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Comments on the Kandiyohi County Residential Follow-up Survey

1. In looking at the follow-up survey for Kandiyohi County, the data shows that residential use was up a fair amount. Computer ownership and Internet connectivity both rose 11 percentage points (see table), while broadband usage rose by over 15 points. The percentage of Internet users saying they were satisfied with their Internet speed increased considerably, from 77.6% to 88.6%.

2. In this follow-up survey, about 61% of Internet users said they use the Internet about the same amount as they did a year ago, while 35% said they use it more.

3. Among dial-up users, about 49% said they hadn’t yet tried broadband, compared to 31% in the previous survey. While this may sound strange, it should be kept in mind that the percentage of Internet users using dial-up dropped from 21% to about 10% between the two surveys. Those who continue to use dial up are probably just not interested in switching.

4. When read a list of Get Broadband program activities held during the year, about 34% said they had heard of the activities, while about 3% had participated in them.

Comments on the Kandiyohi Business Follow-up Survey

1. Between the initial survey and the follow-up, computer ownership and Internet connectivity rose considerably, going from 72% to 81% for computer ownership and from 60% to 76% for Internet connectivity. As in the first survey, virtually everyone with a computer and Internet was using broadband. The presence of a company web site went from 42% of businesses to 55%.
2. About 56% of businesses connected to the Internet said they are using the Internet more now than a year ago, while about 44% said they are using it the same amount.
3. About 29% of those interviewed said they had heard of the activities held in conjunction with the Get Broadband project, while about 7% said they participated in them. Those who participated rated activities as somewhat or very useful.