tango census madness 2010
1. Hello! Inspired by March Madness and the United States Federal Census 2010, I would like to take a survey of the population of tango dancers and visitors to allseattletango.com. Survey will run until April 15, 2010, and results will be published shortly thereafter. Please take a few minutes to answer these nine questions.

Thanks!
--John

Demographics:
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Sex (Male, Female)Total Responses: 135

Males: 64
Females: 71		100.0%135
Primary Dancing Role (Lead, Follow)Total Responses: 133*

Leads: 67
Follows: 68

Notes:
"need you ask": 1
Female Leads: 3
*Assumptions made: Blank or other responses (4) == Traditional roles (2 each)		98.5%133
City, State/Province, ZIP/Postal Code
Total Responses: 133

Seattle (981**): 82
Includes all neighborhoods, from Normandy Park to Shoreline and everything in between

Seattle (980**): 26
Includes Bellevue, Bothell, Brier, Edmonds, Enumclaw, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Lynnwood, Mercer Island, Redmond, Renton, Woodinville

Washington (982** - 986**): 12
Includes Bellingham, Everett, Gig Harbor, Mukilteo, Port Ludlow, Tacoma, Olympia, Vancouver

Other: 13
Includes BC (Canada), Brussels (Belgium), Cambridge (United Kingdom), Denver (CO), Flagstaff (AZ), Houston (TX), Montevideo (Uruguay), Newport (RI), Pahala (HI), Portland (OR), Reno (NV), Silver Spring (MD)
98.5%133
Current age (early 20s, mid 30s, late 40s, etc.)Total Responses: 128

20s: 17
30s: 33

40s: 23
50s: 38

60s: 15
70s: 2

Notes:
"early Xs" arbitrarily set to X2 e.g. "early 30s" = 32;
"mid Ys" arbitrarily set to Y5, e.g. "mid 20s" = 25;
"late Zs" arbitrarily set to Z8, e.g. "late 40s" = 48

"old", "vintage", "etc.", and blank responses were not counted

"Average age" (sum divided by count) = 44.95 		97.0%131
viewType of employment if applicable (software programmer, psychologist, accountant, lawyer, artist, masseuse, student, etc...)
Total Responses: 123

TYPE: Count Total (Men, Women)

IT: 21 (17, 4)
Medicine: 14 (3, 11)
Student: 12 (6, 6)
Management: 11 (1, 10)
Teacher: 8 (3, 5)

Engineering: 7 (6, 1)
Finance: 7 (2, 5)
Research: 6 (2, 4)
The Arts: 6 (3, 3)

Retired: 5 (1, 4)
Self-employed: 5 (4, 1)
Writer: 5 (2, 3)
Real Estate: 4 (2, 2)

Miscellaneous: 12 (8, 4)

Miscellaneous includes onesie-twosies;
Classifications are my own; In cases of multiple responses from the same respondent, the more "interesting" job was used, e.g. former job, instead of "retired" or "unemployed". All decisions final, no refunds will be given. View the underlying data to form your own groupings and draw your own conclusions.
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2. Tango Experience:
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viewHow long have you been dancing tango?
Total Responses: 124

Total (Men, Women)
Less than 1 year: 16 (5, 11)
1+ years: 11 (2, 9)
2+ years: 8 (4, 4)
3+ years: 23 (10, 13)

4+ years: 10 (4, 6)
5+ years: 10 (3, 7)
6+ years: 10 (7, 3)

7+ years: 5 (2, 3)
8+ years: 5 (4, 1)
9+ years: 0

10+ to 14+: 20 (13, 7)
15+ and above: 6 (4, 2)

Average: 5.42 years

Note:
"forever" set to 25 years.
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viewWhat is your current skill level in tango? (novice, beginner, intermediate, advanced, very advanced)
Total Responses: 121

Novice: 2
Beginner: 12
Beginner/Intermediate: 5

Intermediate: 40
Intermediate/Advanced: 14
Advanced: 42

Very Advanced: 6

(no answer): 14
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viewWhat other dances do you dance?
Total Responses: 239 (multiple responses possible from 116 non-blank respondents)

