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Internet User Survey #2

Survey started: March 21, 1999

Total Respondents: 7973



 
 
Your Age:
18.6% 1479 22-25
15.9% 1267 26-30
11.3% 898 31-35
8.2% 653 36-40
6.2% 498 41-45
5.7% 458 21
5.6% 443 16-17
4.9% 388 20
4.8% 379 46-50
4.2% 332 18
4.1% 328 19
3.7% 298 13-15
3.0% 238 51-55
1.4% 109 56-60
0.6% 47 61-65
0.4% 35 Under 12
0.4% 33 No Answer
0.4% 31 66-70
0.2% 15 81+
0.2% 12 71-80
 
 
Your Sex:
56.5% 4503 Male
40.0% 3186 Female
3.1% 248 No Answer
 
 
Highest level of education completed:
24.2% 1927 College - Bachelors degree
21.0% 1675 College - currently enrolled
19.9% 1590 Some college
11.6% 926 College - Masters degree
9.7% 777 Some high school
8.8% 700 High school graduate
2.8% 221 College - PhD
1.5% 122 No Answer
 
 
What industry are you involved with or studying (if a student)? If you are involved in more than one business/industry, select the one relating to your main source of income/vocation:
15.7% 1252 Student
14.8% 1183 Computers
10.4% 826 Advertising/Marketing/PR
6.4% 512 Other - service oriented
5.3% 421 Education
4.1% 329 No Answer
3.6% 287 Engineering/Electrical/Mechanical/Civil
3.4% 272 Finance
3.3% 263 Medical
3.3% 263 General Business
3.2% 259 Arts (photography, music, design, etc.)
3.0% 238 Sales
2.8% 222 Politics/Public Service
2.4% 188 Publishing/Journalism
2.3% 183 Psychology/Sociology
1.8% 147 Administration
1.8% 147 Legal
1.8% 144 Manufacturing - industrial products
1.7% 137 Retail/Merchandising
1.5% 117 Manufacturing - consumer products
1.2% 97 Military
1.1% 84 Hospitality/Food
1.0% 76 Construction/Architechture
0.9% 72 Other - product oriented
0.7% 59 Biological
0.7% 58 Tourism
0.7% 52 Chemical/Geological
0.6% 45 Maintenance/Repair
 
 
What type of position do you have?
35.3% 2811 Student
14.9% 1185 Other
12.5% 993 Mid-level management
7.5% 599 Production/development
6.6% 529 Top-level Executive/CEO/CFO
5.3% 424 Operations/business support (accounting, human resources, etc.)
4.4% 354 No Answer
4.0% 322 Sales
3.6% 290 Secretarial/assistant/receptionist
3.5% 278 Product/service support
1.9% 153 Maintenance/repair
 
 
What is your average annual family income?
17.0% 1358 No Answer
8.4% 667 $41k-$50k
7.9% 631 $10k-$20k
7.3% 584 $51k-$60k
6.4% 510 $81k-$100k
6.1% 488 Under $10k
6.0% 475 $61k-$70k
5.9% 468 $21k-$25k
5.5% 442 $30k-$35k
5.5% 437 $36k-$40k
5.4% 431 $71k-$80k
5.4% 427 $26k-$30k
4.5% 356 $101k-$120k
2.6% 204 $151k-$200k
2.3% 182 $121k-$150k
2.1% 170 Over $300k
1.3% 104 $200k-$300k
 
 
What is your marital status?
56.2% 4483 Never been married
32.4% 2586 Married
6.0% 475 Divorced
3.6% 286 No Answer
1.4% 108 Separated
 
 
How many times have you been married?
54.6% 4356 0
29.3% 2339 1
6.9% 553 2
5.6% 446 No Answer
1.7% 139 3
0.7% 56 7+
0.3% 27 4
0.2% 15 5
0.1% 10 6
 
 
How many children do you have?
66.7% 5318 0
11.4% 907 2
10.0% 795 1
4.6% 366 3
2.7% 213 No Answer
2.3% 180 4
0.7% 59 5
0.6% 49 9+
0.4% 30 6
0.2% 13 8
0.1% 8 7
 
 
How long have you been at your current job (if you're a student, how many years have you been in college)?
15.1% 1204 1-2 years
12.4% 987 2-3 years
11.3% 902 6 months - 1 year
10.9% 873 Less than 6 months
9.1% 725 3-4 years
8.4% 673 Elementary/High School
7.2% 573 4-5 years
5.3% 419 No Answer
5.2% 413 6-7 years
4.5% 358 11-15 years
4.5% 357 8-10 years
2.6% 207 16-20 years
2.2% 172 21-30 years
0.5% 42 31-40 years
0.4% 33 41+ years
 
