CVGS Member Surveys - Part 1

This is Part 1 of the Member Survey responses from CVGS members. The survey was handed out at society meetings in December, January and February to meeting attendees. In addition, it was emailed to the membership email list (about 70% of the membership). There were 24 responses received. Most of these are members who attend the meetings and programs.

Q: How many years have you been pursuing genealogy research?
A:
* less than 1 year - 17%;
* 1-5 years - 22%;
* 6-10 years - 9%;
* 10-20 years - 22%;
* over 20 years - 30%.

Q: How many years have you been a member of CVGS?
A:
* less than 1 year - 19%;
* 1-5 years - 48%;
* 6-10 years - 19%;
* 10-20 years - 10%;
* over 20 years - 5%.

Q: What caused you to start doing genealogy research?
A:
* Interest in ancestors - 13%
* Wanted family info - 13%
* Curiosity - 13%
* Family papers - 13%
* Record for children - 4%
* Family member - 29%
* Doing memoirs - 4%
* History buff - 4%
* Discover grandparents name - 4%

Q: How often do you do some genealogy activity?
A:
* Daily - 24%;
* 2-6 days a week - 10%;
* Weekly - 29%;
* 2-4 times a month - 10%;
* Monthly - 19%;
* Occasionally - 5%;
* Rarely - 5%

Q: In what areas of the USA do you have ancestry (some responses have several areas)?
A:
* New England - 25%
* NY, NJ, PA - 54%
* MD, DE, VA, NC, SC - 17%
* GA, FL, AL, MS - 13%
* KY, TN - 17%
* OH, MI, WI, IN, IL - 54%
* KS, MO, NE, IA, MN, SD, ND - 29%
* TX, OK, LA, AR - 17%
* Mountain states - 8%
* CA, OR, WA, AZ, NV - 21%

Q: Have you been to at least one of those areas to perform research?
A: YES - 50%; NO - 50%

Q: In what foreign countries do you have ancestry (some responses have multiple answers)?
A:
* England/Wales - 58%
* Scotland - 17%
* Ireland - 46%
* Germany - 71%
* France - 25%
* Benelux - 21%
* Scandinavia - 17%
* Central Europe - 8%
* Baltic States - 4%
* Spain - 4%
* Mexico - 4%
* Armenia - 4%
* Canada - 17%

Q: Have you been to any of these countries to perform research?
A: YES - 19%, NO - 81%