CHAPTER-IV ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

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1 CHAPTER-IV ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

2 152 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA The Data collected from the respondents were analysed through SPSS VERSION 16 software using statistical techniques such as presentation of frequency and contingency tables and percentages the analysis and interpretation of data as follows. Table 4.1 Age Groups of Internet users Age Frequency Percentage < % % % % % % % > % Total % The above table 4.1 indicates that 45% and 22.5 % internet users are in the age group of and years respectively. The age group of 19 years is very small i.e.11.3%.

3 153 Fig 4.1 Age Percent % % 11.25% 0 < % 5.42% Age 3.75% % % >50

4 154 Table 4.2 Gender Gender Frequency Percentage Male % Female % Total % The above table no 4.2 shows that majority of the study comprised on males with 56.2% and Females 43.8% in count. Fig 4.2 Gender Male Female Male Female 43.75% 56.25% 56.25%

5 155 Table 4.3 Occupation/Status Occupation status Frequency Percentage Student % Blue Collar % Professional % Housewife % Businessman % Total % The above table no. 4.3 indicates that majority of the respondents are students 57.1% while professionals and Businessman were 22.5% and 8.8% respectively, 10% of them are housewives.

6 156 Fig 4.3 Occupation/Status: Percent % % 10.00% 8.75% % Student Blue Collar Professional Housewife Businessman Occupation/Status:

7 157 Table 4.4 Educational qualification Educational qualification Frequency Percentage Up to Higher Secondary % Under Graduate % Post Graduate % Ph.D % Others % Total % The above table no.4.4 indicates that 54.2% users are post graduate, 29.6% users are undergraduate,7.5 % users are up to higher secondary,.3.3 % users are Ph.D scholars.5.4% users are others.

8 158 Fig 4.4 Educational qualification Others 5.42% Educational qualification Ph.D Post Graduate Under Graduate 3.33 % 29.58% 54.17% Up to Higher Secondary 7.50% Percent

9 159 Table 4. 5 Availability of Computer at home Availability Computer at home Frequency Percentage Have % Do not have % Total % The above table no 4.5 shows that Majority (82.1%) users have computers at their home While a very less (17.9%) Users do not have computers at home.

10 160 Fig % 82.06%

11 161 Table 4.6 Availability of Internet Access at home Availability of internet Access At home Frequency Percentage Dialing connection Through an internet service provider Do not have internet connection Total % % % % The above table no.4.6 indicates that 66.7% users have internet access at their place among which 32.5% have dialing connection and 34.2% have IPS Connection. While only 33.3% have no internet Connection at their place.

12 162 Fig % 32.50% 34.17%

13 163 Table Various Aspects of Internet Various Aspects of Internet Frequency Percentage Downloading Software/ Programme % Downloading Music Or Video % Browsing For Shares, Mutual Funds % Browsing For Online Ticket Booking Of Railway / % Air Accessing Websites % Chat Rooms % News Groups/Bulletin Boards % Internet Use For Courses (On Your Own) % Playing Audio Or Video Over The Internet % Shopping Online % The above table indicates they 82.08% users use Internet for Accessing Websites, 61.25% Users Use internet for downloading music or Video, 56.25% Users use Internet for downloading Software / Programme, 50.42% users use internet for browsing for online Ticket Booking of Railway / air, 49.17% Users use Internet to chat only, 20% users use Internet for Browsing for shares, Mutual funds.

14 164 Fig Used aspects of the internet P e rc e n ta g e Downloading Software/ Programme Downloading Music Or Video Browsing For Shares,Mutual Funds Browsing For Online Ticket Booking Of Railway / Air Accessing Websites Chat Rooms News Groups/Bulletin Boards Internet Use For Courses (On Your Own) Playing Audio Or Video Over The Internet Shopping Online Aspects

15 165 Table no Various aspects of internet-occupationwise Student Blue Collar Professional Housewife Businessman Aspects No % No % No % No % No % Downloading Software/ Programme Downloading Music Or Video Browsing For Shares, Mutual Funds Browsing For Online Ticket Booking Of Railway / Air Accessing Websites Chat Rooms News Groups/Bulletin Boards Internet Use For Courses (On Your Own) Playing Audio Or Video Over The Internet The above table no shows that 67.15% Students,50.0% Blue collar,57.41% professional,20.83% Housewives,23.81% Businessman respectively use internet for Downloading software / programme % Students, 50.0% Blue collar,70.37% professional.29.17% Housewives,23.81% Businessman.respectively use Internet for Downloading Music Or Video. Sorting occupation wise all respondents said main answer as for accessing web sites, other than that in students downloading of Music, Video, Software or Programmer was observed highest in Blue collar jobs and in Businessman chat rooms was more common an answer for professionals agency it was for downloading purpose.house wives showed more interest in chat rooms.

