GVU's Ninth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Frequency of Switching Browsers

How many times in the past year have you switched the vendor of your browser? That is, made an intentional change to use a browser produced by a different company not including trial evaluations, testing, etc.
Frequency of Switching Browsers

Frequency of Switching Browsers

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Never 4769 62.2 62.2 62.2
1 time 1760 22.9 22.9 85.1
2 times 638 8.3 8.3 93.4
3-5 times 205 2.7 2.7 96.1
> 5 Times 130 1.7 1.7 97.8
Don't know 168 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 7670 100.0 100.0

Frequency of Switching Browsers

Frequency of Switching Browsers
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Never 53 58.9 58.9 58.9
1 time 21 23.3 23.3 82.2
2 times 8 8.9 8.9 91.1
3-5 times 4 4.4 4.4 95.6
Don't know 4 4.4 4.4 100.0
Total 90 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Never 4004 62.5 62.5 62.5
1 time 1464 22.9 22.9 85.4
2 times 531 8.3 8.3 93.7
3-5 times 162 2.5 2.5 96.2
> 5 Times 101 1.6 1.6 97.8
Don't know 140 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 6402 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Never 279 60.8 60.8 60.8
1 time 110 24.0 24.0 84.7
2 times 34 7.4 7.4 92.2
3-5 times 13 2.8 2.8 95.0
> 5 Times 11 2.4 2.4 97.4
Don't know 12 2.6 2.6 100.0
Total 459 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Never 433 60.2 60.2 60.2
1 time 165 22.9 22.9 83.2
2 times 65 9.0 9.0 92.2
3-5 times 26 3.6 3.6 95.8
> 5 Times 18 2.5 2.5 98.3
Don't know 12 1.7 1.7 100.0
Total 719 100.0 100.0

Frequency of Switching Browsers

Frequency of Switching Browsers
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Never 53 58.9 58.9 58.9
1 time 21 23.3 23.3 82.2
2 times 8 8.9 8.9 91.1
3-5 times 4 4.4 4.4 95.6
Don't know 4 4.4 4.4 100.0
Total 90 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Never 1717 65.6 65.6 65.6
1 time 574 21.9 21.9 87.5
2 times 167 6.4 6.4 93.9
3-5 times 36 1.4 1.4 95.3
> 5 Times 34 1.3 1.3 96.6
Don't know 89 3.4 3.4 100.0
Total 2617 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Never 2999 60.4 60.4 60.4
1 time 1165 23.5 23.5 83.9
2 times 463 9.3 9.3 93.2
3-5 times 165 3.3 3.3 96.6
> 5 Times 96 1.9 1.9 98.5
Don't know 75 1.5 1.5 100.0
Total 4963 100.0 100.0

Frequency of Switching Browsers

Frequency of Switching Browsers
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Never 55 58.5 58.5 58.5
1 time 21 22.3 22.3 80.9
2 times 8 8.5 8.5 89.4
3-5 times 4 4.3 4.3 93.6
> 5 Times 2 2.1 2.1 95.7
Don't know 4 4.3 4.3 100.0
Total 94 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Never 467 57.4 57.4 57.4
1 time 188 23.1 23.1 80.5
2 times 73 9.0 9.0 89.4
3-5 times 29 3.6 3.6 93.0
> 5 Times 18 2.2 2.2 95.2
Don't know 39 4.8 4.8 100.0
Total 814 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Never 682 61.9 61.9 61.9
1 time 257 23.3 23.3 85.3
2 times 86 7.8 7.8 93.1
3-5 times 26 2.4 2.4 95.5
> 5 Times 17 1.5 1.5 97.0
Don't know 33 3.0 3.0 100.0
Total 1101 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Never 2769 62.4 62.4 62.4
1 time 1030 23.2 23.2 85.7
2 times 380 8.6 8.6 94.2
3-5 times 115 2.6 2.6 96.8
> 5 Times 70 1.6 1.6 98.4
Don't know 71 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 4435 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Never 796 64.9 64.9 64.9
1 time 264 21.5 21.5 86.5
2 times 91 7.4 7.4 93.9
3-5 times 31 2.5 2.5 96.4
> 5 Times 23 1.9 1.9 98.3
Don't know 21 1.7 1.7 100.0
Total 1226 100.0 100.0

Frequency of Switching Browsers

Frequency of Switching Browsers
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Never 53 58.9 58.9 58.9
1 time 21 23.3 23.3 82.2
2 times 8 8.9 8.9 91.1
3-5 times 4 4.4 4.4 95.6
Don't know 4 4.4 4.4 100.0
Total 90 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Never 722 63.2 63.2 63.2
1 time 257 22.5 22.5 85.7
2 times 84 7.3 7.3 93.0
3-5 times 16 1.4 1.4 94.4
> 5 Times 13 1.1 1.1 95.5
Don't know 51 4.5 4.5 100.0
Total 1143 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Never 2023 61.6 61.6 61.6
1 time 797 24.3 24.3 85.8
2 times 252 7.7 7.7 93.5
3-5 times 84 2.6 2.6 96.1
> 5 Times 54 1.6 1.6 97.7
Don't know 75 2.3 2.3 100.0
Total 3285 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Never 1971 62.5 62.5 62.5
1 time 685 21.7 21.7 84.3
2 times 294 9.3 9.3 93.6
3-5 times 101 3.2 3.2 96.8
> 5 Times 63 2.0 2.0 98.8
Don't know 38 1.2 1.2 100.0
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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GVU's WWW Surveying Team
Graphics, Visualization, & Usability Center
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280