GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Key Escrow Encryption

I support the establishment of key escrow encryption (where a trusted party keeps a key that can read encrypted messages).


Key Escrow Encryption

Key Escrow Encryption

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree Strongly 267 18.0 18.0 18.0
Agree Somewhat 322 21.7 21.7 39.7
Neither Agree or Disagree 200 13.5 13.5 53.2
Disagree Somewhat 120 8.1 8.1 61.3
Disagree Strongly 377 25.4 25.4 86.8
No Opinion 196 13.2 13.2 100.0
Total 1482 100.0 100.0

Key Escrow Encryption

Key Escrow Encryption
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 8 33.3 33.3 33.3
Agree Somewhat 3 12.5 12.5 45.8
Neither Agree or Disagree 2 8.3 8.3 54.2
Disagree Strongly 7 29.2 29.2 83.3
No Opinion 4 16.7 16.7 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Agree Strongly 200 16.4 16.4 16.4
Agree Somewhat 284 23.2 23.2 39.6
Neither Agree or Disagree 175 14.3 14.3 53.9
Disagree Somewhat 100 8.2 8.2 62.1
Disagree Strongly 294 24.0 24.0 86.1
No Opinion 170 13.9 13.9 100.0
Total 1223 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Agree Strongly 34 26.6 26.6 26.6
Agree Somewhat 17 13.3 13.3 39.8
Neither Agree or Disagree 11 8.6 8.6 48.4
Disagree Somewhat 10 7.8 7.8 56.3
Disagree Strongly 46 35.9 35.9 92.2
No Opinion 10 7.8 7.8 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Agree Strongly 25 23.4 23.4 23.4
Agree Somewhat 18 16.8 16.8 40.2
Neither Agree or Disagree 12 11.2 11.2 51.4
Disagree Somewhat 10 9.3 9.3 60.7
Disagree Strongly 30 28.0 28.0 88.8
No Opinion 12 11.2 11.2 100.0
Total 107 100.0 100.0

Key Escrow Encryption

Key Escrow Encryption
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 8 33.3 33.3 33.3
Agree Somewhat 3 12.5 12.5 45.8
Neither Agree or Disagree 2 8.3 8.3 54.2
Disagree Strongly 7 29.2 29.2 83.3
No Opinion 4 16.7 16.7 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Agree Strongly 83 18.2 18.2 18.2
Agree Somewhat 119 26.0 26.0 44.2
Neither Agree or Disagree 82 17.9 17.9 62.1
Disagree Somewhat 33 7.2 7.2 69.4
Disagree Strongly 46 10.1 10.1 79.4
No Opinion 94 20.6 20.6 100.0
Total 457 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Agree Strongly 176 17.6 17.6 17.6
Agree Somewhat 200 20.0 20.0 37.6
Neither Agree or Disagree 116 11.6 11.6 49.2
Disagree Somewhat 87 8.7 8.7 57.8
Disagree Strongly 324 32.4 32.4 90.2
No Opinion 98 9.8 9.8 100.0
Total 1001 100.0 100.0

Key Escrow Encryption

Key Escrow Encryption
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 16 30.8 30.8 30.8
Agree Somewhat 8 15.4 15.4 46.2
Neither Agree or Disagree 5 9.6 9.6 55.8
Disagree Somewhat 2 3.8 3.8 59.6
Disagree Strongly 13 25.0 25.0 84.6
No Opinion 8 15.4 15.4 100.0
Total 52 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Agree Strongly 15 19.0 19.0 19.0
Agree Somewhat 16 20.3 20.3 39.2
Neither Agree or Disagree 11 13.9 13.9 53.2
Disagree Somewhat 4 5.1 5.1 58.2
Disagree Strongly 24 30.4 30.4 88.6
No Opinion 9 11.4 11.4 100.0
Total 79 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Agree Strongly 44 24.0 24.0 24.0
Agree Somewhat 28 15.3 15.3 39.3
Neither Agree or Disagree 26 14.2 14.2 53.6
Disagree Somewhat 15 8.2 8.2 61.7
Disagree Strongly 49 26.8 26.8 88.5
No Opinion 21 11.5 11.5 100.0
Total 183 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Agree Strongly 150 16.8 16.8 16.8
Agree Somewhat 208 23.2 23.2 40.0
Neither Agree or Disagree 115 12.8 12.8 52.8
Disagree Somewhat 82 9.2 9.2 62.0
Disagree Strongly 234 26.1 26.1 88.2
No Opinion 106 11.8 11.8 100.0
Total 895 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Agree Strongly 42 15.4 15.4 15.4
Agree Somewhat 62 22.7 22.7 38.1
Neither Agree or Disagree 43 15.8 15.8 53.8
Disagree Somewhat 17 6.2 6.2 60.1
Disagree Strongly 57 20.9 20.9 81.0
No Opinion 52 19.0 19.0 100.0
Total 273 100.0 100.0

