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Table B6
GED® Candidate Computer Familiarity Survey Responses to “At the time you took your last GED® Test, where had you learned the most
about using a computer?”
From my From my School/
Another Didn’t know
On my own friends family teachers At work source how to use Blank
N N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
ALL 539 253 46.9 18 3.3 47 8.7 136 25.2 30 5.6 6 1.1 37 6.9 12 2.2
Alabama 11 5 45.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 27.3 1 9.1 0 0.0 2 18.2 0 0.0
Alaska 4 3 75.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 25.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Arizona 9 4 44.4 1 11.1 1 11.1 2 22.2 1 11.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Arkansas 8 3 37.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 37.5 1 12.5 0 0.0 1 12.5 0 0.0
California 29 17 58.6 0 0.0 1 3.4 3 10.3 5 17.2 0 0.0 2 6.9 1 3.4
Colorado 10 7 70.0 0 0.0 1 10.0 2 20.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Connecticut 5 3 60.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 40.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Delaware 1 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Florida 39 16 41.0 0 0.0 2 5.1 14 35.9 5 12.8 0 0.0 2 5.1 0 0.0
Georgia 35 16 45.7 1 2.9 3 8.6 11 31.4 2 5.7 0 0.0 1 2.9 1 2.9
Hawaii 1 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Idaho 6 2 33.3 2 33.3 1 16.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 16.7 0 0.0 0 0.0
Illinois 25 11 44.0 1 4.0 3 12.0 4 16.0 2 8.0 0 0.0 2 8.0 2 8.0
Indiana 13 7 53.8 1 7.7 1 7.7 3 23.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 7.7 0 0.0
Iowa 3 2 66.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 33.3 0 0.0
Kansas 2 1 50.0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Kentucky 9 4 44.4 0 0.0 2 22.2 2 22.2 0 0.0 1 11.1 0 0.0 0 0.0
Louisiana 18 9 50.0 1 5.6 1 5.6 5 27.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 5.6 1 5.6
Maine 6 2 33.3 0 0.0 1 16.7 2 33.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 16.7 0 0.0
Maryland 12 7 58.3 1 8.3 2 16.7 2 16.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Massachusetts 13 4 30.8 0 0.0 3 23.1 3 23.1 1 7.7 1 7.7 0 0.0 1 7.7
Michigan 18 6 33.3 2 11.1 1 5.6 6 33.3 1 5.6 0 0.0 1 5.6 1 5.6
Minnesota 2 2 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mississippi 13 6 46.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 30.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 23.1 0 0.0
Missouri 7 3 42.9 1 14.3 2 28.6 0 0.0 1 14.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Montana 3 2 66.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 33.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Nebraska 3 3 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Nevada 5 4 80.0 0 0.0 1 20.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
New Hampshire 1 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
New Jersey 8 3 37.5 0 0.0 1 12.5 2 25.0 1 12.5 0 0.0 1 12.5 0 0.0
New Mexico 7 2 28.6 1 14.3 1 14.3 2 28.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 14.3 0 0.0
New York 26 13 50.0 0 0.0 1 3.8 9 34.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 11.5 0 0.0
North Carolina 24 10 41.7 1 4.2 1 4.2 10 41.7 0 0.0 1 4.2 1 4.2 0 0.0
North Dakota 1 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ohio 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 100. 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Oklahoma 17 8 47.1 0 0.0 2 11.8 4 23.5 2 11.8 0 0.0 1 5.9 0 0.0
Oregon 9 2 22.2 1 11.1 2 22.2 2 22.2 2 22.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pennsylvania 21 11 52.4 1 4.8 1 4.8 5 23.8 1 4.8 0 0.0 2 9.5 0 0.0
South Carolina 6 3 50.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 16.7 0 0.0 1 16.7 0 0.0 1 16.7
South Dakota 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 33.3 1 33.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 33.3
Tennessee 21 14 66.7 0 0.0 1 4.8 3 14.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 9.5 1 4.8
Texas 40 12 30.0 1 2.5 3 7.5 12 30.0 3 7.5 1 2.5 6 15.0 2 5.0
Utah 1 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Virginia 19 9 47.4 1 5.3 3 15.8 5 26.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 5.3 0 0.0
West Virginia 10 4 40.0 0 0.0 1 10.0 3 30.0 1 10.0 0 0.0 1 10.0 0 0.0
Wisconsin 14 8 57.1 1 7.1 1 7.1 4 28.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0