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Re: Survey Results - mobility



Perhaps there should have been a qualifier on that - how long have you been in the
profession? For me, the answer would be the same.


Best wishes,

Thomas Berry, Archivist
Historical Construction Equipment Association
16623 Liberty Hi Road
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Phone 419-352-5616
Fax 419-352-6086
tberry@wcnet.org
http://www.hcea.net



STEVEN P. FISHER wrote:

>  To me one of the most interesting statistics was that over half of
> those responding have been at their current position for less than four
> years. Since only 22% of those responding have been in the profession for
> less than four years, one could take from this that we are a highly
> mobile bunch. I wonder how this compares with other fields.
>
> Steve Fisher
> University of Denver
>
> On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Kurilecz, Peter wrote:
>
> > First Thank you all who participated. Charles Schultz will be closely
> > examine the individual responses, but I wanted to share the overall results
> > who as soon as possible. The survey wasn't perfect by any means and it could
> > have been less North American-centric (wording-wise). So thank you all who
> > provided constructive criticism. The survey was launched late yesterday
> > afternoon and was open for less than 24 hours so I think the response rate
> > was very good, almost 10% of the list subscribership.
> >
> > peterk
> >
> > Total respondents: 224 (for each question zoomerang tabulates who actually
> > answer that question)
> >
> > 1. Did you know what an archivist is by the time you completed High School?
> >         Yes     49      22%
> >         No      172     78%
> >         Total:  221
> >
> > 2. Did your parents know what an archivist is before you became one?
> >         Yes     79      36%
> >         No      143     64%
> >         Total   222
> >
> > 3. Do your immediate neighbors know what an archivist is?
> >         Yes     52      24%
> >         No      165     76%
> >         Total   217
> >
> > 4. At what point in your college/university undergraduate days did you learn
> > about the archival profession?
> >         Freshman        39      22%
> >         Sophomore       38      21%
> >         Junior          48      27%
> >         Senior          55      31%
> >         Total           180
> >
> > 5. At what point during your undergraduate/university career did you decide
> > to become an archivist?
> >         Freshman        5       3%
> >         Sophomore       7       4%
> >         Junior          12      6%
> >         Senior          38      19%
> >         Graduate Sch    136     69%
> >         Total           198
> >
> > 6. In which of the following age brackets do you belong?
> >         20-29           40      18%
> >         30-39           80      36%
> >         40-49           54      24%
> >         50-59           40      18%
> >         60-69           9       4%
> >         70 and up       0
> >         Total           223
> >
> > 7. My highest degree earned is
> >         High school diploma     3       1%
> >         Bachelors               30      13%
> >         Masters                 179     80%
> >         Doctorate               11      5%
> >         Total                   223
> >
> > NOTE: The following question was intended to find out how many years total a
> > respondent had worked in the archival field
> >
> > 8.My work experience in cumulative years is
> >         0-3             49      22%
> >         4-6             48      22%
> >         7-10            30      145
> >         10-14           29      13%
> >         15-19           20      9%
> >         20 and up       46      21%
> >         Total           222
> >
> > 9. I believe that the various professional archives associations...promote
> > awareness of the profession
> >         Strongly agree                  2       1%
> >         Agree                           46      21%
> >         Neither Agree/Disagree          65      29%
> >         Disagree                        101     45%
> >         Strongly Disagree               9       4%
> >         Total                           223
> >
> > 10. I am a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists
> >         Yes             37      17%
> >         No              185     83%
> >         Total           222
> >
> > 11. When you tell a stranger that you are an archivist, do they know what an
> > archivist is?
> >         Yes             21      10%
> >         No              194     90%
> >         Total           215
> >
> > 12. The general public believes that archives are cold, musty, dusty places
> > that hold old records.
> >         Strongly agree          28      13%
> >         Agree                   137     62%
> >         Neither Agree/Disagree  41      18%
> >         Disagree                16      7%
> >         Strongly disagree       0
> >         total                   222
> >
> > 13. I have been with my current organization
> >         0-3             114     51%
> >         4-6             34      15%
> >         7-10            28      13%
> >         11-15           15      7%
> >         16-19           7       3%
> >         20 or more      20      9%
> >         unemployed      5       2%
> >         Total           223
> >
> > 14. Newspaper stories accurately portray what an archives is
> >         Strongly disagree       15      7%
> >         Disagree                98      44%
> >         Neither Agree/Disagree  77      35%
> >         Agree                   33      15%
> >         Strongly Agree          0
> >         Total                   223
> >
> >
> >
> > 15. I live in the following region
> >         New England             20      9%
> >         Mid-Atlantic            44      20%
> >         Southeast               28      13%
> >         Southwest               28      13%
> >         Rocky Mtns              12      5%
> >         Midwest         41      18%
> >         Plains States           6       3%
> >         Pacific Coast Region    8       4%
> >         Other                   16      7%
> >         Total                   224
> > NOTE: The Other category had some interesting results and here they are
> >
> > North Carolina to be specific
> > Texas!
> > Virginia
> > South Texas
> > Australia
> > Australia
> > South Africa
> > Scotland, UK
> > Washington DC
> > Texas
> > Europe, France
> >
> > 5 others checked "Other" but did not provide a location.
> >
> > Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
> > Manager, Records Management Group
> > Woodside Summit Group Inc
> > Midlothian, Virginia
> > Office: 804-744-1247 x23
> > Fax: 804-744-4947
> > mailto:peter.kurilecz@woodsidesummitgroup.com
> >
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