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DFA Citizen Activism Questionnaire

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Dear DFA Activist:

Thank you for volunteering to participate in a landmark study on Democracy for America (DFA)’s use of Internet technology and its long-term impact on citizen activism and grassroots politics. It will take approximately 25 minutes to complete this questionnaire.

Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for us to learn your opinions.

Your personal information and survey responses are strictly confidential and will be used solely for academic research purposes. Your identity will not be published with written responses without written consent. Data from this research will only be reported in the aggregate, unless otherwise specified.

This study is conducted by: Clarence Tong, 2006 Candidate for MSc in Politics and Communications at the London School for Economics and Political Science (LSE) as part of his dissertation research. The dissertation project is supervised by: Dr. Bart Cammaerts, Lecturer, LSE Media and Communications. Please email [email protected] with any further inquiries.

Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.

1. Please enter your name:

2. Please list your email address

3. Gender:

Male

Female

4. Age:

18 to 21

22 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 55

55+

5. Race:

Caucasian

African American

Asian American

Hispanic American

Native American

Mixed Race

Other

6A. Your State:

6B. Your County:

6C. Your Chapter Name:

History of involvement in political activities & DFA

7. When did you first become involved with DFA?

Before 2004 Presidential Election

After 2004 Presidential Election

8. Were you involved with the Dean for President campaign?

Yes

9. If you joined after the 2004 Presidential election, for how long have you been involved?

Less than Six Months

Less than One Year

Longer than One Year

10. Prior to becoming associated with DFA, how would you best characterize your involvement in political activities and frequency of involvement?

	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional (Around once a month)	Active (Several times a month	Very active (Several times a week)
Attending political events and rallies for candidates	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional (Around once a month)	Active (Several times a month	Very active (Several times a week)

Volunteering for candidates, i.e. canvassing/GOTV/phonebanking	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional (Around once a month)	Active (Several times a month	Very active (Several times a week)

Financially contributing to candidates	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional (Around once a month)	Active (Several times a month	Very active (Several times a week)

Fundraising for candidates	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional (Around once a month)	Active (Several times a month	Very active (Several times a week)

Serving as a ward leader of the local political party	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional (Around once a month)	Active (Several times a month	Very active (Several times a week)

Issue advocacy/Grassroots organizing	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional (Around once a month)	Active (Several times a month	Very active (Several times a week)

Participating in online forums and blogging communities	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional (Around once a month)	Active (Several times a month	Very active (Several times a week)

None of the activities listed above	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional (Around once a month)	Active (Several times a month	Very active (Several times a week)

Other	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional (Around once a month)	Active (Several times a month	Very active (Several times a week)

11. Please place a check in front of all institutions/activities with which you had any involvement prior to your participation with DFA.


Local political party

Advocacy organizations

Progressive causes/movements, i.e. environmental, socio-economic, gender, civil rights

Online political activities/communities other than DFA

Non-partisan, charitable organizations

Other (Please specify: _________)

Please Specify Other (Q11):

12. Which of the following DFA activities, if any, do you participate in? How would you characterize the frequency of your involvement?

	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)
Organizing meetings for local DFA group	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)

Attending political events and rallies for DFA	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)

Volunteering for DFA-endorsed candidates Field/Canvassing/GOTV/Phonebanking	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)

Financially contributing to DFA-endorsed candidates	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)

Fundraising for DFA-endorsed candidates	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)

Issue advocacy for DFA	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)

Receiving DFA Emails/Updates	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)

Regularly checking and/or obtaining information from the DFA Website	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)

Maintaining a Profile on DFA-Link	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)

Reading/Commenting/Posting on Blog for America	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)

	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)
None of the activities listed above	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)

Other (Please List: _____________)	None	Limited (A few times a year)	Occasional(Around once per month)	Active (Several times per month)	Very Active (Several times a week)

13. How would you characterize your political participation?

None or Limited

Strictly Online

Strictly Offline

More Online than Offline

More Offline than Online

Both Online and Offline

14. How would you rank the relative importance of your involvement with DFA in comparison to your other political engagements?

Not important at all

Somewhat important, but not the highest priority

Very important, a high priority

What factors led to your involvement with DFA?

15. How important are each of the following factors in motivating you to participate in DFA?

	Not very important	Somewhat important, but not a high priority	Very important, a high priority
Commitment to supporting fiscally responsible, socially progressive ideals and candidates.	Not very important	Somewhat important, but not a high priority	Very important, a high priority

Interest in bringing social change, i.e. “fighting the influence of the far right-wing”	Not very important	Somewhat important, but not a high priority	Very important, a high priority

Appeal of the prospect of an online political community and network	Not very important	Somewhat important, but not a high priority	Very important, a high priority

Commitment to local political issues	Not very important	Somewhat important, but not a high priority	Very important, a high priority

Desire to meet like-minded citizens	Not very important	Somewhat important, but not a high priority	Very important, a high priority

Other – Please see the next question.	Not very important	Somewhat important, but not a high priority	Very important, a high priority

16. If there are any other reasons that encouraged you to participate in DFA, please specify and its importance to you:

17. To what extent has DFA’s online political presence affected your decision to join the organization?

The online presence played a strong influence

The online presence influenced my decision to a moderate extent

The online presence played a limited role

The online presence does not matter

Please comment (Q17):

18. To what extent has DFA’s online political presence affected your decision to participate in political activities not on the Internet?

The online presence played a strong influence

The online presence influenced my decision to a moderate extent

The online presence only played a limited role

The online presence did not matter

Please comment (Q18):

Does DFA increase offline participation?

19. Has your knowledge of political issues or political interest increased since you have become engaged in DFA?

Yes

Please comment (Q19):

20. Has your time commitment to political activities, not on the Internet, increased since becoming engaged in DFA?

Yes

Please comment (Q20)

21. Do you expect your time commitment and involvement to participating in DFA political activities to increase over time?

Yes

Please comment (Q21):

22. If you answered ‘yes’ to question 21, in which type of activities do you expect to increase your participation?


Attending regular DFA meetings

Organizing local meetings for DFA group

Attending political events and rallies for DFA

Volunteering for DFA-endorsed candidates Field/Canvassing/GOTV/Phonebanking

Financially contributing to DFA-endorsed candidates

Fundraising for DFA-endorsed candidates

Issue Advocacy for DFA

Receiving DFA Emails/Updates

Regularly checking and/or obtaining information from the DFA Website

Maintaining a Profile on DFA-Link


Posting on Blog for America

Please specify any other areas you expect to increase participation that is not listed:

Does the Internet function as a political tool?

23. To what extent do you believe the Internet can effectively serve as a tool or vehicle to disseminate political information to citizens?

To a great extent

To a moderate extent

To a limited extent

Not at all

24. To what extent do you believe the Internet can increase the participation of those not previously engaged in traditional political activities (i.e., those who may be active in environmental, human rights, or progressive social movements, but not traditional electoral politics)?

To a great extent

To a moderate extent

To a limited extent

Not at all

25. To what extent do you believe the Internet be used to organize and sustain offline political activities, such as physical meetings?

To a great extent

To a moderate extent

To a limited extent

Not at all

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26. How did you learn about DFA? (Can select multiple answers)

Read about it or came across it while surfing on the Internet

Heard about it through other media sources

Word of Mouth/Reputation

Through attending a DFA or other political training workshop

Through an association with an active DFA participant or organizer

Other

27. Please list any further comments regarding this survey or your involvement with DFA?

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