Result Summary for Survey:UXmatters Reader Survey for 2008

1. Which of the following types of content do you generally prefer to read?
	Never read	Occasionally read	Sometimes read	Often read	Usually read	Rating Average	Response Count
Articles	0.0% (0)	2.3% (3)	7.5% (10)	42.1% (56)	48.1% (64)	4.36	133
Interviews	7.7% (10)	20.0% (26)	39.2% (51)	25.4% (33)	7.7% (10)	3.05	130
Book Reviews	7.9% (10)	34.9% (44)	29.4% (37)	19.8% (25)	7.9% (10)	2.85	126
Conference Reviews	18.1% (23)	36.2% (46)	25.2% (32)	15.7% (20)	4.7% (6)	2.53	127
Product Reviews	6.2% (8)	34.1% (44)	31.8% (41)	17.8% (23)	10.1% (13)	2.91	129
News	5.5% (7)	7.8% (10)	28.1% (36)	32.8% (42)	25.8% (33)	3.66	128
	answered question						133
	skipped question						1

2. What types of content do you read on UXmatters?
	Never read	Occasionally read	Sometimes read	Often read	Usually read	Rating Average	Response Count
Columns	4.9% (6)	4.9% (6)	23.6% (29)	27.6% (34)	39.0% (48)	3.91	123
Features	4.2% (5)	8.3% (10)	20.8% (25)	30.0% (36)	36.7% (44)	3.87	120
Book Reviews	17.9% (21)	28.2% (33)	31.6% (37)	13.7% (16)	8.5% (10)	2.67	117
Conference Reviews	26.1% (30)	31.3% (36)	29.6% (34)	8.7% (10)	4.3% (5)	2.34	115
News	16.9% (20)	19.5% (23)	27.1% (32)	21.2% (25)	15.3% (18)	2.98	118
Interviews	14.5% (17)	28.2% (33)	29.1% (34)	21.4% (25)	6.8% (8)	2.78	117
	answered question						126
	skipped question						8

3. Which UXmatters columnists do you read?
	Never read	Occasionally read	Sometimes read	Often read	Usually read	Rating Average	Response Count
Steve Baty - User Dialogues	12.5% (12)	15.6% (15)	32.3% (31)	21.9% (21)	17.7% (17)	3.17	96
Jonathan Follett - Beautiful Information	10.6% (10)	17.0% (16)	28.7% (27)	29.8% (28)	13.8% (13)	3.19	94
Michael Hawley - Research That Works	8.3% (8)	18.8% (18)	29.2% (28)	27.1% (26)	16.7% (16)	3.25	96
Mike Hughes - User Assistance	12.9% (12)	22.6% (21)	22.6% (21)	24.7% (23)	17.2% (16)	3.11	93
Colleen Jones - More Than Words	12.0% (11)	15.2% (14)	31.5% (29)	25.0% (23)	16.3% (15)	3.18	92
Dirk Knemeyer - Imagine	12.9% (12)	19.4% (18)	23.7% (22)	28.0% (26)	16.1% (15)	3.15	93
Traci Lepore - Dramatic Impact	14.3% (13)	22.0% (20)	28.6% (26)	23.1% (21)	12.1% (11)	2.97	91
Jim Nieters - Management Matters	11.0% (10)	16.5% (15)	28.6% (26)	26.4% (24)	17.6% (16)	3.23	91
Whitney Quesenbery - Universal Usability	8.7% (8)	16.3% (15)	25.0% (23)	29.3% (27)	20.7% (19)	3.37	92
Paul Sherman - Envision the Future	10.5% (10)	18.9% (18)	26.3% (25)	25.3% (24)	18.9% (18)	3.23	95
Luke Wroblewski - Communication Design	4.8% (5)	5.8% (6)	16.3% (17)	29.8% (31)	43.3% (45)	4.01	104
	answered question						109
	skipped question						25

4. How well is UXmatters satisfying your need for the following types of content?
	Not at all	Not very well	Somewhat	Well	Very well	Rating Average	Response Count
Articles	0.0% (0)	2.5% (3)	18.3% (22)	52.5% (63)	26.7% (32)	4.03	120
Book Reviews	5.0% (5)	12.9% (13)	41.6% (42)	34.7% (35)	5.9% (6)	3.24	101
Conference Reviews	5.0% (5)	19.0% (19)	33.0% (33)	34.0% (34)	9.0% (9)	3.23	100
News	7.7% (8)	14.4% (15)	39.4% (41)	29.8% (31)	8.7% (9)	3.17	104
Interviews	5.8% (6)	15.4% (16)	40.4% (42)	30.8% (32)	7.7% (8)	3.19	104
	answered question						120
	skipped question						14

