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Policies Towards Spamming

Recent attention has been given to mass electronic mailings (a.k.a. spammings) which often contain advertisements, political statements, get-rich-quick schemes, etc. In your opinion, which of the following policies most closely resembles your feelings about what should be done?
Policies Towards Spamming

Policies Towards Spamming

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Nothing 75 5.1 5.1 5.1
Government Controls 199 13.4 13.4 18.5
Impact Fee 206 13.9 13.9 32.4
Blacklist 275 18.6 18.6 50.9
Registry 501 33.8 33.8 84.8
Other 154 10.4 10.4 95.1
Don't Know 72 4.9 4.9 100.0
Total 1482 100.0 100.0

Policies Towards Spamming

Policies Towards Spamming
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Nothing 4 16.7 16.7 16.7
Government Controls 4 16.7 16.7 33.3
Impact Fee 2 8.3 8.3 41.7
Blacklist 1 4.2 4.2 45.8
Registry 5 20.8 20.8 66.7
Other 6 25.0 25.0 91.7
Don't Know 2 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Nothing 59 4.8 4.8 4.8
Government Controls 146 11.9 11.9 16.8
Impact Fee 172 14.1 14.1 30.8
Blacklist 208 17.0 17.0 47.8
Registry 443 36.2 36.2 84.1
Other 132 10.8 10.8 94.8
Don't Know 63 5.2 5.2 100.0
Total 1223 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Nothing 9 7.0 7.0 7.0
Government Controls 27 21.1 21.1 28.1
Impact Fee 14 10.9 10.9 39.1
Blacklist 37 28.9 28.9 68.0
Registry 30 23.4 23.4 91.4
Other 9 7.0 7.0 98.4
Don't Know 2 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Nothing 3 2.8 2.8 2.8
Government Controls 22 20.6 20.6 23.4
Impact Fee 18 16.8 16.8 40.2
Blacklist 29 27.1 27.1 67.3
Registry 23 21.5 21.5 88.8
Other 7 6.5 6.5 95.3
Don't Know 5 4.7 4.7 100.0
Total 107 100.0 100.0

Policies Towards Spamming

Policies Towards Spamming
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Nothing 4 16.7 16.7 16.7
Government Controls 4 16.7 16.7 33.3
Impact Fee 2 8.3 8.3 41.7
Blacklist 1 4.2 4.2 45.8
Registry 5 20.8 20.8 66.7
Other 6 25.0 25.0 91.7
Don't Know 2 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Nothing 20 4.4 4.4 4.4
Government Controls 44 9.6 9.6 14.0
Impact Fee 48 10.5 10.5 24.5
Blacklist 80 17.5 17.5 42.0
Registry 187 40.9 40.9 82.9
Other 40 8.8 8.8 91.7
Don't Know 38 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 457 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Nothing 51 5.1 5.1 5.1
Government Controls 151 15.1 15.1 20.2
Impact Fee 156 15.6 15.6 35.8
Blacklist 194 19.4 19.4 55.1
Registry 309 30.9 30.9 86.0
Other 108 10.8 10.8 96.8
Don't Know 32 3.2 3.2 100.0
Total 1001 100.0 100.0

Policies Towards Spamming

Policies Towards Spamming
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Nothing 5 9.6 9.6 9.6
Government Controls 11 21.2 21.2 30.8
Impact Fee 7 13.5 13.5 44.2
Blacklist 6 11.5 11.5 55.8
Registry 8 15.4 15.4 71.2
Other 11 21.2 21.2 92.3
Don't Know 4 7.7 7.7 100.0
Total 52 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Nothing 2 2.5 2.5 2.5
Government Controls 14 17.7 17.7 20.3
Impact Fee 8 10.1 10.1 30.4
Blacklist 17 21.5 21.5 51.9
Registry 26 32.9 32.9 84.8
Other 7 8.9 8.9 93.7
Don't Know 5 6.3 6.3 100.0
Total 79 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Nothing 7 3.8 3.8 3.8
Government Controls 31 16.9 16.9 20.8
Impact Fee 28 15.3 15.3 36.1
Blacklist 44 24.0 24.0 60.1
Registry 48 26.2 26.2 86.3
Other 21 11.5 11.5 97.8
Don't Know 4 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 183 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Nothing 41 4.6 4.6 4.6
Government Controls 126 14.1 14.1 18.7
Impact Fee 135 15.1 15.1 33.7
Blacklist 168 18.8 18.8 52.5
Registry 292 32.6 32.6 85.1
Other 92 10.3 10.3 95.4
Don't Know 41 4.6 4.6 100.0
Total 895 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Nothing 20 7.3 7.3 7.3
Government Controls 17 6.2 6.2 13.6
Impact Fee 28 10.3 10.3 23.8
Blacklist 40 14.7 14.7 38.5
Registry 127 46.5 46.5 85.0
Other 23 8.4 8.4 93.4
Don't Know 18 6.6 6.6 100.0
Total 273 100.0 100.0

