Tech Use 2012
These are the results from the 2012 technology use survey.
1. Response by class year
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
| total by year |
24% |
17% |
27% |
32% |
2. What kind of phone do you have?
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| iPhone |
33% |
63% |
47% |
46% |
46% |
| Android Phone |
22% |
11% |
13% |
09% |
14% |
| Blackberry |
11% |
05% |
10% |
14% |
11% |
| Windows Phone |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| Simple cell phone |
33% |
16% |
27% |
37% |
30% |
| Land-line / wall-phone |
00% |
05% |
00% |
00% |
01% |
| None |
00% |
00% |
03% |
00% |
01% |
| Other smart phone (please specify) |
04% |
05% |
00% |
00% |
02% |
implied: Do you have a landline phone?
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Y |
00% |
00% |
03% |
00% |
01% |
| N |
100% |
100% |
97% |
100% |
99% |
implied: Do you have a smart phone?
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Y |
67% |
84% |
70% |
63% |
69% |
| N |
33% |
16% |
30% |
37% |
31% |
3. What kind of tablet do you have?
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| iPad |
12% |
06% |
07% |
12% |
09% |
| Android Tablet |
04% |
00% |
03% |
00% |
02% |
| Windows Tablet |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| Kindle Fire |
00% |
00% |
03% |
03% |
02% |
| WebOS |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| None |
85% |
89% |
86% |
85% |
86% |
| Other |
00% |
06% |
00% |
00% |
01% |
implied: Do you have a tablet?
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Y |
15% |
11% |
14% |
15% |
14% |
| N |
85% |
89% |
86% |
85% |
86% |
4. What kind of computer do you use at least once a day?
This question was presented as a frequency-of-use rating for various devices/computers. Because a single respondant might use multiple devices once a day or more, the total percentages may sum to more than 100%.
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Windows desktop |
11% |
00% |
03% |
00% |
04% |
| Windows laptop |
41% |
26% |
10% |
15% |
22% |
| Mac Desktop |
00% |
05% |
03% |
03% |
03% |
| Mac Laptop |
59% |
79% |
77% |
76% |
73% |
| Linux Desktop |
04% |
00% |
03% |
00% |
02% |
| Linux Laptop |
00% |
05% |
07% |
00% |
03% |
| – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Netbook |
00% |
00% |
03% |
00% |
01% |
| Tablet |
11% |
05% |
07% |
06% |
07% |
| Smart Phone |
63% |
79% |
73% |
68% |
70% |
| – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Tot Desktop |
15% |
05% |
10% |
03% |
08% |
| Tot Laptop |
100% |
111% |
93% |
91% |
97% |
| – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Tot Windows |
52% |
26% |
13% |
15% |
25% |
| Tot Mac |
59% |
84% |
80% |
79% |
75% |
| Tot Linux |
04% |
05% |
10% |
00% |
05% |
5. How do you use your devices?
Phone:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| SMS/text chat |
100% |
100% |
96% |
97% |
98% |
| Voice call / chat |
100% |
100% |
89% |
94% |
95% |
| Video call / chat |
31% |
39% |
32% |
22% |
30% |
| Email |
62% |
83% |
54% |
63% |
63% |
| View Pictures |
46% |
78% |
68% |
59% |
62% |
| Take Pictures |
81% |
94% |
93% |
63% |
81% |
| Publish/share pictures |
19% |
28% |
36% |
38% |
31% |
| Watch video |
31% |
44% |
36% |
41% |
38% |
| Record Video |
35% |
61% |
54% |
41% |
46% |
| Public/share video |
12% |
17% |
21% |
22% |
18% |
| Listen to music |
46% |
56% |
50% |
47% |
49% |
| Record music |
08% |
11% |
11% |
06% |
09% |
| Take notes |
08% |
11% |
11% |
03% |
08% |
| Write |
00% |
06% |
07% |
03% |
04% |
| Read books/pdfs |
15% |
33% |
18% |
13% |
18% |
| Calendar/schedule |
50% |
61% |
61% |
63% |
59% |
| GPS |
58% |
67% |
61% |
47% |
57% |
| Games |
35% |
72% |
54% |
47% |
50% |
Tablet:
NOTE: these numbers are based on all people who answered the question, not just those people who had tablets; the highest answer for any of these will be 14%, the total percent of people that have a tablet (see question 3 above).
