This survey was conducted by the Office of Budget and Institutional Research over the telephone during November and December of 1997. A sample of 1000 students were taken from among those students enrolled in autumn quarter of 1997-98. Of that sample, 559 students were contacted for a 56% response rate. The sampling error is a +/- 4.5% with a confidence interval of 95%. |
Is the computer in your house used primarily by you, solely by you, or shared? |
|
Responses |
% |
PRIMARILY BY ME |
59 |
11% |
SOLELY BY ME |
35 |
6% |
SHARED |
359 |
64% |
NONE IN HOUSE |
104 |
19% |
|
How many many computers are in the house? |
Computers |
Responses |
% |
0 |
104 |
19% |
1 |
335 |
60% |
2 |
89 |
16% |
3 |
20 |
4% |
4 |
8 |
1% |
5 |
1 |
0.2% |
7 |
1 |
0.2% |
8 |
1 |
0.2% |
Total |
559 |
|
|
Did you purchase the computer (or are you thinking of purchasing) the computer as preparation to attend colloge? |
False |
317 |
|
True |
225 |
|
|
If purchased, when was it purchased? |
Year |
Responses |
1984 |
1 |
1985 |
1 |
1987 |
3 |
1988 |
2 |
1989 |
2 |
1990 |
5 |
1991 |
11 |
1992 |
20 |
1993 |
35 |
1994 |
47 |
1995 |
87 |
1996 |
82 |
1997 |
66 |
|
What type of computer is it? |
Type |
Responses |
286 |
3 |
386 |
13 |
486 |
58 |
Pentium |
129 |
Mac |
24 |
800TL |
1 |
ATT |
3 |
CANNON |
1 |
COMPAC |
1 |
COMPACE |
1 |
COMPACT |
1 |
COMPAQ PRESARO |
1 |
CUSTOM BUILT |
11 |
DELL |
2 |
GATEWAY |
2 |
GATEWAY2000 |
4 |
HEWLETT PACKARD |
4 |
IBM |
26 |
INTEL |
1 |
LEADING EDGE |
1 |
MAG |
1 |
MICRON |
5 |
NEC |
4 |
NEC 6050 |
1 |
OLD |
1 |
PACKARD BELL |
14 |
PC |
2 |
POS |
1 |
QUANTEX |
1 |
SCAPREY |
1 |
SONY |
3 |
Unknown |
134 |
|
Is it a laptop or desktop? |
Desktop |
432 |
Laptop |
23 |
|
How many hours a week do you use the computer? |
Hours |
Responses |
0 |
43 |
1 |
41 |
2 |
51 |
3 |
48 |
4 |
27 |
5 |
45 |
6 |
15 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
14 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
67 |
12 |
6 |
14 |
7 |
15 |
28 |
17 |
1 |
18 |
2 |
20 |
32 |
25 |
8 |
26 |
1 |
28 |
3 |
30 |
12 |
36 |
2 |
40 |
4 |
50 |
1 |
75 |
1 |
80 |
1 |
|
Do you have a modem? What type of modem do you have? |
NONE |
143 |
14.4 |
31 |
19.2 |
1 |
28.8 |
48 |
33.6 |
53 |
56.0 |
35 |
YES BUT UNKNOWN |
144 |
|
How many hours a week do you use the internet? |
Hours |
Responses |
0 |
242 |
1 |
61 |
2 |
53 |
3 |
19 |
5 |
24 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
10 |
16 |
12 |
1 |
14 |
2 |
15 |
6 |
17 |
1 |
18 |
1 |
20 |
4 |
22 |
1 |
24 |
1 |
25 |
1 |
30 |
3 |
36 |
1 |
40 |
2 |
50 |
1 |
100 |
1 |
|