[net.news] Net readership survey, data for 0.88% of the network

reid@glacier.ARPA (Brian Reid) (03/12/86)

Here is the cumulative readership data after 3 days of collecting.
Has YOUR site contributed? The following sites have sent valid data:

  carmel IMT3B2 navajo Pescadero isl russell Shasta adobe calma cascade
  decwrl diablo dione eddie eros felix fritz gcc glacier gould9 kestrel lll
  mips peregrine rsch tikal turtlevax tymix walldata

  Summary: 3999 users at 29 sites (0.88% of the net)
         870 of them (21.76%) are netreaders.

NOTE: this represents FAR more participation than any "democratic procedure"
that the net has ever engaged in. 870 netnews users participated
(indirectly) in this survey.

      +-- number of people who read this group
      |       +-- percentage of the total user population who read this group
      |       |        +-- percentage of newsreaders who read this group.
      V       V        V
     224     5.60    25.75  net.general
     201     5.03    23.10  net.announce
     183     4.58    21.03  net.sources
     162     4.05    18.62  mod.sources
     162     4.05    18.62  mod.movies
     156     3.90    17.93  mod.std
     154     3.85    17.70  mod.newprod
     150     3.75    17.24  net.jokes
     150     3.75    17.24  net.jobs
     132     3.30    15.17  mod.os.unix
     131     3.28    15.06  mod.unix
     129     3.23    14.83  net.announce.newusers
     128     3.20    14.71  net.arch
     117     2.93    13.45  net.rumor
     115     2.88    13.22  net.audio
     114     2.85    13.10  net.micro.mac
     103     2.58    11.84  net.usenix
     101     2.53    11.61  net.wanted
     101     2.53    11.61  net.unix
     101     2.53    11.61  net.micro
     100     2.50    11.49  net.sources.games
     100     2.50    11.49  mod.test
      98     2.45    11.26  net.movies
      97     2.43    11.15  net.sources.bugs
      97     2.43    11.15  mod.os
      96     2.40    11.03  net.sources.mac
      96     2.40    11.03  net.singles
      95     2.38    10.92  net.unix-wizards
      93     2.33    10.69  net.graphics
      91     2.28    10.46  net.lang.c++
      85     2.13     9.77  net.announce.arpa-internet
      84     2.10     9.66  net.lang
      83     2.08     9.54  net.consumers
      83     2.08     9.54  mod.std.c
      83     2.08     9.54  mod.computers.macintosh
      82     2.05     9.43  net.women
      81     2.03     9.31  net.news
      81     2.03     9.31  mod.std.mumps
      80     2.00     9.20  net.med
      79     1.98     9.08  net.rec.nude
      79     1.98     9.08  net.micro.68k
      79     1.98     9.08  mod.graphics
      78     1.95     8.97  net.lang.c
      77     1.93     8.85  net.misc
      77     1.93     8.85  mod.computers.workstations
      76     1.90     8.74  net.lan
      76     1.90     8.74  net.emacs
      76     1.90     8.74  mod.compilers
      75     1.88     8.62  net.legal
      75     1.88     8.62  net.auto
      74     1.85     8.51  net.music
      74     1.85     8.51  net.bugs
      74     1.85     8.51  mod.recipes
      74     1.85     8.51  mod.protocols
      71     1.78     8.16  net.micro.pc
      71     1.78     8.16  net.cooks
      70     1.75     8.05  net.travel
      70     1.75     8.05  net.invest
      69     1.73     7.93  net.net-people
      68     1.70     7.82  net.taxes
      68     1.70     7.82  net.bugs.4bsd
      67     1.68     7.70  mod.human-nets
      67     1.68     7.70  mod.computers.sun
      66     1.65     7.59  net.crypt
      65     1.63     7.47  mod.computers.pyramid
      64     1.60     7.36  net.math
      63     1.58     7.24  net.social
      63     1.58     7.24  net.bicycle
      62     1.55     7.13  net.sf-lovers
      62     1.55     7.13  net.rec.ski
      62     1.55     7.13  net.columbia
      62     1.55     7.13  mod.newslists
