Result Summary for Survey:UXmatters Reader Survey for 2009

1. What types of content do you read on UXmatters?
	answered question						110
	skipped question						3
	Never read	Occasionally read	Sometimes read	Often read	Usually read	Rating Average	Response Count
Columns	3.7% (4)	18.7% (20)	25.2% (27)	29.0% (31)	23.4% (25)	3.50	107
Articles	0.0% (0)	9.1% (10)	19.1% (21)	32.7% (36)	39.1% (43)	4.02	110
Interviews	19.4% (20)	27.2% (28)	25.2% (26)	20.4% (21)	7.8% (8)	2.70	103
Book Reviews	29.7% (30)	24.8% (25)	28.7% (29)	11.9% (12)	5.0% (5)	2.38	101
Product Reviews	29.4% (30)	33.3% (34)	22.5% (23)	9.8% (10)	4.9% (5)	2.27	102
Conference Reviews	38.2% (39)	29.4% (30)	18.6% (19)	8.8% (9)	4.9% (5)	2.13	102
News	20.4% (21)	28.2% (29)	25.2% (26)	17.5% (18)	8.7% (9)	2.66	103

2. How well is UXmatters satisfying your need for these types of content?
	answered question						104
	skipped question						9
	Not at all	Not very well	Somewhat	Well	Very well	Rating Average	Response Count
Columns	1.0% (1)	3.1% (3)	17.7% (17)	51.0% (49)	27.1% (26)	4.00	96
Articles	0.0% (0)	2.0% (2)	14.7% (15)	45.1% (46)	38.2% (39)	4.20	102
Interviews	8.4% (7)	6.0% (5)	34.9% (29)	38.6% (32)	12.0% (10)	3.40	83
Product Reviews	11.0% (9)	9.8% (8)	34.1% (28)	37.8% (31)	7.3% (6)	3.21	82
Book Reviews	12.5% (10)	10.0% (8)	31.3% (25)	38.8% (31)	7.5% (6)	3.19	80
Conference Reviews	14.6% (12)	7.3% (6)	32.9% (27)	34.1% (28)	11.0% (9)	3.20	82
News	8.5% (7)	13.4% (11)	25.6% (21)	41.5% (34)	11.0% (9)	3.33	82
Are there other types of content you'd like UXmatters to publish?							12

3. How do you rate the overall quality of these types content on UXmatters?
	answered question						100
	skipped question						13
	Poor	Not very good	Good	Very good	Great	Rating Average	Response Count
Columns	0.0% (0)	5.4% (5)	30.1% (28)	40.9% (38)	23.7% (22)	3.83	93
Articles	0.0% (0)	2.0% (2)	22.0% (22)	44.0% (44)	32.0% (32)	4.06	100
Interviews	3.9% (3)	5.2% (4)	41.6% (32)	39.0% (30)	10.4% (8)	3.47	77
Product Reviews	5.1% (4)	9.0% (7)	53.8% (42)	23.1% (18)	9.0% (7)	3.22	78
Book Reviews	5.3% (4)	9.3% (7)	52.0% (39)	25.3% (19)	8.0% (6)	3.21	75
Conference Reviews	5.3% (4)	12.0% (9)	52.0% (39)	22.7% (17)	8.0% (6)	3.16	75
News	4.1% (3)	14.9% (11)	44.6% (33)	27.0% (20)	9.5% (7)	3.23	74
Why? Please tell us how we could improve their quality.							10