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| SMS/text chat |
04% |
00% |
04% |
06% |
04% |
| Voice call / chat |
04% |
00% |
07% |
00% |
03% |
| Video call / chat |
12% |
06% |
11% |
00% |
07% |
| Email |
12% |
00% |
14% |
09% |
10% |
| View Pictures |
12% |
06% |
11% |
09% |
10% |
| Take Pictures |
04% |
00% |
07% |
00% |
03% |
| Publish/share pictures |
00% |
11% |
04% |
03% |
04% |
| Watch video |
12% |
06% |
07% |
09% |
09% |
| Record Video |
00% |
00% |
04% |
00% |
01% |
| Public/share video |
00% |
06% |
00% |
00% |
01% |
| Listen to music |
12% |
00% |
07% |
06% |
07% |
| Record music |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| Take notes |
04% |
06% |
07% |
03% |
05% |
| Write |
00% |
00% |
00% |
06% |
02% |
| Read books/pdfs |
12% |
06% |
14% |
13% |
12% |
| Calendar/schedule |
12% |
00% |
11% |
06% |
08% |
| GPS |
00% |
00% |
11% |
00% |
03% |
| Games |
12% |
00% |
14% |
09% |
10% |
Laptop:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| SMS/text chat |
19% |
11% |
14% |
13% |
14% |
| Voice call / chat |
42% |
39% |
36% |
19% |
33% |
| Video call / chat |
73% |
67% |
89% |
94% |
83% |
| Email |
96% |
94% |
89% |
94% |
93% |
| View Pictures |
96% |
94% |
93% |
88% |
92% |
| Take Pictures |
15% |
17% |
36% |
22% |
23% |
| Publish/share pictures |
54% |
72% |
75% |
63% |
65% |
| Watch video |
96% |
94% |
89% |
91% |
92% |
| Record Video |
15% |
22% |
36% |
22% |
24% |
| Public/share video |
27% |
50% |
50% |
50% |
44% |
| Listen to music |
92% |
89% |
89% |
88% |
89% |
| Record music |
23% |
39% |
36% |
31% |
32% |
| Take notes |
50% |
72% |
79% |
63% |
65% |
| Write |
85% |
83% |
89% |
94% |
88% |
| Read books/pdfs |
69% |
78% |
68% |
88% |
76% |
| Calendar/schedule |
65% |
78% |
61% |
47% |
61% |
| GPS |
19% |
06% |
14% |
06% |
12% |
| Games |
38% |
33% |
43% |
47% |
41% |
Desktop:
NOTE: as per the tablets section above, these numbers are noticeably limited by the number of people that have desktops.
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| SMS/text chat |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| Voice call / chat |
00% |
06% |
00% |
00% |
01% |
| Video call / chat |
04% |
06% |
00% |
00% |
02% |
| Email |
15% |
11% |
11% |
00% |
09% |
| View Pictures |
12% |
11% |
04% |
00% |
06% |
| Take Pictures |
00% |
06% |
00% |
00% |
01% |
| Publish/share pictures |
08% |
06% |
04% |
00% |
04% |
| Watch video |
08% |
17% |
07% |
00% |
07% |
| Record Video |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| Public/share video |
