B. When did you first begin using the World Wide Web (for purposes other than email)?
When respondent first began using the web · Asked in 2 waves, 2002–2004 · 3,426 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | This year | In the last year | 1-2 years ago | 2-3 years ago | 3-4 years ago | 4-5 years ago | 5 or more years ago | n | MoE |
|---|
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,820 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 1,606 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| All respondents | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 58% | 1820 | ±3 | |
| White | 1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 59% | 1489 | ±3 | |
| Black | 2% | 5% | 11% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 50% | 192 | ±8 | |
| Other races | 3% | 3% | 3% | 10% | 13% | 12% | 56% | 139 | ±10 |
General Social Survey 2004 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.