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17 167 Visit to the library Table 4.8 Visit of Library Frequency Percentage Yes % No % Total % The above table no 4.8 indicates that 98.4 % users visits library,1.6 % users do not visit the library.

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19 169 Table 4.9 Availability of Internet Facility in Library Availability of Internet Facility in Library Frequency Percentage Yes % No % Total % The above table no 4.9 shows that % users said library is equipped with internet facility.0.61 % said that the library they visit has no Internet facility. Fig 4.9

20 170 Table 4.10 Satisfaction with Library Internet facility Satisfaction with Library Internet facility Frequency Percentage Most Satisfied % Satisfied % Not Satisfied % Total % The above table no 4.10 shows that % users are most satisfied with Library Internet faclility,85.28 % users are satisfied with Library Internet faclility, 3.89 % users are not satisfied with Library Internet faclility.

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22 172 Table Purpose of Internet use Aspects Frequency Percentage Academic-Related Study % Pleasure/Fun % Work related activity % Getting the latest weather % Watching Video Online % Finding Personal Information you want % Looking for shares /Mutual fund etc for finance % management their computer applications Communicating with other people % Shopping % Getting the latest News % Listening to music online % Rail/Road/Air booking % The above table no indicates that 78.33% users use internet for Pleasure/Fun, while % said they use internet for Academic-Related Study. This question being the multiple answers question, 74.58% said that they use internet for Communicating with other people and some 71.25% said for Work related activity.

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24 174 Table no Purpose of Internet use -occupationwise Student Blue Collar Professional Housewife Businessman Aspects No % No % No % No % No % Academic-Related Study Pleasure/Fun Work related activity Getting the latest weather Watching Video Online Finding Personal Information you want Looking for shares /Mutual fund etc for finance management their computer applications Communicating with other people Shopping Getting the latest News Listening to music online Rail/Road/Air booking The above table no shows that 86.86% student,100% Blue collar,79.63% professional %Housewife,38.10% Businessman respectively use Internet for Academic related study.78.83% student,75% Blue collar,75.93% professional,87.50% Housewife 71.43%,Businessman respectively use Internet for pleasure/fun.78.83%student,100%bluecollar,81.48%41.67% Professional 61.90% Businessman respectively use Internet for communicating with other people. Sorting occupation wise, students use internet for Academic-Related Study was observed highest In Blue Collar jobs all said for Academic work and findingl information. In businessman and housewives Pleasure/Fun was more common an answer. For professionals it was for work related activities.

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26 176 Table 4.12 Occupational Industry/Category Occupational Industry/Category Frequency Percentage Education / Student % Manufacturing % Publishing (information/all media types) % Government % Arts/Creative (manufacturing) % Sales % Other/Unemployed % Total % The above table no shows that majority of Internet users (67.1%) are students,2.9% Manufacturing,2.1% Publishing (information/all media types),4.2% Government,1.3% Arts/Creative (manufacturing),4.6% Sales, 17.9% Other/Unemployed.

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28 178 Table 4.13 Frequency of Internet use Frequency of Internet use Frequency Percentage Every day % Once a month % 2 to 3 times a week % 2 to 3 times a month % Total % The above table no 4.13 indicates that 55.8% use Internet everyday whereas 28.3% use 2-3 times a week. So it can be seen that these two answers take a major share of 84.1%, Rest was occupied by respondents who use once a month or 2-3 times a month.

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30 180 Table 4.14 Amount of Time spent per week on Information Gathering Amount of Time per week Frequency Percentage 0-3 hrs % 4-6 hrs % 7-9 hrs % 10 or more hrs % Total % The above table no 4.14 indicates that 50% internet users spend up to 0-3 hours per week in gathering information.27.1 % spends 4-6hours while 13.3% spend 7-9hours Rest 9.6% was occupied by respondents who use 10 or more hours for Information gathering from internet.