 
How do you access the Internet now?
23.1% 1838 Local independent ISP
23.0% 1833 From work
21.8% 1735 Via my school
18.2% 1455 AOL
14.6% 1165 Local telephone company
13.3% 1058 Other national ISP/Telco
12.0% 958 MSN
10.3% 818 Local cable company
5.4% 428 Friend's computer
4.1% 330 AT&T
3.8% 303 Earthlink
3.4% 275 Local free net
3.4% 268 Public Terminals/Cyber cafe
3.1% 251 Prodigy
2.8% 224 Netcom
2.1% 170 Compuserve
1.1% 87 Sprint
0.9% 71 Pipeline
0.7% 57 MCI
 
 
What's the maximum speed you access the Internet at from HOME?
29.4% 2342 Modem - 56k
14.0% 1115 Modem - 28.8k
13.2% 1052 Modem - 33.6k
9.5% 757 Cable-Modem
6.0% 478 Don't have access at home
4.6% 366 I'm not sure.
4.4% 353 Other high speed twisted pair (DSL, etc.)
4.4% 348 No Answer
4.1% 330 Modem - 14.4k
3.8% 303 Modem - not sure
1.5% 118 ISDN - 128k
1.5% 116 ISDN - 56/64k
0.7% 56 Modem - less than 14.4k
0.7% 56 Full T1 (1.54Mb)
0.3% 27 Multiple T3s
0.3% 24 ISDN - multiple
0.3% 23 Fractional T1
0.3% 20 Other
0.2% 18 Full T3 (45Mb)
0.2% 16 Fractional T3
0.2% 16 Multiple T1s
 
 
What's the maximum speed you access the Internet at from WORK?
17.0% 1357 Don't have access at work
16.3% 1296 No Answer
8.5% 676 I'm not sure.
7.6% 608 Full T1 (1.54Mb)
7.5% 596 Modem - 56k
5.6% 446 Not sure - it's over a LAN
4.2% 335 Modem - 28.8k
3.9% 311 Cable-Modem
3.7% 295 ISDN - 128k
3.6% 289 Modem - 33.6k
3.5% 282 Modem - not sure
3.0% 240 Fractional T1
3.0% 237 Other high speed twisted pair (DSL, etc.)
2.7% 218 ISDN - 56/64k
2.2% 178 Multiple T1s
1.6% 129 Full T3 (45Mb)
1.5% 123 ISDN - multiple
1.3% 106 Multiple T3s
1.2% 94 Modem - 14.4k
0.5% 41 Other
0.5% 41 Fractional T3
0.4% 35 Modem - less than 14.4k
 
 
Have you ever purchased anything over the Internet?
47.3% 3773 Yes (several times)
32.5% 2588 No
14.6% 1167 Yes (once)
5.2% 411 No Answer
 
 
What do you primarily use the Internet for?
81.5% 6495 Research
80.4% 6412 Communication/keeping in touch
56.5% 4501 Education
51.1% 4076 Games/Entertainment
48.6% 3872 Get the latest news/financial information
37.4% 2982 Online shopping
33.3% 2654 Online chatting
27.7% 2207 Employment/job searching
22.6% 1804 I have a personal web page
21.5% 1711 Meeting new people; sharing interests
21.3% 1700 Newsgroups
20.4% 1629 Political/social causes
19.3% 1535 'Adult' (sexual) activities
17.0% 1355 I'm involved with an Internet-based business
8.7% 697 To generate additional revenue; explore entrepeneurship
5.9% 471 Promotion of a non-Internet related business
4.1% 324 Video conferencing
 
 
On average how much e-mail do you receive?
21.5% 1711 3-5/day
18.6% 1479 6-10/day
12.8% 1018 11-20/day
11.9% 945 1-2/day
11.0% 879 About 1-5 a week
6.4% 512 21-30/day
3.9% 312 31-40/day
2.6% 205 41-50/day
1.8% 146 Less than 1 a week
1.6% 131 76-100/day
1.6% 126 51-75/day
1.3% 101 No Answer
1.3% 100 101-200/day
1.2% 95 None - don't have e-mail
0.9% 72 Less than 1 a month
0.6% 47 201-500/day
0.6% 45 2000+/day
0.1% 10 501-1000/day
0.1% 5 1000-2000/day

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