GVU's Ninth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Speed Upgrade


Has the speed of your primary connection to the Internet been upgraded (made faster) in the past year?

Speed Upgrade

Speed Upgrade

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Yes, plan to 1511 19.7 19.7 19.7
Yes, no plans 2162 28.2 28.2 47.9
No, plan to 1370 17.9 17.9 65.7
No, no plans 1846 24.1 24.1 89.8
Don't know 781 10.2 10.2 100.0
Total 7670 100.0 100.0

Speed Upgrade

Speed Upgrade
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, plan to 17 18.9 18.9 18.9
Yes, no plans 24 26.7 26.7 45.6
No, plan to 16 17.8 17.8 63.3
No, no plans 23 25.6 25.6 88.9
Don't know 10 11.1 11.1 100.0
Total 90 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Yes, plan to 1238 19.3 19.3 19.3
Yes, no plans 1813 28.3 28.3 47.7
No, plan to 1138 17.8 17.8 65.4
No, no plans 1570 24.5 24.5 90.0
Don't know 643 10.0 10.0 100.0
Total 6402 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Yes, plan to 88 19.2 19.2 19.2
Yes, no plans 128 27.9 27.9 47.1
No, plan to 80 17.4 17.4 64.5
No, no plans 101 22.0 22.0 86.5
Don't know 62 13.5 13.5 100.0
Total 459 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Yes, plan to 168 23.4 23.4 23.4
Yes, no plans 197 27.4 27.4 50.8
No, plan to 136 18.9 18.9 69.7
No, no plans 152 21.1 21.1 90.8
Don't know 66 9.2 9.2 100.0
Total 719 100.0 100.0

Speed Upgrade

Speed Upgrade
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, plan to 17 18.9 18.9 18.9
Yes, no plans 24 26.7 26.7 45.6
No, plan to 16 17.8 17.8 63.3
No, no plans 23 25.6 25.6 88.9
Don't know 10 11.1 11.1 100.0
Total 90 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Yes, plan to 426 16.3 16.3 16.3
Yes, no plans 741 28.3 28.3 44.6
No, plan to 414 15.8 15.8 60.4
No, no plans 679 25.9 25.9 86.4
Don't know 357 13.6 13.6 100.0
Total 2617 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Yes, plan to 1068 21.5 21.5 21.5
Yes, no plans 1397 28.1 28.1 49.7
No, plan to 940 18.9 18.9 68.6
No, no plans 1144 23.1 23.1 91.7
Don't know 414 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 4963 100.0 100.0

Speed Upgrade

Speed Upgrade
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, plan to 18 19.1 19.1 19.1
Yes, no plans 24 25.5 25.5 44.7
No, plan to 16 17.0 17.0 61.7
No, no plans 25 26.6 26.6 88.3
Don't know 11 11.7 11.7 100.0
Total 94 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Yes, plan to 183 22.5 22.5 22.5
Yes, no plans 201 24.7 24.7 47.2
No, plan to 160 19.7 19.7 66.8
No, no plans 166 20.4 20.4 87.2
Don't know 104 12.8 12.8 100.0
Total 814 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Yes, plan to 216 19.6 19.6 19.6
Yes, no plans 266 24.2 24.2 43.8
No, plan to 191 17.3 17.3 61.1
No, no plans 281 25.5 25.5 86.6
Don't know 147 13.4 13.4 100.0
Total 1101 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Yes, plan to 857 19.3 19.3 19.3
Yes, no plans 1300 29.3 29.3 48.6
No, plan to 794 17.9 17.9 66.5
No, no plans 1064 24.0 24.0 90.5
Don't know 420 9.5 9.5 100.0
Total 4435 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Yes, plan to 237 19.3 19.3 19.3
Yes, no plans 371 30.3 30.3 49.6
No, plan to 209 17.0 17.0 66.6
No, no plans 310 25.3 25.3 91.9
Don't know 99 8.1 8.1 100.0
Total 1226 100.0 100.0

Speed Upgrade

Speed Upgrade
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, plan to 17 18.9 18.9 18.9
Yes, no plans 24 26.7 26.7 45.6
No, plan to 16 17.8 17.8 63.3
No, no plans 23 25.6 25.6 88.9
Don't know 10 11.1 11.1 100.0
Total 90 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Yes, plan to 128 11.2 11.2 11.2
Yes, no plans 232 20.3 20.3 31.5
No, plan to 188 16.4 16.4 47.9
No, no plans 387 33.9 33.9 81.8
Don't know 208 18.2 18.2 100.0
Total 1143 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Yes, plan to 644 19.6 19.6 19.6
Yes, no plans 937 28.5 28.5 48.1
No, plan to 636 19.4 19.4 67.5
No, no plans 764 23.3 23.3 90.7
Don't know 304 9.3 9.3 100.0
Total 3285 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Yes, plan to 722 22.9 22.9 22.9
Yes, no plans 969 30.7 30.7 53.6
No, plan to 530 16.8 16.8 70.5
No, no plans 672 21.3 21.3 91.8
Don't know 259 8.2 8.2 100.0
Total 3152 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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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