4. Which UXmatters columnists do you read?
	answered question						75
	skipped question						38
	Never read	Occasionally read	Sometimes read	Often read	Usually read	Rating Average	Response Count
Steve Baty - User Dialogues	12.3% (7)	14.0% (8)	31.6% (18)	28.1% (16)	14.0% (8)	3.18	57
Jonathan Follett - Beautiful Information	12.3% (7)	22.8% (13)	21.1% (12)	28.1% (16)	15.8% (9)	3.12	57
Michael Hawley - Research That Works	8.3% (5)	16.7% (10)	25.0% (15)	36.7% (22)	13.3% (8)	3.30	60
Whitney Hess - Client Matters	8.5% (5)	16.9% (10)	27.1% (16)	30.5% (18)	16.9% (10)	3.31	59
Peter Hornsby - Innovating UX Practice	8.8% (5)	17.5% (10)	26.3% (15)	31.6% (18)	15.8% (9)	3.28	57
Mike Hughes - User Assistance	12.7% (7)	18.2% (10)	12.7% (7)	36.4% (20)	20.0% (11)	3.33	55
Colleen Jones - More Than Words	9.3% (5)	16.7% (9)	29.6% (16)	37.0% (20)	7.4% (4)	3.17	54
Dirk Knemeyer - Imagine	18.9% (10)	15.1% (8)	26.4% (14)	26.4% (14)	13.2% (7)	3.00	53
Keith LaFerriere - The Business of UX	11.1% (6)	18.5% (10)	29.6% (16)	25.9% (14)	14.8% (8)	3.15	54
Joe Lamantia - Everyware	11.1% (6)	25.9% (14)	27.8% (15)	24.1% (13)	11.1% (6)	2.98	54
Traci Lepore - Dramatic Impact	19.6% (10)	21.6% (11)	21.6% (11)	27.5% (14)	9.8% (5)	2.86	51
Jim Nieters - Management Matters	20.0% (11)	20.0% (11)	29.1% (16)	23.6% (13)	7.3% (4)	2.78	55
Greg Nudelman - Search Matters	10.2% (6)	25.4% (15)	22.0% (13)	28.8% (17)	13.6% (8)	3.10	59
Whitney Quesenbery - Universal Usability	12.5% (7)	10.7% (6)	26.8% (15)	39.3% (22)	10.7% (6)	3.25	56
Paul Sherman - Envision the Future	12.3% (7)	17.5% (10)	33.3% (19)	26.3% (15)	10.5% (6)	3.05	57
Janet Six - Ask UXmatters	12.1% (7)	17.2% (10)	17.2% (10)	37.9% (22)	15.5% (9)	3.28	58
Luke Wroblewski - Communication Design	6.3% (4)	12.5% (8)	20.3% (13)	32.8% (21)	28.1% (18)	3.64	64

5. Which of the following article topics are of the most interest to you? Select all that apply.
	answered question		103
	skipped question		10
		Response Percent	Response Count
Accessibility		35.9%	37
Agile UCD		35.9%	37
Brand Strategy		23.3%	24
Business of UX		47.6%	49
Consulting in UX		34.0%	35
Content Strategy		51.5%	53
Design Artifacts / Deliverables		53.4%	55
Design Patterns / Guidelines		59.2%	61
Design Process		65.0%	67
Desktop Application Design		22.3%	23
Emotional Design		42.7%	44
Enterprise Application Design		15.5%	16
Form Design		40.8%	42
Industrial Design		9.7%	10
Information Architecture		72.8%	75
Information Design		68.9%	71
Innovation		35.0%	36
Interaction Design		71.8%	74
Managing UX Teams		38.8%	40
Mobile Application Design		27.2%	28
Prototyping		51.5%	53
Role of UX on Product Teams		40.8%	42
Usability		75.7%	78
User Assistance		26.2%	27
User-Centered Design		69.9%	72
User Experience		80.6%	83
User Interface Design		68.9%	71
User Research		60.2%	62
UX Organizations		21.4%	22
UX Strategy		61.2%	63
Visual Design		39.8%	41
Web Application Design (RIAs/Ajax)		38.8%	40
Web Site Design		49.5%	51
Other		4.9%	5

6. How long have you been reading UXmatters?
	answered question	101
	skipped question	12
	Response Percent	Response Count
Since its launch in November 2005		6.9%	7
For several years		25.7%	26
For more than a year		42.6%	43
For several months		13.9%	14
Just recently started reading it		10.9%	11

7. About how often do you read UXmatters?
	answered question	100
	skipped question	13
	Response Percent	Response Count
Daily		5.0%	5
Weekly		33.0%	33
Twice a month		26.0%	26
Monthly		29.0%	29
Several times a year		7.0%	7

