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How You Heard About Survey

Group G9  "How You Heard About Survey"
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01         2006     37.5     39.9
Banner                                   Q02          522      9.8     10.4
Search Engine                            Q03          283      5.3      5.6
Usenet News                              Q04          385      7.2      7.7
Mailing List                             Q05          460      8.6      9.2
Friend                                   Q06          437      8.2      8.7
Printed Media                            Q07          163      3.0      3.2
Remebered                                Q08          233      4.4      4.6
Others                                   Q09          864     16.1     17.2
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     5353    100.0    106.6

0 missing cases;  5,022 valid cases

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X1:         1   USA

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01         1793     39.8     42.1
Banner                                   Q02          487     10.8     11.4
Search Engine                            Q03          205      4.5      4.8
Usenet News                              Q04          323      7.2      7.6
Mailing List                             Q05          348      7.7      8.2
Friend                                   Q06          373      8.3      8.8
Printed Media                            Q07          101      2.2      2.4
Remebered                                Q08          166      3.7      3.9
Others                                   Q09          711     15.8     16.7
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     4507    100.0    105.9

0 missing cases;  4,254 valid cases



X1:         2   Europe

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01           93     23.3     25.2
Banner                                   Q02           11      2.8      3.0
Search Engine                            Q03           42     10.5     11.4
Usenet News                              Q04           13      3.3      3.5
Mailing List                             Q05           68     17.0     18.4
Friend                                   Q06           30      7.5      8.1
Printed Media                            Q07           40     10.0     10.8
Remebered                                Q08           40     10.0     10.8
Others                                   Q09           63     15.8     17.1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      400    100.0    108.4

0 missing cases;  369 valid cases



X1:         3   Other

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01          120     26.9     30.1
Banner                                   Q02           24      5.4      6.0
Search Engine                            Q03           36      8.1      9.0
Usenet News                              Q04           49     11.0     12.3
Mailing List                             Q05           44      9.9     11.0
Friend                                   Q06           34      7.6      8.5
Printed Media                            Q07           22      4.9      5.5
Remebered                                Q08           27      6.1      6.8
Others                                   Q09           90     20.2     22.6
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      446    100.0    111.8

0 missing cases;  399 valid cases

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X4:      1.00   Female

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01          688     38.1     40.8
Banner                                   Q02          198     11.0     11.8
Search Engine                            Q03          110      6.1      6.5
Usenet News                              Q04          104      5.8      6.2
Mailing List                             Q05          143      7.9      8.5
Friend                                   Q06          163      9.0      9.7
Printed Media                            Q07           46      2.5      2.7
Remebered                                Q08           55      3.0      3.3
Others                                   Q09          297     16.5     17.6
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     1804    100.0    107.1

0 missing cases;  1,685 valid cases



X4:      2.00   Male

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01         1318     37.1     39.5
Banner                                   Q02          324      9.1      9.7
Search Engine                            Q03          173      4.9      5.2
Usenet News                              Q04          281      7.9      8.4
Mailing List                             Q05          317      8.9      9.5
Friend                                   Q06          274      7.7      8.2
Printed Media                            Q07          117      3.3      3.5
Remebered                                Q08          178      5.0      5.3
Others                                   Q09          567     16.0     17.0
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     3549    100.0    106.4

0 missing cases;  3,337 valid cases

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X2:         .

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01           40     45.5     47.6
Banner                                   Q02           11     12.5     13.1
Search Engine                            Q03            1      1.1      1.2
Usenet News                              Q04            6      6.8      7.1
Mailing List                             Q05            6      6.8      7.1
Friend                                   Q06            4      4.5      4.8
Printed Media                            Q07            2      2.3      2.4
Remebered                                Q08            1      1.1      1.2
Others                                   Q09           17     19.3     20.2
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses       88    100.0    104.8

0 missing cases;  84 valid cases



X2:         1   11-20

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01          121     35.9     40.3
Banner                                   Q02           49     14.5     16.3
Search Engine                            Q03           27      8.0      9.0
Usenet News                              Q04           15      4.5      5.0
Mailing List                             Q05           18      5.3      6.0
Friend                                   Q06           30      8.9     10.0
Printed Media                            Q07           13      3.9      4.3
Remebered                                Q08           14      4.2      4.7
Others                                   Q09           50     14.8     16.7
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      337    100.0    112.3

0 missing cases;  300 valid cases



X2:         2   21-25

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01          211     30.4     33.7
Banner                                   Q02           56      8.1      8.9
Search Engine                            Q03           58      8.3      9.3
Usenet News                              Q04           35      5.0      5.6
Mailing List                             Q05           46      6.6      7.3
Friend                                   Q06           93     13.4     14.8
Printed Media                            Q07           25      3.6      4.0
Remebered                                Q08           40      5.8      6.4
Others                                   Q09          131     18.8     20.9
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      695    100.0    110.8