5. How do you rate the overall quality of content on UXmatters?
	Poor	Not very good	Good	Very good	Great	Rating Average	Response Count
Columns	0.9% (1)	2.6% (3)	29.3% (34)	37.9% (44)	29.3% (34)	3.92	116
Features	1.8% (2)	1.8% (2)	32.1% (35)	36.7% (40)	27.5% (30)	3.86	109
Book Reviews	2.2% (2)	12.0% (11)	54.3% (50)	27.2% (25)	4.3% (4)	3.20	92
Conference Reviews	5.6% (5)	13.5% (12)	49.4% (44)	25.8% (23)	5.6% (5)	3.12	89
News	4.2% (4)	11.5% (11)	51.0% (49)	25.0% (24)	8.3% (8)	3.22	96
Interviews	3.3% (3)	8.9% (8)	53.3% (48)	25.6% (23)	8.9% (8)	3.28	90
Why?							32
	answered question						118
	skipped question						16

6. Which of the following article topics are of the most interest to you? Select all that apply.
		Response Percent	Response Count
Accessibility		44.4%	55
Agile UX		54.8%	68
Application Design		63.7%	79
Brand Strategy		37.9%	47
Business of UX		53.2%	66
Color		24.2%	30
Consulting in UX		39.5%	49
Content Authoring		25.0%	31
Cross-Disciplinary UX Teams		39.5%	49
Design Artifacts		33.1%	41
Design Patterns		60.5%	75
Design Process		61.3%	76
Designing for People		62.1%	77
Desktop UX		21.8%	27
Domain-Specific UX Design		16.9%	21
Emotional Design		46.8%	58
Enterprise UX		30.6%	38
Eyetracking		21.8%	27
Form Design		46.8%	58
Future of Digital Product Design		25.0%	31
Industrial Design		17.7%	22
Information Architecture		73.4%	91
Information Design		65.3%	81
Innovation		39.5%	49
Interaction Design		73.4%	91
Management of UX		40.3%	50
Mobile UX		25.8%	32
Prototyping		53.2%	66
RIA/Ajax/Web 2.0 Application UX		40.3%	50
Role of UX on Product Teams		41.9%	52
Technical Writing		16.1%	20
Usability		76.6%	95
User Assistance		25.0%	31
User-Centered Design		66.9%	83
User Experience		83.9%	104
User Interface Design		76.6%	95
User Research		59.7%	74
UX Conferences		41.1%	51
UX in Society		20.2%	25
UX Organizations		25.8%	32
UX Strategy		46.8%	58
Value of UX		44.4%	55
Visual Design		45.2%	56
Web Site Design		44.4%	55
	answered question		124
	skipped question		10

7. About what other topics would you like us to publish articles in the future?
	Response Count
	19
	answered question	19
	skipped question	115

8. How long have you been reading UXmatters?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Since its launch in November 2005		14.5%	18
For over two years		29.8%	37
For over a year		23.4%	29
For over six months		12.9%	16
For a few months		12.1%	15
Just recently started reading it		7.3%	9
	answered question		124
	skipped question		10

9. About how often do you read UXmatters?
	Response Percent	Response Count
Daily		5.0%	6
Weekly		29.8%	36
Twice a month		27.3%	33
Monthly		25.6%	31
Quarterly		7.4%	9
A few times a year		5.0%	6
	answered question	121
	skipped question	13

10. About how often do you read articles from our past issues?
	Response Percent	Response Count
Daily		0.9%	1
Weekly		9.6%	11
Twice a month		7.0%	8
Monthly		19.1%	22
Quarterly		15.7%	18
A few times a year		47.8%	55
	answered question	115
	skipped question	19

11. Do you read the UXmatters newsletter?
	Response Percent	Response Count
Yes, every issue		38.0%	46
Sometimes		9.1%	11
I skim it		19.0%	23
I'm subscribed, but don't read it		1.7%	2
I haven't subscribed		32.2%	39
	answered question	121
	skipped question	13

12. Have you subscribed to our feeds? Select all that apply.
	Response Percent	Response Count
RSS		95.5%	64
Atom		10.4%	7
	answered question	67
	skipped question	67

13. How do you usually find out about articles on UXmatters? Select all that apply.
		Response Percent	Response Count
UXmatters Newsletter		52.0%	64
RSS feed		48.0%	59
Friends or colleagues		12.2%	15
Search results (external)		9.8%	12
Search results (on UXmatters)		7.3%	9
Browsing the UXmatters site		26.0%	32
Links from this other site		3.3%	4
	answered question		123
	skipped question		11

