Result Summary for Survey:Unofficial OOPS Member Survey

Unofficial OOPS Member Survey

1. Are you currently a member of OOPS, the Oregon Ocean Paddling Society?
	answered question		152
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		96.1%	146
No		3.9%	6

2. How long have you been a member of OOPS?
	answered question		138
	skipped question		14
		Response Percent	Response Count
Less than 1 year		23.9%	33
1-3 years		31.9%	44
3-10 years		37.0%	51
More than 10 years		7.2%	10

3. How long have you been kayaking?
	answered question		139
	skipped question		13
		Response Percent	Response Count
Less than 1 year		2.2%	3
1-3 years		23.7%	33
3-10 years		46.0%	64
More than 10 years		28.1%	39
I haven't started yet		0.0%	0

4. How many days do you estimate that you have been on the water in a kayak during the past 12 months?
	answered question		134
	skipped question		18
		Response Percent	Response Count
30 days or more		33.6%	45
15-29 days		25.4%	34
5-14 days		29.1%	39
1-4 days		7.5%	10
I haven't kayaked during the past 12 months		4.5%	6

5. What is your PRIMARY source of information about OOPS activities?
	answered question		132
	skipped question		20
		Response Percent	Response Count
Newsletter (GAM)		25.0%	33
Google Groups listserv (oopskayak)		53.8%	71
OOPS web site (www.oopskayak.org)		15.2%	20
Attending monthly meetings		0.8%	1
Word of mouth		0.8%	1
viewOther (please specify)		4.5%	6

6. Do you read the GAM...
	answered question		131
	skipped question		21
		Response Percent	Response Count
Always		73.3%	96
Sometimes		21.4%	28
Rarely		3.1%	4
I've never read the GAM		0.8%	1
I don't think I receive the GAM		1.5%	2

7. How often do you visit the OOPS Kayak web site (http://www.oopskayak.org)?
	answered question		132
	skipped question		20
		Response Percent	Response Count
Daily		2.3%	3
Weekly		20.5%	27
Monthly		25.8%	34
Rarely		48.5%	64
I've never visited the OOPS Kayak web site		3.0%	4

8. Do you subscribe to the oopskayak Google Groups email listserv?
	answered question		130
	skipped question		22
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		91.5%	119
No		5.4%	7
What is a Google Groups email listserv?		3.1%	4

9. Referring to the oopskayak Google Groups email listserv, which answer most closely matches your practice?
	answered question		130
	skipped question		22
		Response Percent	Response Count
I am not a subscriber		3.1%	4
I read pretty much all the messages, pretty much every day		36.2%	47
I read some messages, based on the subject line		43.1%	56
I read some messages, based on my time availability and mood		10.8%	14
I rarely read the messages		6.9%	9
I filter the messages directly to my Trash.		0.0%	0

10. During the past year, I have attended...
	answered question		130
	skipped question		22
		Response Percent	Response Count
Most or all of the monthly meetings		20.8%	27
A few of the monthly meetings		36.9%	48
1 meeting		16.2%	21
No meetings		25.4%	33
There are meetings?		0.8%	1

11. During the past FIVE (5) years, I have taken ___ OOPS-led on-the-water classes, including pool classes. Please do not include classes for which you have been the instructor or assistant:
	answered question		130
	skipped question		22
		Response Percent	Response Count
10 or more		6.2%	8
5 or more		14.6%	19
3 or 4		17.7%	23
2		17.7%	23
1		5.4%	7
None		38.5%	50

12. During the past THREE (3) years, I have participated in ___ OOPS-sponsored kayaking trips:
	answered question		129
	skipped question		23
		Response Percent	Response Count
6 or more		27.9%	36
4-5		19.4%	25
2-3		20.2%	26
1		13.2%	17
None		19.4%	25