ClearContext 2005 Email Usage Survey Volume Analysis

What are all these emails we are getting? Below is a breakdown of email volume by type from the 300 respondents to our 2005 Email Usage Survey. See our survey summary page for more detail.

Question:	How many emails do you normally get per day?
Responses
0 - 15	7.7%
15 - 50	28.7%
50 - 100	27.3%
100 - 250	21.7%
250 - 500	10%
More than 500	4.7%

Question:	Estimate the amount of email you receive that is spam/ unsolicted email.
Responses
5% or Less	26.5%
10%	16.8%
15%	12.1%
25%	13.8%
50%	20.5%
75% or More	10.4%

Question:	Estimate the amount of email you receive that is personal email.
Responses
5% or Less	26.3%
10%	25.6%
15%	12.8%
25%	18.2%
50%	10.8%
75% or More	6.4%

Question:	Estimate the amount of email you receive that is work-related email.
Responses
5% or Less	10.4%
10%	7.7%
15%	6.4%
25%	13.5%
50%	27.3%
75% or More	34.7%

Question:	Estimate the amount of email you receive that is non-critical, non-spam email.
Responses
5% or Less	13.2%
10%	17.9%
15%	12.8%
25%	18.2%
50%	26.4%
75% or More	11.5%

Question:	Estimate the amount of email you receive that is copied, non-spam email (cc: or bcc:).
Responses
5% or Less	37.4%
10%	17.7%
15%	14.3%
25%	17.7%
50%	9.9%
75% or More	3.1%

Question:	Estimate the amount of email you receive that is newsletters and/or mailing lists.
Responses
5% or Less	24.5%
10%	21.8%
15%	15.8%
25%	20.8%
50%	10.4%
75% or More	6.7%