14. What is your role in user experience?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Academic		1.6%	2
Analyst		5.7%	7
Developer		13.8%	17
Executive		3.3%	4
Manager		10.6%	13
Practitioner		39.8%	49
Researcher		1.6%	2
Strategist		1.6%	2
Student		2.4%	3
Other (please specify)		19.5%	24
	answered question		123
	skipped question		11

15. What is your primary UX specialty?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Accessibility		0.0%	0
Brand Strategy		0.0%	0
Business Analysis		0.0%	0
Human/Computer Interaction		4.9%	6
Human Factors		1.6%	2
Industrial Design		0.0%	0
Information Architecture		8.2%	10
Information Design		2.5%	3
Interaction Design		17.2%	21
Prototyping		0.8%	1
Software Development		2.5%	3
Technical Writing		5.7%	7
User Experience (UX) Design		14.8%	18
UX Management		3.3%	4
UX Strategy		4.9%	6
Usability Evaluation / Expert Review		5.7%	7
Usability Testing		2.5%	3
User Interface Design		7.4%	9
User Research		3.3%	4
Visual Interface Design		0.0%	0
Web Design		5.7%	7
Web Development		4.1%	5
Other (please specify)		4.9%	6
	answered question		122
	skipped question		12

16. What are other UX specialties on which you focus in your work? Select all that apply.
		Response Percent	Response Count
Accessibility		38.7%	46
Brand Strategy		23.5%	28
Business Analysis		23.5%	28
Human/Computer Interaction		47.1%	56
Human Factors		22.7%	27
Industrial Design		3.4%	4
Information Architecture		62.2%	74
Information Design		47.9%	57
Interaction Design		60.5%	72
Prototyping		58.0%	69
Software Development		19.3%	23
Technical Writing		14.3%	17
User Experience (UX) Design		70.6%	84
UX Management		25.2%	30
UX Strategy		40.3%	48
Usability Evaluation / Expert Review		55.5%	66
Usability Testing		60.5%	72
User Interface Design		69.7%	83
User Research		51.3%	61
Visual Interface Design		36.1%	43
Web Design		40.3%	48
Web Development		26.9%	32
Other (please specify)		3.4%	4
	answered question		119
	skipped question		15

17. In what kind of organization do you work?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Corporation		44.2%	53
Independent UX consultancy or partnership		10.8%	13
Small UX consulting firm (3-10 employees)		3.3%	4
Large UX consulting firm (more than 10 employees)		3.3%	4
Full-service design agency		5.8%	7
Web development agency		8.3%	10
Research institution		0.0%	0
Academic institution		5.8%	7
Government agency		4.2%	5
Non-profit organization		5.0%	6
Other (please specify)		9.2%	11
	answered question		120
	skipped question		14

18. If you work for a corporation, to what industry does your current company or division belong?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Software		35.1%	26
Banking & financial services		12.2%	9
Consumer products		2.7%	2
Telecommunications		2.7%	2
Publishing & media		8.1%	6
Entertainment		1.4%	1
Healthcare		4.1%	3
Advertising & marketing		1.4%	1
Travel & hospitality		1.4%	1
Retail & ecommerce		4.1%	3
Insurance		4.1%	3
Legal services		0.0%	0
Education		1.4%	1
Human resources		0.0%	0
Automotive		0.0%	0
Transportation		0.0%	0
Energy & utilities		1.4%	1
Architecture, engineering, & construction		1.4%	1
Real estate		0.0%	0
Industrial manufacturing		1.4%	1
Defense		0.0%	0
Other (please specify)		17.6%	13
	answered question		74
	skipped question		60

19. On what type of projects do you primarily work?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Operating systems		0.0%	0
Desktop applications		8.5%	10
Client/server applications		6.8%	8
Web applications		39.3%	46
Web sites		30.8%	36
Intranets		1.7%	2
Mobile device software		1.7%	2
Personal digital assistant (PDA) software		0.0%	0
Embedded software for hardware products		2.6%	3
Consumer hardware products		0.9%	1
Other (please specify)		7.7%	9
	answered question		117
	skipped question		17

20. On what other types of projects do you sometimes work? Select all that apply.
		Response Percent	Response Count
Operating systems		6.4%	7
Desktop applications		33.6%	37
Client/server applications		23.6%	26
Web applications		63.6%	70
Web sites		69.1%	76
Intranets		53.6%	59
Mobile device software		23.6%	26
Personal digital assistant (PDA) software		8.2%	9
Embedded software for hardware products		13.6%	15
Consumer hardware products		5.5%	6
Other (please specify)		7.3%	8
	answered question		110
	skipped question		24

21. Where do you live? (City, Country)
	Response Count
	116
	answered question	116
	skipped question	18

22. What is your gender
	Response Percent	Response Count
Male		52.1%	63
Female		47.9%	58
	answered question	121
	skipped question	13