00% |
11% |
04% |
00% |
03% |
| Listen to music |
08% |
11% |
04% |
00% |
05% |
| Record music |
00% |
06% |
04% |
00% |
02% |
| Take notes |
00% |
06% |
00% |
00% |
01% |
| Write |
08% |
17% |
04% |
00% |
06% |
| Read books/pdfs |
08% |
11% |
04% |
00% |
05% |
| Calendar/schedule |
04% |
11% |
04% |
00% |
04% |
| GPS |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| Games |
00% |
06% |
04% |
00% |
02% |
ANY:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| SMS/text chat |
100% |
100% |
96% |
97% |
98% |
| Voice call / chat |
100% |
100% |
89% |
94% |
95% |
| Video call / chat |
73% |
67% |
89% |
94% |
83% |
| Email |
96% |
94% |
89% |
94% |
93% |
| View Pictures |
96% |
94% |
93% |
88% |
92% |
| Take Pictures |
81% |
94% |
93% |
63% |
81% |
| Publish/share pictures |
54% |
72% |
75% |
63% |
65% |
| Watch video |
96% |
94% |
89% |
91% |
92% |
| Record Video |
35% |
61% |
54% |
41% |
46% |
| Public/share video |
27% |
50% |
50% |
50% |
44% |
| Listen to music |
92% |
89% |
89% |
88% |
89% |
| Record music |
23% |
39% |
36% |
31% |
32% |
| Take notes |
50% |
72% |
79% |
63% |
65% |
| Write |
85% |
83% |
89% |
94% |
88% |
| Read books/pdfs |
69% |
78% |
68% |
88% |
76% |
| Calendar/schedule |
65% |
78% |
61% |
63% |
65% |
| GPS |
58% |
67% |
61% |
47% |
57% |
| Games |
38% |
72% |
54% |
47% |
51% |
6. How do you use the internet on these devices?
Phone:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Social networking |
52% |
76% |
58% |
63% |
61% |
| Professional networking |
04% |
18% |
08% |
00% |
06% |
| Direct communication |
72% |
88% |
81% |
80% |
80% |
| Microblogging |
20% |
47% |
15% |
17% |
22% |
| Blogging |
04% |
12% |
12% |
03% |
07% |
| Formal writing |
00% |
06% |
00% |
03% |
02% |
| Office tools |
04% |
12% |
15% |
10% |
10% |
| Reference/research |
04% |
06% |
08% |
17% |
09% |
| News |
40% |
65% |
38% |
40% |
44% |
| Magazines/journals |
24% |
18% |
08% |
23% |
18% |
| Videos |
20% |
24% |
15% |
20% |
19% |
| Shopping |
00% |
18% |
12% |
13% |
10% |
| Games |
12% |
29% |
08% |
23% |
17% |
| Maps |
56% |
71% |
54% |
50% |
56% |
| Forums |
16% |
29% |
19% |
13% |
18% |
| Share knowledge |
00% |
18% |
04% |
07% |
06% |
| Glow |
12% |
29% |
31% |
23% |
23% |
| College |
48% |
65% |
46% |
50% |
51% |
| Device backup |
00% |
24% |
00% |
07% |
06% |
| Doc/file sharing/transfer |
04% |
18% |
15% |
10% |
11% |
Tablet:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Social networking |
12% |
06% |
15% |
10% |
11% |
| Professional networking |
00% |
00% |
08% |
00% |
02% |
| Direct communication |
08% |
06% |
12% |
00% |
06% |
| Microblogging |
00% |
00% |
04% |
00% |
01% |
| Blogging |
00% |
00% |
04% |
00% |
01% |
| Formal writing |
00% |
00% |
00% |
07% |
02% |
| Office tools |
04% |
00% |
12% |
07% |
06% |
| Reference/research |
00% |
00% |
08% |
07% |
04% |
| News |
12% |
06% |
15% |
10% |
11% |
| Magazines/journals |
04% |
06% |
08% |
10% |
07% |
| Videos |
12% |
06% |
15% |
10% |
11% |
| Shopping |
04% |
06% |
12% |
10% |
08% |
| Games |
04% |
06% |
08% |
07% |
06% |
| Maps |
00% |
00% |
15% |
07% |
06% |
| Forums |
00% |
06% |
04% |
03% |
03% |
| Share knowledge |
00% |
00% |
04% |
00% |
01% |
| Glow |
08% |
00% |
15% |
07% |
08% |
| College |
08% |
00% |
08% |
07% |
06% |
| Device backup |
04% |
00% |
08% |
00% |
03% |
| Doc/file sharing/transfer |
08% |
00% |
08% |
07% |
06% |
Laptop:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Social networking |
96% |
100% |
88% |
93% |
94% |