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32 182 Table 4.15 Amount of Time spent on Internet Amount of Time spent on Internet Frequency Percentage Less than 6 months % 1-2 years % More than 4 years % 6 months 1 year % 2-4 years % Other % Total % The above table no 4.15 shows that 49.2% respondents are using Internet for last more than 4 years 21.7% are using last 2-4 years and 16.3% for 1-2 years. So majority of the respondents are using Internet for last more than 2 years (70.9%)

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34 184 Table 4.16 Accurate Percent of time used outside working hours Percentage of time spent Frequency Percentage 0% % 10-20% % More than 25% % Less than 10% % 25% % Total % The table no.4.16 shows that 36.3% users spend outside of work hours in information gathering 10-20%, 28.3%, 10.8%, 13.8%, respectively spend time after working hours for information gathering from internet.

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36 186 Table 4.17 Amount of time spending on information-gathering Amount of time spending on information-gathering There is not enough time to keep up with everything I d like. I have no trouble managing my time in regards to information-gathering. I have some trouble managing my time in regards to informationgathering. Total Frequency Percentage % % % % The above table no 4.17 shows that 50.4% feel that they have no trouble managing time in regards to information gathering,30.8% feel that there is not enough time to keep up with everything they d like.rest 18.8% Users have some trouble managing their time in regards to information gathering

37 187 Fig % 30.83% 50.42%

38 188 Table 4.18 Information-seeking habits relevant to work Information-seeking habits relevant to work Average Rank Conversing with co-workers or other experts located at 4 EPA Conversing with experts located outside of EPA 4 ing co-workers or other experts 3 Discussion lists/ Listservs 4 Reading alerts 3 Scanning journal titles or citations 5 Reading articles/books 4 Attending conferences/colloquia/workshops 5 Searching electronic databases 5 Reading electronic journals 5 The above table no 4.18 indicates that Average Ranking Conversing with coworkers or other experts located at EPA, Conversing with experts located outside of EPA, Discussion lists/listservs, Reading articles/books respectively was found 4, ing co-workers or other experts was found 3. Scanning journal titles or citations, Attending conferences/colloquia/workshops, Searching electronic databases, Reading electronic journals was found 5

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40 190 Table no.4.19 Use of Information sources. Information sources Average Rank Print journals or books 2.72 Print technical reports 3.09 Online databases 2.01 Electronic journals 2.41 Online technical reports 2.72 The above table no 4.19 indicates that Average Ranking Print journals or books was found to be 2.72.,for Print technical reports 3.09, Online databases 2.01, Electronic journals 2.41, Online technical reports 2.72.

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42 192 Table no.4.20 Most frequently used Location of Internet use Location of Internet use Frequency Percentage At college or work % At Home % At other place % Total % The above table no 4.20 indicates that % use internet at college or work, % use internet at home.,15 % use internet at other places. Fig 4.20

43 193 Table no.4.21 Use of Internet services Average Use of Internet services Rank WWW (World Wide Web) 1.39 Telnet (Remote Login) 1.39 FTP (File Transfer Protocol) 1.69 Archie 1.35 List Serve/Discussion Group 1.66 BBS (Bulletin Board Services) 1.51 FAQ ( Frequently Asked Questions ) 2.25 Chatting 3.04 Any Other 1.28 The above table no 4.21 indicates that Average Ranking was found to be 1.40, WWW (world wide web ) 1.39, Telnet (Remote Login) 1.39, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) 1.69, Archie 1.35, List Serve/Discussion Group 1.66, BBS (Bulletin Board Services) 1.51, FAQ ( Frequently Asked Questions ) 2.25, Chatting 3.04 and others 1.28.

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45 195 Table Purpose of Purpose of Frequency Percentage Academic % Personal % Pleasure % Other % The above table no indicates that % of users use for personal communications,60.42% users use for Academic purpose, % use for Pleasure and % use for other reasons respectively.

