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Ely Residental Survey Results

Do you own a computer?

	Percent of Respondents
yes	61.1
No	38.9
Total	100.0

Why they don't own a computer

	Percent of Respondents
Don't need one	66.9
Too Expensive	5.1
Don't know how to use one	5.9
Have access elsewhere	11.9
Some other reason	10.2
Total	100.0

Is home computer connected?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	90.6
No	9.4
Total	100.0

What year you first go Internet

	Percent of Respondents
1990	1.9
1994	1.9
1995	7.6
1996	6.4
1997	7.0
1998	7.6
1999	8.3
2000	21.7
2001	10.8
2002	12.1
2003	5.1
2004	8.9
2005	.6
Total	100.0

Satisfied with your connect speed?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	62.5
No	37.5
Total	100.0

Use online travel site

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	57.1
No	42.9
Total	100.0

Purchase something you can't get locally

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	79.8
No	20.2
Total	100.0

Send & Receive email

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	97.0
No	3.0
Total	100.0

Purchase something cheaper online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	46.3
No	53.7
Total	100.0

Read online newspaper

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	56.1
No	43.9
Total	100.0

Research Medical Information

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	77.4
No	22.6
Total	100.0

Search the Internet for Fun

	Frequency Percent	Percent of Respondents
Valid	Yes	128 42.5	78.0
	No	36 12.0	22.0
	Total	164 54.5	100.0

Research price of major item

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	68.9
No	31.1
Total	100.0

Research personal finances

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	44.5
No	55.5
Total	100.0

Take a class online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	11.0
No	89.0
Total	100.0

Pay bills online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	31.7
No	68.3
Total	100.0

Search for new job online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	18.9
No	81.1
Total	100.0

Purchase or sell stock online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	13.4
No	86.6
Total	100.0

Bid at online auction site

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	28.7
No	71.3
Total	100.0

Use Chat Rooms or Instant Messenger

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	32.9
No	67.1
Total	100.0

Play computer games online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	52.8
No	47.2
Total	100.0

Check Weather Forecast

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	87.6
No	12.4
Total	100.0

Purchase something for convenience

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	61.3
No	38.7
Total	100.0

Download music or video files

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	27.6
No	72.4
Total	100.0

Do work for employer

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	36.2
No	63.8
Total	100.0

Earn money some other way

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	25.3
No	74.7
Total	100.0

How is your computer Connected?

	Percent of Respondents
Dial-up	64.8
DSL	33.3
Satellite	1.2
Don't Know	.6
Total	100.0

How much do you pay for dial-up?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	100.0

Have Separate Line for Dial-up?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	16.8
No	83.2
Total	100.0

Have Access to Broadband?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	55.3
No	20.4
Don't Know	24.3
Total	100.0

Why No Broadband?

	Percent of Respondents
Really Haven't Thought about it	24.1
Don't use the Internet enough	13.3
Too expensive where I live	51.8
Not compatible with my computer	1.2
Other reason	9.6
Total	100.0

Have you ever tried Broadband?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes, at work	32.0
Yes, at relative or friend's house	16.5
Yes, elsewhere	11.7
No	39.8
Total	100.0

Switch Price?

	Percent of Respondents
10	1.4
15	1.4
15	1.4
16	2.7
16	2.7
18	1.4
18	4.1
20	4.1
20	1.4
20	27.4
21	1.4
21	1.4
22	1.4
25	15.1
28	1.4
29	2.7
30	1.4
30	4.1
30	12.3
35	2.7
39	1.4
40	5.5
60	1.4
Total	100.0

Why No Switch?

	Percent of Respondents
Just not Interested	48.3
Don't Know	51.7
Total	100.0

Year first got Broadband?

	Percent of Respondents
1995	1.7
1997	3.4
1999	1.7
2000	3.4
2001	3.4
2002	13.8
2003	13.8
2004	50.0
2005	8.6
Total	100.0

How much you pay for Broadband/month?

	Percent of Respondents
18	2.3
24	2.3
25	2.3
29	6.8
30	2.3
30	2.3
39	2.3
40	2.3
40	13.6
45	4.5
46	2.3
48	2.3
49	2.3
50	4.5
50	34.1
55	2.3
60	2.3
70	2.3
80	4.5
102	2.3
Total	100.0

Don't Know how much?

	Percent of Respondents
Don't Know	100.0

What is your current age?

	Percent of Respondents
< 21	1.7
22-35	9.3
36-55	39.2
56-64	12.6
65 +	37.2
Total	100.0

How many people live in your household?

	Percent of Respondents
1	28.2
2	45.5
3	11.6
4	9.3
5	4.0
6	1.3
Total	100.0

Number of School-age kids

	Percent of Respondents
0	79.1
1	11.4
2	5.1
3	3.0
4	1.0
6	.3
Total	100.0

Gender

	Percent of Respondents
Female	65.6
Male	34.4
Total	100.0