A.

General Demographics

How old are you? Under 18 0 0% 18-24 31 13% 25-29 34 15% 30-39 50 22% 40-49 55 24% 50-64 50 22% 65+ 10 4% Refuse to say 1 0%

Notes: This matches a previous survey that I had conducted. It is interesting to observe that contrary to what is often said in the press, this is well distributed across the age spectrum and isn't just youngsters.

What is your gender? Male 121 52% Female 106 47% Refuse to say 4 2%

Notes: Again, this shows a fairly normal distribution, considerably different from the gender gap that is often reported

What is your highest level of education? High School 4 2% Some College 58 25% College 89 39% Graduate School 76 33% Other/Refuse to say 4 2%

Notes: The number of people that have been to grad school seems dispropotionately high.

What your household income? <$25,000 21 9% $25,000 to $49,999 62 27% $50,000 to $74,999 47 20% $75,000 to $99,999 38 16% $100,000 to $150,00 32 14% >$150,000 15 6% Other/Refuse to say 16 7%

Notes:

State Thirty nine states are represented in the survey. The top states were NY, TX, OR, CA, CT, PA, WA, IL, FL, OH, VT. Generally, this matches the population of the states, with the exceptions of CT which had a large number of responses since I'm from CT and a lot more people know me and responded to the survey. I suspect VT was over represented because of the campaign being headquartered in Vermont. WA and OR are perhaps over represented because of the high level of online activism in those areas. Note recent blog entries.

How firmly are you committed to Dean? Strong opposed 2 1%

Somewhat opposed

0

0%

Indifferent unsure

0

0%

Support somewhat

11

5%

Strongly support

216

94%

Other Refuse to say

2

1%

Notes: Not surprising that those who responded were almost all strong supporters. B. Internet Tools Meetup

How frequently do you use this tool?
Never	17	7%
Rarely	13	6%
Sometimes	65	28%
Frequently	75	32%
All the time	58	25%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	3	1%

Notes:

How important is this tool to you?
Not at all	8	3%
A little	20	9%
Somewhat	69	30%
Very Important	94	41%
Crucial	33	14%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	7	3%

Notes: The Official website

How frequently do you use this tool?
Never	1	0%
Rarely	17	7%
Sometimes	62	27%
Frequently	71	31%
All the time	76	33%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	4	2%

Notes:

How important is this tool to you?
Not at all	0	0%
A little	12	5%
Somewhat	44	19%
Very Important	98	42%
Crucial	74	32%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	3	1%

Notes: Unofficial websites

How frequently do you use this tool?
Never	22	10%
Rarely	44	19%
Sometimes	70	30%
Frequently	60	26%
All the time	29	13%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	6	3%

Notes:

How important is this tool to you?
Not at all	26	11%
A little	36	16%
Somewhat	73	32%
Very Important	64	28%
Crucial	23	10%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	6	3%

Notes: Most common is State sites, followed by local sites. Political blogs came in third. Then came Constiuency groups, and then news. The original blog, DeanDefence, and WeWantDean came in next. (all tied) Also mentioned a few times: DeanSpace, DeanNation, DeanArchive, GenerationDean, LiveJournal and Graphics. The Official Blog

How frequently do you use this tool?
Never	21	9%
Rarely	28	12%
Sometimes	45	19%
Frequently	23	19%
All the time	91	39%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	3	1%

Notes:

How important is this tool to you?
Not at all	19	8%
A little	24	10%
Somewhat	39	17%
Very Important	68	29%
Crucial	75	32%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	6	2%

Unofficial blogs

How frequently do you use this tool?
Never	69	30%

Rarely 44 19% Sometimes 56 24% Frequently 39 17% All the time 15 6% No Opinion/Refuse to say 8 3% Notes:

How important is this tool to you?
Not at all	60	26%
A little	35	15%
Somewhat	70	30%
Very Important	34	15%
Crucial	13	6%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	19	8%

Notes: The top sites are DailyKos, LiveJournal and Dean2004. I suspect that this may reflect my own interests, and where the survey was discussed the most. Bulletin Boards, Forums, and other threaded discussions

How frequently do you use this tool?
Never	66	29%
Rarely	67	29%
Sometimes	40	17%
Frequently	30	13%
All the time	21	9%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	7	3%

How important is this tool to you?
Not at all	72	31%
A little	38	16%
Somewhat	50	22%
Very Important	40	17%
Crucial	12	5%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	19	8%

Notes: Many people listed Yahoo Groups and LiveJournal. DeanTalk was listed a little bit as were a few local forums. Mailing Lists e.g. New York for Dean on Yahoo!