0 missing cases;  627 valid cases



X2:         3   26-50

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01         1183     35.4     37.3
Banner                                   Q02          323      9.7     10.2
Search Engine                            Q03          168      5.0      5.3
Usenet News                              Q04          258      7.7      8.1
Mailing List                             Q05          310      9.3      9.8
Friend                                   Q06          276      8.3      8.7
Printed Media                            Q07          104      3.1      3.3
Remebered                                Q08          152      4.5      4.8
Others                                   Q09          569     17.0     17.9
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     3343    100.0    105.4

0 missing cases;  3,171 valid cases



X2:         4   50+

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01          451     50.7     53.7
Banner                                   Q02           83      9.3      9.9
Search Engine                            Q03           29      3.3      3.5
Usenet News                              Q04           71      8.0      8.5
Mailing List                             Q05           80      9.0      9.5
Friend                                   Q06           34      3.8      4.0
Printed Media                            Q07           19      2.1      2.3
Remebered                                Q08           26      2.9      3.1
Others                                   Q09           97     10.9     11.5
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      890    100.0    106.0

0 missing cases;  840 valid cases

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X3:         1   <1 Year

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01          361     52.7     55.3
Banner                                   Q02          132     19.3     20.2
Search Engine                            Q03           34      5.0      5.2
Usenet News                              Q04           26      3.8      4.0
Mailing List                             Q05           15      2.2      2.3
Friend                                   Q06           25      3.6      3.8
Printed Media                            Q07           23      3.4      3.5
Remebered                                Q08            4       .6       .6
Others                                   Q09           65      9.5     10.0
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      685    100.0    104.9

0 missing cases;  653 valid cases



X3:         2   1-3 Years

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01          776     41.9     44.7
Banner                                   Q02          221     11.9     12.7
Search Engine                            Q03          106      5.7      6.1
Usenet News                              Q04           97      5.2      5.6
Mailing List                             Q05          122      6.6      7.0
Friend                                   Q06          131      7.1      7.5
Printed Media                            Q07           54      2.9      3.1
Remebered                                Q08           65      3.5      3.7
Others                                   Q09          281     15.2     16.2
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     1853    100.0    106.7

0 missing cases;  1,736 valid cases



X3:         3   >4 Years

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01          869     30.9     33.0
Banner                                   Q02          169      6.0      6.4
Search Engine                            Q03          143      5.1      5.4
Usenet News                              Q04          262      9.3     10.0
Mailing List                             Q05          323     11.5     12.3
Friend                                   Q06          281     10.0     10.7
Printed Media                            Q07           86      3.1      3.3
Remebered                                Q08          164      5.8      6.2
Others                                   Q09          518     18.4     19.7
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     2815    100.0    106.9

0 missing cases;  2,633 valid cases

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X6:         1   Novice

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01          379     44.2     46.9
Banner                                   Q02          149     17.4     18.4
Search Engine                            Q03           56      6.5      6.9
Usenet News                              Q04           43      5.0      5.3
Mailing List                             Q05           29      3.4      3.6
Friend                                   Q06           59      6.9      7.3
Printed Media                            Q07           22      2.6      2.7
Remebered                                Q08           13      1.5      1.6
Others                                   Q09          108     12.6     13.4
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      858    100.0    106.2

0 missing cases;  808 valid cases



X6:         2   Intermediate

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01          665     43.7     46.3
Banner                                   Q02          185     12.2     12.9
Search Engine                            Q03           69      4.5      4.8
Usenet News                              Q04           91      6.0      6.3
Mailing List                             Q05           91      6.0      6.3
Friend                                   Q06           78      5.1      5.4
Printed Media                            Q07           46      3.0      3.2
Remebered                                Q08           59      3.9      4.1
Others                                   Q09          238     15.6     16.6
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     1522    100.0    106.1

0 missing cases;  1,435 valid cases



X6:         3   Experienced

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01          661     33.7     35.6
Banner                                   Q02          134      6.8      7.2
Search Engine                            Q03           90      4.6      4.9
Usenet News                              Q04          158      8.1      8.5
Mailing List                             Q05          206     10.5     11.1
Friend                                   Q06          190      9.7     10.2
Printed Media                            Q07           59      3.0      3.2
Remebered                                Q08           96      4.9      5.2
Others                                   Q09          366     18.7     19.7
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     1960    100.0    105.7

0 missing cases;  1,855 valid cases



X6:         4   Expert

Group G09  How You Heard About Survey
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

WWW Page                                 Q01          301     29.7     32.6
Banner                                   Q02           54      5.3      5.8
Search Engine                            Q03           68      6.7      7.4
Usenet News                              Q04           93      9.2     10.1
Mailing List                             Q05          134     13.2     14.5
Friend                                   Q06          110     10.9     11.9
Printed Media                            Q07           36      3.6      3.9
Remebered                                Q08           65      6.4      7.0
Others                                   Q09          152     15.0     16.5
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     1013    100.0    109.6

0 missing cases;  924 valid cases


Source: GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey (Conducted October 1998)
URL:http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/user_surveys/
Copyright 1998 GTRC - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Contact: www-survey@cc.gatech.edu

For more information or to submit comments:
send email to www-survey@cc.gatech.edu.

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