UVa First-Year Student Computer Inventory

2006 Results

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The following information was collected by the UVa Computing Advisors (CAs)—a group of first-year students hired to advise and assist their peers with computing. The data is based on CA surveys of first-year residence halls. Approximately 99% of all first-year students were contacted.

2006 Results

pie chart of computer ownership
First-Year Student Computer Ownership
Students Surveyed Own Computers Do Not Own Computers
3092 3088 4
pie chart of characteristics of computers owned by 1st year students
Laptop Versus Desktop Distribution Among First-Year Students
Number of Computers Desktops Laptops Two Computers Tablet
3088 90 2993 64 5
distribution by operating system
First-Year Computers Distributed by Operating System
Total Windows XP Mac OS X Win on a Mac Linux Win 2000 Other
3088 2473 605 4 2 2 2
equipment used by first-years
Equipment Used By First-Years
Tablet PDA Printer iPod Other MP3 Player
5 57 2623 2072 317

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