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International Falls Residential Survey Results

Do you own a computer

	Percent of Respondents
yes	59.8
No	40.2
Total	100.0

Why they don't own a computer

	Percent of Respondents
Don't need one	53.7
Too Expensive	22.8
Don't know how to use one	13.9
Have access elsewhere	9.6
Total	100.0

Is home computer connected?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	82.7
No	17.3
Total	100.0

What year you first go Internet

	Percent of Respondents
1989	.7
1990	1.2
1994	1.6
1995	5.3
1996	6.2
1997	5.0
1998	5.1
1999	12.3
2000	16.0
2001	13.1
2002	10.5
2003	10.7
2004	12.2
Total	100.0

Satisfied with your connect speed?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	79.9
No	20.1
Total	100.0

Use online travel site

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	29.7
No	70.3
Total	100.0

Purchase something you can't get locally

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	40.0
No	60.0
Total	100.0

Send & Receive email

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	95.1
No	4.9
Total	100.0

Purchase something cheaper online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	33.9
No	66.1
Total	100.0

Read online newspaper

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	34.7
No	65.3
Total	100.0

Research Medical Information

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	21.3
No	78.7
Total	100.0

Search the Internet for Fun

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	62.1
No	37.9
Total	100.0

Research price of major item

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	35.9
No	64.1
Total	100.0

Research personal finances

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	26.5
No	73.5
Total	100.0

Take a class online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	13.3
No	86.7
Total	100.0

Pay bills online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	12.9
No	87.1
Total	100.0

Search for new job online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	19.6
No	80.4
Total	100.0

Purchase or sell stock online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	5.3
No	94.7
Total	100.0

Bid at online auction site

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	17.6
No	82.4
Total	100.0

Use Chat Rooms or Instant Messenger

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	27.1
No	72.9
Total	100.0

Play computer games online

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	37.8
No	62.2
Total	100.0

Check Weather Forecast

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	48.1
No	51.9
Total	100.0

Purchase something for convenience

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	28.5
No	71.5
Total	100.0

Download music or video files

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	21.1
No	78.9
Total	100.0

Do work for employer

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	18.1
No	81.9
Total	100.0

Earn money some other way

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	11.9
No	88.1
Total	100.0

How is your computer Connected?

	Percent of Respondents
Dial-up	25.6
DSL	35.2
Cable modem	37.2
Wireless Internet	1.4
Don't Know	.5
Total	100.0

How much do you pay for dial-up?

	Percent of Respondents
14.00	17.9
14.95	10.5
15.00	31.0
19.00	3.2
19.95	13.1
20.00	19.2
22.00	2.4
30.00	2.6
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	14.3
No	83.7
Don't Know	2.0
Total	100.0

Have Access to Broadband?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes	77.4
No	10.2
Don't Know	12.3
Total	100.0

Why No Broadband?

	Percent of Respondents
Really Haven't Thought about it	20.0
Don't use the Internet enough	36.7
Too expensive where I live	37.5
Not compatible with my computer	2.9
Other reason	2.9
Total	100.0

Have you ever tried Broadband?

	Percent of Respondents
Yes, at work	38.0
Yes, at relative or friend's house	10.6
Yes, elsewhere	19.1
No	30.4
30	2.0
Total	100.0

Switch Price?

	Percent of Respondents
2.00	3.7
10.00	3.5
14.00	3.7
14.95	8.3
15.00	10.9
19.95	9.3
20.00	34.6
25.00	6.3
30.00	12.6
40.00	7.2
Total	100.0

Why No Switch?

	Percent of Respondents
Just not Interested	36.4
Don't Know	63.6
Total	100.0

Year first got Broadband?

	Percent of Respondents
1990	1.0
1995	1.0
1996	1.0
1997	1.0
1998	2.0
1999	4.9
2000	9.2
2001	7.6
2002	18.6
2003	27.0
2004	26.3
2005	.7
Total	100.0

How much you pay for Broadband/month?

	Percent of Respondents
14.00	1.1
18.00	1.4
20.00	2.6
25.00	2.5
25.99	1.4
29.00	2.8
29.95	6.2
30.00	10.4
32.00	1.9
35.00	3.9
39.00	2.5
40.00	32.4
41.99	1.4
45.00	2.5
47.00	1.9
49.00	1.1
49.95	1.4
50.00	10.6
60.00	8.7
80.00	1.4
100.00	1.9
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	7.3
22-35	19.3
36-55	35.4
56-64	11.1
65 +	27.0
Total	100.0

How many people live in your household?

	Percent of Respondents
1	23.6
2	36.8
3	14.5
4	15.4
5	6.4
6	1.6
7	1.2
8	.5
Total	100.0

Number of School-age kids

	Percent of Respondents
0	63.2
1	18.3
2	11.3
3	4.8
4	1.9
5	.5
Total	100.0

Gender

	Percent of Respondents
Female	62.0
Male	38.0
Total	100.0