A survey on people's preferences for e-books or print books

1. The Summary of Survey : E-book vs. Print Books
Respondent Demographic
1. GENDER
Total Respondents : 504
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# Option Total Answer Percentage
1 Female 260 51.59 %
2 Male 244 48.41 %
Female (51.59%)
Male (48.41%)

2. 2. AGE
Total Respondents : 504
# Option Total Answer Percentage
1 18-29 438 86.9 %
2 30-39 66 13.1 %
18-29 (86.9%)
30-39 (13.1%)

3. 3. SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (SES)
Total Respondents : 504
Middle 1 (B+) (30.75%)
Upper 2 (A) (28.77%)
Upper 1 (A+) (21.63%)
Middle 2 (B) (13.1%)
Lower 1 (C+) (5.16%)
Lower 2 (C) (0.6%)

4. 4. CURRENT LOCATION (PROVINCE)
Total Respondents : 504
# Option Total Answer Percentage
1 Middle 1 (B+) 155 30.75 %
2 Upper 2 (A) 145 28.77 %
3 Upper 1 (A+) 109 21.63 %
4 Middle 2 (B) 66 13.1 %
5 Lower 1 (C+) 26 5.16 %
6 Lower 2 (C) 3 0.6 %
Jawa Barat (19.64%)
Jawa Timur (12.9%)
DI Yogyakarta (11.71%)
DKI Jakarta (11.71%)

5. Jawa Tengah (11.11%)
Sulawesi Selatan (9.13%)
Sumatera Utara (8.53%)
Sumatera Selatan (7.94%)
Banten (3.37%)
Bali (1.98%)
Kalimantan Timur (1.79%)
Sulawesi Utara (0.2%)
Lampung (0%)
Maluku (0%)
Jambi (0%)
Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (0%)
Papua (0%)
Sulawesi Tenggara (0%)
Nusa Tenggara Barat (0%)
Bengkulu (0%)
Sumatera Barat (0%)
Sulawesi Barat (0%)
Kalimantan Utara (0%)
Riau (0%)
Sulawesi Tengah (0%)
Gorontalo (0%)
Kalimantan Tengah (0%)
Maluku Utara (0%)
Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (0%)
Papua Barat (0%)
Kepulauan Riau (0%)
Kalimantan Selatan (0%)
Nusa Tenggara Timur (0%)
Kalimantan Barat (0%)

6. # Option Total Answer Percentage
1 Jawa Barat 99 19.64 %
2 Jawa Timur 65 12.9 %
3 DI Yogyakarta 59 11.71 %
4 DKI Jakarta 59 11.71 %
5 Jawa Tengah 56 11.11 %
6 Sulawesi Selatan 46 9.13 %
7 Sumatera Utara 43 8.53 %
8 Sumatera Selatan 40 7.94 %
9 Banten 17 3.37 %
10 Bali 10 1.98 %
11 Kalimantan Timur 9 1.79 %
12 Sulawesi Utara 1 0.2 %
13 Lampung 0 0 %
14 Maluku 0 0 %
15 Jambi 0 0 %
16 Kepulauan Bangka Belitung 0 0 %
17 Papua 0 0 %
18 Sulawesi Tenggara 0 0 %
19 Nusa Tenggara Barat 0 0 %
20 Bengkulu 0 0 %

7. 21 Sumatera Barat 0 0 %
22 Sulawesi Barat 0 0 %
23 Kalimantan Utara 0 0 %
24 Riau 0 0 %
25 Sulawesi Tengah 0 0 %
26 Gorontalo 0 0 %
27 Kalimantan Tengah 0 0 %
28 Maluku Utara 0 0 %
29 Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam 0 0 %
30 Papua Barat 0 0 %
31 Kepulauan Riau 0 0 %
32 Kalimantan Selatan 0 0 %
33 Nusa Tenggara Timur 0 0 %
34 Kalimantan Barat 0 0 %

8. Survey Result
1. HOW MANY BOOKS HAVE YOU READ IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS?
Single Answer, Total Respondents : 504
2-3 (31.35%)
4-5 (19.25%)
11 or more books (19.05%)
6-10 (11.51%)
1 (10.71%)
0 (8.13%)

9. # Option Total Answer Percentage
1 2-3 158 31.35 %
2 4-5 97 19.25 %
3 11 or more books 96 19.05 %
4 6-10 58 11.51 %
5 1 54 10.71 %
6 0 41 8.13 %

