GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey Graphs

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Speed Upgrade

Has the speed of your primary connection to the Internet been upgraded (made faster) in the past year?
Speed Upgrade

Speed Upgrade

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Yes, plan to 537 19.8 19.8 19.8
Yes, no plans 891 32.9 32.9 52.7
No, plan to 453 16.7 16.7 69.4
No, no plans 621 22.9 22.9 92.3
Don't know 208 7.7 7.7 100.0
Total 2710 100.0 100.0

Speed Upgrade

Speed Upgrade
Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, plan to 3 8.8 8.8 8.8
Yes, no plans 14 41.2 41.2 50.0
No, plan to 6 17.6 17.6 67.6
No, no plans 6 17.6 17.6 85.3
Don't know 5 14.7 14.7 100.0
Total 34 100.0 100.0
USA Valid Yes, plan to 440 19.9 19.9 19.9
Yes, no plans 729 33.0 33.0 53.0
No, plan to 350 15.9 15.9 68.8
No, no plans 524 23.7 23.7 92.6
Don't know 164 7.4 7.4 100.0
Total 2207 100.0 100.0
Europe Valid Yes, plan to 41 18.2 18.2 18.2
Yes, no plans 63 28.0 28.0 46.2
No, plan to 45 20.0 20.0 66.2
No, no plans 52 23.1 23.1 89.3
Don't know 24 10.7 10.7 100.0
Total 225 100.0 100.0
Other Valid Yes, plan to 53 21.7 21.7 21.7
Yes, no plans 85 34.8 34.8 56.6
No, plan to 52 21.3 21.3 77.9
No, no plans 39 16.0 16.0 93.9
Don't know 15 6.1 6.1 100.0
Total 244 100.0 100.0

Speed Upgrade

Speed Upgrade
Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, plan to 3 8.8 8.8 8.8
Yes, no plans 14 41.2 41.2 50.0
No, plan to 6 17.6 17.6 67.6
No, no plans 6 17.6 17.6 85.3
Don't know 5 14.7 14.7 100.0
Total 34 100.0 100.0
Female Valid Yes, plan to 123 15.9 15.9 15.9
Yes, no plans 266 34.5 34.5 50.4
No, plan to 121 15.7 15.7 66.1
No, no plans 177 22.9 22.9 89.0
Don't know 85 11.0 11.0 100.0
Total 772 100.0 100.0
Male Valid Yes, plan to 411 21.6 21.6 21.6
Yes, no plans 611 32.1 32.1 53.7
No, plan to 326 17.1 17.1 70.8
No, no plans 438 23.0 23.0 93.8
Don't know 118 6.2 6.2 100.0
Total 1904 100.0 100.0

Speed Upgrade

Speed Upgrade
Age Groups Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, plan to 7 9.5 9.5 9.5
Yes, no plans 26 35.1 35.1 44.6
No, plan to 19 25.7 25.7 70.3
No, no plans 13 17.6 17.6 87.8
Don't know 9 12.2 12.2 100.0
Total 74 100.0 100.0
11-20 Valid Yes, plan to 26 18.7 18.7 18.7
Yes, no plans 48 34.5 34.5 53.2
No, plan to 25 18.0 18.0 71.2
No, no plans 33 23.7 23.7 95.0
Don't know 7 5.0 5.0 100.0
Total 139 100.0 100.0
21-25 Valid Yes, plan to 73 21.9 21.9 21.9
Yes, no plans 98 29.4 29.4 51.4
No, plan to 55 16.5 16.5 67.9
No, no plans 74 22.2 22.2 90.1
Don't know 33 9.9 9.9 100.0
Total 333 100.0 100.0
26-50 Valid Yes, plan to 358 20.9 20.9 20.9
Yes, no plans 563 32.8 32.8 53.7
No, plan to 290 16.9 16.9 70.7
No, no plans 374 21.8 21.8 92.5
Don't know 129 7.5 7.5 100.0
Total 1714 100.0 100.0
50+ Valid Yes, plan to 73 16.2 16.2 16.2
Yes, no plans 156 34.7 34.7 50.9
No, plan to 64 14.2 14.2 65.1
No, no plans 127 28.2 28.2 93.3
Don't know 30 6.7 6.7 100.0
Total 450 100.0 100.0

Speed Upgrade

Speed Upgrade
Experience Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, plan to 3 8.8 8.8 8.8
Yes, no plans 14 41.2 41.2 50.0
No, plan to 6 17.6 17.6 67.6
No, no plans 6 17.6 17.6 85.3
Don't know 5 14.7 14.7 100.0
Total 34 100.0 100.0
<1 Year Valid Yes, plan to 20 8.3 8.3 8.3
Yes, no plans 50 20.8 20.8 29.2
No, plan to 33 13.8 13.8 42.9
No, no plans 102 42.5 42.5 85.4
Don't know 35 14.6 14.6 100.0
Total 240 100.0 100.0
1-3 Years Valid Yes, plan to 139 16.9 16.9 16.9
Yes, no plans 292 35.4 35.4 52.3
No, plan to 142 17.2 17.2 69.5
No, no plans 179 21.7 21.7 91.3
Don't know 72 8.7 8.7 100.0
Total 824 100.0 100.0
>4 Years Valid Yes, plan to 375 23.3 23.3 23.3
Yes, no plans 535 33.2 33.2 56.5
No, plan to 272 16.9 16.9 73.3
No, no plans 334 20.7 20.7 94.0
Don't know 96 6.0 6.0 100.0
Total 1612 100.0 100.0

Speed Upgrade

Speed Upgrade
Skill Level Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
. Valid Yes, plan to 3 8.8 8.8 8.8
Yes, no plans 14 41.2 41.2 50.0
No, plan to 6 17.6 17.6 67.6
No, no plans 6 17.6 17.6 85.3
Don't know 5 14.7 14.7 100.0
Total 34 100.0 100.0
Novice Valid Yes, plan to 25 9.8 9.8 9.8
Yes, no plans 67 26.2 26.2 35.9
No, plan to 36 14.1 14.1 50.0
No, no plans 80 31.3 31.3 81.3
Don't know 48 18.8 18.8 100.0
Total 256 100.0 100.0
Intermediate Valid Yes, plan to 95 13.3 13.3 13.3
Yes, no plans 249 34.8 34.8 48.1
No, plan to 119 16.6 16.6 64.8
No, no plans 186 26.0 26.0 90.8
Don't know 66 9.2 9.2 100.0
Total 715 100.0 100.0
Experienced Valid Yes, plan to 223 19.8 19.8 19.8
Yes, no plans 390 34.7 34.7 54.5
No, plan to 205 18.2 18.2 72.8
No, no plans 243 21.6 21.6 94.4
Don't know 63 5.6 5.6 100.0
Total 1124 100.0 100.0
Expert Valid Yes, plan to 191 32.9 32.9 32.9
Yes, no plans 171 29.4 29.4 62.3
No, plan to 87 15.0 15.0 77.3
No, no plans 106 18.2 18.2 95.5
Don't know 26 4.5 4.5 100.0
Total 581 100.0 100.0

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