We received 82 responses between June 13 and October 23, 1996.
1. How did you find out about Peaceweb?
4.8 % Read a printed article 14.3 % Heard from a friend 35.7 % Searched the Web 32.1 % Jumped from a link in another Web page 3.6 % Saw advertising 9.5 % Other source
2. What originally brought you to Peaceweb?
35.9 % To find information on peace 16.5 % To find information on other social concerns 26.2 % To find information on Quakers 21.4 % Other reason
3. Have you shared any information from Peaceweb with friends or colleagues?
31.7 % Yes 17.1 % No 51.2 % Not now, but I would be willing to do so in the future
4. If the above answer was yes, how did you share this information with others?
56.4 % Gave them the Web address 12.8 % Gave them print-outs from Peaceweb 10.3 % Sent them email with information from Peaceweb 20.5 % Other method
5. Which feature of Peaceweb has the best content?
12.1 % Roots of Quaker Service 7.6 % Profiles of Individuals 10.6 % Profiles of organizations 47.0 % Links and Suggestions for Action 18.2 % Peaceweb News 4.6 % Visitors Book
6. Which feature of Peaceweb has the best design?
30.8 % Roots of Quaker Service 12.8 % Profiles of Individuals 7.7 % Profiles of organizations 20.5 % Links and Suggestions for Action 25.6 % Peaceweb News 2.6 % Visitors Book
7. Which issue of Peaceweb do you like the best?
58.3 % Peace 13.3 % International Development 5.0 % United Nations 23.3 % Children and Peace
8. How would you rate Peaceweb overall?
19.4 % Outstanding 59.7 % Very Good 19.4 % It's OK 1.4 % Needs Work 0.0 % Poor
9. What changes or additions would you like in Peaceweb in the future?
51.0 % A reader feedback section for each topic (such as "Your Opinions on Economic Justice") 12.2 % A magazine format every other issue (not always a single topic) 16.3 % A magazine format every issue 8.2 % A special issue on the following topic 12.2 % Other change or addition10. What do you think about the Quaker content of Peaceweb?
19.0 % There is too little specifically Quaker content 79.3 % There is just the right amount of specifically Quaker content 1.7 % There is too much specifically Quaker content11. How frequently do you visit Peaceweb?
41.5 % This is my first visit 50.0 % I visit occasionally 8.5 % I visit frequently
5.0 % The OneWorld Web page 9.2 % The NonViolence Web site 12.6 % The American Friends Service Committee Web site 25.2 % The Religious Society of Friends Web site www.quaker.org 4.2 % The Friends General Conference Web page 14.3 % The QUAKER-P mailing list 10.9 % The QUAKER-L mailing list 9.2 % The newsgroup soc.religion.quaker 9.2 % Other site
13. How do you usually find out about Web pages?
6.2 % Newsgroups 11.9 % Friends 7.8 % Magazines 31.1 % Search tools such as Yahoo, Lycos, Alta Vista 8.3 % Signatures at the end of email messages 4.7 % Newspapers 21.2 % Follow URLs from other Web sources 1.6 % "Cool Site" listings 7.3 % Other
14. What are the primary uses of your Web browser?
17.1 % Academic Research 3.4 % Business Research 31.5 % Browsing/surfing 19.2 % Education 18.5 % Work/Business 10.3 % Other
15. Would you classify yourself as a search, text, or visually oriented user?
29.3 % Prefer to query sites/databases (keyword search) 52.0 % Prefer to view textual pages (text) 18.7 % Prefer images, etc. (visual)
16. What is the primary place you access the WWW from?
62.2 % Home 29.7 % Office 5.4 % Distributed work place 2.7 % Other
17. At which location do you have an Internet connection?
46.9 % At home 22.2 % At work or school 30.9 % At home and at work/school
18. If you have an Internet connection at home, what type is it?
73.1 % From a commercial Internet service provider 1.5 % From a FreeNet or a community access network 19.4 % From a school or university 6.0 % Other
19. Can your Web browser display tables?
94.4 % Yes 5.6 % No
20. Do you turn off graphics usually when you browse the Web?
85.3 % No 14.7 % Yes
21. Which Web browser(s) do you use?
0.0 % Air Mosaic 0.0 % IBM Web Explorer 1.2 % internetMCI 1.2 % IWENG (AOL) 3.5 % Lynx 1.2 % Mircosoft Internet Explorer 1.2 % Mosaic 7.1 % Netscape Ver 1.0 52.9 % Netscape Ver 2.0 24.7 % Netscape Ver 3.0 4.7 % PRODIGY 2.4 % Other
22. How do you connect to the Internet?
21.5 % Direct connection 0.0 % 2400 baud modem 6.3 % 4800 baud modem 2.5 % 9600 baud modem 39.2 % 14400 baud modem 25.3 % 28800 baud modem 5.1 % modem faster than 28800 baud
8.2 % Computer Professional 7.1 % Manager 31.8 % Professional (non-computer) 20.0 % Educator 12.9 % Student 8.2 % Retired 11.8 % Other
24. Are you a member or attender of a Quaker Meeting?
54.9 % Yes 45.1 % No
25. If so, which Monthly Meeting? (tabulated by geographic area)
26.7 % Western U.S.A. 15.6 % Midwest U.S.A. 22.2 % Eastern U.S.A. 24.4 % Canada 11.1 % Overseas
26. If you are part of a Monthly Meeting, how do those in your Meeting use the Internet?
19.0 Per cent in Meeting who have email access only 15.1 Per cent in Meeting who have World Wide Web access 6.8 Per cent in Meeting who get QUAKER-P or QUAKER-L
27. Where do you live? (tabulated by geographic area)
27.6 % Western U.S.A. 9.2 % Midwest U.S.A. 31.6 % Eastern U.S.A. 22.4 % Canada 9.2 % Overseas
- Carl Stieren, Peaceweb Co-ordinator