GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Internet Privacy Laws

There should be new laws to protect privacy on the Internet.


Internet Privacy Laws

Internet Privacy Laws

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree Strongly 602 40.6 40.6 40.6
Agree Somewhat 457 30.8 30.8 71.5
Neither Agree or Disagree 166 11.2 11.2 82.7
Disagree Somewhat 90 6.1 6.1 88.7
Disagree Strongly 141 9.5 9.5 98.2
No Opinion 26 1.8 1.8 100.0
Total 1482 100.0 100.0

Internet Privacy Laws

Internet Privacy Laws
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 16 66.7 66.7 66.7
Agree Somewhat 5 20.8 20.8 87.5
Neither Agree or Disagree 1 4.2 4.2 91.7
Disagree Strongly 2 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Agree Strongly 498 40.7 40.7 40.7
Agree Somewhat 385 31.5 31.5 72.2
Neither Agree or Disagree 134 11.0 11.0 83.2
Disagree Somewhat 74 6.1 6.1 89.2
Disagree Strongly 116 9.5 9.5 98.7
No Opinion 16 1.3 1.3 100.0
Total 1223 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Agree Strongly 40 31.3 31.3 31.3
Agree Somewhat 36 28.1 28.1 59.4
Neither Agree or Disagree 20 15.6 15.6 75.0
Disagree Somewhat 13 10.2 10.2 85.2
Disagree Strongly 14 10.9 10.9 96.1
No Opinion 5 3.9 3.9 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Agree Strongly 48 44.9 44.9 44.9
Agree Somewhat 31 29.0 29.0 73.8
Neither Agree or Disagree 11 10.3 10.3 84.1
Disagree Somewhat 3 2.8 2.8 86.9
Disagree Strongly 9 8.4 8.4 95.3
No Opinion 5 4.7 4.7 100.0
Total 107 100.0 100.0

Internet Privacy Laws

Internet Privacy Laws
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 16 66.7 66.7 66.7
Agree Somewhat 5 20.8 20.8 87.5
Neither Agree or Disagree 1 4.2 4.2 91.7
Disagree Strongly 2 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Agree Strongly 200 43.8 43.8 43.8
Agree Somewhat 140 30.6 30.6 74.4
Neither Agree or Disagree 51 11.2 11.2 85.6
Disagree Somewhat 17 3.7 3.7 89.3
Disagree Strongly 38 8.3 8.3 97.6
No Opinion 11 2.4 2.4 100.0
Total 457 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Agree Strongly 386 38.6 38.6 38.6
Agree Somewhat 312 31.2 31.2 69.7
Neither Agree or Disagree 114 11.4 11.4 81.1
Disagree Somewhat 73 7.3 7.3 88.4
Disagree Strongly 101 10.1 10.1 98.5
No Opinion 15 1.5 1.5 100.0
Total 1001 100.0 100.0

Internet Privacy Laws

Internet Privacy Laws
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 34 65.4 65.4 65.4
Agree Somewhat 11 21.2 21.2 86.5
Neither Agree or Disagree 2 3.8 3.8 90.4
Disagree Somewhat 2 3.8 3.8 94.2
Disagree Strongly 3 5.8 5.8 100.0
Total 52 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Agree Strongly 30 38.0 38.0 38.0
Agree Somewhat 22 27.8 27.8 65.8
Neither Agree or Disagree 10 12.7 12.7 78.5
Disagree Somewhat 7 8.9 8.9 87.3
Disagree Strongly 9 11.4 11.4 98.7
No Opinion 1 1.3 1.3 100.0
Total 79 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Agree Strongly 64 35.0 35.0 35.0
Agree Somewhat 73 39.9 39.9 74.9
Neither Agree or Disagree 20 10.9 10.9 85.8
Disagree Somewhat 6 3.3 3.3 89.1
Disagree Strongly 15 8.2 8.2 97.3
No Opinion 5 2.7 2.7 100.0
Total 183 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Agree Strongly 383 42.8 42.8 42.8
Agree Somewhat 271 30.3 30.3 73.1
Neither Agree or Disagree 100 11.2 11.2 84.2
Disagree Somewhat 58 6.5 6.5 90.7
Disagree Strongly 73 8.2 8.2 98.9
No Opinion 10 1.1 1.1 100.0
Total 895 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Agree Strongly 91 33.3 33.3 33.3
Agree Somewhat 80 29.3 29.3 62.6
Neither Agree or Disagree 34 12.5 12.5 75.1
Disagree Somewhat 17 6.2 6.2 81.3
Disagree Strongly 41 15.0 15.0 96.3
No Opinion 10 3.7 3.7 100.0
Total 273 100.0 100.0

Internet Privacy Laws

Internet Privacy Laws
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 16 66.7 66.7 66.7
Agree Somewhat 5 20.8 20.8 87.5
Neither Agree or Disagree 1 4.2 4.2 91.7
Disagree Strongly 2 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Agree Strongly 92 47.4 47.4 47.4
Agree Somewhat 52 26.8 26.8 74.2
Neither Agree or Disagree 20 10.3 10.3 84.5
Disagree Somewhat 9 4.6 4.6 89.2
Disagree Strongly 14 7.2 7.2 96.4
No Opinion 7 3.6 3.6 100.0
Total 194 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Agree Strongly 186 41.7 41.7 41.7
Agree Somewhat 144 32.3 32.3 74.0
Neither Agree or Disagree 46 10.3 10.3 84.3
Disagree Somewhat 22 4.9 4.9 89.2
Disagree Strongly 40 9.0 9.0 98.2
No Opinion 8 1.8 1.8 100.0
Total 446 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Agree Strongly 308 37.7 37.7 37.7
Agree Somewhat 256 31.3 31.3 68.9
Neither Agree or Disagree 99 12.1 12.1 81.1
Disagree Somewhat 59 7.2 7.2 88.3
Disagree Strongly 85 10.4 10.4 98.7
No Opinion 11 1.3 1.3 100.0
Total 818 100.0 100.0

Internet Privacy Laws

Internet Privacy Laws
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 16 66.7 66.7 66.7
Agree Somewhat 5 20.8 20.8 87.5
Neither Agree or Disagree 1 4.2 4.2 91.7
Disagree Strongly 2 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Agree Strongly 104 52.0 52.0 52.0
Agree Somewhat 46 23.0 23.0 75.0
Neither Agree or Disagree 26 13.0 13.0 88.0
Disagree Somewhat 9 4.5 4.5 92.5
Disagree Strongly 8 4.0 4.0 96.5
No Opinion 7 3.5 3.5 100.0
Total 200 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Agree Strongly 177 43.0 43.0 43.0
Agree Somewhat 133 32.3 32.3 75.2
Neither Agree or Disagree 42 10.2 10.2 85.4
Disagree Somewhat 22 5.3 5.3 90.8
Disagree Strongly 30 7.3 7.3 98.1
No Opinion 8 1.9 1.9 100.0
Total 412 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Agree Strongly 209 37.6 37.6 37.6
Agree Somewhat 173 31.1 31.1 68.7
Neither Agree or Disagree 66 11.9 11.9 80.6
Disagree Somewhat 35 6.3 6.3 86.9
Disagree Strongly 67 12.1 12.1 98.9
No Opinion 6 1.1 1.1 100.0
Total 556 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Agree Strongly 96 33.1 33.1 33.1
Agree Somewhat 100 34.5 34.5 67.6
Neither Agree or Disagree 31 10.7 10.7 78.3
Disagree Somewhat 24 8.3 8.3 86.6
Disagree Strongly 34 11.7 11.7 98.3
No Opinion 5 1.7 1.7 100.0
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