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Internet User Survey #2

Survey started: March 21, 1999

Total Respondents: 7892



 
 
Your Age:
18.6% 1467 22-25
16.0% 1259 26-30
11.2% 886 31-35
8.2% 647 36-40
6.3% 497 41-45
5.7% 452 21
5.6% 439 16-17
4.8% 382 20
4.8% 375 46-50
4.2% 329 18
4.1% 323 19
3.8% 296 13-15
3.0% 234 51-55
1.4% 108 56-60
0.6% 46 61-65
0.4% 34 Under 12
0.4% 33 No Answer
0.4% 28 66-70
0.2% 15 81+
0.1% 11 71-80
 
 
Your Sex:
56.5% 4459 Male
40.0% 3154 Female
3.1% 246 No Answer
 
 
Highest level of education completed:
24.2% 1910 College - Bachelors degree
20.9% 1651 College - currently enrolled
20.0% 1582 Some college
11.7% 920 College - Masters degree
9.7% 766 Some high school
8.8% 693 High school graduate
2.8% 218 College - PhD
1.5% 120 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:
15.6% 1228 Student
14.9% 1175 Computers
10.4% 820 Advertising/Marketing/PR
6.4% 508 Other - service oriented
5.3% 417 Education
4.2% 328 No Answer
3.6% 284 Engineering/Electrical/Mechanical/Civil
3.4% 271 Finance
3.3% 261 General Business
3.3% 261 Medical
3.2% 255 Arts (photography, music, design, etc.)
3.0% 237 Sales
2.8% 221 Politics/Public Service
2.3% 184 Publishing/Journalism
2.3% 180 Psychology/Sociology
1.9% 147 Administration
1.8% 144 Legal
1.8% 143 Manufacturing - industrial products
1.7% 136 Retail/Merchandising
1.5% 117 Manufacturing - consumer products
1.2% 96 Military
1.1% 84 Hospitality/Food
1.0% 75 Construction/Architechture
0.9% 72 Other - product oriented
0.7% 59 Biological
0.7% 57 Tourism
0.6% 51 Chemical/Geological
0.6% 44 Maintenance/Repair
 
 
What type of position do you have?
35.0% 2766 Student
15.0% 1180 Other
12.5% 984 Mid-level management
7.5% 594 Production/development
6.7% 526 Top-level Executive/CEO/CFO
5.3% 422 Operations/business support (accounting, human resources, etc.)
4.5% 353 No Answer
4.1% 321 Sales
3.6% 287 Secretarial/assistant/receptionist
3.5% 276 Product/service support
1.9% 151 Maintenance/repair
 
 
What is your average annual family income?
17.0% 1345 No Answer
8.4% 663 $41k-$50k
7.9% 626 $10k-$20k
7.3% 579 $51k-$60k
6.4% 504 $81k-$100k
6.1% 480 Under $10k
6.0% 474 $61k-$70k
5.9% 466 $21k-$25k
5.5% 435 $30k-$35k
5.5% 432 $36k-$40k
5.4% 428 $71k-$80k
5.4% 423 $26k-$30k
4.5% 352 $101k-$120k
2.5% 201 $151k-$200k
2.3% 181 $121k-$150k
2.1% 166 Over $300k
1.3% 101 $200k-$300k
 
 
What is your marital status?
56.3% 4441 Never been married
32.4% 2560 Married
6.0% 470 Divorced
3.6% 283 No Answer
1.3% 106 Separated
 
 
How many times have you been married?
54.7% 4316 0
29.3% 2316 1
7.0% 549 2
5.6% 445 No Answer
1.7% 135 3
0.7% 53 7+
0.3% 25 4
0.2% 12 5
0.1% 10 6
 
 
How many children do you have?
66.8% 5270 0
11.4% 897 2
10.0% 787 1
4.5% 359 3
2.7% 212 No Answer
2.3% 178 4
0.7% 58 5
0.6% 48 9+
0.4% 30 6
0.2% 12 8
0.1% 7 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% 1188 1-2 years
12.4% 977 2-3 years
11.4% 898 6 months - 1 year
11.0% 866 Less than 6 months
9.1% 716 3-4 years
8.4% 664 Elementary/High School
7.2% 569 4-5 years
5.3% 416 No Answer
5.2% 413 6-7 years
4.5% 354 8-10 years
4.5% 353 11-15 years
2.6% 204 16-20 years
2.1% 168 21-30 years
0.5% 41 31-40 years
0.4% 33 41+ years
 
