---
title: "Questions and Data"
description: "Spring Tracking Survey 2008 Final Topline, 5/19/08 Data for April 8 – May 11, 2008 Princeton Survey Research Associates International for the Pew Internet & American Life Project Sample: n = 2,251 adults, age 18 and olderInterviewing dates: 04.08.08 – 05.11.08 Margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points for results based on […]"
date: "2008-08-06"
authors:
  - name: "Deborah Fallows"
    job_title: "Guest Contributor"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2008/08/06/questions-and-data-4/"
---

# Questions and Data

### Spring Tracking Survey 2008

*Final Topline, 5/19/08*

**Data for April 8 – May 11, 2008**

Princeton Survey Research Associates International for the Pew Internet & American Life Project

Sample: n = 2,251 adults, age 18 and older
Interviewing dates: 04.08.08 – 05.11.08

- Margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points for results based on total sample [n=2,251]
- Margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for results based on internet users [n=1,553]

**Q6a** Do you use the internet, at least occasionally?

**Q6b** Do you send or receive email, at least occasionally?[6.numoffset="6" Prior to January 2005, question wording was “Do you ever go online to access the Internet or World Wide Web or to send and receive email?”]

![Do you send or receive email, at least occasionally?](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/A41A02B5716D4248ACB2A1A37329664A.jpg)

**Q7** Did you happen to use the internet YESTERDAY?[7. Prior to January 2005, question wording was “Did you happen to go online or check your email **yesterday**?”]

![Did you happen to use the internet YESTERDAY?](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/9DE09FA663854977B29599A81B0F971A.jpg)

**WEB1** Please tell me if you ever use the internet to do any of the following things. Do you ever use the internet to…/Did you happen to do this **yesterday**, or not?[8. Prior to January 2005, question wording was “Please tell me if you ever do any of the following when you go online. Do you ever...? / Did you happen to do this yesterday, or not?”]

![Please tell me if you ever use the internet to do any of the following things. Do you ever use the internet to…/Did you happen to do this yesterday, or not?](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/4C4785A0F8974EAE81C1A124E5053E4C.jpg)