Result Summary for Survey:Thesis survey

Thesis survey

1. What is your name?
	answered question	52
	skipped question	9
		Response Count
view		52

2. How old are you?
	answered question		61
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
18–25		6.6%	4
25–35		45.9%	28
35–45		37.7%	23
45–65		4.9%	3
65+		4.9%	3

3. What medium(s) do you use to find information or read the news?
	answered question					61
	skipped question					0
	not at all	occasionally	frequently	all of the time	Rating Average	Response Count
Website	0.0% (0)	3.3% (2)	41.7% (25)	55.0% (33)	3.52	60
Mobile App	14.3% (8)	26.8% (15)	42.9% (24)	16.1% (9)	2.61	56
Tablet app	45.5% (25)	21.8% (12)	21.8% (12)	10.9% (6)	1.98	55
Magazine	20.3% (12)	54.2% (32)	20.3% (12)	5.1% (3)	2.10	59
Newspaper	22.8% (13)	52.6% (30)	19.3% (11)	5.3% (3)	2.07	57
TV	45.6% (26)	26.3% (15)	21.1% (12)	7.0% (4)	1.89	57
Radio	38.6% (22)	22.8% (13)	24.6% (14)	14.0% (8)	2.14	57
Friends/family	3.3% (2)	50.8% (31)	41.0% (25)	4.9% (3)	2.48	61
Co-workers	12.7% (7)	60.0% (33)	25.5% (14)	1.8% (1)	2.16	55
Other (please specify) view						8

4. Why do you search for information or read the news?
	answered question					61
	skipped question					0
	never	seldom	often	always	Rating Average	Response Count
Personal curiosity	0.0% (0)	1.7% (1)	43.3% (26)	55.0% (33)	3.53	60
For work	5.1% (3)	20.3% (12)	54.2% (32)	20.3% (12)	2.90	59
To settle a bet	48.2% (27)	46.4% (26)	3.6% (2)	1.8% (1)	1.59	56
Sense of obligation	34.4% (21)	32.8% (20)	24.6% (15)	8.2% (5)	2.07	61
Other (please specify) view						6

5. In general, when you are trying to find the answer to a question or want to learn more about a news story, what level of depth do you engage in?
	answered question		61
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
headline only		0.0%	0
brief summary		16.4%	10
short article		41.0%	25
long article		39.3%	24
read an entire book		3.3%	2

6. While searching for information, do you ever end up going “down the rabbit hole” and end up somewhere completely unrelated to what you were looking for? If yes...
	answered question		50
	skipped question		11
		Response Percent	Response Count
Is it beneficial and why? view		98.0%	49
Is it a waste of time? Why? view		60.0%	30

7. What online tools do you use to find information or the answer to a question?
	answered question		61
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
Google		96.7%	59
Yahoo!		3.3%	2
Bing		3.3%	2
Wikipedia		85.2%	52
Ask		4.9%	3
Quora		18.0%	11
Facebook		16.4%	10
Twitter		29.5%	18
Other (please specify) view			16

8. What tools do you use to locate something? (yourself, others, a destination, an event, a historical/past event, etc.)
	answered question		61
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
Google Maps		98.4%	60
Google Earth		23.0%	14
Bing Maps		3.3%	2
MapQuest		16.4%	10
Yahoo Maps		4.9%	3
GPS device		39.3%	24
paper map / atlas		37.7%	23
compass		9.8%	6
Other (please specify) view			14

9. For current affairs and breaking news, what is your source(s) (print, online or TV)
	answered question		61
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yahoo News		6.6%	4
Google News		26.2%	16
CNN.com		34.4%	21
CNN (tv)		9.8%	6
BBC.com		29.5%	18
BBC (tv)		4.9%	3
MSNBC.com		4.9%	3
MSNBC (tv)		8.2%	5
Foxnews.com		0.0%	0
Fox News (tv)		4.9%	3
Huffington Post		27.9%	17
NYTimes.com		78.7%	48
NY Times (paper)		13.1%	8
Other (please specify) view			28

10. What do you use to share information or news stories?
	answered question		61
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
email		85.2%	52
text		29.5%	18
phone call		29.5%	18
Facebook		45.9%	28
Twitter		52.5%	32
Digg		0.0%	0
Delicious		3.3%	2
personal blog		23.0%	14
Other (please specify) view			13

