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Primary Uses of the Web


What do you primarily use the Web for?
(Please check all that apply.)

Primary Uses of the Web





Group G22  "Primary Uses of the Web"
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15         5406     15.9     59.1
Shopping                                 Q16         3576     10.5     39.1
Entertainment                            Q17         5689     16.8     62.2
Work                                     Q18         5328     15.7     58.2
Communication                            Q19         3185      9.4     34.8
Personal info                            Q20         6376     18.8     69.7
Time-wasting                             Q21         3668     10.8     40.1
Other                                    Q22          735      2.2      8.0
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    33963    100.0    371.3

0 missing cases;  9,147 valid cases

Primary Uses of the Web




X1:         .

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15           72     15.9     57.6
Shopping                                 Q16           38      8.4     30.4
Entertainment                            Q17           77     17.0     61.6
Work                                     Q18           72     15.9     57.6
Communication                            Q19           57     12.6     45.6
Personal info                            Q20           71     15.6     56.8
Time-wasting                             Q21           49     10.8     39.2
Other                                    Q22           18      4.0     14.4
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      454    100.0    363.2

0 missing cases;  125 valid cases



X1:         1   USA

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15         4524     15.8     59.4
Shopping                                 Q16         3130     10.9     41.1
Entertainment                            Q17         4824     16.9     63.3
Work                                     Q18         4353     15.2     57.1
Communication                            Q19         2637      9.2     34.6
Personal info                            Q20         5409     18.9     71.0
Time-wasting                             Q21         3111     10.9     40.8
Other                                    Q22          616      2.2      8.1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    28604    100.0    375.4

0 missing cases;  7,619 valid cases



X1:         2   Europe

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15          266     15.2     49.8
Shopping                                 Q16          148      8.5     27.7
Entertainment                            Q17          246     14.1     46.1
Work                                     Q18          389     22.3     72.8
Communication                            Q19          157      9.0     29.4
Personal info                            Q20          332     19.0     62.2
Time-wasting                             Q21          181     10.4     33.9
Other                                    Q22           28      1.6      5.2
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     1747    100.0    327.2

0 missing cases;  534 valid cases



X1:         3   Other

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15          544     17.2     62.6
Shopping                                 Q16          260      8.2     29.9
Entertainment                            Q17          542     17.2     62.4
Work                                     Q18          514     16.3     59.1
Communication                            Q19          334     10.6     38.4
Personal info                            Q20          564     17.9     64.9
Time-wasting                             Q21          327     10.4     37.6
Other                                    Q22           73      2.3      8.4
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     3158    100.0    363.4

0 missing cases;  869 valid cases

Primary Uses of the Web




X4:       .

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15           72     15.9     57.6
Shopping                                 Q16           38      8.4     30.4
Entertainment                            Q17           77     17.0     61.6
Work                                     Q18           72     15.9     57.6
Communication                            Q19           57     12.6     45.6
Personal info                            Q20           71     15.6     56.8
Time-wasting                             Q21           49     10.8     39.2
Other                                    Q22           18      4.0     14.4
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      454    100.0    363.2

0 missing cases;  125 valid cases



X4:      1.00   Female

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15         2222     17.3     64.2
Shopping                                 Q16         1294     10.0     37.4
Entertainment                            Q17         2154     16.7     62.2
Work                                     Q18         1848     14.3     53.4
Communication                            Q19         1275      9.9     36.8
Personal info                            Q20         2485     19.3     71.8
Time-wasting                             Q21         1336     10.4     38.6
Other                                    Q22          266      2.1      7.7
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    12880    100.0    372.0

0 missing cases;  3,462 valid cases



X4:      2.00   Male

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15         3112     15.1     56.0
Shopping                                 Q16         2244     10.9     40.4
Entertainment                            Q17         3458     16.8     62.2
Work                                     Q18         3408     16.5     61.3
Communication                            Q19         1853      9.0     33.3
Personal info                            Q20         3820     18.5     68.7
Time-wasting                             Q21         2283     11.1     41.1
Other                                    Q22          451      2.2      8.1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    20629    100.0    371.0

0 missing cases;  5,560 valid cases

Primary Uses of the Web




X2:         .

