Africa Policy E-Journal
Africa: List Survey
Date distributed (ymd): 980705
APIC Document
<Africa Policy Electronic Distribution List>
Third Annual Reader Survey
July 5, 1998
This is the third survey of readers of the Africa Policy
Electronic Distribution List. Our first two surveys
were successful. We received responses from more than 400
readers each time we sent it out. Your responses provided
valuable information on your views of our service, as well
as suggestions for improvements. We have implemented some
of the suggestions, and, with your help, hope to continue to
improve. The reports of the previous surveys are available
on the Africa Policy Web Site at
http://www.africapolicy.org/survey/report96.html and
http://www.africapolicy.org/survey/report97.htm.
The number of addresses on the list has continued to grow.
Since the last survey a year ago, it has increased almost
40%, from 1600 addresses to 2200.
Your opinions are important to us, and help us to continue to
improve our service. We have tried to make the survey long enough
to provide substantive data, but not so long as to be a
burden. We hope you will take time out of your busy schedule
to fill out the 30 items below.
To evaluate trends, some questions are the same as those in
previous years. There are also new questions. According to
our test runs, it should take 15 minutes or less to complete
the survey.
As an extra incentive to respond, we will send everyone
who submits a completed questionnaire a free, attractive
11" by 17" poster with a map and charts of "Africa's Women."
This is our new poster, with selected indicators on the status
of women in Africa's five regions. (Allow four to five weeks
for us to process the forms and get the posters in the mail to
you.)
So please take the time to: (1) use your e-mail program, news
reader or browser to download or copy this file into a return
message so that you can edit it, (2) put your answers within
the brackets for each question, (3) put an x in each check-box [ ]
that applies, and (4) e-mail the file back to
esurvey@africapolicy.org
as an ascii (plain text) message - not an attachment. The [ ], { } and < > symbols are
included to simplify our processing of the forms; please don't
delete them, and don't delete the questions. Longer answers,
however, may take more than one line.
If it is inconvenient for you to return the form by e-mail,
you may send it to us by fax (202-546-1545) or by post (110
Maryland Ave. NE, #509, Washington, DC 20002 USA).
P.S. All individual data on this form will be treated as
confidential. Only the analysis of totals will be made
public. The names and postal addresses may be used
(infrequently) for mailing out announcements or other
information from APIC. If you do not want your address
used in this way, please check yes in response to the
"exclusion" question at the end of the survey.
Thank you very much.
1.
Please send me my free "Africa's Women" poster.
[ ] yes
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11.
How long have you been receiving or retrieving documents from
the Africa Policy Electronic Distribution List?
[ ] Less than two months
[ ] Two months to a year
[ ] More than one year
12.
How do you receive or retrieve documents from the Africa
Policy Electronic Distribution List?
[ ] by e-mail directly from APIC and WOA
[ ] by e-mail indirectly through another mailing list
(please indicate the name of the list)
{list_name}
[ ]
[ ] on a bulletin board, conference, or newsgroup
(please indicate the name of the conference)
{conf_name}
[ ]
[ ] on a Web site
(please indicate the site name or URL)
{web_site}
[ ]
[ ] other (please explain)
{other_source}
[ ]
13.
Do you have access to a Web browser with a direct internet connection?
[ ] yes
14.
If yes, on average how often do you visit the Africa Policy Web Site?
[ ] more than once a week
[ ] between once a week and once a month
[ ] less than once a month
[ ] never
15.
Of every 10 documents distributed, on average, roughly how
many (on a scale from 0 to 10) would you say you dealt with in
the following ways?
{People_sent_to}
If you do redistribute a document, roughly how many
additional people do you normally send it to?
16.
For your needs, is the frequency of documents distributed
[ ] Too frequent
[ ] About right
[ ] Not frequent enough
17.
For your needs, are most of the documents distributed
[ ] Too long and detailed
[ ] About right
[ ] Not detailed enough
18.
How would you rate the quality of the information and analysis
distributed?
[ ] Very good
[ ] Good
[ ] Average
[ ] Poor
[ ] Very poor
19.
When documents call for specific actions, such as writing to
policy-makers, how often have you contacted policy-makers by
phone, fax or e-mail concerning the issue?
[ ] Never
[ ] Almost never
[ ] Sometimes
[ ] Often
[ ] Always
20.
When documents call for specific actions, such as writing to
policy-makers, how often have you passed on the documents to
others who you think might want to contact policy-makers
concerning the issue?
[ ] Never
[ ] Almost never
[ ] Sometimes
[ ] Often
[ ] Always
As you know, our objectives are to reach the broadest possible
audience in order to enable more informed public influence on
policy decisions. The following questions will enable us to
report to you on who we are reaching, and to improve our
strategies for reaching wider constituencies. Individual data
will be treated as confidential.
21.
[ ] Under 20
[ ] 20 to 35
[ ] 36 to 50
[ ] Over 50
22.
[ ] Male
[ ] Female
23.
What is your level of education?
[ ] advanced degree
[ ] college degree
[ ] secondary school
[ ] other
24.
What is your primary institutional affiliation? (Check one.)
[ ] educational institution
[ ] commercial institution
[ ] governmental institution
[ ] religious institution
[ ] non-governmental organization (non-religious)
[ ] media institution
[ ] trade-union
[ ] foundation or other philanthropic institution
[ ] other
25.
What are your significant personal connections with African
concerns? (Check all that apply.)
[ ] Born in (or parents born in) an African country
[ ] Worked in an African country for year or more
[ ] Visited an African country for shorter time
[ ] African Diaspora
[ ] Business interests
[ ] Academic interests
[ ] Other professional interests
[ ] Activist concerns for human rights, development,
environment, social justice and related issues
26.
If you are living outside the African continent, please check
all that apply:
[ ] actively involved in local organization working on African issues
[ ] somewhat involved in local organization working on African issues
[ ] active member of national organization working on African issues
[ ] supporter of national organization working on African issues
27.
Please check the two broad issue areas of greatest interest for you.
[ ] Human Rights/Democratization/Political Participation
[ ] Economy, Development, Social Justice
[ ] Conflict, Security and Peacemaking
[ ] Gender/Women
[ ] other (please explain)
{other_issue}
[ ]
28.
Please check the two geographical areas of greatest interest for you.
[ ] Africa (continent-wide issues)
[ ] Southern Africa
[ ] Central Africa
[ ] West Africa
[ ] East Africa
[ ] North Africa
[ ] other (including countries or areas neglected by the list)
{other_area}
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29.
Please add any additional comments, criticisms, or
suggestions.
[ ]
30.
Please exclude my name and postal address from any future
mailings by APIC or WOA.
[ ] yes
***end***end***end***end***end***end***end***end***end***
Thank you for completing the form. Remember to e-mail it to
esurvey@africapolicy.org as an ascii (plain text) message--for
most people the reply function in your software should do this
automatically. If it is inconvenient for you to return the
form by e-mail, you may send it to us by fax (202-546-1545) or
by post at the address below.
Africa Policy Information Center, 110 Maryland Ave. NE #509, Washington, DC 20002
Tel: (202) 546-7961; Fax: (202) 546-1545; E-mail: apic@igc.apc.org
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