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HopeDance Survey Results |
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by Shawna Galassi
We’d like to thank the 245 people who took the time to respond to the HopeDance survey conducted in 2007, and a double thank you to the 222 people who made it through all ten questions. Below is a summary of the results.
HopeDance is most frequently picked up in San Luis Obispo, with 35.9% of respondents indicating this is where they get the paper. Santa Barbara came in second at 18.8%, followed by “Other City” at 15.5%.
9.8% of respondents subscribe to HopeDance. Other San Luis Obispo County locations, Santa Maria, and Ventura all received less than 5%, and Ojai and Carpenteria tied for last at 0.8%.
More importantly, of those who make a point of picking up HopeDance or receive it in the mail, how many actually read it? 39.7% read all six issues, 9.9% read it five times a year, 19% read four issues a year, 15.3% read three issues, 7.9% read two, 3.3% one, and the 5% who never read it we assume have it in their possession to impress others or use it to line the mouse cage.
How often do people check out the venerable HopeDance website? An informed 4% (or 3.7%?) visit the site every day, 13.9% once a week, 28.6% once a month, 38.4% rarely, and a woeful 15.1% were oblivious to the fact that there is a website. Of those who do log on to the website, 72.8% check out the calendar regularly, 68% the links, 67.1% the films, 62% the book reviews, 58.8% the online HopeDance publication, and 55% the archives.
Of the six HopeDance listservs, the local listserv is the most popular, with 39.9% indicating they are on it, followed closely by the film listserv with 39.1%. 12.6% are on the global listserv, 10.9% on the food, 5% peak oil, and 4.6% natural building. 40.5% of respondents indicated they were not on a listserv or did not know whether or not they were.
When asked about the HopeDance film library, which carries over 450 progressive films at Novel Experience, 80.8% of respondents indicated they are familiar with it, while 19.2% are not. As far as what type of films respondents prefer, the majority (82.1%) indicated eco-sustainability, followed by political with 64.5% of the response, spiritual 56%, indigenous 48.3%, foreign drama 38%, peak oil 32.1%, and global music 27.4%. 19.2 % prefer “other.”
In response to the question asking where people would be interested in screening HopeDance films, 62.9% indicated the local library, 35.2% house parties, 29.5% outdoors, 22.9% at a café, 16.2% “get creative have a wall,” 13.3% their community center, 9.5% a church or temple, and 9.5% their favorite restaurant. The local bar, co-housing, a senior center, and homeless shelter each received less than 7% of the vote, and no one wished to have a screening at their gym. As to whether or not they were interested in purchasing a HopeDance film pass which entitles the holder to five films for $20 or ten films for $40, 33.5% of respondents indicated they are interested, 48.3% indicated they might be interested, and 18.7% indicated they are not interested. HopeDance is always in need of volunteers, and 24.5% indicated they would be willing to help out either at the film screenings or with the publication or website. 56.6% of respondents have no interest in volunteering, with 14.8% indicating “not at this time” and 4.1% answered “Yes, but show me the green!”
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