| Professional networking |
52% |
59% |
27% |
17% |
36% |
| Direct communication |
72% |
71% |
62% |
63% |
66% |
| Microblogging |
24% |
35% |
31% |
23% |
28% |
| Blogging |
28% |
29% |
31% |
13% |
24% |
| Formal writing |
84% |
76% |
73% |
77% |
78% |
| Office tools |
92% |
88% |
85% |
83% |
87% |
| Reference/research |
92% |
94% |
81% |
93% |
90% |
| News |
96% |
94% |
88% |
90% |
92% |
| Magazines/journals |
68% |
82% |
73% |
67% |
71% |
| Videos |
88% |
100% |
77% |
90% |
88% |
| Shopping |
80% |
94% |
85% |
73% |
82% |
| Games |
24% |
41% |
27% |
47% |
35% |
| Maps |
84% |
88% |
77% |
77% |
81% |
| Forums |
72% |
71% |
58% |
60% |
64% |
| Share knowledge |
44% |
65% |
58% |
50% |
53% |
| Glow |
96% |
100% |
92% |
97% |
96% |
| College |
92% |
94% |
85% |
93% |
91% |
| Device backup |
68% |
65% |
65% |
60% |
64% |
| Doc/file sharing/transfer |
64% |
82% |
69% |
63% |
68% |
Desktop:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Social networking |
08% |
18% |
08% |
00% |
07% |
| Professional networking |
04% |
12% |
04% |
00% |
04% |
| Direct communication |
08% |
12% |
00% |
00% |
04% |
| Microblogging |
00% |
06% |
00% |
00% |
01% |
| Blogging |
00% |
06% |
00% |
00% |
01% |
| Formal writing |
08% |
12% |
04% |
00% |
05% |
| Office tools |
08% |
18% |
04% |
00% |
06% |
| Reference/research |
08% |
18% |
12% |
00% |
08% |
| News |
12% |
18% |
12% |
00% |
09% |
| Magazines/journals |
04% |
18% |
08% |
00% |
06% |
| Videos |
04% |
18% |
04% |
00% |
05% |
| Shopping |
04% |
18% |
04% |
00% |
05% |
| Games |
00% |
12% |
08% |
00% |
04% |
| Maps |
12% |
18% |
04% |
00% |
07% |
| Forums |
04% |
12% |
04% |
00% |
04% |
| Share knowledge |
00% |
12% |
08% |
00% |
04% |
| Glow |
08% |
18% |
12% |
00% |
08% |
| College |
08% |
18% |
04% |
00% |
06% |
| Device backup |
00% |
18% |
04% |
00% |
04% |
| Doc/file sharing/transfer |
08% |
18% |
04% |
00% |
06% |
ANY:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Social networking |
96% |
100% |
88% |
93% |
94% |
| Professional networking |
52% |
59% |
27% |
17% |
36% |
| Direct communication |
72% |
88% |
81% |
80% |
80% |
| Microblogging |
24% |
47% |
31% |
23% |
30% |
| Blogging |
28% |
29% |
31% |
13% |
24% |
| Formal writing |
84% |
76% |
73% |
77% |
78% |
| Office tools |
92% |
88% |
85% |
83% |
87% |
| Reference/research |
92% |
94% |
81% |
93% |
90% |
| News |
96% |
94% |
88% |
90% |
92% |
| Magazines/journals |
68% |
82% |
73% |
67% |
71% |
| Watch videos |
88% |
100% |
77% |
90% |
88% |
| Shopping |
80% |
94% |
85% |
73% |
82% |
| Games |
24% |
41% |
27% |
47% |
35% |
| Maps |
84% |
88% |
77% |
77% |
81% |
| Forums |
72% |
71% |
58% |
60% |
64% |
| Share knowledge |
44% |
65% |
58% |
50% |
53% |
| Glow |
96% |
100% |
92% |
97% |
96% |
| College |
92% |
94% |
85% |
93% |
91% |
| Device backup |
68% |
65% |
65% |
60% |
64% |
| Doc/file sharing/transfer |
64% |
82% |
69% |
63% |
68% |
7. What social sites do you use?
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Facebook |
100% |
100% |
97% |
100% |
99% |
| Google+ |
37% |
26% |
14% |
24% |
25% |
| MySpace |
00% |
05% |
03% |
00% |
02% |
| Friendster |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| LinkedIn |
41% |
37% |
14% |
09% |
23% |
| Twitter |
30% |
42% |
41% |
26% |
34% |
| LiveJournal |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| tumblr |
04% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
01% |
| blogger |
04% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
01% |
| pinterest |
00% |
05% |
00% |