      61     1.53     7.01  net.games
      61     1.53     7.01  net.astro
      60     1.50     6.90  net.periphs
      60     1.50     6.90  net.news.group
      60     1.50     6.90  net.books
      59     1.48     6.78  net.wanted.sources
      59     1.48     6.78  net.mail
      59     1.48     6.78  net.lang.mod2
      59     1.48     6.78  net.lang.lisp
      59     1.48     6.78  mod.protocols.tcp-ip
      58     1.45     6.67  net.research
      58     1.45     6.67  net.jokes.d
      57     1.43     6.55  net.space
      57     1.43     6.55  net.lsi
      57     1.43     6.55  net.dcom
      57     1.43     6.55  mod.computers.ibm-pc
      56     1.40     6.44  net.rec
      56     1.40     6.44  net.music.classical
      56     1.40     6.44  mod.motss
      56     1.40     6.44  mod.general
      56     1.40     6.44  mod.computers.laser-printers
      55     1.38     6.32  net.followup
      55     1.38     6.32  mod.std.unix
      54     1.35     6.21  net.news.stargate
      54     1.35     6.21  net.auto.tech
      54     1.35     6.21  net.ai
      53     1.33     6.09  net.astro.expert
      52     1.30     5.98  net.tv
      52     1.30     5.98  mod.politics
      51     1.28     5.86  net.news.adm
      51     1.28     5.86  net.micro.amiga
      51     1.28     5.86  mod.music
      50     1.25     5.75  net.bugs.v7
      49     1.23     5.63  net.sci
      49     1.23     5.63  net.puzzle
      49     1.23     5.63  net.games.video
      48     1.20     5.52  net.mail.headers
      48     1.20     5.52  net.lang.st80
      47     1.18     5.40  net.news.b
      47     1.18     5.40  net.analog
      47     1.18     5.40  mod.telecom
      47     1.18     5.40  mod.map
      46     1.15     5.29  net.video
      46     1.15     5.29  net.text
      46     1.15     5.29  net.news.sa
      46     1.15     5.29  mod.techreports
      45     1.13     5.17  net.rec.photo
      45     1.13     5.17  net.music.synth
      45     1.13     5.17  net.micro.16k
      45     1.13     5.17  net.lang.pascal
      45     1.13     5.17  mod.protocols.kermit
      45     1.13     5.17  mod.ai
      44     1.10     5.06  net.startrek
      44     1.10     5.06  net.micro.apple
      44     1.10     5.06  net.decus
      44     1.10     5.06  mod.mac
      43     1.08     4.94  net.wines
      43     1.08     4.94  net.physics
      43     1.08     4.94  net.college
      43     1.08     4.94  net.bio
      42     1.05     4.83  net.news.newsite
      42     1.05     4.83  net.news.config
      42     1.05     4.83  net.lang.prolog
      42     1.05     4.83  net.bugs.uucp
      41     1.03     4.71  net.games.hack
      41     1.03     4.71  net.flame
      41     1.03     4.71  net.database
      40     1.00     4.60  net.nlang
      40     1.00     4.60  net.micro.atari
      39     0.98     4.48  net.pets
      39     0.98     4.48  net.os
      39     0.98     4.48  net.mag
      39     0.98     4.48  mod.vlsi
      37     0.93     4.25  net.micro.atari16
      37     0.93     4.25  mod.risks
      37     0.93     4.25  mod.protocols.appletalk
      37     0.93     4.25  mod.os.os9
      37     0.93     4.25  mod.map.uucp
      37     0.93     4.25  mod.computers.sequent
      36     0.90     4.14  net.wobegon
      36     0.90     4.14  net.veg
      36     0.90     4.14  net.cse
      35     0.88     4.02  net.sources.d
      35     0.88     4.02  net.music.folk
      35     0.88     4.02  net.cog-eng
      34     0.85     3.91  net.kids
      34     0.85     3.91  mod.computers.vax
      33     0.83     3.79  net.math.symbolic
      33     0.83     3.79  net.info-terms
      33     0.83     3.79  net.ham-radio
      33     0.83     3.79  net.games.emp
      33     0.83     3.79  net.comics
      32     0.80     3.68  mod.legal
      31     0.78     3.56  net.tv.drwho
      31     0.78     3.56  net.music.gdead
