This data has been collected by the M.I.T. Automatic Pollster at Surveys@NPR.AI.MIT.EDU running over electronic mail. This data summary was written on Tuesday the thirty-first of October, 1995; 3:00:08 am.


Contents

  1. Participation
  2. Country


Participation Survey Summary (N=4214) at 10/31/95 03:15:24


Variable              Number     English

 1 AGE
                         1567  38%    D  40 - 49
                         1201  29%    C  30 - 39
                          755  18%    E  50 - 59
                          442  11%    B  21 - 29
                           98   2%    F  60 year or older
                           64   2%    G  No answer
                           64   2%    Unspecified
                           23   1%    A  20 years or younger
 2 COMPUTER
                         2293  54%    A  PC running Windows.
                         1293  31%    B  PC running DOS.
                          597  14%    C  MAC.
                          550  13%    D  UNIX workstation.
                          135   3%    E  Mainframe.
                          128   3%    H  Other computer.
                           79   2%    G  DEC workstation running VMS.
                           78   2%    Unspecified
                           20   0%    F  Next.
                           12   0%    I  Not applicable.
 3 COMPUTER-ACCESS
                         3760  93%    A  Computer access as part of my job.
                          189   5%    D  Computer at home.
                          172   4%    Unspecified
                           50   1%    B  Share computer access with coworkers.
                           35   1%    E  Portable computer.
                            6   0%    C  Borrow a coworker or friend's computer.
                            2   0%    F  No computer access.
 4 CONNECTIVITY
                         1869  44%    A  Full Internet access via direct connection.
                         1352  32%    C  Internet connection limited to sending and receiving email messages.
                          658  16%    B  Full Internet access via modem (e.g. SLIP connection).
                          514  12%    G  Don't know.
                          153   4%    D  Usually network by downloading from or posting to bulletin boards.
                          131   3%    E  Internet access via phone-based network (UUCP or Fidonet).
                          107   3%    F  Other.
                           77   2%    Unspecified
 5 EDUCATION
                         1537  37%    E  Bachelor's degree.
                         1363  33%    F  Master's degree.
                          564  14%    G  Doctorate, MD, JD, EdD, etc.
                          394   9%    C  Vocational school or some college.
                          203   5%    D  Associate's degree.
                           65   2%    Unspecified
                           56   1%    B  High school graduate.
                           28   1%    H  No answer.
                            4   0%    A  1 - 11th grade.
 6 EXPERIENCE
                         1126  27%    F  Eleven to twenty years.
                         1117  27%    G  More than 20 years.
                          624  15%    E  Six to ten years.
                          591  14%    H  Does not apply.
                          333   8%    D  Four to five years.
                          273   7%    C  One to three years.
                           64   2%    Unspecified
                           43   1%    B  Six months to a year.
                           43   1%    A  Less than six months.
 7 GENDER
                         2738  66%    B  Male.
                         1218  30%    A  Female.
                          166   4%    C  No answer.
                           92   2%    Unspecified
 8 HELP
                         3245  77%    A  Will tell others about the Open Meeting.
                         1744  41%    C  Can help others learn how to send and read email.
                         1597  38%    D  Can answer some computer questions.
                         1225  29%    B  Can help others get access to email or WWW.
                          460  11%    E  Not able to help others during the event.
                          102   2%    Unspecified
 9 INTERESTS
                         2574  61%    A  Creating quality leadership and management.
                         2316  55%    G  Reengineering through information technology.
                         2186  52%    D  Improving customer service.
                         2049  49%    B  Streamlining management control.
                         1686  40%    C  Transforming organizational structures.
                         1395  33%    F  Human resource management.
                         1268  30%    E  Improving financial management.
                         1229  29%    H  Rethinking program design.
                         1149  27%    K  Improving regulatory systems.
                          858  20%    I  Strengthening intergovernmental service delivery.
                          830  20%    J  Reinventing environmental management.
                           65   2%    Unspecified
10 INVOLVEMENT
                         2163 105%    Unspecified
                         2051 100%    Yes
11 JOB-CATEGORY
                         1337  32%    D  Computer or information systems.
                         1230  29%    J  Professional.
                          819  19%    E  Engineering.
                          814  19%    C  Administrative.
                          616  15%    K  Sciences.
                          293   7%    A  Accounting or economics.
                          206   5%    M  Technician.
                          190   5%    B  Administrative support or clerical.
                          135   3%    G  Legal.
                          117   3%    I  Medical or health.
                           76   2%    L  Skilled trade or craft.
                           63   1%    F  Law enforcement.
                           62   1%    Unspecified
                           18   0%    H  Manual.
12 KNOWLEDGE
                         1243  30%    3
                          902  22%    2
                          807  19%    5
                          681  16%    4
                          514  12%    1
                           67   2%    Unspecified
13 MILITARY
                         3993 1807%   Unspecified
                          221 100%    Yes
14 NETWORK-ACCESS
                         3205  76%    A  My work in the Federal or state government.
                          496  12%    D  A commercial service, like Prodigy, or a private company.
                          367   9%    C  A university, college or school.
                          179   4%    B  My work in the military.
                          175   4%    F  Another service provider.
                          172   4%    E  A public sector organization or non-profit company.
                           73   2%    Unspecified
                           69   2%    G  Don't know.
15 ORGANIZATION
                          953  23%    4  Defense
                          597  14%    19  Interior
                          433  10%    47  Non-governmental organization
                          364   9%    24  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
                          317   8%    18  Housing and Urban Development
                          179   4%    6  Energy
                          167   4%    5  Education