10. 2. HAVE YOU PURCHASED AN E-BOOK OR A PRINTED BOOK WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS?
Single Answer, Total Respondents : 504
# Option Total Answer Percentage
1 Yes, I've purchased only printed books. 222 44.05 %
2 No, I haven't purchased any books. 170 33.73 %
3 Yes, I've purchased both e-books and printed books. 86 17.06 %
4 Yes, I've purchased only e-books. 26 5.16 %
Yes, I've purchased only printed books. (44.05%)
No, I haven't purchased any books. (33.73%)
Yes, I've purchased both e-books and printed books. (17.06%)
Yes, I've purchased only e-books. (5.16%)

11. 3. HOW MANY BOOKS (ELECTRONIC OR PRINTED) HAVE YOU PURCHASED WITHIN THE PAST 12
MONTHS?
Single Answer, Total Respondents : 334
2-3 (38.62%)
4-5 (23.35%)
11 or more (13.77%)
6-10 (10.48%)
1 (10.48%)
0 (3.29%)

12. 4. DO YOU PREFER TO READ E-BOOKS OR PRINTED BOOKS?
Single Answer, Total Respondents : 504
# Option Total Answer Percentage
1 2-3 129 38.62 %
2 4-5 78 23.35 %
3 11 or more 46 13.77 %
4 6-10 35 10.48 %
5 1 35 10.48 %
6 0 11 3.29 %
Printed books (54.56%)
No preference; they're the same (30.36%)
E-books (15.08%)

13. 5. WHY DO YOU PREFER E-BOOKS?
Multiple Answer, Total Respondents : 76
# Option Total Answer Percentage
1 Printed books 275 54.56 %
2 No preference; they're the same 153 30.36 %
3 E-books 76 15.08 %
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portability - I can easily bring my books with me when I'm traveling or moving around (76.32%)
storage - I don't need to worry about finding space to keep them (63.16%)
ease of purchase - e-books are easier to get and buy (36.84%)
environmental impact - e-books do not waste much natural resources (36.84%)
price - e-books are usually cheaper than the printed versions (26.32%)

14. Other option (5.26%)

15. 6. WHY DO YOU PREFER PRINTED BOOKS?
Multiple Answer, Total Respondents : 275
# Option Total Answer Percentage
1 portability - I can easily bring my books with me when I'm traveling or moving around58 76.32 %
2 storage - I don't need to worry about finding space to keep them 48 63.16 %
3 ease of purchase - e-books are easier to get and buy 28 36.84 %
4 environmental impact - e-books do not waste much natural resources 28 36.84 %
5 price - e-books are usually cheaper than the printed versions 20 26.32 %
6 Other option 4 5.26 %
Other Option
# Answer Total Answer Percentage
1 bisa download gratis 1 1.32 %
2 banyak ebook gratis 1 1.32 %
3 Bisa di search untuk mencari informasi nya 1 1.32 %
4 buku elektronik bisa didapatkan gratis 1 1.32 %
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tangibility - I like having the physical item in my hands. (76.73%)
library - I like adding books to my personal library collection. (46.55%)
accomplishment - I feel like I've accomplished something when I get to physically see how many
pages of a book I've read. (33.82%)
pass-it-on - I can give a book to someone else whereas I wouldn't be able to do that with an e-book.
(29.09%)
multi-purpose - I can use books for many other purposes after I'm done reading them. (20%)
aroma - I like how books smell. (18.55%)

17. 7. WHICH WOULD YOU SAY YOU OWN MORE OF?
Single Answer, Total Respondents : 153
# Option Total Answer Percentage
1 tangibility - I like having the physical item in my hands. 211 76.73 %
2 library - I like adding books to my personal library collection. 128 46.55 %
3 accomplishment - I feel like I've accomplished something when I get to physically see how many pages of a boo93 33.82 %
4 pass-it-on - I can give a book to someone else whereas I wouldn't be able to do that with an e-book.80 29.09 %
5 multi-purpose - I can use books for many other purposes after I'm done reading them.55 20 %
6 aroma - I like how books smell. 51 18.55 %
about the same (54.25%)
printed books (35.95%)
e-books (9.8%)

18. 8. IF PRICES FOR E-BOOKS AND PRINTED BOOKS ARE THE SAME, WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER TO BUY?
Single Answer, Total Respondents : 504
# Option Total Answer Percentage
1 about the same 83 54.25 %
2 printed books 55 35.95 %
3 e-books 15 9.8 %
# Option Total Answer Percentage
1 Printed book 400 79.37 %
2 E-book 104 20.63 %
Printed book (79.37%)
E-book (20.63%)