8. About how often do you read articles from our past issues?
	answered question	92
	skipped question	21
	Response Percent	Response Count
Daily		3.3%	3
Weekly		7.6%	7
Twice a month		7.6%	7
Monthly		13.0%	12
Quarterly		16.3%	15
A few times a year		52.2%	48

9. Do you read the UXmatters newsletter?
	answered question	100
	skipped question	13
	Response Percent	Response Count
Yes, every issue		30.0%	30
Sometimes		9.0%	9
I skim it		17.0%	17
I'm subscribed, but don't read it		2.0%	2
I haven't subscribed		42.0%	42

10. Have you subscribed to our feeds? Select all that apply.
	answered question	58
	skipped question	55
	Response Percent	Response Count
RSS		79.3%	46
Atom		3.4%	2
Twitter		29.3%	17

11. How do you usually find out about articles on UXmatters? Select all that apply.
	answered question		100
	skipped question		13
		Response Percent	Response Count
UXmatters Newsletter		40.0%	40
RSS feed		44.0%	44
Twitter feed		11.0%	11
Friends or colleagues		14.0%	14
Search results (external)		14.0%	14
Search results (on UXmatters)		8.0%	8
Browsing the UXmatters site		25.0%	25
Links from another site		10.0%	10

12. What is your role in user experience? Select all that apply.
	answered question	101
	skipped question	12
	Response Percent	Response Count
Academic		3.0%	3
Analyst		17.8%	18
Executive		4.0%	4
Manager		16.8%	17
Practitioner (Design or User Research)		86.1%	87
Researcher (Pure Research)		7.9%	8
Strategist		18.8%	19
Student		6.9%	7

13. What is your primary UX specialty?
	answered question		99
	skipped question		14
		Response Percent	Response Count
Human/Computer Interaction		8.1%	8
Industrial Design		1.0%	1
Information Architecture		11.1%	11
Information Design		5.1%	5
Interaction Design		10.1%	10
Prototyping		2.0%	2
Software Development		2.0%	2
User Assistance / UI Text		5.1%	5
User Experience (UX) Design		21.2%	21
UX Management		0.0%	0
UX Strategy		2.0%	2
Usability Evaluation / Expert Review		2.0%	2
Usability Testing		5.1%	5
User Interface Design		6.1%	6
User Research		6.1%	6
Visual Design		1.0%	1
Web Design		8.1%	8
Other (please specify)		4.0%	4

14. What other aspects of UX does your work encompass? Select all that apply.
	answered question		100
	skipped question		13
		Response Percent	Response Count
Accessibility		43.0%	43
Brand Strategy		21.0%	21
Business Analysis		31.0%	31
Development		20.0%	20
Human/Computer Interaction		49.0%	49
Human Factors		26.0%	26
Industrial Design		5.0%	5
Information Architecture		66.0%	66
Information Design		58.0%	58
Interaction Design		62.0%	62
Prototyping		61.0%	61
User Assistance / UI Text		39.0%	39
User Experience (UX) Design		68.0%	68
UX Management		24.0%	24
UX Strategy		39.0%	39
Usability Evaluation / Expert Review		53.0%	53
Usability Testing		68.0%	68
User Interface Design		68.0%	68
User Research		51.0%	51
Visual Design		43.0%	43
Web Design		40.0%	40
Other (please specify)		3.0%	3

15. In what kind of organization do you work?
	answered question		97
	skipped question		16
		Response Percent	Response Count
Large corporation		25.8%	25
Small to medium-sized corporation		25.8%	25
Startup		4.1%	4
Independent UX consultancy or partnership		7.2%	7
Small UX consulting firm (3-10 employees)		3.1%	3
Large UX consulting firm (more than 10 employees)		5.2%	5
Full-service design agency		2.1%	2
Web development agency		5.2%	5
Research institution		0.0%	0
Academic institution		3.1%	3
Government agency		3.1%	3
Non-profit organization		5.2%	5
Other (please specify)		10.3%	10

