WMUK membership survey 2013/Survey draft

Demographics

(NB this section should be separate, anonomised and no questions require an answer. Some demographic data is better than none, and if we have a good explanation of why we're collecting it that may motivate people to fill it in?)

Why are we collecting demographic data?

Wikimedia UK is a registered UK Charity which seeks as a part of its public objects; "...to promote and support the widest possible public access to, use of and contribution to open content of an encyclopedic or educational nature or of similar utility to the general public, in particularly the open content supported and provided by the Wikimedia Foundation..."

The Wikimedia Foundation's current five-year plan has key strategic aims which included 'Increasing participation' and 'Increasing reach' in the editor community. This is understood to mean we want more people to participate in contributing to the Wikimedia projects, and we want to reach out to less-well-represented groups and engage them.

It is helpful to the Wikimedia UK board of trustees and staff to understand approximately what the demographic profile of the Charity's membership is to see if our membership may have particular needs which should be catered for, to see if our membership is reflecting a good range of people with different characteristics. For example; if we knew we had a large number of unwaged/low income members that would inform continuing discussions about fees or member benefits. Or; if we knew we had no members over sixty years old we might want to look at partnering with organisations that work predominantly with people in that age group to develop a more appealing offer, specific events or targeted recruitment.

All the questions are optional. Please answer as many as you wish - the more information we have the more we can make decisions based on who are members really are. All responses are completely anonymous and will not be shared individually, but rather as a meta-report summarising all responses.

The Questions

Section 1: Demographics

1. What is your gender?
   • Male
   • Female
   • Other (please specify)

2. Are you transgender?
   • Yes
   • No
   • Other (please specify)

3. If you are transgender, what was your assigned gender status at birth?
   • Male
   • Female
   • Not applicable
   • Other (please specify)

4. Which of the following terms best describes your sexual orientation?
   • Heterosexual
   • Gay/lesbian
   • Bisexual
   • Other
   • Prefer not to say

5. What is your age?
   • 0-15
   • 16-24
   • 25-34
   • 35-44
   • 45-54
   • 55-64
   • 65-74
   • 75-84
   • 85+

6. What is the highest level of education you have completed?
   • Degree or equivalent
   • Higher education
   • A Level or equivalent
   • GCSEs grades A*-C or equivalent
   • Other qualifications
   • No qualification
   • Don't know

7. What is your approximate average annual income?
   • £0-£24.999
   • £25,000-£49,000
   • £50,000-£74,999
   • £75,000-£99,999
   • £1000,000-£124,999
   • More than £150,000

8. What is your relationship status?
   • Single
   • In a relationship
   • In a relationship, cohabiting
   • Married
   • Civil partnership

9. Are you a parent or carer to one or more children?
   • Yes (go to next question)
   • No (skip next question)
10. How many children live in your household

Age	1	2	3	4+
0 to 4 years old
5 to 10 years old
11 to 16 years old
17 to 18 years old

11. Which languages do you speak?

    	Not at all	A little	Moderately	Fluently
    English
    Welsh
    Scots
    Scottish Gaelic
    Irish Gaelic
    Cornish
    Other (please specify)

    Section 2: Meetups

    Section 3: Volunteering and volunteer events

    Section 4: Membership and member events

    Section 5: Trustees

    Section 6: Microgrants

    Section 7: Miscellaneous