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Internet User Survey #2

Survey started: March 21, 1999

Total Respondents: 7956



 
 
Your Age:
18.6% 1478 22-25
15.9% 1267 26-30
11.3% 897 31-35
8.2% 650 36-40
6.2% 497 41-45
5.8% 458 21
5.6% 443 16-17
4.9% 386 20
4.7% 377 46-50
4.1% 330 18
4.1% 327 19
3.7% 298 13-15
3.0% 237 51-55
1.4% 109 56-60
0.6% 46 61-65
0.4% 35 Under 12
0.4% 33 No Answer
0.4% 30 66-70
0.2% 15 81+
0.2% 12 71-80
 
 
Your Sex:
56.5% 4492 Male
40.0% 3181 Female
3.1% 248 No Answer
 
 
Highest level of education completed:
24.2% 1924 College - Bachelors degree
21.0% 1669 College - currently enrolled
19.9% 1587 Some college
11.6% 926 College - Masters degree
9.8% 776 Some high school
8.8% 699 High school graduate
2.8% 220 College - PhD
1.5% 121 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% 1247 Student
14.8% 1179 Computers
10.4% 826 Advertising/Marketing/PR
6.4% 512 Other - service oriented
5.3% 421 Education
4.1% 329 No Answer
3.6% 286 Engineering/Electrical/Mechanical/Civil
3.4% 272 Finance
3.3% 263 Medical
3.3% 262 General Business
3.2% 258 Arts (photography, music, design, etc.)
3.0% 238 Sales
2.8% 222 Politics/Public Service
2.4% 187 Publishing/Journalism
2.3% 182 Psychology/Sociology
1.8% 147 Administration
1.8% 146 Legal
1.8% 144 Manufacturing - industrial products
1.7% 136 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?
35.2% 2802 Student
14.9% 1185 Other
12.5% 991 Mid-level management
7.5% 598 Production/development
6.6% 528 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% 289 Secretarial/assistant/receptionist
3.5% 277 Product/service support
1.9% 152 Maintenance/repair
 
 
What is your average annual family income?
17.0% 1355 No Answer
8.4% 667 $41k-$50k
7.9% 630 $10k-$20k
7.3% 583 $51k-$60k
6.4% 509 $81k-$100k
6.1% 487 Under $10k
6.0% 474 $61k-$70k
5.9% 468 $21k-$25k
5.6% 442 $30k-$35k
5.5% 436 $36k-$40k
5.4% 430 $71k-$80k
5.4% 426 $26k-$30k
4.5% 356 $101k-$120k
2.5% 202 $151k-$200k
2.3% 182 $121k-$150k
2.1% 168 Over $300k
1.3% 103 $200k-$300k
 
 
What is your marital status?
56.2% 4475 Never been married
32.4% 2580 Married
6.0% 474 Divorced
3.6% 285 No Answer
1.4% 108 Separated
 
 
How many times have you been married?
54.7% 4349 0
29.4% 2337 1
6.9% 551 2
5.6% 445 No Answer
1.7% 137 3
0.7% 56 7+
0.3% 26 4
0.2% 14 5
0.1% 10 6
 
 
How many children do you have?
66.8% 5311 0
11.4% 904 2
10.0% 794 1
4.6% 364 3
2.7% 212 No Answer
2.2% 179 4
0.7% 59 5
0.6% 49 9+
0.4% 30 6
0.2% 12 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% 1200 1-2 years
12.3% 982 2-3 years
11.3% 901 6 months - 1 year
11.0% 873 Less than 6 months
9.1% 725 3-4 years
8.4% 671 Elementary/High School
7.2% 573 4-5 years
5.3% 418 No Answer
5.2% 413 6-7 years
4.5% 357 8-10 years
4.5% 357 11-15 years
2.6% 206 16-20 years
2.1% 171 21-30 years
0.5% 42 31-40 years
0.4% 33 41+ years
 
 
How do you access the Internet now?
23.1% 1837 Local independent ISP
23.0% 1830 From work
21.8% 1734 Via my school
18.3% 1455 AOL
14.6% 1160 Local telephone company
13.3% 1057 Other national ISP/Telco
12.0% 954 MSN
10.2% 812 Local cable company
5.4% 427 Friend's computer
4.1% 330 AT&T
3.8% 303 Earthlink
3.4% 274 Local free net
3.4% 267 Public Terminals/Cyber cafe
3.2% 251 Prodigy
2.8% 223 Netcom
2.1% 170 Compuserve
1.1% 86 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% 1051 Modem - 33.6k
9.5% 754 Cable-Modem
6.0% 478 Don't have access at home
4.5% 361 I'm not sure.
4.4% 350 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
1.4% 115 ISDN - 56/64k
0.7% 56 Modem - less than 14.4k
0.7% 55 Full T1 (1.54Mb)
0.3% 27 Multiple T3s
0.3% 23 Fractional T1
0.3% 23 ISDN - multiple
0.3% 20 Other
0.2% 17 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?
17.1% 1357 Don't have access at work
16.2% 1291 No Answer
8.5% 673 I'm not sure.
7.6% 607 Full T1 (1.54Mb)
7.5% 596 Modem - 56k
5.6% 445 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% 288 Modem - 33.6k
3.5% 282 Modem - not sure
3.0% 240 Fractional T1
3.0% 236 Other high speed twisted pair (DSL, etc.)
2.7% 217 ISDN - 56/64k
2.2% 177 Multiple T1s
1.6% 128 Full T3 (45Mb)
1.5% 122 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% 3763 Yes (several times)
32.5% 2586 No
14.6% 1164 Yes (once)
5.2% 410 No Answer
 
 
What do you primarily use the Internet for?
81.5% 6484 Research
80.5% 6401 Communication/keeping in touch
56.4% 4488 Education
51.1% 4068 Games/Entertainment
48.6% 3863 Get the latest news/financial information
37.4% 2974 Online shopping
33.3% 2649 Online chatting
27.7% 2200 Employment/job searching
22.6% 1801 I have a personal web page
21.5% 1707 Meeting new people; sharing interests
21.3% 1696 Newsgroups
20.4% 1625 Political/social causes
19.3% 1532 'Adult' (sexual) activities
17.0% 1353 I'm involved with an Internet-based business
8.7% 694 To generate additional revenue; explore entrepeneurship
5.9% 470 Promotion of a non-Internet related business
4.1% 323 Video conferencing
 
 
On average how much e-mail do you receive?
21.4% 1706 3-5/day
18.6% 1477 6-10/day
12.7% 1014 11-20/day
11.9% 945 1-2/day
11.0% 878 About 1-5 a week
6.4% 512 21-30/day
3.9% 312 31-40/day
2.6% 204 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% 100 101-200/day
1.2% 99 No Answer
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% 4 1000-2000/day

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