Adapted and Reengineered Questionnaire'

1)
Do you volunteer/Are you involved in any not-for-profit cause?
Are you currently volunteering for any not-for-profit cause?

2)
Why do you volunteer? OR if you haven't volunteered yet, which reasons would make you decide to volunteer?

Please check all that apply.
1. I can gain recognition within the community.
2. I can build a network of contacts.
3. I know someone who has benefited from the organization/cause.
4. I feel like I am doing a good job.
5. My children/siblings/parents/relatives are involved with the organization.
6. My friends/schoolmates/officemates/boyfriend or girlfriend are involved with the organization.
7. I want to maintain services that I may use one day.
8. I can give something back to society.
9. It gives me the chance to help others.
10. I can socialize with people who are like me.
11. It sets a good example for others.
12. There is no one else to do the work.
13. I can meet different types of people.
14. I can put faith into action
15. I can support an important cause.
16. It will improve my community.
17. It keeps me active.
18. It makes me feel less lonely.
19. It will help my career prospects.
20. It takes my mind off other things.

3) socio-demographics.
A. What is the highest level of education you have completed?
Elementary/High School/College/Bachelor's Degree/Master's Degree/Doctorate/Professional (MD, JD, DDS)/Others, please specify/None of the above

B. Which best describes your current main daily activities and/or responsibilities?
Working full-time
Working part-time
Unemployed or laid off
Looking for work
Keeping house or raising children full-time
Retired

C1. Regarding your most recent job activitiy, what kind of industry do/did you work in?
C2. What kind of work did you do? (Job title)
C3. How much did you earn, before taxes and other deductions, during the past 12 months?
__Less than $5K
__$5K-$11,999
__$12K-$15,999
__$16K-$24,999
__$25K-$34,999
__$35K-$49,999
__$50K-$74,999
__$75K-$99,999
__$100K and greater
__Don't know
__No response

D. How many people are currently living in your household, including yourself?
__Number of people
__Of these people, how many are children?
__Of these people how many are adults?
__Of the adults, how many bring income into the household?

E. Is the home where you live
__Owned or being bought by you (or someone in the household)
__Rented for money
__Occupied without payment of money or rent
__Others (please specify) ______________

4) media usage
A. Which of these types of media do you actively use?
__Print (magazines, newspapers)
__Radio
__TV
__Internet (computer)
__Internet (phone)

B. If you actively use the Internet, what sites do you actively use?
__search engines (Google, Yahoo), please identify:
__email (Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail), please identify:
__Facebook
__MySpace
__Twitter
__other online social network, please identify:
__YouTube
__personal blogging
__reading other blogs

C1. How often do you use these media in one day?
"rarely" (less than 1-4 hours)
"occasionally" (5-8 hours)
"regularly" (9-12 hours)
"often" (13-16 hours)
"frequently" (17-20 hours)
"unlimited" (21-24 hours)

C2. How often do you use these media in one week?
"light user" (less than 1 day)
"regular user"(1-3 days)
"heavy user" (4-7 days)

Print
Radio
TV
Internet search
Internet email
Internet social network
YouTube
Internet blogging
Internet reading blogs

5. Leisure Activities.
What do you do in your free time?
__surf the internet
__meet friends
__bond with family
__go out of town/on a trip
__read a book
__shop
__work on a project
__others, please specify:


6. Attachment to the local area.
A. Do you read the news about your local area?
B. Are you an active member of your community?/school?/organization?
C. What local activities do you participate in? Check all that apply.
__fundraising campaigns (car wash, clothing drive, bake sale, etc)
__townhall meetings
__inter-group competitions (art, music, sports, etc)
__talks, conferences, workshops

7. Values

8. General Profile
A. Gender
B. Age
C. Marital Status

9. What makes it difficult for you to volunteer to a cause?
__Your schedule
__Your financial liquidity
__Access to volunteering opportunities
__Lack of information how to volunteer
__The type of cause does not affect me enough to volunteer

10. Which would you rather volunteer - time, money, material resources, contact resource, skills/talents? Why?

11. What causes are you interested in hearing about? Which causes would you most likely volunteer for? Indicate top 5.

__Animals
__Arts, Culture
__Cancer
__Children
__Disability
__Education
__Environment
__Emergency Disaster Relief
__Health
__Homelessness
__Hospice
__Human Rights
__International Aid
__Older People
__Society and Work
__Sport




Bibliography:
1) Segmenting the Volunteer Market.
http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1392&context=commpapers
2) Sociodemographic Questionnaire.
http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Social%20Environment/notebook/measure.html