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Attitudes Towards Spamming

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Attitudes Towards Spamming

Attitudes Towards Spamming

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Read 55 3.7 3.7 3.7
Delete 949 64.0 64.0 67.7
Reply 183 12.3 12.3 80.1
Retaliate 45 3.0 3.0 83.1
Not App 135 9.1 9.1 92.2
Other 115 7.8 7.8 100.0
Total 1482 100.0 100.0

Attitudes Towards Spamming

Attitudes Towards Spamming
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Read 3 12.5 12.5 12.5
Delete 13 54.2 54.2 66.7
Reply 2 8.3 8.3 75.0
Not App 5 20.8 20.8 95.8
Other 1 4.2 4.2 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Read 48 3.9 3.9 3.9
Delete 792 64.8 64.8 68.7
Reply 138 11.3 11.3 80.0
Retaliate 33 2.7 2.7 82.7
Not App 116 9.5 9.5 92.2
Other 96 7.8 7.8 100.0
Total 1223 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Read 4 3.1 3.1 3.1
Delete 69 53.9 53.9 57.0
Reply 28 21.9 21.9 78.9
Retaliate 7 5.5 5.5 84.4
Not App 9 7.0 7.0 91.4
Other 11 8.6 8.6 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Delete 75 70.1 70.1 70.1
Reply 15 14.0 14.0 84.1
Retaliate 5 4.7 4.7 88.8
Not App 5 4.7 4.7 93.5
Other 7 6.5 6.5 100.0
Total 107 100.0 100.0

Attitudes Towards Spamming

Attitudes Towards Spamming
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Read 3 12.5 12.5 12.5
Delete 13 54.2 54.2 66.7
Reply 2 8.3 8.3 75.0
Not App 5 20.8 20.8 95.8
Other 1 4.2 4.2 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Read 18 3.9 3.9 3.9
Delete 291 63.7 63.7 67.6
Reply 54 11.8 11.8 79.4
Retaliate 9 2.0 2.0 81.4
Not App 61 13.3 13.3 94.7
Other 24 5.3 5.3 100.0
Total 457 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Read 34 3.4 3.4 3.4
Delete 645 64.4 64.4 67.8
Reply 127 12.7 12.7 80.5
Retaliate 36 3.6 3.6 84.1
Not App 69 6.9 6.9 91.0
Other 90 9.0 9.0 100.0
Total 1001 100.0 100.0

Attitudes Towards Spamming

Attitudes Towards Spamming
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Read 4 7.7 7.7 7.7
Delete 24 46.2 46.2 53.8
Reply 9 17.3 17.3 71.2
Retaliate 2 3.8 3.8 75.0
Not App 8 15.4 15.4 90.4
Other 5 9.6 9.6 100.0
Total 52 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Read 6 7.6 7.6 7.6
Delete 42 53.2 53.2 60.8
Reply 9 11.4 11.4 72.2
Retaliate 4 5.1 5.1 77.2
Not App 7 8.9 8.9 86.1
Other 11 13.9 13.9 100.0
Total 79 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Read 1 .5 .5 .5
Delete 107 58.5 58.5 59.0
Reply 30 16.4 16.4 75.4
Retaliate 14 7.7 7.7 83.1
Not App 11 6.0 6.0 89.1
Other 20 10.9 10.9 100.0
Total 183 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Read 23 2.6 2.6 2.6
Delete 599 66.9 66.9 69.5
Reply 106 11.8 11.8 81.3
Retaliate 24 2.7 2.7 84.0
Not App 77 8.6 8.6 92.6
Other 66 7.4 7.4 100.0
Total 895 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Read 21 7.7 7.7 7.7
Delete 177 64.8 64.8 72.5
Reply 29 10.6 10.6 83.2
Retaliate 1 .4 .4 83.5
Not App 32 11.7 11.7 95.2
Other 13 4.8 4.8 100.0
Total 273 100.0 100.0

Attitudes Towards Spamming

Attitudes Towards Spamming
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Read 3 12.5 12.5 12.5
Delete 13 54.2 54.2 66.7
Reply 2 8.3 8.3 75.0
Not App 5 20.8 20.8 95.8
Other 1 4.2 4.2 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Read 20 10.3 10.3 10.3
Delete 90 46.4 46.4 56.7
Reply 16 8.2 8.2 64.9
Retaliate 2 1.0 1.0 66.0
Not App 57 29.4 29.4 95.4
Other 9 4.6 4.6 100.0
Total 194 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Read 21 4.7 4.7 4.7
Delete 284 63.7 63.7 68.4
Reply 58 13.0 13.0 81.4
Retaliate 12 2.7 2.7 84.1
Not App 45 10.1 10.1 94.2
Other 26 5.8 5.8 100.0
Total 446 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Read 11 1.3 1.3 1.3
Delete 562 68.7 68.7 70.0
Reply 107 13.1 13.1 83.1
Retaliate 31 3.8 3.8 86.9
Not App 28 3.4 3.4 90.3
Other 79 9.7 9.7 100.0
Total 818 100.0 100.0

Attitudes Towards Spamming

Attitudes Towards Spamming
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Read 3 12.5 12.5 12.5
Delete 13 54.2 54.2 66.7
Reply 2 8.3 8.3 75.0
Not App 5 20.8 20.8 95.8
Other 1 4.2 4.2 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Read 15 7.5 7.5 7.5
Delete 104 52.0 52.0 59.5
Reply 17 8.5 8.5 68.0
Retaliate 1 .5 .5 68.5
Not App 56 28.0 28.0 96.5
Other 7 3.5 3.5 100.0
Total 200 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Read 22 5.3 5.3 5.3
Delete 259 62.9 62.9 68.2
Reply 49 11.9 11.9 80.1
Retaliate 9 2.2 2.2 82.3
Not App 51 12.4 12.4 94.7
Other 22 5.3 5.3 100.0
Total 412 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Read 10 1.8 1.8 1.8
Delete 374 67.3 67.3 69.1
Reply 76 13.7 13.7 82.7
Retaliate 24 4.3 4.3 87.1
Not App 20 3.6 3.6 90.6
Other 52 9.4 9.4 100.0
Total 556 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Read 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
Delete 199 68.6 68.6 70.3
Reply 39 13.4 13.4 83.8
Retaliate 11 3.8 3.8 87.6
Not App 3 1.0 1.0 88.6
Other 33 11.4 11.4 100.0
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