45  Community Membership
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38         1184     12.9     24.3
Political                                Q39          381      4.1      7.8
Hobbies                                  Q40         2118     23.1     43.4
Religious                                Q41          463      5.0      9.5
Professional                             Q42         1381     15.0     28.3
Family                                   Q43         1678     18.3     34.4
Support                                  Q44          959     10.4     19.7
Other                                    Q45         1019     11.1     20.9
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     9183    100.0    188.4

0 missing cases;  4,875 valid cases



Q29:      2.00   Male

Group G45  Community Membership
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38         1911     13.7     24.8
Political                                Q39          863      6.2     11.2
Hobbies                                  Q40         3467     24.8     44.9
Religious                                Q41          527      3.8      6.8
Professional                             Q42         2733     19.6     35.4
Family                                   Q43         2065     14.8     26.8
Support                                  Q44         1050      7.5     13.6
Other                                    Q45         1361      9.7     17.6
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    13977    100.0    181.1

0 missing cases;  7,716 valid cases

Community Membership




X2:         .

Group G45  Community Membership
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38            5     14.7     35.7
Political                                Q39            3      8.8     21.4
Hobbies                                  Q40            5     14.7     35.7
Religious                                Q41            4     11.8     28.6
Professional                             Q42            3      8.8     21.4
Family                                   Q43            5     14.7     35.7
Support                                  Q44            3      8.8     21.4
Other                                    Q45            6     17.6     42.9
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses       34    100.0    242.9

0 missing cases;  14 valid cases



X2:         1   11-20

Group G45  Community Membership
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38          326     10.4     20.0
Political                                Q39          195      6.2     12.0
Hobbies                                  Q40          982     31.4     60.4
Religious                                Q41          190      6.1     11.7
Professional                             Q42          279      8.9     17.1
Family                                   Q43          404     12.9     24.8
Support                                  Q44          274      8.8     16.8
Other                                    Q45          477     15.3     29.3
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     3127    100.0    192.2

0 missing cases;  1,627 valid cases



X2:         2   21-25

Group G45  Community Membership
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38          437     12.1     22.9
Political                                Q39          202      5.6     10.6
Hobbies                                  Q40          962     26.6     50.3
Religious                                Q41          132      3.7      6.9
Professional                             Q42          688     19.1     36.0
Family                                   Q43          537     14.9     28.1
Support                                  Q44          286      7.9     15.0
Other                                    Q45          367     10.2     19.2
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     3611    100.0    189.0

0 missing cases;  1,911 valid cases



X2:         3   26-50

Group G45  Community Membership
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38         1738     13.3     24.5
Political                                Q39          658      5.0      9.3
Hobbies                                  Q40         2993     22.9     42.2
Religious                                Q41          530      4.1      7.5
Professional                             Q42         2629     20.1     37.1
Family                                   Q43         2121     16.3     29.9
Support                                  Q44         1170      9.0     16.5
Other                                    Q45         1211      9.3     17.1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    13050    100.0    184.0

0 missing cases;  7,093 valid cases



X2:         4   50+

Group G45  Community Membership
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38          589     17.6     30.3
Political                                Q39          186      5.6      9.6
Hobbies                                  Q40          643     19.3     33.0
Religious                                Q41          134      4.0      6.9
Professional                             Q42          515     15.4     26.5
Family                                   Q43          676     20.3     34.7
Support                                  Q44          276      8.3     14.2
Other                                    Q45          319      9.6     16.4
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     3338    100.0    171.5

0 missing cases;  1,946 valid cases

Community Membership




X3:         1   <1 Year

Group G45  Community Membership
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38          748     20.2     32.3
Political                                Q39          150      4.1      6.5
Hobbies                                  Q40          850     23.0     36.7
Religious                                Q41          170      4.6      7.3
Professional                             Q42          373     10.1     16.1
Family                                   Q43          650     17.6     28.0
Support                                  Q44          332      9.0     14.3
Other                                    Q45          426     11.5     18.4
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     3699    100.0    159.5

0 missing cases;  2,319 valid cases



X3:         2   1-3 Years

Group G45  Community Membership
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38         1474     14.8     26.0
Political                                Q39          512      5.1      9.0
Hobbies                                  Q40         2465     24.7     43.5
Religious                                Q41          445      4.5      7.9
Professional                             Q42         1582     15.9     27.9
Family                                   Q43         1565     15.7     27.6
Support                                  Q44          890      8.9     15.7
Other                                    Q45         1027     10.3     18.1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     9960    100.0    175.9

0 missing cases;  5,661 valid cases



X3:         3   >4 Years

Group G45  Community Membership
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

None                                     Q38          873      9.2     18.9
Political                                Q39          582      6.1     12.6
Hobbies                                  Q40         2270     23.9     49.2
Religious                                Q41          375      3.9      8.1
Professional                             Q42         2159     22.7     46.8
Family                                   Q43         1528     16.1     33.1
Support                                  Q44          787      8.3     17.1
Other                                    Q45          927      9.8     20.1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     9501    100.0    206.1

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