                          139   3%    15  General Services Administration
                          131   3%    37  Transportation
                          115   3%    46  State or local government
                          108   3%    17  Health and Human Services
                           83   2%    28  Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                           79   2%    1  Agriculture
                           74   2%    2  Commerce
                           66   2%    39  United States Information Agency
                           66   2%    Unspecified
                           61   1%    43  Other Executive Branch Agency
                           45   1%    7  Environmental Protection Agency
                           33   1%    41  Veterans Affairs
                           25   1%    38  Treasury
                           24   1%    22  Labor
                           23   1%    21  Justice
                           22   1%    9  Federal Communications Commission
                           22   1%    26  National Institute of Health
                           18   0%    10  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                           14   0%    30  Office of Personnel Management
                           11   0%    44  Congress
                           10   0%    14  General Accounting Office
                           10   0%    36  State
                           10   0%    40  US International Development Cooperation Agency
                            7   0%    42  Exempt Service, e.g., CIA, NSA
                            7   0%    11  Federal Emergency Management Agency
                            6   0%    45  Federal courts
                            6   0%    27  National Labor Relations Board
                            6   0%    32  Postal Service
                            5   0%    35  Smithsonian
                            4   0%    25  National Archives and Records Administration
                            2   0%    8  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
                            2   0%    16  Government Printing Office
                            2   0%    23  Merit Systems Protection Board
                            2   0%    29  Office of Management and Budget
                            1   0%    34  Small Business Administration
16 PROTOCOLS
                         3660  87%    A  Email.
                         1796  43%    B  FTP.
                         1707  41%    C  Gopher.
                         1461  35%    E  World Wide Web with a graphical browser, like Mosaic or MacWeb.
                          563  13%    H  Just started using computer networks.
                          501  12%    D  World Wide Web with a text-based browser, like Lynx.
                          430  10%    F  Other.
                          127   3%    G  Don't know.
                           89   2%    Unspecified
17 RACE
                         3348  79%    C  Caucasian [White], non-Hispanic.
                          333   8%    G  No answer.
                          183   4%    A  African American.
                          112   3%    F  Other.
                          111   3%    B  Asian or Pacific Islander.
                          109   3%    D  Hispanic.
                           88   2%    E  Native American/ Alaskan Native.
                           60   1%    Unspecified
18 REPORTS
                         2132 102%    Unspecified
                         2082 100%    Yes
19 SUPERVISORY-LEVEL
                         1479  36%    A  None.
                          828  20%    D  Manager.
                          812  20%    B  Team leader.
                          525  13%    C  First line supervisor.
                          259   6%    F  Other.
                          238   6%    E  Executive.
                           73   2%    Unspecified
20 WORK-ZIPCODE
                          757  20%    District Of Columbia
                          440  12%    California
                          429  11%    Unspecified
                          311   8%    Virginia
                          285   8%    Maryland
                          190   5%    Texas
                          164   4%    Colorado
                          128   3%    Ohio
                          123   3%    Pennsylvania
                          113   3%    Washington
                          106   3%    Illinois
                           89   2%    Alabama
                           79   2%    Georgia
                           77   2%    New York
                           65   2%    Massachusetts
                           63   2%    Florida
                           60   2%    Arizona
                           58   2%    Hawaii
                           56   1%    New Mexico
                           46   1%    Missouri
                           43   1%    New Jersey
                           42   1%    Michigan
                           39   1%    Minnesota
                           37   1%    Oregon
                           32   1%    Tennessee
                           30   1%    Idaho
                           29   1%    Alaska
                           29   1%    Wisconsin
                           28   1%    Indiana
                           27   1%    Mississippi
                           25   1%    Connecticut
                           21   1%    Kansas
                           20   1%    North Carolina
                           19   1%    Utah
                           18   0%    Kentucky
                           17   0%    Oklahoma
                           14   0%    Arkansas
                           13   0%    Louisiana
                           13   0%    Nebraska
                           11   0%    Montana
                           10   0%    South Carolina
                           10   0%    West Virginia
                            9   0%    Nevada
                            8   0%    Wyoming
                            7   0%    Rhode Island
                            7   0%    South Dakota
                            3   0%    Delaware
                            3   0%    Iowa
                            3   0%    Vermont
                            2   0%    Guam
                            2   0%    Maine
                            2   0%    New Hampshire
                            2   0%    North Dakota


Country Survey Summary (N=39) at 10/31/95 03:16:11


Variable              Number     English

 1 FOREIGN-WORK-LOCATION
                            9  23%    Germany
                            3   8%    Canada
                            3   8%    USSR
                            3   8%    United States
                            2   5%    Australia
                            2   5%    Georgia
                            2   5%    Japan
                            2   5%    Mexico
                            2   5%    Netherlands
                            1   3%    France
                            1   3%    United Kingdom
                            1   3%    Guam
                            1   3%    Israel
                            1   3%    Italy
                            1   3%    Mauritius
                            1   3%    Sweden
                            1   3%    Singapore
                            1   3%    Trinidad and Tobago
                            1   3%    Ukrainian SSR
                            1   3%    South Africa