00% |
01% |
| skype |
00% |
05% |
00% |
00% |
01% |
8. How do you prefer to receive communication?
From a friend:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Phone call |
70% |
47% |
57% |
53% |
57% |
| Text/SMS |
93% |
95% |
87% |
79% |
87% |
| Email |
67% |
32% |
27% |
29% |
38% |
| Social site message |
52% |
47% |
50% |
53% |
51% |
| Hard-copy / paper |
26% |
05% |
13% |
12% |
15% |
From family:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Phone call |
93% |
95% |
87% |
79% |
87% |
| Text/SMS |
59% |
47% |
67% |
44% |
55% |
| Email |
81% |
53% |
40% |
68% |
61% |
| Social site message |
11% |
16% |
10% |
06% |
10% |
| Hard-copy / paper |
19% |
05% |
10% |
15% |
13% |
From a classmate:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Phone call |
19% |
05% |
10% |
15% |
13% |
| Text/SMS |
70% |
68% |
60% |
62% |
65% |
| Email |
89% |
79% |
87% |
76% |
83% |
| Social site message |
15% |
37% |
30% |
38% |
30% |
| Hard-copy / paper |
04% |
05% |
03% |
06% |
05% |
From Williams for academic info:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Phone call |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| Text/SMS |
00% |
05% |
00% |
00% |
01% |
| Email |
96% |
100% |
100% |
97% |
98% |
| Social site message |
04% |
00% |
00% |
03% |
02% |
| Hard-copy / paper |
30% |
16% |
17% |
18% |
20% |
From Williams for administrative info:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Phone call |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| Text/SMS |
04% |
05% |
03% |
00% |
03% |
| Email |
100% |
100% |
97% |
94% |
97% |
| Social site message |
04% |
00% |
03% |
03% |
03% |
| Hard-copy / paper |
37% |
16% |
17% |
18% |
22% |
From Williams for social/event info:
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Phone call |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| Text/SMS |
00% |
11% |
03% |
09% |
05% |
| Email |
100% |
84% |
93% |
97% |
95% |
| Social site message |
41% |
47% |
50% |
41% |
45% |
| Hard-copy / paper |
26% |
11% |
13% |
15% |
16% |
Total (across class year) preference, by method and person/subject:
|
Friend |
Family |
Classmate |
Wms Acad |
Wms Admin |
Wms Social |
| Phone call |
57% |
87% |
13% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| Text/SMS |
87% |
55% |
65% |
01% |
03% |
05% |
| Email |
38% |
61% |
83% |
98% |
97% |
95% |
| Social site message |
51% |
10% |
30% |
02% |
03% |
45% |
| Hard-copy / paper |
15% |
13% |
05% |
20% |
22% |
16% |
9. How frequently do you check your email from Williams?
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| Many times a day |
89% |
89% |
93% |
89% |
90% |
| Once or a few times a day |
11% |
11% |
07% |
11% |
10% |
| Once every few days |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| Once a week |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
| Rarely |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
00% |
10. How do you or would you use Achilles (Williams network file storage space)?
|
Sr |
Jr |
So |
FY |
|
|
’12 |
’13 |
’14 |
’15 |
TOT |
| I would not use it |
27% |
11% |
21% |
15% |
19% |
| Backup |
62% |
79% |
55% |
61% |
63% |
| Sharing files with other users |
38% |
58% |
28% |
45% |
41% |
| Transferring files from one machine or device to another |
54% |
58% |
45% |
39% |
48% |
| Main file storage |
00% |
11% |
03% |
21% |
09% |
| Media file storage |
08% |
00% |
07% |
12% |
07% |
| Other (please specify) |
04% |
00% |
03% |
03% |
03% |
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