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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% | 10% | 15% | 60% | 1406 | ±3 | |
| Black | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 14% | 12% | 48% | 185 | ±8 | |
| Hispanic | 4% | 5% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 15% | 46% | 146 | ±10 | |
| Asian † | – | – | 3% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 66% | 69 | ±15 | |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | ±30 |
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.