Motivations 2005 Survey Results
Motivations 2005 Survey - May 2005
No of records in this query: 2313
Total records in survey: 2313
Percentage of total: 100.00%
| Field Summary for Q1: |
| 1. How old were you when you started genealogy? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| A) 10 or younger (A)
|
59 | 2.55% |
| B) 11-20 (B)
|
260 | 11.24% |
| C) 21-30 (C)
|
315 | 13.62% |
| D) 31-40 (D)
|
377 | 16.30% |
| E) 41-50 (E)
|
523 | 22.61% |
| F) 51-60 (F)
|
498 | 21.53% |
| G) 61-70 (G)
|
235 | 10.16% |
| H) 71-80 (H)
|
56 | 2.42% |
| I) 81 or older (I)
|
4 | 0.17% |
| Field Summary for Q2: |
| 2. How old are you now? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| A) 10 or younger (A)
|
1 | 0.04% |
| B) 11-20 (B)
|
7 | 0.30% |
| C) 21-30 (C)
|
27 | 1.17% |
| D) 31-40 (D)
|
99 | 4.28% |
| E) 41-50 (E)
|
329 | 14.22% |
| F) 51-60 (F)
|
709 | 30.65% |
| G) 61-70 (G)
|
717 | 31.00% |
| H) 71-80 (H)
|
340 | 14.70% |
| I) 81 or older (I)
|
59 | 2.55% |
| Field Summary for Q3: |
| 3. What triggered your interest and involvement in genealogy? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| A) School or scouting project (your own or your child’s, grandchild’s, niece’s, nephew’s, etc.) (A)
|
143 | 6.18% |
| B) Death of a loved one (B)
|
389 | 16.82% |
| C) Special event (e.g., parents’ 50th wedding anniversary, family reunion, etc.) (C)
|
188 | 8.13% |
| D) Request for help by a relative known to you (D)
|
305 | 13.19% |
| E) Contact by a relative previously unknown to you (E)
|
133 | 5.75% |
| F) Unexpected discovery that piqued your curiosity (e.g., old photo album, collection of letters, story about an ancestor, etc.) (F)
|
930 | 40.21% |
| G) Vanity search on Internet (that is, searching your name and discovering something) (G)
|
108 | 4.67% |
| H) Visit to the old country or ancestral hometown (H)
|
127 | 5.49% |
| I) Adoption (casual or formal) in the family (I)
|
58 | 2.51% |
| J) Desire to join a particular society or organization (e.g., DAR) (J)
|
58 | 2.51% |
| K) Religion (K)
|
102 | 4.41% |
| Other
|
908 | 39.26% |
