Survey Sample Sample Clauses

Survey Sample. Given that we had limited direct access to digital cultural heritage audiences at this stage of the research, the sample for the survey was derived along convenience and purposive lines. Participants were recruited via existing connections within the identified domains and the survey was distributed via:  internal email list at the University of Sheffield (USFD)  a PATHS workshop at the EVA conference in Italy (Alinari)  onsite visitors to The National Archives reading room in the UK  social media contacts of project partners  interviewees for the qualitative research The heritage, education and professional domains were targeted by selecting specific contacts (several of whom were also interviewed) to invite to participate in the survey, as well as via the USFD email list and the EVA conference workshop. Whilst all participants can be judged as general users to some degree, this domain was the hardest to target, and we sufficed with the USFD email list, which goes to staff and students of the university, and an onsite visit to The National Archives where we had limited access to members of the public visiting the reading room. At 1st June 2011, a breakdown of survey participation was as follows:  86 people started the survey  61 people completed the survey (70.9%)  18 additional people completed a majority of the survey (20.9%)  7 viewed the survey, but did not answer any questions (8%)  i.e. a total valid sample of 79 participants (91.8%) Of the 79 valid cases, completion of individual questions varies from approximately 60- 100%, or around 50-79 people, providing a medium-sized sample, from which it is possible to filter the key questions by category and to undertake cross-tabulations of one variable against another