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A short questionnaire on foraging for my dissertation
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Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 13 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Done, and good luck!

Ty Gwyn



Joined: 22 Sep 2010
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 13 7:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I have filled in a few surveys by students over the years,

But this is the first that has asked for confirmation,of education,marital status and income range,

What have these to do with the info you require for your dissertation?

Nature'sgrafter



Joined: 22 Feb 2012
Posts: 527
Location: Sanday , Orkney
PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 13 7:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The survey was interesting but a little limited I live on an Island north of orkney and some of my answers don't really fit. However good luck.

woodland_wilf



Joined: 01 Feb 2013
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 13 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Ty Gwyn wrote:
I have filled in a few surveys by students over the years,

But this is the first that has asked for confirmation,of education,marital status and income range,

What have these to do with the info you require for your dissertation?


the main reason for those questions is to compare foraging activity between people from different ways of life and those questions provide me with some different groups of people to compare
its just to give me more options for analysis when I get to that point having more information than I need now is better than finding I don't have the information if needed later

but thank you for your view

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 13 7:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

woodland_wilf wrote:
Ty Gwyn wrote:
I have filled in a few surveys by students over the years,

But this is the first that has asked for confirmation,of education,marital status and income range,

What have these to do with the info you require for your dissertation?


the main reason for those questions is to compare foraging activity between people from different ways of life and those questions provide me with some different groups of people to compare
its just to give me more options for analysis when I get to that point having more information than I need now is better than finding I don't have the information if needed later

but thank you for your view


Do they need to be compulsory though? Some of the questions will put people off answering it so your results may not be what you think. For example, you may conclude people who's income is over �50k don't forage when actually they simple don't fill in your questionnaire as they don't want to answer your question.

You also seem to be missing a category for civil partnerships (add to married?) and I thought you need another for gender these days?

Green Rosie



Joined: 13 May 2007
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Location: Calvados, France
PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 13 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Done - I also agree that some of the questions about income should not be compulsory and you need to add widowed to the marital status.

woodland_wilf



Joined: 01 Feb 2013
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 13 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Treacodactyl wrote:
woodland_wilf wrote:
Ty Gwyn wrote:
I have filled in a few surveys by students over the years,

But this is the first that has asked for confirmation,of education,marital status and income range,

What have these to do with the info you require for your dissertation?


the main reason for those questions is to compare foraging activity between people from different ways of life and those questions provide me with some different groups of people to compare
its just to give me more options for analysis when I get to that point having more information than I need now is better than finding I don't have the information if needed later

but thank you for your view


Do they need to be compulsory though? Some of the questions will put people off answering it so your results may not be what you think. For example, you may conclude people who's income is over �50k don't forage when actually they simple don't fill in your questionnaire as they don't want to answer your question.

You also seem to be missing a category for civil partnerships (add to married?) and I thought you need another for gender these days?


thank you for this feedback will edit the form to remove them from being compulsory and add those options

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35057
Location: Devon
PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 13 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

You can't expect this lot just to fill in the darn questionaire! - they have to have an opinion on everything! But be careful - there's as many different opinions as there are Downsizers.

Hairyloon



Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 13 8:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Jamanda wrote:
there's as many different opinions as there are Downsizers.

No, I think there are more...

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 13 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Jamanda wrote:
You can't expect this lot just to fill in the darn questionaire! - they have to have an opinion on everything! But be careful - there's as many different opinions as there are Downsizers.


Just being helpful, a valid response would be to say why they want to ask the questions or to say it's too late to make changes but they'll note comments for next time etc, etc. It's been a while since I did my course though.

For future reference Wilf , the text boxes could be bigger and have you thought about roots (I expect it's too late to make changes now)? Things like pig nuts, burdock, horseradish etc are often foraged for roots.

gil
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 13 1:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Done.

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 13 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

done

and hello

Mafro



Joined: 17 Dec 2009
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Location: Kent
PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 13 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Completed, and good luck

robkb



Joined: 29 May 2009
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 13 3:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Done. Good luck with the dissertation.

Dabinett



Joined: 23 Dec 2010
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Location: Hampshire
PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 13 6:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Done. Good luck.

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