Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Working together, we using Roger's knowledge of the local community to create a short survey
which we will administer online via a web site. In order to ensure a measure of data integrity and
to try to protect against possible abuse, our web survey is password protected. Each organization
invited to participate in the survey is given a unique password. The leader of that organization is
asked to share the password with his or her membership and to encourage participation in the
survey. Community members are given a month to respond, and each time an individual logs on
complete the survey, the password used is recorded so that we can determine how many people
from each organization responded. After the month ends, we have a data set comprised of the
following attributes:
Elapsed_Time
: This is the amount of time each respondent spent completing our survey.
It is expressed in decimal minutes (e.g. 4.5 in this attribute would be four minutes, thirty
seconds).
Time_in_Community
: This question on the survey asked the person if they have lived in
the area for 0-2 years, 3-9 years, or 10+ years; and is recorded in the data set as Short,
Medium, or Long respectively.
Gender
: The survey respondent's gender.
Working
: A yes/no column indicating whether or not the respondent currently has a paid
job.
Age
: The survey respondent's age in years.
Family:
A yes/no column indicating whether or not the respondent is currently a member
of a family-oriented community organization, such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters, childrens'
recreation or sports leagues, genealogy groups, etc.
Hobbies:
A yes/no column indicating whether or not the respondent is currently a
member of a hobby-oriented community organization, such as amateur radio, outdoor
recreation, motorcycle or bicycle riding, etc.
Social_Club:
A yes/no column indicating whether or not the respondent is currently a
member of a community social organization, such as Rotary International, Lion's Club, etc.
Political:
A yes/no column indicating whether or not the respondent is currently a
member of a political organization with regular meetings in the community, such as a
political party, a grass-roots action group, a lobbying effort, etc.
