Cohasset Residental Survey Results

Do you own a computer?

	Percent of Respondents
yes	72.0
No	28.0
Total	100.0

Why they don't own a computer

	Percent of Respondents
Don't need one	75.5
Too Expensive	6.9
Don't know how to use one	14.5
Have access elsewhere	3.0
Total	100.0

Is home computer connected?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	87.0
No	13.0
Total	100.0

What year you first go Internet

	Percent of Respondents
1985	.5
1986	.6
1988	.6
1989	1.2
1992	.5
1993	1.9
1994	1.7
1995	4.4
1996	2.8
1997	3.3
1998	9.6
1999	10.9
2000	21.0
2001	11.9
2002	7.5
2003	11.5
2004	7.8
2005	2.3
Total	100.0

Satisfied with your connect speed?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	49.3
No	50.7
Total	100.0

Use online travel site

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	46.4
No	53.6
Total	100.0

Purchase something you can't get locally

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	62.8
No	37.2
Total	100.0

Send & Receive email

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	90.6
No	9.4
Total	100.0

Purchase something cheaper online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	47.6
No	52.4
Total	100.0

Read online newspaper

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	52.6
No	47.4
Total	100.0

Research Medical Information

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	68.7
No	31.3
Total	100.0

Search the Internet for Fun

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	75.7
No	24.3
Total	100.0

Research price of major item

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	58.7
No	41.3
Total	100.0

Research personal finances

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	44.0
No	56.0
Total	100.0

Take a class online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	21.3
No	78.7
Total	100.0

Pay bills online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	28.6
No	71.4
Total	100.0

Search for new job online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	23.7
No	76.3
Total	100.0

Purchase or sell stock online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	22.8
No	77.2
Total	100.0

Bid at online auction site

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	33.2
No	66.8
Total	100.0

Use Chat Rooms or Instant Messenger

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	38.2
No	61.8
Total	100.0

Play computer games online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	53.6
No	46.4
Total	100.0

Check Weather Forecast

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	65.6
No	34.4
Total	100.0

Purchase something for convenience

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	43.1
No	56.9
Total	100.0

Download music or video files

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	27.4
No	72.6
Total	100.0

Do work for employer

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	32.5
No	67.5
Total	100.0

Earn money some other way

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	20.9
No	79.1
Total	100.0

How is your computer Connected?

	Percent of Respondents
Dial-up	64.2
DSL	7.2
Cable modem	24.0
Wireless Internet	.7
Satellite	2.5
Don't Know	1.4
Total	100.0

How much do you pay for dial-up?

	Percent of Respondents
7	.8
8	.8
10	1.0
10	1.3
10	19.5
11	2.4
12	2.1
13	1.0
14	1.0
14	1.8
15	11.7
16	1.0
16	5.2
17	.8
17	2.7
18	3.1
19	4.2
20	3.9
20	22.7
21	1.0
22	1.0
25	1.0
26	1.3
27	.8
28	1.0
29	1.0
30	5.0
39	.8
Total	100.0

Don't know how much for dial-up

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	100.0

Have Separate Line for Dial-up?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	23.4
No	75.9
Don't Know	.7
Total	100.0

Have Access to Broadband?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	26.1
No	52.5
Don't Know	21.3
Total	100.0

Why No Broadband?

	Percent of Respondents
Really Haven't Thought about it	20.4
Don't use the Internet enough	13.0
Too expensive where I live	23.4
Other reason	8.4
Not Available	34.7
Total	100.0

Have you ever tried Broadband?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes, at work	34.3
Yes, at relative or friend's house	16.3
Yes, elsewhere	17.8
No	31.6
Total	100.0

Switch Price?

	Percent of Respondents
0	3.0
7	1.0
10	5.3
11	1.5
12	4.0
14	1.0
15	4.6
16	1.0
20	23.3
21	1.3
25	14.7
26	2.7
30	22.2
35	3.0
39	1.0
40	1.0
50	8.3
70	1.0
Total	100.0

Why No Switch?

	Percent of Respondents
Just not Interested	48.0
Don't Know	52.0
Total	100.0

Year first got Broadband?

	Percent of Respondents
1995	1.3
1999	2.1
2000	6.9
2001	11.6
2002	10.9
2003	17.4
2004	40.7
2005	9.0
Total	100.0

How much you pay for Broadband/month?

	Percent of Respondents
2	3.1
15	3.1
17	3.1
20	2.3
20	21.2
25	3.1
30	6.3
35	9.3
40	9.3
41	3.1
45	8.5
50	4.0
55	3.1
59	3.1
60	2.3
75	3.1
85	2.3
90	3.5
100	6.3
Total	100.0

Don't Know how much?

	Percent of Respondents
Valid Don't Know	100.0

What is your current age?

	Percent of Respondents
< 21	6.0
22-35	16.5
36-55	46.3
56-64	14.7
65 +	16.5
Total	100.0

How many people live in your household?

	Percent of Respondents
1	12.2
2	43.8
3	17.9
4	16.0
5	7.5
6	1.2
7	.4
8	.4
12	.4
13	.4
Total	100.0

Number of School-age kids

	Percent of Respondents
0	64.5
1	16.7
2	12.8
3	4.5
4	.4
5	.4
6	.4
7	.4
Total	100.0

Gender

	Percent of Respondents
Female	54.9
Male	45.1
Total	100.0