None41
Swing/ECS/WCS41
Salsa32

Ballroom18
Waltz15
Blues11

Ballet6
Cha Cha6
Lindy6
Folk6
Two-step/NC2S6

Bachata5
Contra4
Modern4
Zydeco4

Other34 (only 1 or 2 mentions each)
Includes Foxtrot, Tap, Merengue, CW, Flamenco, Everything, Belly dancing, Rock, Cumbia, Rumba, Bolero, Triple step, Line dance, Hustle, Cajun, Ass shaking dance, Fusion, Jazz, Zumba, Samba, Balboa, Free style, Wild, Ceili
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viewHow many pairs of tango shoes do you own?
Total Responses: 123

Zero: 6
1 pair: 14
2 pairs: 27
3 pairs: 19

4 pairs: 13
5 pairs: 5

6 to 10 pairs: 21
11 to 14 pairs: 11
15 plus pairs: 7

(no answer): 12

Average: 5 to 6 pairs

Notes:
"too many", "too many to count", and "lost track" were arbitrarily set at 50 pairs. This is probably still too low.
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3. How did you get interested in tango (movie, show, friend, music, email, just walking by...)
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4. How many times have you quit tango? Why did you leave? What convinced you / will convince you to stay or come back?
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5. Approximately how many times do you...
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viewVisit allseattletango.com (per week)100.0%116
viewDance at milongas (per week)96.6%112
viewDance at practicas (per week)90.5%105
viewTake a group class (per month)94.8%110
viewTake a private lesson (per month)84.5%98
viewAttend a workshop (per year)98.3%114
viewAttend a festival (per year)97.4%113
6. Which ways do you like to get your tango information?
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 I hate thisI don't like thisI'm okay with thisI like thisI prefer thisN/ARating
Average		Response
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In-person announcements at milongas/practicas3.5% (4)7.8% (9)47.8% (55)38.3% (44)0.9% (1)1.7% (2)3.26115
In-person conversations with other dancers0.0% (0)0.0% (0)34.5% (39)54.0% (61)10.6% (12)0.9% (1)3.76113
Fliers/handouts at milongas/practicas2.6% (3)5.3% (6)44.7% (51)42.1% (48)3.5% (4)1.8% (2)3.39114
Newspaper advertisements6.4% (7)18.2% (20)34.5% (38)5.5% (6)0.9% (1)34.5% (38)2.64110
Email announcements sent to me personally by a friend0.0% (0)4.5% (5)36.9% (41)44.1% (49)10.8% (12)3.6% (4)3.64111
Email announcements sent to me by a mailing list2.6% (3)8.8% (10)39.5% (45)31.6% (36)15.8% (18)1.8% (2)3.50114
Viewing consolidated information on allseattletango.com0.0% (0)0.9% (1)8.5% (10)24.8% (29)60.7% (71)5.1% (6)4.53117
Visiting individual teachers' websites2.7% (3)15.0% (17)45.1% (51)20.4% (23)8.0% (9)8.8% (10)3.17113
Facebook17.7% (20)15.9% (18)26.5% (30)20.4% (23)5.3% (6)14.2% (16)2.76113
Twitter32.2% (37)17.4% (20)7.0% (8)4.3% (5)2.6% (3)36.5% (42)1.86115
Search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing, ...)6.4% (7)19.1% (21)33.6% (37)18.2% (20)5.5% (6)17.3% (19)2.97110
Watching YouTube videos1.8% (2)14.2% (16)31.0% (35)31.0% (35)9.7% (11)12.4% (14)3.37113
Reading Tango blogs7.9% (9)21.9% (25)32.5% (37)18.4% (21)3.5% (4)15.8% (18)2.85114
Brochures sent to me via postal mail25.2% (28)22.5% (25)26.1% (29)4.5% (5)0.9% (1)20.7% (23)2.16111
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7. What new features would you like to see?
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 I would not use this featureI would love to have this featureRating
Average		Response
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A Facebook page52.6% (50)47.4% (45)1.4795
A Twitter page94.2% (98)5.8% (6)1.06104
A mailing list with announcements by selected individuals43.0% (40)57.0% (53)1.5793
A mailing list with announcements by any/all subscribers65.9% (58)34.1% (30)1.3488
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8. What is your favorite thing about Tango in general?
What is your favorite thing about Tango in Seattle?

What would you like to see more of in the Seattle tango scene?
What would you like to see less of in the Seattle tango scene?
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9. That's it!

Thanks for taking the time to fill out this survey. Results will be posted in approximately a month.

If you have any additional comments, please use this box.
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