Finals results for Group 3 from the survey questionnaire

This is the final chart of results for group 3 volunteers from the survey questionnaire.

Question: Overall, do you feel that the Internet has affected your literacy?

Answer: According to males (blue) 15% responded yes and 24% responded no.

Answer: According to females (red) 26% responded yes and 35% responded no.

Comments: These are a few comments that explain why or why not to the question above.

Comment: The Internet is really efficient and have reduced me to reading less.

Comment: Yes, I use the Internet for everything from reading to writing, and it has changed, but for the better.

Comment: No, I don't feel any different from the use of the Internet, in fact I still read the same way  and write the same.

Comment: No, the Internet has not changed my literacy, because I do not use it as often as other people.

Comment: Yes, I feel the Internet has changed the way that I research information and changed me for the best, because I am more tech. savvy.

Comment: My literacy has changed but for the better, I think. 

Comment: I use the Internet because it is a requirement for my job, but I do feel it has changed the way I read information, and I do not read books much when I am relaxed, but still use the computer.

Comment: I am a continued education student and I find that the Internet has changed the way I read information, and I use the Internet to brainstorm before I write a paper.

Comment: I use the Internet, but needless to say, I don't feel my literacy has been affected.

Comment: Honestly, I feel that anything you use too much of will affect you to some degree.

Continued results of Group 3 from the survey questionnaire

Here are the results for group 3 volunteers from the survey questionnaire.

Question: Do you skim through in-depth information on the Internet?

Answer: According to males (red) 26% responded yes and 12% responded no.

Answer: According to females (green) 49% responded yes and 13% responded no.

Question: Are you employed?

Answer: According to males (green) 34% responded yes and 4% responded no.

According to females (purple) 34% responded yes and 28% responded no.

Comments: Here are a few comments from group 3 volunteers from the first question of why or why not?

Comment: I read what is pertinent to what I want to know.

Comment: It really depends on how much information I need or want.

Comment: I do not spend alot of time on things that are not essential.

Comment: Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't summarize, it depends.

Comment: I try to find what is relevant to the topic that I am looking for.

Comment: I have to finish a book a week  in order to participate in a class discussion, so I skim to find the important information about the book online.

Comment: It depends on the content whether I read or skim through in-depth information.

Comment: I am much older and not that interested in the Internet because it is too much information out there in cyberspace.

Comment: I only read in-depth to get important information.

Comment: If I skim through I might miss small yet important information, so I read everything even the small print. 

Continued results of group 3 from the survey questionnaire

These are the results from group 3 of vlunteerss from the survey questionnaire.

 Question: Do you text?

Answers: According to males (blue) 7% responded yes and 32% responded no.

                According to females (red) 22% responded yes and 47% responded no.

Question: Do you look for quick fixed answers?

Answers: According to males(blue) 8% responded yes and 31% responded no.

                According to females (red) 26% responded yes and 35 responded no.

 Comments: Here are a few comments answering why or why not to the above question.

 Commnet: I am a mechanic and and when I search for information, don't have a lot of time to read, so I skim through for quick fixed answers.

Comment: It greatly depends on what I am looking for.

Comment: Quick fixed answers are not always the right immediate answers even when you find them in the Internet.

Results of Group 3 from the survey questionnaire

These are the number of volunteers for group 3

The first chart reflects there were 39 males and 61 females who took surveys totaling 100 people.

The second or middle chart reflect answers to the question below.

Question: Do you use the Internet to summarize what you have not read?

Answer: According to males (blue) 11% responded yes and 28% responded no.

             According to females (red) 35% responded yes and 27% responded no.

The third chart reflects answers to the question below.

Question: Do you twitter?

Answer: According to males (blue) 0% responded yes and 39% responded no.

             According to females (red) 15% responded yes and 47% responded no.

Comments: Here are a few of the comments from the second question from the survey questionnaire.

Comment: I love to relax and read instead of reading on the Internet, because my eyes get tired from all the light from the screen.

Comment: If I am having a job interview , I use it to research information about that company and summarize it so I can remember information that pertains to that company.

