2020 River Valley Broadband Initiative Preliminary Survey

This survey was designed by River Valley Regional Commission to obtain information about the internet coverage, usage, and speed in the 16-county region around Columbus, Americus, and Cordele Georgia. A similar survey was conducted in 2019, and we are administering this survey update to that study and measure changes that may have occured.

There are 7 questions in the survey that should take less than 3 minutes to complete. All information collected will remain anonymous.

Thanks for your time and willingness to complete the survey!

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* 1. How much time during the day do you spend online?

0-15 minutes

15-60 minutes

1-4 hours

4-8 hours

8+ hours

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* 2. Where are you taking this survey?

At home

At work

At school

On someone else's computer

On a mobile device

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* 3. Do you have easy access to the internet?

Yes

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* 4. Do you feel like you fully maximize the technology available to you today?

Yes

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* 5. What is keeping you from maximizing digital resources?

It is too expensive to keep my computer and internet connection up to date

I don't see the value in using the internet

I don't know enough to be able to fully utilize the computer and internet

I can't access the internet easily

I think I maximize my use of digital resources

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How old are you?

Under 17 years old

18-33

34-48

49-59

60-68

69+

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* 7. Thank you for taking the survey. In order to map responses across the region, please include your zip code.

ZIP:

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* 8. If you would like to help the region better understand our internet usage, please consider taking our general survey and speedtest. Click yes to answer more questions about your online experiences and usage, or no to submit your responses and close the survey.

Yes