Figure 1. Survey Response Rate.
| Percentage in Population* | Percentage of Respondents | |
| Million + | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 15.3% | 15.7% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 35.2% | 35.3% |
| LT 5,000 | 44.3% | 43.8% |
| Overall | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Total Number of Respondents = 1,426 Response Rate = 71.3%
*Using 1994 public library percentages (NCES, 1997) | ||
From:
Bertot, J. C., McClure, C. R., and Fletcher, P.D. (1997). The 1997 National Survey of U.S. Public Libraries and the Internet: Final Report Washington, D.C.: American Library Association, Office for Information Technology Policy.