Comment: I do not attend school and I do not need to summarize anything thing in particular on the Internet.

Comment: I read the Bible on-line sometimes, I might skim throughthen summarize what I need to know from that lesson.

Comment: The Internet is an excellent tool for summarizing anything that you have not read previously and that is what I do.

Comment: I use the Internet for my job as a Information Specialist and I do summarize a bit.

Comment: Who doesn't  summarize from time to time.

Continued results of Group 2 from the survey questionnaire

This is the results of group 2 volunteers from the survey questionnaire.

Question: Overall, do you feel that the Internet has changed your literacy?

Answers: According to males (blue) 30% responded yes and 8% responded no.

According to females (red) 46% responded yes and 16% responded no.

Comments: These are a few additional comments that answers why or why not to the question. 

Comment:  I have a short attention span, so there is a instant accessibility to information.

Comment: I look at the Internet as a good tool when you can recognize the garbage.

Comment: I want things to be quick and concise.

Comment: Yes, but no, I do check reviews, but I don't really listen to them.

Comment: It has hurt my eyesight; yet, it has definitely increased the amount of material available to me.

Comment: It is so easy to find information which leaves no point of reading.

Comment: I think the Internet makes me more impatient; unless I am reading a novel for fun.

Comment: The Internet has made it a lot easier for me to find things I need to write.

Comment: The Internet has been a part of my life for so long that I cannot perceive anyway in which it has changed me.

Comment: I feel the Internet has changed the ways in my normal patterns, because it does make things easier and  more convenient.

Continued results of Group 2 from the survey questionnaire

These are the results from group 2 of volunteers from the survey questionnaire.

Question: Do you skim through in-depth information to find only what catches your eye?

Answers: According to males (blue) 26% responded yes and 12% responded no.

According to females (red) 49% responded yes and 13% responded no.

Question: Are you employed?

Answers: According to males (blue) 37% responded yes and 1% responded no.

Answers: According to females (red) 31% responded yes and 32% responded no. 

Comments: These are a few additional comments from the first question of why or why not?

Comment: I usally skim through unless it catches my eyes because whatever I'm doing is usually      waiting  to the last minute.

Comment: It depends on what I'm reading and how long it is and how interesting I find it.

Comment: I skim through because it is quicker.

Comment: I tend to look for key words so I can find the information faster.

Comment: I only need to read what is important.

Comment: It depends on what I am looking for.

Comment: I skip and skim until I find what I'm looking for and then I read in-depth.

Continued results of Group 2 from the survey questionnaire

These are the continued results of group 2  of survey volunteers.

Question: Do you text?

Answers: According to males (blue) 7% responded yes and 32% responded no.

According to females(red) 22% responded yes and 42% responded no.

Question: Do you look for quick fixed answers?

Answers: According to males (blue) 49% responded yes and 0% responded no.

              According to females (red) 26% responded yes and 35% responded no.

Results of Group 2 from the survey questionnaire

This is the information of volunteers from group 2.

 The first chart reflects 100 people in group 2.

 There were 41 males and 59 females of survey takers.

 Question: Do you use the Internet to summarize a story you have not read?

 Answers: According to males (blue) 11% responded yes and 28% responded no.

               According to females (red) 35% responded yes and 27%  responded no.

 Question: Do you twitter?

 Answers:  According to males (blue) 0% responded yes and 39% responded no.

                 According to females (red) 47% responded yes and 15% responded no. 

 Comments: Here are a few comments from the first question when asked why or why not.

 Comment:  Generally no, I prefer to read the original work; I have done this in a pinch to pass an    assignment once or twice though.

Comment: No, because I know how to do my own work.

Comment: No, because chapters are usually summarized in the back of the book.

Comment: I use spark notes all the time for books, I don't have enough time to read for school.

Comment: I will look up reviews or summarize a book that I might be interested in reading in the future.

Comment: I like to find out on my own.

Comment: It would ruin it if I summarize something I have not read.

Comment: Because I usually wait until the last minute to complete assignments.

Continued Results from group 1 of the survey based on the final results of the survey.

This is the results from group1 of volunteers.