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15           75     15.7     57.3
Shopping                                 Q16           41      8.6     31.3
Entertainment                            Q17           81     16.9     61.8
Work                                     Q18           74     15.4     56.5
Communication                            Q19           60     12.5     45.8
Personal info                            Q20           74     15.4     56.5
Time-wasting                             Q21           53     11.1     40.5
Other                                    Q22           21      4.4     16.0
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      479    100.0    365.6

0 missing cases;  131 valid cases



X2:         1   11-20

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15          723     18.1     70.1
Shopping                                 Q16          240      6.0     23.3
Entertainment                            Q17          835     20.8     81.0
Work                                     Q18          282      7.0     27.4
Communication                            Q19          489     12.2     47.4
Personal info                            Q20          620     15.5     60.1
Time-wasting                             Q21          686     17.1     66.5
Other                                    Q22          130      3.2     12.6
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     4005    100.0    388.5

0 missing cases;  1,031 valid cases



X2:         2   21-25

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15          826     15.9     62.7
Shopping                                 Q16          473      9.1     35.9
Entertainment                            Q17          955     18.4     72.5
Work                                     Q18          774     14.9     58.8
Communication                            Q19          438      8.4     33.3
Personal info                            Q20          913     17.6     69.3
Time-wasting                             Q21          707     13.6     53.7
Other                                    Q22          101      1.9      7.7
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     5187    100.0    393.8

0 missing cases;  1,317 valid cases



X2:         3   26-50

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15         2973     15.3     56.7
Shopping                                 Q16         2247     11.6     42.9
Entertainment                            Q17         3083     15.9     58.8
Work                                     Q18         3440     17.7     65.6
Communication                            Q19         1756      9.0     33.5
Personal info                            Q20         3708     19.1     70.8
Time-wasting                             Q21         1840      9.5     35.1
Other                                    Q22          380      2.0      7.3
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    19427    100.0    370.7

0 missing cases;  5,240 valid cases



X2:         4   50+

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15          809     16.6     56.7
Shopping                                 Q16          575     11.8     40.3
Entertainment                            Q17          735     15.1     51.5
Work                                     Q18          758     15.6     53.1
Communication                            Q19          442      9.1     31.0
Personal info                            Q20         1061     21.8     74.3
Time-wasting                             Q21          382      7.9     26.8
Other                                    Q22          103      2.1      7.2
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     4865    100.0    340.7

0 missing cases;  1,428 valid cases

Primary Uses of the Web




X3:         .

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15           72     15.9     57.6
Shopping                                 Q16           38      8.4     30.4
Entertainment                            Q17           77     17.0     61.6
Work                                     Q18           72     15.9     57.6
Communication                            Q19           57     12.6     45.6
Personal info                            Q20           71     15.6     56.8
Time-wasting                             Q21           49     10.8     39.2
Other                                    Q22           18      4.0     14.4
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      454    100.0    363.2

0 missing cases;  125 valid cases



X3:         1   <1 Year

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15          867     17.2     57.3
Shopping                                 Q16          408      8.1     27.0
Entertainment                            Q17         1015     20.2     67.1
Work                                     Q18          525     10.4     34.7
Communication                            Q19          492      9.8     32.5
Personal info                            Q20         1035     20.6     68.4
Time-wasting                             Q21          573     11.4     37.9
Other                                    Q22          119      2.4      7.9
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     5034    100.0    332.7

0 missing cases;  1,513 valid cases



X3:         2   1-3 Years

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15         2348     16.1     58.6
Shopping                                 Q16         1504     10.3     37.6
Entertainment                            Q17         2546     17.5     63.6
Work                                     Q18         2147     14.7     53.6
Communication                            Q19         1420      9.8     35.5
Personal info                            Q20         2735     18.8     68.3
Time-wasting                             Q21         1570     10.8     39.2
Other                                    Q22          291      2.0      7.3
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    14561    100.0    363.7

0 missing cases;  4,004 valid cases



X3:         3   >4 Years

Group G22  Primary Uses of the Web
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Education                                Q15         2119     15.2     60.5
Shopping                                 Q16         1626     11.7     46.4
Entertainment                            Q17         2051     14.7     58.5
Work                                     Q18         2584     18.6     73.7
Communication                            Q19         1216      8.7     34.7
Personal info                            Q20         2535     18.2     72.3
Time-wasting                             Q21         1476     10.6     42.1
Other                                    Q22          307      2.2      8.8
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses    13914    100.0    397.0

0 missing cases;  3,505 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