Key Escrow Encryption

Key Escrow Encryption
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 8 33.3 33.3 33.3
Agree Somewhat 3 12.5 12.5 45.8
Neither Agree or Disagree 2 8.3 8.3 54.2
Disagree Strongly 7 29.2 29.2 83.3
No Opinion 4 16.7 16.7 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Agree Strongly 44 22.7 22.7 22.7
Agree Somewhat 42 21.6 21.6 44.3
Neither Agree or Disagree 34 17.5 17.5 61.9
Disagree Somewhat 10 5.2 5.2 67.0
Disagree Strongly 20 10.3 10.3 77.3
No Opinion 44 22.7 22.7 100.0
Total 194 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Agree Strongly 74 16.6 16.6 16.6
Agree Somewhat 110 24.7 24.7 41.3
Neither Agree or Disagree 70 15.7 15.7 57.0
Disagree Somewhat 39 8.7 8.7 65.7
Disagree Strongly 73 16.4 16.4 82.1
No Opinion 80 17.9 17.9 100.0
Total 446 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Agree Strongly 141 17.2 17.2 17.2
Agree Somewhat 167 20.4 20.4 37.7
Neither Agree or Disagree 94 11.5 11.5 49.1
Disagree Somewhat 71 8.7 8.7 57.8
Disagree Strongly 277 33.9 33.9 91.7
No Opinion 68 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 818 100.0 100.0

Key Escrow Encryption

Key Escrow Encryption
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 8 33.3 33.3 33.3
Agree Somewhat 3 12.5 12.5 45.8
Neither Agree or Disagree 2 8.3 8.3 54.2
Disagree Strongly 7 29.2 29.2 83.3
No Opinion 4 16.7 16.7 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Agree Strongly 34 17.0 17.0 17.0
Agree Somewhat 45 22.5 22.5 39.5
Neither Agree or Disagree 41 20.5 20.5 60.0
Disagree Somewhat 8 4.0 4.0 64.0
Disagree Strongly 21 10.5 10.5 74.5
No Opinion 51 25.5 25.5 100.0
Total 200 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Agree Strongly 78 18.9 18.9 18.9
Agree Somewhat 88 21.4 21.4 40.3
Neither Agree or Disagree 63 15.3 15.3 55.6
Disagree Somewhat 35 8.5 8.5 64.1
Disagree Strongly 80 19.4 19.4 83.5
No Opinion 68 16.5 16.5 100.0
Total 412 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Agree Strongly 96 17.3 17.3 17.3
Agree Somewhat 129 23.2 23.2 40.5
Neither Agree or Disagree 65 11.7 11.7 52.2
Disagree Somewhat 50 9.0 9.0 61.2
Disagree Strongly 161 29.0 29.0 90.1
No Opinion 55 9.9 9.9 100.0
Total 556 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Agree Strongly 51 17.6 17.6 17.6
Agree Somewhat 57 19.7 19.7 37.2
Neither Agree or Disagree 29 10.0 10.0 47.2
Disagree Somewhat 27 9.3 9.3 56.6
Disagree Strongly 108 37.2 37.2 93.8
No Opinion 18 6.2 6.2 100.0
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