GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Privacy of Communications

I ought to be able to communicate over the Internet without people being able to read the content.


Privacy of Communications

Privacy of Communications

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree Strongly 1210 81.6 81.6 81.6
Agree Somewhat 172 11.6 11.6 93.3
Neither Agree or Disagree 69 4.7 4.7 97.9
Disagree Somewhat 5 .3 .3 98.2
Disagree Strongly 10 .7 .7 98.9
No Opinion 16 1.1 1.1 100.0
Total 1482 100.0 100.0

Privacy of Communications

Privacy of Communications
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 22 91.7 91.7 91.7
Agree Somewhat 1 4.2 4.2 95.8
Neither Agree or Disagree 1 4.2 4.2 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Agree Strongly 998 81.6 81.6 81.6
Agree Somewhat 142 11.6 11.6 93.2
Neither Agree or Disagree 57 4.7 4.7 97.9
Disagree Somewhat 5 .4 .4 98.3
Disagree Strongly 7 .6 .6 98.9
No Opinion 14 1.1 1.1 100.0
Total 1223 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Agree Strongly 95 74.2 74.2 74.2
Agree Somewhat 21 16.4 16.4 90.6
Neither Agree or Disagree 8 6.3 6.3 96.9
Disagree Strongly 2 1.6 1.6 98.4
No Opinion 2 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 128 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Agree Strongly 95 88.8 88.8 88.8
Agree Somewhat 8 7.5 7.5 96.3
Neither Agree or Disagree 3 2.8 2.8 99.1
Disagree Strongly 1 .9 .9 100.0
Total 107 100.0 100.0

Privacy of Communications

Privacy of Communications
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 22 91.7 91.7 91.7
Agree Somewhat 1 4.2 4.2 95.8
Neither Agree or Disagree 1 4.2 4.2 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Agree Strongly 367 80.3 80.3 80.3
Agree Somewhat 58 12.7 12.7 93.0
Neither Agree or Disagree 20 4.4 4.4 97.4
Disagree Somewhat 1 .2 .2 97.6
Disagree Strongly 5 1.1 1.1 98.7
No Opinion 6 1.3 1.3 100.0
Total 457 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Agree Strongly 821 82.0 82.0 82.0
Agree Somewhat 113 11.3 11.3 93.3
Neither Agree or Disagree 48 4.8 4.8 98.1
Disagree Somewhat 4 .4 .4 98.5
Disagree Strongly 5 .5 .5 99.0
No Opinion 10 1.0 1.0 100.0
Total 1001 100.0 100.0

Privacy of Communications

Privacy of Communications
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 48 92.3 92.3 92.3
Agree Somewhat 1 1.9 1.9 94.2
Neither Agree or Disagree 2 3.8 3.8 98.1
No Opinion 1 1.9 1.9 100.0
Total 52 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Agree Strongly 64 81.0 81.0 81.0
Agree Somewhat 8 10.1 10.1 91.1
Neither Agree or Disagree 5 6.3 6.3 97.5
No Opinion 2 2.5 2.5 100.0
Total 79 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Agree Strongly 146 79.8 79.8 79.8
Agree Somewhat 24 13.1 13.1 92.9
Neither Agree or Disagree 9 4.9 4.9 97.8
Disagree Somewhat 1 .5 .5 98.4
No Opinion 3 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 183 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Agree Strongly 732 81.8 81.8 81.8
Agree Somewhat 113 12.6 12.6 94.4
Neither Agree or Disagree 37 4.1 4.1 98.5
Disagree Somewhat 2 .2 .2 98.8
Disagree Strongly 6 .7 .7 99.4
No Opinion 5 .6 .6 100.0
Total 895 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Agree Strongly 220 80.6 80.6 80.6
Agree Somewhat 26 9.5 9.5 90.1
Neither Agree or Disagree 16 5.9 5.9 96.0
Disagree Somewhat 2 .7 .7 96.7
Disagree Strongly 4 1.5 1.5 98.2
No Opinion 5 1.8 1.8 100.0
Total 273 100.0 100.0

Privacy of Communications

Privacy of Communications
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 22 91.7 91.7 91.7
Agree Somewhat 1 4.2 4.2 95.8
Neither Agree or Disagree 1 4.2 4.2 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Agree Strongly 150 77.3 77.3 77.3
Agree Somewhat 26 13.4 13.4 90.7
Neither Agree or Disagree 15 7.7 7.7 98.5
Disagree Somewhat 1 .5 .5 99.0
Disagree Strongly 1 .5 .5 99.5
No Opinion 1 .5 .5 100.0
Total 194 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Agree Strongly 357 80.0 80.0 80.0
Agree Somewhat 56 12.6 12.6 92.6
Neither Agree or Disagree 21 4.7 4.7 97.3
Disagree Somewhat 1 .2 .2 97.5
Disagree Strongly 5 1.1 1.1 98.7
No Opinion 6 1.3 1.3 100.0
Total 446 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Agree Strongly 681 83.3 83.3 83.3
Agree Somewhat 89 10.9 10.9 94.1
Neither Agree or Disagree 32 3.9 3.9 98.0
Disagree Somewhat 3 .4 .4 98.4
Disagree Strongly 4 .5 .5 98.9
No Opinion 9 1.1 1.1 100.0
Total 818 100.0 100.0

Privacy of Communications

Privacy of Communications
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Agree Strongly 22 91.7 91.7 91.7
Agree Somewhat 1 4.2 4.2 95.8
Neither Agree or Disagree 1 4.2 4.2 100.0
Total 24 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Agree Strongly 151 75.5 75.5 75.5
Agree Somewhat 28 14.0 14.0 89.5
Neither Agree or Disagree 16 8.0 8.0 97.5
Disagree Somewhat 1 .5 .5 98.0
Disagree Strongly 3 1.5 1.5 99.5
No Opinion 1 .5 .5 100.0
Total 200 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Agree Strongly 331 80.3 80.3 80.3
Agree Somewhat 52 12.6 12.6 93.0
Neither Agree or Disagree 20 4.9 4.9 97.8
Disagree Somewhat 2 .5 .5 98.3
Disagree Strongly 3 .7 .7 99.0
No Opinion 4 1.0 1.0 100.0
Total 412 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Agree Strongly 471 84.7 84.7 84.7
Agree Somewhat 52 9.4 9.4 94.1
Neither Agree or Disagree 22 4.0 4.0 98.0
Disagree Strongly 2 .4 .4 98.4
No Opinion 9 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 556 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Agree Strongly 235 81.0 81.0 81.0
Agree Somewhat 39 13.4 13.4 94.5
Neither Agree or Disagree 10 3.4 3.4 97.9
Disagree Somewhat 2 .7 .7 98.6
Disagree Strongly 2 .7 .7 99.3
No Opinion 2 .7 .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