How frequently do you use this tool?
Never	54	23%
Rarely	30	13%
Sometimes	37	16%
Frequently	51	22%
All the time	51	22%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	8	3%

How important is this tool to you?
Not at all	44	19%
A little	27	12%
Somewhat	49	21%
Very Important	55	24%
Crucial	37	16%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	19	8%

Notes: The most popular sites listed were local sites, followed closely by state sites. Coming in third (about half as many as state sites, are the chat sites HowardDeanCoffeeHouse etc.) It is also used for coordination events and constiuency groups. There were a few College based mailing lists.

One person mentioned that Yahoo can be used for other activities, such as Chat, Calendar, etc. As noted below, no one mentioned using Yahoo for Chat. I know that some work is being done using Yahoo calendars and sharing photos.

Chat sites e.g. Chat for America

How frequently do you use this tool?
Never	156	68%
Rarely	43	19%
Sometimes	15	6%
Frequently	6	3%
All the time	4	2%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	7	3%

How important is this tool to you?
Not at all	137	59%
A little	37	16%
Somewhat	21	9%
Very Important	9	4%
Crucial	3	1%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	24	10%

Notes: People who listed sites, mostly listed chatforamerica as their chat site, although some listed IRC, AIM, MSN and political chat rooms. C. Other activities Voted in the Move-on Primary 188 (81%) Donated 181 (78%) Use the web to donate 165 (71%) Donated multiple times 136 (59%)

How much did you donate?
<$250	134	58%
$250-999	41	18%
>$1000	10	4%
Didn't donate/Refuse to say	46	20%

D. Online Goals What are you looking for in your online experience and how well do the online tools support them? Gathering general information

How important is this to you?
Not at all	2	1%
A little bit	3	1%
Somewhat	22	10%
Very important	67	29%
Extremely important	109	47%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	28	12%

Connecting socially with other supporters

How important is this to you?
Not at all	9	4%
A little bit	20	9%
Somewhat	57	25%
Very important	79	34%
Extremely important	53	23%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	13	6%

Connecting to organize activities

How important is this to you?
Not at all	9	4%
A little bit	9	4%
Somewhat	30	13%
Very important	49	21%
Extremely important	100	43%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	34	15%

Connecting to discuss policies and positions

How important is this to you?
Not at all	7	3%
A little bit	12	5%
Somewhat	48	21%
Very important	58	25%
Extremely important	64	28%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	42	18%

E. What sort of effect has the internet had?

How has your opinion of Dean changed as a result of being online?
Much worse	0	0%
A little worse	0	0%

No Change 37 16% A little better 26 11% Much better 154 67% No Opinion/Refuse to say 14 6% Notes: 2/3rds of respondents report a much better opinion of Dean because of being online.

Have you changed any positions as a result of being online?
No Change	93	40%
A little	88	38%
A lot	32	14%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	18	8%

Notes: The web hasn't had a big effect on peoples positions. I'm not too surprised at this. It supports part of my thesis and ties nicely with the comments about Forums. I'm curious about the relationship between these numbers and the uses of forums.

Have you met new people or developed new friendships as a result visiting Dean related sites?
Not really	58	25%
A few online	48	21%
A lot online	14	6%
A few face to face	41	18%
A lot face to face	58	25%
No Opinion/Refuse to say	12	5%

Notes: A quarter of the people responding met a lot of new people or developed new friendships face to face. I think that is pretty significant. The numbers are even greater, around 37% for people in the 30-39 age bracket. I would like to analyze this by gender and also see how this correlates to some other fields.

Have Dean related sites affected you contributions?
Contributed a lot less	1	0%
Contributed a little less	0	0%
No Change	71	31%
Contributed a little more	70	30%
Contributed a lot more	68	29%
No Opinion Refuse to say	22	10%

Notes: 29% of the people said they contributed a lot more. That seems like a good increase in fundraising. I should check this against how much they said the contributed and how they contributed.