CW Survey 2010
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QUESTIONS REGARDING SEMINARS
1. How many Seminars, excluding 2010, have you attended?
| none | 56.3% |
| 1-3 | 28.7% |
| 4-10 | 12.7% |
| more than 10 | 2.3% |
2. How do you feel about Seminars being held in a hotel (regardless of whether you are planning to attend Seminars 2010)?
| Very positive | 21.8% |
| Somewhat positive | 27.5% |
| Somewhat negative | 10.9% |
| Very negative | 1.9% |
| It doesn't matter to me | 38.0% |
3. Please rank the following in order of importance when making the decision to attend Seminars (1 being the most important and 5 the least important).
| Ranking: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| location | 27.7% | 22.5% | 19.7% | 17.4% | 12.7% |
| dates | 15.1% | 19.3% | 29.4% | 24.0% | 12.2% |
| cost | 13.8% | 24.2% | 27.7% | 24.4% | 9.9% |
| classes/instructors | 49.9% | 25.5% | 13.3% | 8.7% | 2.6% |
| proximity to Convergence | 14.6% | 9.9% | 10.1% | 13.2% | 52.2% |
If other factors are important to you, please describe them below: Members' answers to this question are at Survey Answers to Question 3
4.Would you consider attending Seminars if they were held at a time and location separate from Convergence?
| yes | 90.70% |
| no | 9.30% |
5. Would you consider attending if the Seminars were held outside the continental US?
| yes | 65.20% |
| no | 34.80% |
Please provide additional comments below: Members' answers to this question are at Survey Answers to Question 5.
6. If you would consider attending Seminars outside the continental US, where would you consider attending (please check all locations you would consider)?
| Canada | 41.50% |
| United Kingdom | 23.80% |
| Continental Europe | 21.00% |
| elsewhere | 13.70% |
7. If you did not register for Seminars 2010, why not?
| location | 16.80% |
| dates | 13.50% |
| cost | 15.00% |
| classes/instructors | 5.30% |
| already filled/no space available | 20.10% |
| not interested | 4.50% |
| other | 24.80% |
Other: Members' answers to this question are at Survey Answers to Question 7
8. Do you like that registration opened earlier this year?
| yes | 84.60% |
| no | 15.40% |
9. Did you register on-line?
| yes | 50.40% |
| no | 49.60% |
10. If you registered on-line, how would you rate your experience?
| excellent | 84.90% |
| average | 8.20% |
| poor | 6.80% |
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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
11. The Board is considering the option of sending time-sensitive information via email newsletter, and keeping the substantive weaving articles in the printed Journal. Would you support this option?
| yes | 97.20% |
| no | 2.80% |
12. If we use email to alert you to urgent issues, as well as putting it in the Journal, how would you want any relevant material to be sent?
| body of the email | 19.80% |
| attachment | 11.90% |
| link | 9.80% |
| any of the above | 58.40% |
13. Would you accept an increase in dues so that the Journal can include some color pages?
| yes | 78.40% |
| no | 21.60% |
14. If yes, how much would you be willing to increase dues to cover the cost of some color pages?
| less than $5 | 12.70% |
| $5 - $10 | 67.80% |
| $10 - $15 | 14.80% |
| more than $15 | 4.80% |
TELL US ABOUT YOU
15. Your age is:
| 18-30 | 0.00% |
| 31-45 | 2.60% |
| 46-62 | 51.00% |
| over 63 | 46.40% |
16. Where do you live?
| USA-East Coast | 33.20% |
| USA-West Coast | 24.40% |
| USA-Midwest | 24.40% |
| United Kingdom | 4.10% |
| Canada - western | 4.80% |
| Canada - eastern | 2.50% |
| continental Europe | 2.50% |
| Australia/New Zealand | 3.80% |
| other | 0.30% |
17. Are you currently employed full time outside the home?
| yes | 20.10% |
| no | 79.90% |
18. Are you retired?
| yes | 54.10% |
| no | 45.90% |
19. Do you have children under the age of 18 at home?
| yes | 6.20% |
| no | 93.80% |
20. What percent of your income is derived from fiber-related activities?
| none | 59.10% |
| up to 25% | 30.90% |
| 26-50% | 1.90% |
| 51-75% | 3.30% |
| 76-100% | 4.80% |
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21. Do you have a computer at home?
| yes | 99.00% |
| no | 1.00% |
22. Do you have Internet access?
| yes | 99.50% |
| no | 0.50% |
23. If yes, how do you receive Internet service?
| dial-up | 7.80% |
| DSL | 92.20% |
24. How often are you online?
| daily | 94.70% |
| weekly | 5.30% |
| monthly | 0.00% |
25. Do you subscribe to any of the following (check all that apply)
| e-lists | 46.60% |
| blogs | 25.30% |
| podcasts | 23.30% |
| chat groups | 4.70% |
| Other: |
26. How long have you been a member of Complex Weavers?
| first year | 13.30% |
| 1 - 5 | 30.60% |
| 5 - 10 | 29.50% |
| 10 - 20 | 18.30% |
| 20+ | 8.30% |
27. Please rank the benefits of Complex Weavers from most to least important to you (1 being the most important, 6 being the least important).
| Ranking | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal | 60.80% | 24.60% | 11.10% | 1.70% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
| Study Groups | 27.80% | 24.50% | 21.30% | 10.80% | 9.60% | 6.00% |
| Library | 5.60% | 15.50% | 15.70% | 25.20% | 16.20% | 21.80% |
| Seminars | 17.40% | 19.10% | 19.10% | 16.20% | 17.90% | 10.20% |
| Website | 4.40% | 15.10% | 27.30% | 19.00% | 23.40% | 10.90% |
| Directory | 5.60% | 7.30% | 15.00% | 14.80% | 18.20% | 39.10% |
If there is something else you value about Complex Weavers, please let us know here.Survey Answers to Question 27
28. What other services would you like to see Complex Weavers offer?
Members' answers to this question are at Survey Answers to Question 28.
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