Table 1.

Education levels and self-rated computer expertise of the sample.

Education		Computer Expertise
Level	Frequency	Level (d)	Frequency
No formal education	0	Hardly ever use the computer and do not feel very competent	0
GCSE or equivalent (a)	14	Slightly below average computer user, infrequently using the computer, using few applications	1
A-level or equivalent (b)	30	Average computer user, using the internet, standard applications etc.	43
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent	34	User of specialist applications but not an IT specialist	37
Master’s degree or equivalent	17	Considerable IT expertise short of full professional qualifications	11
Doctoral degree or equivalent	2	Professionally qualified computer scientist or IT specialist	10
Other (c)	3

Table 1 Notes.

a) GCSE is a General High School qualification usually taken at age 16.

b) A-Level is a more specialised High School qualification, pre-university entry, usually taken at age 18.

c) Professional qualifications, some in addition to those listed above.

d) Some people chose two options, namely one both “Considerable IT expertise short of full professional qualifications”, and “User of specialist applications but not an IT specialist”, and two chose both “User of specialist applications but not an IT specialist” and “Average computer user, using the internet, standard applications etc.“, included in both frequency categories, explaining sum of 102.