[tor-bugs] #27032 [- Select a component]: Usability Research: Tor Users Demographics

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#27032: Usability Research: Tor Users Demographics
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 Reporter:  nyinz                 |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  project               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                |      Milestone:
Component:  - Select a component  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  User Demographics     |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #27010                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                        |        Sponsor:
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Description changed by antonela:

Old description:

> Methodology: Survey
> Where: https://survey.torproject.org/index.php/436418
> Start of survey:
> End of survey: TBD
> Participants: ?
>
> **Research questions**
>
> 1.Users interaction with Tor
> 2.How users rate their tech abilities
> 3.Online threat level
> 4.Age and gender classifications
>
> **Methodology**
>

> **Results**
>
> 1.Do you currently use any Tor related product? Can you select any of
> them? How often do you use Tor?
> - The majority of users use Tor browser desktop in specific situations. A
> small number of users do not know what tor means.
> - The number of users that use Tor daily is almost the same as those who
> use it weekly.
>
> 2. Would you describe yourself mostly as a…?
> - The largest group of respondents admit to being a day to day
> technologists.
> - The group above is followed closely by a fair percentage of
> technologists with a good understanding of how the technology works and
> by technical experts.
>
> 3. How much do you believe you need protection for your privacy and
> security online?
> - Almost all respondents believe that they need protection
> - However, some respondents did not answer perhaps because they did not
> understand the question.
>
> 4. How old are you? \\ I define my gender as…?
> - Majority of the respondents are males that lie between 20-40 years old.
> - Preference not to disclose gender appears only in very few respondents.

New description:

 Methodology: Survey
 Where: https://survey.torproject.org/index.php/436418
 Start of survey:
 End of survey: TBD
 Participants: ?

 **Research questions**

 1. Users interaction with Tor
 2. How users rate their tech abilities
 3. Online threat level
 4. Age and gender classifications

 **Methodology**


 **Results**

 1.Do you currently use any Tor related product? Can you select any of
 them? How often do you use Tor?
 - The majority of users use Tor browser desktop in specific situations. A
 small number of users do not know what tor means.
 - The number of users that use Tor daily is almost the same as those who
 use it weekly.

 2. Would you describe yourself mostly as a…?
 - The largest group of respondents admit to being a day to day
 technologists.
 - The group above is followed closely by a fair percentage of
 technologists with a good understanding of how the technology works and by
 technical experts.

 3. How much do you believe you need protection for your privacy and
 security online?
 - Almost all respondents believe that they need protection
 - However, some respondents did not answer perhaps because they did not
 understand the question.

 4. How old are you? \\ I define my gender as…?
 - Majority of the respondents are males that lie between 20-40 years old.
 - Preference not to disclose gender appears only in very few respondents.

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