Policies Towards Spamming

Policies Towards Spamming
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Nothing 4 16.7 16.7 16.7
Government Controls 4 16.7 16.7 33.3
Impact Fee 2 8.3 8.3 41.7
Blacklist 1 4.2 4.2 45.8
Registry 5 20.8 20.8 66.7
Other 6 25.0 25.0 91.7
Don't Know 2 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Nothing 10 5.2 5.2 5.2
Government Controls 20 10.3 10.3 15.5
Impact Fee 14 7.2 7.2 22.7
Blacklist 24 12.4 12.4 35.1
Registry 93 47.9 47.9 83.0
Other 15 7.7 7.7 90.7
Don't Know 18 9.3 9.3 100.0
Total 194 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Nothing 30 6.7 6.7 6.7
Government Controls 47 10.5 10.5 17.3
Impact Fee 56 12.6 12.6 29.8
Blacklist 79 17.7 17.7 47.5
Registry 172 38.6 38.6 86.1
Other 37 8.3 8.3 94.4
Don't Know 25 5.6 5.6 100.0
Total 446 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Nothing 31 3.8 3.8 3.8
Government Controls 128 15.6 15.6 19.4
Impact Fee 134 16.4 16.4 35.8
Blacklist 171 20.9 20.9 56.7
Registry 231 28.2 28.2 85.0
Other 96 11.7 11.7 96.7
Don't Know 27 3.3 3.3 100.0
Total 818 100.0 100.0

Policies Towards Spamming

Policies Towards Spamming
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Nothing 4 16.7 16.7 16.7
Government Controls 4 16.7 16.7 33.3
Impact Fee 2 8.3 8.3 41.7
Blacklist 1 4.2 4.2 45.8
Registry 5 20.8 20.8 66.7
Other 6 25.0 25.0 91.7
Don't Know 2 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Nothing 10 5.0 5.0 5.0
Government Controls 18 9.0 9.0 14.0
Impact Fee 18 9.0 9.0 23.0
Blacklist 25 12.5 12.5 35.5
Registry 94 47.0 47.0 82.5
Other 15 7.5 7.5 90.0
Don't Know 20 10.0 10.0 100.0
Total 200 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Nothing 20 4.9 4.9 4.9
Government Controls 48 11.7 11.7 16.5
Impact Fee 45 10.9 10.9 27.4
Blacklist 69 16.7 16.7 44.2
Registry 169 41.0 41.0 85.2
Other 37 9.0 9.0 94.2
Don't Know 24 5.8 5.8 100.0
Total 412 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Nothing 26 4.7 4.7 4.7
Government Controls 88 15.8 15.8 20.5
Impact Fee 89 16.0 16.0 36.5
Blacklist 128 23.0 23.0 59.5
Registry 151 27.2 27.2 86.7
Other 57 10.3 10.3 96.9
Don't Know 17 3.1 3.1 100.0
Total 556 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Nothing 15 5.2 5.2 5.2
Government Controls 41 14.1 14.1 19.3
Impact Fee 52 17.9 17.9 37.2
Blacklist 52 17.9 17.9 55.2
Registry 82 28.3 28.3 83.4
Other 39 13.4 13.4 96.9
Don't Know 9 3.1 3.1 100.0
Total 290 100.0 100.0

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