 
How do you access the Internet now?
23.3% 1835 Local independent ISP
23.0% 1819 From work
21.8% 1718 Via my school
18.3% 1448 AOL
14.5% 1146 Local telephone company
13.3% 1047 Other national ISP/Telco
12.0% 945 MSN
10.1% 797 Local cable company
5.4% 424 Friend's computer
4.1% 326 AT&T
3.8% 303 Earthlink
3.4% 268 Local free net
3.3% 264 Public Terminals/Cyber cafe
3.1% 247 Prodigy
2.8% 222 Netcom
2.1% 169 Compuserve
1.1% 84 Sprint
0.9% 71 Pipeline
0.7% 57 MCI
 
 
What's the maximum speed you access the Internet at from HOME?
29.6% 2335 Modem - 56k
14.1% 1114 Modem - 28.8k
13.3% 1051 Modem - 33.6k
9.4% 740 Cable-Modem
6.0% 477 Don't have access at home
4.4% 348 I'm not sure.
4.4% 346 No Answer
4.3% 343 Other high speed twisted pair (DSL, etc.)
4.2% 329 Modem - 14.4k
3.8% 300 Modem - not sure
1.4% 114 ISDN - 56/64k
1.4% 113 ISDN - 128k
0.7% 54 Full T1 (1.54Mb)
0.7% 53 Modem - less than 14.4k
0.3% 27 Multiple T3s
0.3% 23 Fractional T1
0.3% 21 ISDN - multiple
0.3% 20 Other
0.2% 16 Full T3 (45Mb)
0.2% 16 Fractional T3
0.2% 15 Multiple T1s
 
 
What's the maximum speed you access the Internet at from WORK?
17.1% 1350 Don't have access at work
16.3% 1285 No Answer
8.3% 656 I'm not sure.
7.7% 604 Full T1 (1.54Mb)
7.5% 592 Modem - 56k
5.6% 444 Not sure - it's over a LAN
4.2% 334 Modem - 28.8k
3.9% 309 Cable-Modem
3.7% 294 ISDN - 128k
3.6% 287 Modem - 33.6k
3.6% 282 Modem - not sure
3.0% 239 Fractional T1
2.9% 232 Other high speed twisted pair (DSL, etc.)
2.7% 215 ISDN - 56/64k
2.2% 176 Multiple T1s
1.6% 127 Full T3 (45Mb)
1.5% 118 ISDN - multiple
1.3% 104 Multiple T3s
1.2% 94 Modem - 14.4k
0.5% 40 Fractional T3
0.5% 39 Other
0.4% 34 Modem - less than 14.4k
 
 
Have you ever purchased anything over the Internet?
47.2% 3724 Yes (several times)
32.6% 2575 No
14.7% 1159 Yes (once)
5.1% 402 No Answer
 
 
What do you primarily use the Internet for?
81.6% 6442 Research
80.5% 6354 Communication/keeping in touch
56.3% 4443 Education
51.1% 4035 Games/Entertainment
48.6% 3837 Get the latest news/financial information
37.3% 2940 Online shopping
33.2% 2624 Online chatting
27.6% 2182 Employment/job searching
22.7% 1789 I have a personal web page
21.4% 1691 Newsgroups
21.4% 1687 Meeting new people; sharing interests
20.5% 1616 Political/social causes
19.3% 1524 'Adult' (sexual) activities
17.1% 1350 I'm involved with an Internet-based business
8.8% 693 To generate additional revenue; explore entrepeneurship
5.9% 468 Promotion of a non-Internet related business
4.0% 312 Video conferencing
 
 
On average how much e-mail do you receive?
21.5% 1695 3-5/day
18.5% 1461 6-10/day
12.7% 1001 11-20/day
11.9% 942 1-2/day
11.1% 877 About 1-5 a week
6.4% 507 21-30/day
3.9% 309 31-40/day
2.6% 202 41-50/day
1.8% 144 Less than 1 a week
1.7% 131 76-100/day
1.6% 126 51-75/day
1.3% 99 101-200/day
1.2% 98 No Answer
1.2% 95 None - don't have e-mail
0.9% 69 Less than 1 a month
0.6% 47 201-500/day
0.5% 43 2000+/day
0.1% 9 501-1000/day
0.1% 4 1000-2000/day

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