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This section contains the Project's survey data sets, which are currently available in several formats; you can read more about how to find and use our data here. For more information about how to cite our data, please see our Use Policy.

2003

  • November 2003 Tracking

    This data set contains questions about minor moments online, music downloading, and religion online.

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    More in: Music, Religion

  • November 2003 - Artist Callback

    This data set is a callback survey of self-identified artists. It was used in the report "Artists, Musicians and the Internet".

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    More in: Music

  • August 2003 e-Government Data Set

    This data set asks questions about Internet users' experiences with regard to government. Some of the topics addressed include looking for information about government services and benefits, requesting official government documents and data, expre...

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    More in: Government

  • June 2003 Data Set

    This dataset contains tracking questions about online activities. It also contains an extensive battery of questions pertaining to the volume of “spam” email, Internet users’ attitudes towards spam and the use of email filtering.

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    More in: Email

  • March-May 2003 Data Set

    In addition to tracking questions, this dataset also contains questions about content creation, weblogs (“blogs”), newsgroup participation and Web diaries.

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    More in: Music, Blogs

  • March 2003 Iraq War Data Set

    Contains questions about news consumption Internet use in relation to the war in Iraq. Also contains questions about opinions on the war.

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    More in: News

2002

  • December 2002 Tracking Data Set

    In addition to basic tracking questions, this dataset also contains questions about holiday shopping online and health information online.

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    More in: Shopping, Health

  • November 2002 Tracking Data Set

    This data set includes questions about Internet use and political information and decisions. Questions pertaining to the 2002 mid-term elections, political websites, and information-gathering strategies are included.

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    More in: Politics

  • October 2002 Data Set

    This dataset contains questions about personal technology consumption. Questions about Internet service providers, monthly spending on technology and attitudes towards technology are included.

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    More in: Broadband

  • September 2002 Tracking Data Set

    This data set contains questions about the expectations of Internet users when it comes to finding information and engaging institutions online. Includes questions about consumer purchasing, news gathering, online banking, and government websites.

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    More in: Banking, Decision Making, Government

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