1. Technology Survey Results
2016 Tax Year
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2. Tech Survey - Participation
2015
2017
SSC
Sites
Sites Reported
% Sites
AZ1 78 76
97.4% 77 -
0.0%
CA1 65 54
83.1% 61 50
82.0%
CA2
108 94
87.0% 99 73
73.7%
CA3 60
100.0% 39
CA4 86 30
6.2% 56
71.8%
CA5
122
77.0%
101
NV1 32 3
9.4% 22
73.3%
UT1 33 1
3.0%
Pacific
574
412
517
204
39.5%
National Tot
5,408
3,048
56.4%
5,140
1,873
36.4%
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3. Tech Survey - Source of Computers used to prepare taxes
AARP – 78.9%
Personal – 0%
IRS – 11.8 %
Other – 9.3%
Total: 100%
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4. Tech Survey - Internet Provider
Site Provided: 67.6%
Hot Spot (Verizon): 24.3%
Other Hot Spot: 8.1%
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5. Tech Survey - Type of Networking
WiFi with Router: 19.0%
WiFi w/o Router: 2.4%
WiFi with WISP Router: 32.1%
7 districts used WISP router; all were able to connect successfully.
WiFi with ICS: 2.4%
Ethernet / LAN Router: 17.9%
Ethernet / LAN, w/o Router: 4.8%
HotSpot: 21.4%
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6. Tech Survey - Printing Configuration
Wireless Network: 35.3%
Shared printers (connected to computer): 23.5%
Wired Network: 41.2%
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7. Tech Survey - Data by District
Response from 12 district
Computer from AARP: 254
Computers from IRS: 38
Use “Windows Standard User”
Yes:5; No:4; Did not answer: 1
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8. Tech Survey - Data by District - Con’t
Use Cloud Storage
Dropbox: 4
Google Drive: 1
Microsoft OneDrive: 2
WebSite aarpca2.org: 1
Anti-Malware installed
Yes:2 ; No: 9; Did not answer: 1
Anti-Malware Software
Norton: 1
Other: 1
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