11. How do you store / keep track of information that you've gathered or read?
	answered question		61
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
I don't		19.7%	12
bookmarks		63.9%	39
instapaper		18.0%	11
readability		4.9%	3
folders (digital)		39.3%	24
folders (physical)		14.8%	9
other		14.8%	9
(please specify) view			22

12. When searching for information, I like...
	answered question					61
	skipped question					0
	never	sometimes	often	always	Rating Average	Response Count
Being given answers from a single source	9.8% (6)	44.3% (27)	41.0% (25)	4.9% (3)	2.41	61
Comparing answers from different sources	1.6% (1)	47.5% (29)	32.8% (20)	18.0% (11)	2.67	61
Being given the tools so I can analyze data and find the answer for myself	13.1% (8)	52.5% (32)	19.7% (12)	14.8% (9)	2.36	61

13. When searching for information or answers to a question...
	answered question					61
	skipped question					0
	never	sometimes	often	always	Rating Average	Response Count
I find what I'm looking for right away	3.3% (2)	50.8% (31)	44.3% (27)	1.6% (1)	2.44	61
It takes me a few clicks to find it	0.0% (0)	48.3% (29)	50.0% (30)	1.7% (1)	2.53	60
What I thought would take a minute, ended up taking an hour	16.4% (10)	70.5% (43)	13.1% (8)	0.0% (0)	1.97	61

14. I'm interested in...
	answered question		61
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
politics		68.9%	42
history		65.6%	40
science		62.3%	38
art & design		85.2%	52
economics / business		52.5%	32
current affairs		75.4%	46
geography		36.1%	22
architecture / urban planning		49.2%	30
sports		27.9%	17
technology		70.5%	43
other		13.1%	8
(please specify) view			21

15. I'm knowledgeable / an expert in...
	answered question		61
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
politics		19.7%	12
history		9.8%	6
science		14.8%	9
art & design		67.2%	41
economics / business		13.1%	8
current affairs		19.7%	12
geography		13.1%	8
architecture / urban planning		13.1%	8
sports		14.8%	9
technology		36.1%	22
other		16.4%	10
(please specify) view			20

16. Overall, what is your level of trust in...
	answered question			61
	skipped question			0
	little	some	a lot	Response Count
words	8.2% (5)	62.3% (38)	29.5% (18)	61
photos	11.5% (7)	67.2% (41)	21.3% (13)	61
charts / tables	11.9% (7)	72.9% (43)	15.3% (9)	59
maps	3.3% (2)	57.4% (35)	39.3% (24)	61

17. What does the term “geography” mean to you?
	answered question	61
	skipped question	0
		Response Count
view		61

18. How would you rate your knowledge of world geography?
	answered question		61
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
poor		29.5%	18
pretty decent		65.6%	40
i can find and name all of the islands in the Pacific... blindfolded		4.9%	3

19. What do you think the benefits would be in improving that knowledge?
	answered question	52
	skipped question	9
		Response Count
view		52

20. POP QUIZ: What is this country below?
	answered question	61
	skipped question	0
		Response Count
view		61

21. I have travelled...
	answered question						61
	skipped question						0
	never	seldom	occasionally	often	frequently	Rating Average	Response Count
locally	0.0% (0)	3.5% (2)	15.8% (9)	40.4% (23)	40.4% (23)	4.18	57
regionally	0.0% (0)	8.8% (5)	35.1% (20)	29.8% (17)	26.3% (15)	3.74	57
nationally	0.0% (0)	12.1% (7)	34.5% (20)	29.3% (17)	24.1% (14)	3.66	58
internationally	0.0% (0)	26.2% (16)	31.1% (19)	31.1% (19)	11.5% (7)	3.28	61

22. Where is the furthest you have travelled away from home?
	answered question	60
	skipped question	1
		Response Count
view		60

23. Maps...
	answered question		61
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
get me from point A to point B		86.9%	53
visualize information		85.2%	52
are worth a million words		42.6%	26
are something I only use while playing video games		0.0%	0
don't interest me at all		3.3%	2
other...		13.1%	8
(please specify) view			16