Question: Overall do you feel that the Internet has affected your literacy?

Answers: According to males (blue) 28% responded yes and 10% responded no.

According to females (red) 51% responded yes and 11% responded no.

Comments:There were a few comments made by group1.

Comment: It is quicker.

Comment: I have read more on the internet and sometimes I don't like reading.

Comment:Yes because you can look up any type of information that is needed for your reading and writing.

Comment: Yes, I think it has made my attention span much shorter.

Comment: I definetly write more diffeerently, more lazily.

Comment: In the past I  used books for additional information, but since I have grown older, I just use the internet.

Comment: The Internet is quicker for finding information.

Continued Results from group 1 of the survey

These are the results of the survey questionnaire from group1 continued

   Question: Do you skim through in-depth information?

   Answers: According to males (green) 34% responded yes and 4% responded no.

                   According to females (purple) 48% responded yes and 14% responded no.

   Question: Are you employed?

   Answers: According to males (green) 34% responded yes and 4% responded no.

                   According to females (purple) 59% responded yes and 3% responded no.

   Comments: Here are some additional comments from survey takers in response to the first question:

   Comment: Sometimes I do  and sometimes I don't it depends.

   Comment: I skim through to find the important parts because I do not have time to read the

   entire thing.

   Comment: Maybe, it depends on what it is.

   Comment: I get bored easily.

   Comment: I don't read  much on the Internet.

   Comment: I almost skim through everything I read.

   Comment: I read 2 to 3 paragraphs to see if it is what I am looking for.

   Comment: I really read to see what I am generally looking for. 

   Comment: I skim and do in-depth reading.

Continued Results from group 1 of the survey

This is the results of the survey questionnaire from group 1 ages 17-21.

Question: Do you text?

Answer: According to males (blue) 37% responded yes  and 1% responded no.

According to females (red)  53% responded yes and 9% responded no.

Question: Do you look for quick fixed answers?

Answer: According to males (blue) 37% responded yes and 1% responded no.

Answer: According to females (red) 51% responded yes and 11%  responded no.

Note: Clearly there were more females who looked for quick fixed answers. 

Results of Group 1 from the survey questionnaire

The first chart shows group 1 ages: 17-21 survey volunteers.

   There were a total of 100 survey voluteers 38 males (blue) and 62 females (red)
 The second or middle chart reflects the answer to the survey question below.
  Question: Do you use the Internet to Summarize a story you have not read?
  Answer: According to 27% of males (blue)  responded yes and 38% of females (red) summarized a   story they had not read.
                 According to11% of males (blue) were no and 34% of females (red) summarized less.

The third chart reflects the answer to the survey question below.
    Question: Do you twitter?
    Answer: 0% of males twitter and 4% of females twitter.
                    38% of males did not twitter and 58% of females do not twitter.

Commments: Here are a few comments from group one according to the answer of question  two.
Comment: It is so much easier to summarize because I don't have time to read much with all my   classes.
Comment: I thank the Lord for Google, but I don't think that is nothing wrong with summarizing, just not all the time.
Comment: When you summarize a story before you read it, you take the fun out of the suspense of the reading the story.
Comment: I summarize sometimes, but most of the time, I usually read the actual required materials.
Comment: I just think its easier to summarize everything, because it gives me time to do other things.
Comment: Think about it this way, why should it matter how you get information as long s it is accurate.
Comment: I only the Internet to research, not to summarize a story, because I like to read okay!
Comment: I am in college, and most of my courses require some or alot of research, so its hard not to summarize something that I have not read previously.

Chart of the age groups and total number of volunteer survey takers

Group one represented ages 17-21.
38 out of 100% of people were males.
62 out of 100% of people were females.

Age	17-21
100 %  people
Males	38%
Females	62%

Group two represented ages 22-28.
41 out of 100% of people were males.
59 out of 100% of people were females.

Age	22-28
100% people
Males	41%
Females	59%

Group three represented  ages 30 and over.
39 out of 100% of people were males.
61 out of 100% of people were females.

Ages 30 and over
Total 100%people
Males	39%
Females	61%