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Internet Survey Results

Recently Teachers.Net surveyed 1224 visitors to our website. We collected data over a two-month period, and we can now report some preliminary results.  

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TEACHERS.NET - AUDIENCE PROFILE AND WEBSITE SURVEY RESULTS
(1224 responses, compiled 3/11/98):
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SNAPSHOT PROFILE: 
    over 1 million pages/mo
    over 90% audience from US
    over 85% audience teachers

WEBSITE SURVEY RESULTS (n=1224)
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POSITION                  no.   %
Teacher (full/part-time) 1040 85%
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Teacher (full-time)       979 80%
Student                    83  7%
Teacher (part-time)        61  5%
other                      45  4%
College faculty            21  2%
Teaching assistant         17  1%
principals/v.p.'s          14  1%
Administrative support      4 <1%
                         ---- ----
                         1224 100%

EXPERIENCE no.   %
========== ===  ====
0 years     66    5%
1           90    7%
2           88    7%
3           69    6%
4           71    6%
5           60    5%
6           40    3%
7           25    2%
8           43    4%
9           33    3%
10          53    4%
11 to 15   160   13%
16 to 20   111    9%
21 to 25   108    9%
25+        133   11%
retired      3   <1%
n/a, other  30    2%
substitute  41    3%
          1224  100%
		 
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS:
* Of the 66 respondents who reported 0 years teaching experience,
  59 of those (89%) were students
* Of the teachers, 17% have two or less years of experience
* 21% of the teachers have 21 or more years of teaching experience
** Of the teaching sample (1040 respondents):
    36% have 1 to 5 years experience
    19% have 6 to 10 years experience
    13% have 11 to 15 years experience
     9% have 16 to 20 years experience
    20% have 21 or more years experience

SCHOOL TYPE        no.    %
================== ===  ===
public gradeschool 700  57%	
public high school 217  18%	
other              134  11%	
private gradeschool 63   5%	
n/a                 43   4%	
public college      34   3%	
private high school 19   2%	
private college     13   1%	
clinical             1  <1%	
                  1224 100%
* 78% of our users work in public institutions, while 8% in private institutions
* Over 75% of our users work in public elementary, middle, or high-schools (82% public and private combined)
* Our largest group of users is public gradeschool teachers at 57%

STATE    no.   %    rank      STATE   no.     %  rank
======   ==   === =======     =====   ===   === ======
Abroad   84    7% ***3***     MS       12    1%
AK        4   <1%             MT        2   <1%
AL       18    1%             NC       35    3%  9
AR       18    1%             ND        1   <1%
AZ       19    2%             NE       17    1%
CA       99    8%    1        NH        8    1%
CO       14    1%             NJ       22    2%
CT       12    1%             NM        7    1%
DC        1   <1%             NY       49    4%  5
DE        4   <1%             OH       59    5%  3
FL       34    3%   10        OK       18    1%
GA       39    3%    6        OR        9    1%
HI        3   <1%             PA       57    5%  4
IA       20    2%             PR        3   <1%
ID        6   <1%             RI        2   <1%
IL       38    3%    7        SC       20    2%
IN       22    2%             SD        9    1%
KS       18    1%             TN       23    2%
KY       14    1%             TX       92    8%  2
LA       18    1%             UT       10    1%
MA       25    2%             VA       35    3%  9
MD       16    1%             VT        2   <1%
ME        4   <1%             WA       19    2%
MI       36    3%    8        WI       34    3% 10
MN       24    2%             WV       17    1%
MO       36    3%    8        BLANK    36    3%  8

                                no.       %
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Is your school online?
Yes                             973       79%
blank (No)                      251       21%
                               1224      100%

Is your classroom online?
Yes                             442       36%
blank (No)                      782       64%
                               1224      100%

Do you acccess the Internet from home?
Yes                            1123       92%
blank (No)                      101        8%
                               1224      100%

Do you teach computers?
Yes                             805       66%
blank (No)                      419       34%
                               1224      100%

Are you the technology coordinator at your school?
Yes                             118       10%
blank (No)                     1106       90%
                               1224      100%

Do you have direct influence on technology purchase decisions?
Yes                             380       31%
blank (No)                      844       69%
                               1224      100%

How often do you use the Internet?
daily                           693       57%
several times/week              322       26%
weekly                          102        8%
monthly                          29        2%
rarely                           25        2%
first time user                  20        2%
left blank                       33        3%
                               1224      100%

How frequently do you access the Internet from home?
5 to 15 min/day                 102        8%
15 to 30 min/day                184       15%
30 to 45 min/day                171       14%
45 to 60 min/day                159       13%
1 to 2 hours/day                238       19%
2 to 3 hours/day                 87        7%
3+ hours/day                     54        4%
no use at home                  165       13%
left blank                       64        5%
                               1224      100%

How frequently do you access the Internet from school?
5 to 15 min/day                 209       17%
15 to 30 min/day                156       13%
30 to 45 min/day                 97        8%
45 to 60 min/day                 68        6%
1 to 2 hours/day                 75        6%
2 to 3 hours/day                 21        2%
3+ hours/day                     40        3%
no use at school                433       35%
left blank                      125       10%
                               1224      100%

Which of the following do you plan to buy within the next 6 months?
computer                        280       23%     7
CD-Rom                          179       15%
monitor                         119       10%
modem                           165       13%
cable modem                      41        3%
printer                         258       21%    10
memory                          274       22%     8
computer software               605       49%     4
education software              689       56%     2
grading software                237       19%
office software                  95        8%
Internet software               180       15%
Gaming software                 216       18%
Teacher publications            511       42%     5
classroom books                 608       50%     3
textbooks                       263       21%
classroom supplies              749       61%     1
film supplies                   319       26%     6
video supplies                  228       19%

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