TABLE 2
Barriers to using the open Web and/or Web search engines
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Extent
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Barriers
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Very small
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Small
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Moderate
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Large
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Very large
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1. Lack of time to search and browse the Web (63.3%)
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32
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25
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45
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45
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17
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18.90%
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14.80%
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26.60%
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26.60%
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10.10%
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2. Information overload (58%)
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36
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30
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58
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25
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15
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21.30%
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17.80%
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34.30%
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14.80%
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8.90%
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3. Poor network speed and slow downloading of webpages (49.1%)
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30
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52
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43
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26
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14
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17.80%
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30.80%
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25.40%
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15.40%
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8.30%
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4. Eye strain when reading on the PC screen (37.3%)
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52
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48
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37
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20
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6
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30.80%
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28.40%
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21.90%
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11.80%
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3.60%
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5. Too many advertisements (34.9%)
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62
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43
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21
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27
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11
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36.70%
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25.40%
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12.40%
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16%
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6.50%
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6. Web information constantly changes and disappears (30.2%)
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64
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47
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36
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12
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3
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37.90%
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27.80%
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21.30%
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7.10%
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1.80%
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7. Lack of skills to use the Web effectively (27.3%)
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84
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35
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26
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15
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5
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49.70%
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20.70%
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15.40%
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8.90%
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3%
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8. Fear of viruses and hackers (26.1%)
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65
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56
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22
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18
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4
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38.50%
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33.10%
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13%
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10.70%
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2.40%
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9. Computer problems (hardware & software inadequacies) (25.5%)
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68
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53
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23
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15
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5
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40.20%
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31.40%
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13.60%
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8.90%
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3%
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10. Fear of copyright infringement and/or plagiarism (24.3%)
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73
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|
50
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|
22
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16
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3
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43.20%
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29.60%
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13%
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9.50%
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1.80%
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11. Fear of accidentally accessing undesirable Websites, e.g. pornography, gambling (15.4%)
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98
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41
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13
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11
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2
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58%
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24.30%
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7.70%
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6.50%
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1.20%
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12. Fear of electronic surveillance/ spyware (lack of privacy) (13.6%)
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101
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38
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15
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7
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1
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59.80%
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22.50%
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8.90%
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4.10%
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0.60%
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