23. What is your age range?
	Response Percent	Response Count
18-25		8.3%	10
26-35		39.7%	48
36-45		33.9%	41
46-55		13.2%	16
56-65		5.0%	6
Over 65		0.0%	0
	answered question	121
	skipped question	13

24. What educational qualifications have you attained? Select all that apply.
		Response Percent	Response Count
Secondary or high-school diploma or certificate		35.5%	43
Vocational-training certificate or diploma		13.2%	16
Some university/college coursework completed		20.7%	25
Associate's degree (2-year college)		7.4%	9
Bachelor's degree		59.5%	72
Master's or graduate degree		42.1%	51
Doctorate (PhD)		3.3%	4
	answered question		121
	skipped question		13

25. In what course of study relating to your work as a UX professional do you hold an advanced degree, if any?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Applied Experimental Psychology		0.0%	0
Cognitive Psychology		3.5%	2
Computer Science		28.1%	16
Graphic Design		15.8%	9
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)		12.3%	7
Human Factors / Ergonomics		3.5%	2
Industrial Design		3.5%	2
Information Design		8.8%	5
Interaction Design		3.5%	2
Library Science		8.8%	5
Technical Communication		12.3%	7
Other (please specify)			19
	answered question		57
	skipped question		77

26. For how many years have you worked in user experience?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Less than 1 year		8.6%	10
1-3 years		25.9%	30
4-6 years		19.8%	23
7-10 years		25.0%	29
11-15 years		12.9%	15
16-20 years		4.3%	5
More than 20 years		3.4%	4
	answered question		116
	skipped question		18

27. Do you belong to any of the following professional associations?
		Response Percent	Response Count
ACM SIGCHI (Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction)		32.9%	23
AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)		8.6%	6
HFES (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society)		2.9%	2
IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America)		1.4%	1
IAI (Information Architecture Institute)		30.0%	21
IxDA (Interaction Design Association)		45.7%	32
IIID (International Institute for Information Design)		2.9%	2
STC (Society for Technical Communication)		21.4%	15
UPA (Usability Professionals' Association)		60.0%	42
Other (please specify)			15
	answered question		70
	skipped question		64

28. Have you attended or are you currently planning to attend any of the following conferences?
		Response Percent	Response Count
CHI (Computer-Human Interaction)		25.8%	16
DIS (Designing Interactive Systems)		4.8%	3
DUX (Designing for User Experience)		12.9%	8
HFES (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society)		3.2%	2
IA Summit		22.6%	14
IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America) Conferences		1.6%	1
Institute of Design Strategy Conference		0.0%	0
IxDA (Interaction Design Association) Interaction Conference		24.2%	15
IIID (International Institute for Information Design) Conferences		0.0%	0
STC (Society for Technical Communication)		14.5%	9
SXSW		11.3%	7
UIE User Interface Conference		22.6%	14
UIE Web App Summit		11.3%	7
UPA (Usability Professionals' Association)		37.1%	23
User Friendly		4.8%	3
UX Week (Adaptive Path Conference)		11.3%	7
Other (please specify)			13
	answered question		62
	skipped question		72

29. What operating system do you primarily use?
	Response Percent	Response Count
Windows XP		73.0%	89
Windows Vista		23.0%	28
Mac OS X		36.1%	44
Linux		6.6%	8
Other (please specify)		1.6%	2
	answered question	122
	skipped question	12

30. What Web browser do you typically use?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Firefox 2.x		6.6%	8
Firefox 3.x		52.5%	64
Google Chrome 1.x		4.1%	5
Internet Explorer 6.x		9.0%	11
Internet Explorer 7.x		11.5%	14
Internet Explorer 8.x		4.1%	5
Mozilla 1.x		0.0%	0
Opera 9.x		1.6%	2
Safari 2.x		0.0%	0
Safari 3.x		7.4%	9
Other (please specify)		3.3%	4
	answered question		122
	skipped question		12

31. What kind of Internet connection do you use?
	Response Percent	Response Count
56k modem		0.0%	0
Cable		22.2%	26
DSL		29.1%	34
ISDN		4.3%	5
T1		25.6%	30
T3		12.8%	15
Other (please specify)		6.0%	7
	answered question	117
	skipped question	17

32. What is your monitor's screen resolution?
		Response Percent	Response Count
640 x 480		0.0%	0
800 x 600		0.0%	0
1024 x 768		17.1%	20
1152 x 864		1.7%	2
1280 x 854		6.0%	7
1280 x 1024		27.4%	32
1440 x 900		5.1%	6
1600 x 1200		10.3%	12
1680 x 1050		11.1%	13
1920 x 1200		17.9%	21
Other (please specify)		3.4%	4
	answered question		117
	skipped question		17