Using the method of questionnaire survey, this article investigates nearly 600 of the general public of Suzhou city about their archive using behavior, and analyzes in details the influence of the personal feature factors affecting the public archives using behavior by analysis of variance and cross table tools. The results show that personal feature factors have greater influence on the public archive using behavior： age affects the public’s choice of the leisure and practical utilization; cultural degree affects the public’s archives cognitive level, acceptance and use demand; occupation characteristics affects the public's archival awareness, and further directly affects the public’s attitudes and requirements for the utilization of archives.