Where Will the Next Bill Gates Come From? Not the United States, Most Americans Say According to New Poll
Posted on: Wednesday, 20 December 2006, 00:00 CST
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Only one in five Americans believe that the "next Bill Gates" will come from the United States, according to a new poll released today by Zogby International and 463 Communications.
The Zogby/463 Internet Attitudes poll found that practically half of all Americans (49 percent) believe that the next great technology leader will come from either China or Japan. Twenty-one percent believe that "next Bill Gates" will come from the United States while 13 percent believe he or she will come from India.
"The next Bill Gates has already been born, and time will tell what country is providing the environment of innovation, entrepreneurism and opportunity to enable him or her to flourish with the next great idea," said 463 partner Tom Galvin.
The Internet Attitudes poll tested Americans views on their perceptions of Internet. Among the findings:
* Kids are more Internet-savvy than Congressmen. An overwhelming majority -- 83 percent -- believes that a typical 12-year-old knows more about the Internet than their member of Congress. Republicans (85 percent) and Democrats (86 percent) agreed with each other.
* Internet vs. the printing press. While the Web is roughly 550 years younger than the printing press, one-third (32 percent) of all Americans believe that the Internet is a greater invention. Sixty-five percent said Johannes Gutenberg's printing press that merely nabbed him the title "Man of the Millenium" by Time Magazine is a greater invention. Interestingly, while whites favored the printing press over the Internet by 69 to 27 percent, only 57 percent of African Americans favored the printing press and 41 percent chose the Internet. Moreover, Hispanic Americans actually favored the Internet 51 to 47 percent and Asian Americans surveyed also chose the Internet by 85 to 12 percent.
* Car more important than email. While many may think the Internet is a historic invention, it still trails badly behind in what they depend upon for their work. When asked "What would make it harder for you to work - your car not starting, or losing Internet and email access?" 78 percent gave the nod to the car while only 10 percent said the Internet. Of those surveyed making more than $100,00 a year, 31 percent chose the loss of Internet access, while only 6 percent of those making less than $35,000 did.
* Internet everywhere. Two-thirds of Americans believe that soon there will be no place in the world where we won't be able to access the Internet. Sixty-six percent said that in 10 years they will be able to access the Internet anywhere they are in the world.
* We are voyeurs. Two in three Americans believe what Paris Hilton and Britney Spears already know. Sixty-seven percent agreed that new camera and Internet technologies are turning us into a nation of voyeurs and paparazzis.
* Katie Bests YouTube, for now. But at the same time, while "You" is this year's Time Magazine "Man of the Year", most Americans aren't quite ready to rely on "citizen videos" for our news just yet. Seventy percent said they would rather watch the evening news coverage instead of a citizen video report on an event. Though, only one year after YouTube burst onto the scene, fully 25 percent of those 18-49 years old would chose citizen video. Self-described progressives picked citizen video 30 percent of the time, while only 19 percent of those calling themselves conservatives did.
The nationwide telephone survey of 1,203 adults was conducted 12/5/06 through 12/8/2006 and has a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points.
Complete polling and cross-tab results can be viewed at: http://www.463.com/463zogby_poll.html .
About Zogby International
Zogby International has been tracking public opinion since 1984 in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
About 463 Communications
463 Communications is a strategic communications consultancy that specializes in helping technology companies, associations and coalitions with their policy, regulatory and public sector goals. For more information, visit http://www.463.com/ .
Zogby International
Contact: Rob Haralson of 463 Communications, +1-202-463-0013, ext. 204,rob.haralson@463.com; or Stephanie DeVries of Zogby International,+1-315-624-0200, ext. 273
Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire
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