Survey Results, Part 2 > Page 1, 2, 3
The Internet, this Site, and You
The results on this page are from the last three segments of the second page of our survey, "About You." In all, 171 people responded to most of these questions.
How You Reach Us
Of 171 respondents, only eight do not access the web from home. Seven of these visitors access the web from work; two of them also gain access through the library. The eighth logs on at a relative's house.
Seventy-three access the Internet only from home, 71 from two locations, and 20 from three different locations.
The figures below show the totals of all visitors who access the web from each location.
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Home |
158 |
92% |
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Work |
74 |
43% |
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School |
22 |
13% |
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Café |
3 |
2% |
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Library |
20 |
11% |
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Other |
3 |
2% |
How Familiar You Are with the Web
Of 169 respondents, 133 considered themselves comfortable or experienced with the Internet.
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Brand New |
2 |
1% |
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Getting Used to It |
12 |
7% |
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Comfortable |
65 |
38% |
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Experienced |
68 |
40% |
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Work on the web |
22 |
13% |
Site Members
Becoming a member allows you to post in our forum, receive free updates and special offers, and get a free member page. It's quick, easy, and painless -- and best of all, it's free!
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Site Members |
64 |
38% |
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Non-members |
25 |
15% |
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Didn't know we had members |
61 |
36% |
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Plan to become a member |
18 |
11% |
Affiliates
If you have a website, you can earn money just by linking to About sites through the affiliate program.
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Affiliates |
13 |
7% |
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Non-affiliates |
106 |
62% |
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Didn't know what an Affiliate was |
51 |
30% |
Subscribers
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Subscribers |
141 |
84% |
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Non-subscribers |
19 |
11% |
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Didn't know we had a newsletter |
7 |
4% |
How You Describe Yourselves
You are undoubtedly versatile and eclectic individuals. Of the 168 people who responded to this question, only 55 chose one way to describe themselves. Sixty-one chose two descriptions, 38 chose three, ten chose four, and one person chose everything but "passing through" and put in the "Other" box, "I try to get as much into my life, in every way, every day."
Student or parent of
a student
49
29%
Teacher or
professor
29
17%
Writer
58
35%
Reenactor
54
32%
History
lover
148
88%
Passing
through
1
<1%
Other
14
8%
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Student or parent of a student |
49 |
29% |
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Teacher or professor |
29 |
17% |
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Writer |
58 |
35% |
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Reenactor |
54 |
32% |
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History lover |
148 |
88% |
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Passing through |
1 |
<1% |
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Other |
14 |
8% |
People who chose "Other" included an anthropologist, two genealogists, a librarian, an aspiring medieval literature professor, a "wannabe reenactor" and a "vaguely human type creature with overwhelming sense of curiosity."
Please join us next time, when we'll take a closer look at the teachers, students, writers, reenactors and, most especially, the history lovers who visit this site.
If you haven't yet taken the survey, your input is still welcome!
Visitor Survey Results, Part 2 is copyright © 2000 Melissa Snell and About.com.
The URL for this feature is:
http://historymedren.about.com/library/weekly/aa072700a.htm

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