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This section contains the Project's survey datasets that are currently available.

2008

2007

  • December 2007 Gadgets II and Internet Typology

    This data set contains questions about usage of, and attitudes towards, information and communications technologies. It served as the basis for "The Mobile Difference" typology report, and was also used in the reports "When Technology Fails" and "...

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    More in: Technology User Types, Mobile

  • November 2007 Teens and Writing

    This data set contains questions about the writing teens do for school and for personal enjoyment; the electronic texts that they create; their technology ownership; and teen and parent attitudes towards technology and its impact on writing. It wa...

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    More in: Teens

  • September 2007 Consumer Choice

    This data set contains questions about how people research, buy and evaluate products they purchase online. It includes modules on cell phones, real estate and music and was used in the reports "Online Shopping" and "The Internet and Consumer Choi...

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    More in: Shopping

  • Libraries Survey 2007

    This data set contains questions about the sources and approaches people use to get information and to solve common problems. It was used in the report "Information Searches that Solve Problems".

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    More in: Libraries

  • FebruaryMarch 2007 Tracking

    This data set contains basic tracking questions, as well as questions about online video and how internet users are affected by spam email. It was used in the reports "Online Video", "Home Broadband Adoption 2007" and "Spam 2007".

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    More in: Broadband, Video

2006

  • December 2006 Digital Footprints

    This data set contains questions about the information people post online and what they search for about themselves and others. It was used in the "Digital Footprints" report.

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    More in: Identity

  • November 2006 PostElection Tracking

    This data set contains questions about the 2006 elections and sources of information about the campaign. It was used in the reports "Election 2006 Online" and "Robocalls During the 2006 Campaign" and contains both RDD and cell phone respondents.

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    More in: Politics

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80%

The percentage of Generation X internet users (ages 33-44) who buy products online.

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