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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I believe that certain information should not be published on the Internet.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 1209 24.1 24.1 24.1
Agree Somewhat 1131 22.5 22.5 46.6
Neither Agree nor Disagree 472 9.4 9.4 56.0
Disagree Somewhat 798 15.9 15.9 71.9
Disagree Strongly 1412 28.1 28.1 100.0
Total 5022 100.0 100.0

Opinions on Censorship

Opinions on Censorship
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
USA Valid Agree Strongly 1059 24.9 24.9 24.9
Agree Somewhat 948 22.3 22.3 47.2
Neither Agree nor Disagree 392 9.2 9.2 56.4
Disagree Somewhat 648 15.2 15.2 71.6
Disagree Strongly 1207 28.4 28.4 100.0
Total 4254 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Agree Strongly 59 16.0 16.0 16.0
Agree Somewhat 99 26.8 26.8 42.8
Neither Agree nor Disagree 34 9.2 9.2 52.0
Disagree Somewhat 72 19.5 19.5 71.5
Disagree Strongly 105 28.5 28.5 100.0
Total 369 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Agree Strongly 91 22.8 22.8 22.8
Agree Somewhat 84 21.1 21.1 43.9
Neither Agree nor Disagree 46 11.5 11.5 55.4
Disagree Somewhat 78 19.5 19.5 74.9
Disagree Strongly 100 25.1 25.1 100.0
Total 399 100.0 100.0

Opinions on Censorship

Opinions on Censorship
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Female Valid Agree Strongly 507 30.1 30.1 30.1
Agree Somewhat 438 26.0 26.0 56.1
Neither Agree nor Disagree 165 9.8 9.8 65.9
Disagree Somewhat 262 15.5 15.5 81.4
Disagree Strongly 313 18.6 18.6 100.0
Total 1685 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Agree Strongly 702 21.0 21.0 21.0
Agree Somewhat 693 20.8 20.8 41.8
Neither Agree nor Disagree 307 9.2 9.2 51.0
Disagree Somewhat 536 16.1 16.1 67.1
Disagree Strongly 1099 32.9 32.9 100.0
Total 3337 100.0 100.0

Opinions on Censorship

Opinions on Censorship
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 24 28.6 28.6 28.6
Agree Somewhat 13 15.5 15.5 44.0
Neither Agree nor Disagree 8 9.5 9.5 53.6
Disagree Somewhat 19 22.6 22.6 76.2
Disagree Strongly 20 23.8 23.8 100.0
Total 84 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Agree Strongly 43 14.3 14.3 14.3
Agree Somewhat 59 19.7 19.7 34.0
Neither Agree nor Disagree 30 10.0 10.0 44.0
Disagree Somewhat 45 15.0 15.0 59.0
Disagree Strongly 123 41.0 41.0 100.0
Total 300 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Agree Strongly 125 19.9 19.9 19.9
Agree Somewhat 162 25.8 25.8 45.8
Neither Agree nor Disagree 65 10.4 10.4 56.1
Disagree Somewhat 114 18.2 18.2 74.3
Disagree Strongly 161 25.7 25.7 100.0
Total 627 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Agree Strongly 785 24.8 24.8 24.8
Agree Somewhat 714 22.5 22.5 47.3
Neither Agree nor Disagree 285 9.0 9.0 56.3
Disagree Somewhat 496 15.6 15.6 71.9
Disagree Strongly 891 28.1 28.1 100.0
Total 3171 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Agree Strongly 232 27.6 27.6 27.6
Agree Somewhat 183 21.8 21.8 49.4
Neither Agree nor Disagree 84 10.0 10.0 59.4
Disagree Somewhat 124 14.8 14.8 74.2
Disagree Strongly 217 25.8 25.8 100.0
Total 840 100.0 100.0

Opinions on Censorship

Opinions on Censorship
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
<1 Year Valid Agree Strongly 230 35.2 35.2 35.2
Agree Somewhat 142 21.7 21.7 57.0
Neither Agree nor Disagree 68 10.4 10.4 67.4
Disagree Somewhat 83 12.7 12.7 80.1
Disagree Strongly 130 19.9 19.9 100.0
Total 653 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Agree Strongly 443 25.5 25.5 25.5
Agree Somewhat 416 24.0 24.0 49.5
Neither Agree nor Disagree 183 10.5 10.5 60.0
Disagree Somewhat 256 14.7 14.7 74.8
Disagree Strongly 438 25.2 25.2 100.0
Total 1736 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Agree Strongly 536 20.4 20.4 20.4
Agree Somewhat 573 21.8 21.8 42.1
Neither Agree nor Disagree 221 8.4 8.4 50.5
Disagree Somewhat 459 17.4 17.4 67.9
Disagree Strongly 844 32.1 32.1 100.0
Total 2633 100.0 100.0

Opinions on Censorship

Opinions on Censorship
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Novice Valid Agree Strongly 301 37.3 37.3 37.3
Agree Somewhat 204 25.2 25.2 62.5
Neither Agree nor Disagree 99 12.3 12.3 74.8
Disagree Somewhat 95 11.8 11.8 86.5
Disagree Strongly 109 13.5 13.5 100.0
Total 808 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Agree Strongly 367 25.6 25.6 25.6
Agree Somewhat 343 23.9 23.9 49.5
Neither Agree nor Disagree 145 10.1 10.1 59.6
Disagree Somewhat 225 15.7 15.7 75.3
Disagree Strongly 355 24.7 24.7 100.0
Total 1435 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Agree Strongly 375 20.2 20.2 20.2
Agree Somewhat 402 21.7 21.7 41.9
Neither Agree nor Disagree 157 8.5 8.5 50.4
Disagree Somewhat 327 17.6 17.6 68.0
Disagree Strongly 594 32.0 32.0 100.0
Total 1855 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Agree Strongly 166 18.0 18.0 18.0
Agree Somewhat 182 19.7 19.7 37.7
Neither Agree nor Disagree 71 7.7 7.7 45.3
Disagree Somewhat 151 16.3 16.3 61.7
Disagree Strongly 354 38.3 38.3 100.0
Total 924 100.0 100.0


Source: GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey (Conducted October 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