      31     0.78     3.56  net.lang.f77
      30     0.75     3.45  net.motss
      30     0.75     3.45  net.lang.forth
      30     0.75     3.45  net.games.trivia
      30     0.75     3.45  net.games.rogue
      30     0.75     3.45  mod.singles
      30     0.75     3.45  mod.computers.apollo
      29     0.73     3.33  net.nlang.india
      29     0.73     3.33  net.lang.apl
      29     0.73     3.33  net.lang.ada
      29     0.73     3.33  net.internat
      29     0.73     3.33  net.games.chess
      29     0.73     3.33  net.aviation
      28     0.70     3.22  net.politics
      28     0.70     3.22  net.news.notes
      28     0.70     3.22  net.garden
      28     0.70     3.22  net.eunice
      28     0.70     3.22  net.bugs.usg
      27     0.68     3.10  net.games.board
      26     0.65     2.99  net.cycle
      25     0.63     2.87  net.micro.att
      25     0.63     2.87  mod.rec.guns
      24     0.60     2.76  net.suicide
      24     0.60     2.76  net.rec.wood
      24     0.60     2.76  net.micro.cpm
      24     0.60     2.76  net.bugs.2bsd
      24     0.60     2.76  mod.computers.gould
      23     0.58     2.64  net.nlang.africa
      22     0.55     2.53  net.sport
      22     0.55     2.53  net.poems
      22     0.55     2.53  net.micro.cbm
      22     0.55     2.53  net.games.frp
      22     0.55     2.53  net.challenger
      22     0.55     2.53  mod.map.news
      21     0.53     2.41  net.works
      21     0.53     2.41  net.bio.slime
      21     0.53     2.41  mod.computers.ridge
      20     0.50     2.30  net.religion.jewish
      20     0.50     2.30  net.micro.hp
      20     0.50     2.30  net.ham-radio.packet
      20     0.50     2.30  mod.ber
      19     0.48     2.18  net.sport.baseball
      19     0.48     2.18  net.misc.coke
      18     0.45     2.07  net.test
      18     0.45     2.07  net.religion
      17     0.43     1.95  net.roots
      17     0.43     1.95  net.railroad
      17     0.43     1.95  net.micro.trs-80
      17     0.43     1.95  net.math.stat
      16     0.40     1.84  net.sport.football
      16     0.40     1.84  net.religion.christian
      16     0.40     1.84  net.rec.scuba
      16     0.40     1.84  net.micro.atari8
      16     0.40     1.84  net.micro.6809
      16     0.40     1.84  net.games.pbm
      16     0.40     1.84  mod.politics.arms-d
      15     0.38     1.72  net.rec.boat
      15     0.38     1.72  net.philosophy
      15     0.38     1.72  net.abortion
      15     0.38     1.72  mod.rec
      14     0.35     1.61  net.sport.hoops
      14     0.35     1.61  net.rec.skydive
      12     0.30     1.38  net.sport.hockey
      12     0.30     1.38  net.origins
      12     0.30     1.38  net.nlang.greek
      12     0.30     1.38  net.movies.sw
      12     0.30     1.38  net.micro.ti
      11     0.28     1.26  net.tv.soaps
      11     0.28     1.26  net.rec.bridge
      11     0.28     1.26  net.nlang.celts
      10     0.25     1.15  net.women.only
      10     0.25     1.15  net.games.go
       9     0.23     1.03  net.rec.birds
       9     0.23     1.03  net.politics.theory
       7     0.18     0.80  net.news.map
       7     0.18     0.80  net.bizarre
       6     0.15     0.69  net.usoft
       6     0.15     0.69  net.rec.disc
       6     0.15     0.69  net.micro.zx
       5     0.13     0.57  net.micro.432
       5     0.13     0.57  net.adm.site
       5     0.13     0.57  mod.sources.doc
       4     0.10     0.46  net.vvs
       4     0.10     0.46  net.std
       4     0.10     0.46  net.rec.coins
       4     0.10     0.46  net.mail.msggroup
       3     0.08     0.34  net.notes
       3     0.08     0.34  net.chess
       2     0.05     0.23  mod.computers
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	Brian Reid	decwrl!glacier!reid
	Stanford	reid@SU-Glacier.ARPA