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Opinions on Censorship


Please indicate your agreement/disagreement with the following statement.
I believe that certain information should not be published on the Internet.

Opinions on Censorship

Opinions on Censorship

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree Strongly 2862 22.7 22.7 22.7
Agree Somewhat 2798 22.2 22.2 45.0
Niether Agree or Disagree 1213 9.6 9.6 54.6
Disagree Somewhat 2045 16.2 16.2 70.8
Disagree Strongly 3673 29.2 29.2 100.0
Total 12591 100.0 100.0

Opinions on Censorship

Opinions on Censorship
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
USA Valid Agree Strongly 2516 23.7 23.7 23.7
Agree Somewhat 2299 21.6 21.6 45.3
Niether Agree or Disagree 1005 9.5 9.5 54.8
Disagree Somewhat 1671 15.7 15.7 70.5
Disagree Strongly 3133 29.5 29.5 100.0
Total 10624 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Agree Strongly 114 15.6 15.6 15.6
Agree Somewhat 192 26.3 26.3 41.9
Niether Agree or Disagree 67 9.2 9.2 51.0
Disagree Somewhat 153 20.9 20.9 72.0
Disagree Strongly 205 28.0 28.0 100.0
Total 731 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Agree Strongly 232 18.8 18.8 18.8
Agree Somewhat 307 24.8 24.8 43.6
Niether Agree or Disagree 141 11.4 11.4 55.0
Disagree Somewhat 221 17.9 17.9 72.9
Disagree Strongly 335 27.1 27.1 100.0
Total 1236 100.0 100.0

Opinions on Censorship

Opinions on Censorship
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Female Valid Agree Strongly 1382 28.3 28.3 28.3
Agree Somewhat 1291 26.5 26.5 54.8
Niether Agree or Disagree 522 10.7 10.7 65.5
Disagree Somewhat 759 15.6 15.6 81.1
Disagree Strongly 921 18.9 18.9 100.0
Total 4875 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Agree Strongly 1480 19.2 19.2 19.2
Agree Somewhat 1507 19.5 19.5 38.7
Niether Agree or Disagree 691 9.0 9.0 47.7
Disagree Somewhat 1286 16.7 16.7 64.3
Disagree Strongly 2752 35.7 35.7 100.0
Total 7716 100.0 100.0

Opinions on Censorship

Opinions on Censorship
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 4 28.6 28.6 28.6
Niether Agree or Disagree 4 28.6 28.6 57.1
Disagree Somewhat 2 14.3 14.3 71.4
Disagree Strongly 4 28.6 28.6 100.0
Total 14 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Agree Strongly 291 17.9 17.9 17.9
Agree Somewhat 371 22.8 22.8 40.7
Niether Agree or Disagree 196 12.0 12.0 52.7
Disagree Somewhat 265 16.3 16.3 69.0
Disagree Strongly 504 31.0 31.0 100.0
Total 1627 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Agree Strongly 366 19.2 19.2 19.2
Agree Somewhat 416 21.8 21.8 40.9
Niether Agree or Disagree 170 8.9 8.9 49.8
Disagree Somewhat 372 19.5 19.5 69.3
Disagree Strongly 587 30.7 30.7 100.0
Total 1911 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Agree Strongly 1603 22.6 22.6 22.6
Agree Somewhat 1613 22.7 22.7 45.3
Niether Agree or Disagree 647 9.1 9.1 54.5
Disagree Somewhat 1169 16.5 16.5 70.9
Disagree Strongly 2061 29.1 29.1 100.0
Total 7093 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Agree Strongly 598 30.7 30.7 30.7
Agree Somewhat 398 20.5 20.5 51.2
Niether Agree or Disagree 196 10.1 10.1 61.3
Disagree Somewhat 237 12.2 12.2 73.4
Disagree Strongly 517 26.6 26.6 100.0
Total 1946 100.0 100.0

Opinions on Censorship

Opinions on Censorship
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
<1 Year Valid Agree Strongly 693 29.9 29.9 29.9
Agree Somewhat 571 24.6 24.6 54.5
Niether Agree or Disagree 235 10.1 10.1 64.6
Disagree Somewhat 304 13.1 13.1 77.7
Disagree Strongly 516 22.3 22.3 100.0
Total 2319 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Agree Strongly 1293 22.8 22.8 22.8
Agree Somewhat 1289 22.8 22.8 45.6
Niether Agree or Disagree 569 10.1 10.1 55.7
Disagree Somewhat 918 16.2 16.2 71.9
Disagree Strongly 1592 28.1 28.1 100.0
Total 5661 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Agree Strongly 876 19.0 19.0 19.0
Agree Somewhat 938 20.3 20.3 39.3
Niether Agree or Disagree 409 8.9 8.9 48.2
Disagree Somewhat 823 17.8 17.8 66.1
Disagree Strongly 1565 33.9 33.9 100.0
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