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47 197 Table Purpose of -occupationwise Aspects Student Blue Collar Professiona No % N o % No % N l Housewif o e Businessma n % No % Academic Personal Pleasure Other The above table no indicates that % student, 25 % Blue collar,62.96% professional,37.50% Housewife % Businessman respectively use for Academic use.71.53% student,75 % Blue collar,70.37 % professional,75% Housewife,71.43 % Businessman respectively use for Personal use % student,0 % Blue collar,25.93% professional,29.17 % Housewife,66.67% Businessman respectively use for pleasure. In occupation wise distribution shows all occupations.people mainly prefer to use internet for personal use and Academic use.only Businessman use for pleasure.

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49 199 Table 4.23 Problems in use of internet Problems in use of Internet Frequency Percentage Slow access speed % Overload of Information on the Internet % It takes too long to view/download pages % Difficulty in finding relevant information % Other % The above table no 4.23 indicates that 57.92% users feel slow access speed is the problem for the internet 38.75% users feel overload of information on the internet 36.25% feels it takes too long to view / download pages users feel that it is Difficulty in finding relevant Information,7.50% other reasons respectively.

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51 201 Table 4.24 Comparison of internet with conventional documents Aspects Frequency Percentage % Time saving / Time Consuming 471 / / 5.83 Easy to use / Difficult to use 463 / /7.50 More Informative / Less Informative 429 / / More Expensive / Less Expensive 96 / / More Useful / Less Useful 425 / / More Preferred / Less Preferred 423 / / The above table no 4.24 indicates that 94.17% feel internet is time saving than routine documentation 92.50% feel internet is easy to use, 85.83% and 85% respectively find internet to be more informative and more useful.84.58% feel internet is more preferred,80.83% feel internet is less expensive, 15% feel internet is less useful and less preferred.5.83%feel internet is time consuming,7.50% feels internet is difficult to use,14.17% feels internet is less informative.

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53 203 Table 4.25 Influence of Internet on Professional Efficiency Influence of Internet on professional Efficiency Frequency Percentage Use of conventional documents has decreased % Dependency on Internet has increased % Expedited the research process % Improved professional competence % The above table 4.25shows that 61.25% feel that their dependency on internet has increased % feel that improved professional competent, 33.75% feel that use of conventional documents has decreased, 24.17% feel that they expedited the research process.

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55 205 Table 4.26 User Satisfaction with College Internet facility Satisfaction with College Internet facility Frequency Percentage Fully % Partially % Least Satisfied % Total % Missing 1.4 % Total % The above table 4.26 indicates that 55.4% users are partially satisfied, while 33.3% fully satisfied and 10.8% are least satisfied with college Internet facility

56 206. Fig % 33.47% 55.65%

57 207 Table 4.27 Importance of Internet Importance Frequency Percentage Not Very Important % Some What Important % Very Important % The table no 4.27 indicates that % users consider Internet very important % users consider Internet Some What Important,5.42 % consider Internet Not Very Important. Fig 4.27 Importance of Internet Percent Not Very Important Some What Important Very Important Factor

58 208 Table 4.28 Primary use of Internet Aspects Frequency Percentage Research % Sales/Marketing/PR % Entertainment % Education % Communication % The above table 4.28 shows that % and 55% use internet for education and communication respectively % and 47.50% use Internet for research and entertainment purpose primary 17.92% use internet for Sales / Marketing /PR.

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60 210 Table 4.29 Preference for Internet Average Aspects Rank Size of the network 3.74 Array of features/client applications 4.35 Multi-cultural/world-wide 4.21 Cost to use 3.33 Communication speed/performance 3.32 Quality of information available 3.26 Lack of regulation 5.09 The above table 4.29 indicate that Average Ranking lock of Regulation was found to be 5.09, for array of Features / client application 4.35, Multicultural / world Wide 4.21, for size of network 3.74 it was found to be 3.33, 3.32, 3.26 for the cost to use communication speed / performance and Quality of information available respectively.

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62 212 Table 4.30 Technical Problems in using internet Technical problems Frequency Percentage Not being able to find the information I look for % Not being able to efficiently organize the information I gather % It takes too long to view / download pages % Encounting the links they do not work % Sites there are not compatible with all browses % The above table no 4.30 indicates that 41.25% users feel that it takes too long to view / download pages. 30% Users are not being able to find the information I look for, and not being able to efficiently organize the information. I gather 29.58% feels Encounting the links they do not work and sites there are not compatible with all browses.

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