Female respondents and older respondents are somewhat more likely to use English as their primary language than other groups. Younger respondents are more diverse racially than older respondents. The average age for all respondents was 35.1 years. European respondents continue to have a dramatically different age profile with many more in the 21-30 age range. The respondents with the most online experience tend to be in the 21-30 age range.
European respondents are much more likely to be in computer-related jobs than other respondents.
Females are more likely to be in education or other fields while males are most likely to be in computer positions. We will need to wait for another survey to decide if this is a real trend or just a temporary decrease in the number of new users coming to the internet. Also, new users are more likely to be under 20 or over 50 years old than in their middle years. The number of home users in Europe has been growing steadily but slowly. Who Pays For Access Respondents could choose more than one answer for this question.