16. On what type of projects do you primarily work?
	answered question		100
	skipped question		13
		Response Percent	Response Count
Operating systems		0.0%	0
Desktop applications		6.0%	6
Client/server applications		7.0%	7
Web applications		31.0%	31
Web sites		42.0%	42
Intranets		2.0%	2
Mobile applications		3.0%	3
Embedded software for hardware products		3.0%	3
Other (please specify)		6.0%	6

17. On what other types of projects do you sometimes work? Select all that apply.
	answered question		97
	skipped question		16
		Response Percent	Response Count
Operating systems		2.1%	2
Desktop applications		39.2%	38
Client/server applications		17.5%	17
Web applications		62.9%	61
Web sites		51.5%	50
Intranets		54.6%	53
Mobile applications		39.2%	38
Embedded software for hardware products		7.2%	7
Other (please specify)		4.1%	4

18. Where do you live? (City, Country)
	answered question	94
	skipped question	19
	Response Count
	94

19. What is your age range?
	answered question	98
	skipped question	15
	Response Percent	Response Count
18-25		12.2%	12
26-35		39.8%	39
36-45		27.6%	27
46-55		15.3%	15
56-65		5.1%	5
Over 65		0.0%	0

20. What educational qualifications have you attained? Select all that apply.
	answered question		98
	skipped question		15
		Response Percent	Response Count
Secondary or high-school diploma or certificate		31.6%	31
Vocational-training certificate or diploma		6.1%	6
Some university/college coursework completed		12.2%	12
Associate's degree (2-year college)		6.1%	6
Bachelor's degree		60.2%	59
Master's or graduate degree		39.8%	39
Doctorate (PhD)		3.1%	3

21. In what course of study relating to your work as a UX professional do you hold an advanced degree, if any?
	answered question		53
	skipped question		60
		Response Percent	Response Count
Applied Experimental Psychology		1.9%	1
Cognitive Psychology		1.9%	1
Computer Science		20.8%	11
Graphic Design		3.8%	2
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)		24.5%	13
Human Factors / Ergonomics		7.5%	4
Industrial Design		1.9%	1
Information Design		5.7%	3
Interaction Design		5.7%	3
Library Science		9.4%	5
Technical Communication		17.0%	9
Other (please specify)			10

22. For how many years have you worked in user experience?
	answered question	99
	skipped question	14
	Response Percent	Response Count
Less than 1 year		5.1%	5
1-3 years		29.3%	29
4-6 years		29.3%	29
7-10 years		15.2%	15
11-15 years		13.1%	13
16-20 years		7.1%	7
More than 20 years		1.0%	1

23. Do you belong to any of the following professional associations?
	answered question		51
	skipped question		62
		Response Percent	Response Count
ACM SIGCHI (Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction)		35.3%	18
AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)		0.0%	0
HFES (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society)		2.0%	1
IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America)		2.0%	1
IAI (Information Architecture Institute)		19.6%	10
IxDA (Interaction Design Association)		45.1%	23
IIID (International Institute for Information Design)		0.0%	0
STC (Society for Technical Communication)		13.7%	7
UPA (Usability Professionals' Association)		49.0%	25
Other (please specify)			7

24. Have you attended or are you currently planning to attend any of the following conferences?
	answered question		47
	skipped question		66
		Response Percent	Response Count
CHI (Computer-Human Interaction)		42.6%	20
DIS (Designing Interactive Systems)		0.0%	0
DUX (Designing for User Experience)		4.3%	2
HFES (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society)		2.1%	1
IA Summit		27.7%	13
IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America) Conferences		0.0%	0
Institute of Design Strategy Conference		0.0%	0
IxDA (Interaction Design Association) Interaction Conference		34.0%	16
IIID (International Institute for Information Design) Conferences		0.0%	0
STC (Society for Technical Communication)		10.6%	5
SXSW		19.1%	9
UIE User Interface Conference		19.1%	9
UIE Web App Summit		8.5%	4
UPA (Usability Professionals' Association)		36.2%	17
User Friendly		6.4%	3
UX Week (Adaptive Path Conference)		21.3%	10
Other (please specify)			8

25. Do you have any suggestions or feedback you'd like to offer to UXmatters? When providing feedback, please provide specific, actionable feedback.
	answered question	22
	skipped question	91
		Response Count
		22