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2006 quick poll questions and results
2006 :
- Do you have an artificial or a real Christmas tree? And if a real tree, how will you dispose of it after Christmas?
- Are you worried about global warning?
- When contacting the council for information what is your normal first method of contact?
- Do you have a compost heap in your garden that you use on a regular basis?
- Where do you spend the most time surfing the web?
- Do you use broadband to access the internet from your home PC?
- We would like to find out why some people aren't using the e-pay facility (on-line payments) on our website
- When travelling to work what is your main mode of transport?
- We would like to find out what age groups make most use our website - which age range do you fall into?
- Do you plan to vote in the local elections on the 4th May 2006?
- Do you pay bills or buy things on-line? (or have you ever done so?)
- Do you live and/or work in the Adur District?
- When using the Adur District Council website what is your preferred method of trying to find things?
- How often do you visit the Adur District Council website?
See also other quick poll results from : 2008 : 2007 : 2006 : 2005
Do you have an artificial or a real Christmas
tree?
And if a real tree, how will you dispose of it after Christmas?
(Dec 2006)
- Overall :
- Artificial tree : 59.68% (37 votes)
- Real tree : 35.48% (22 votes)
- Don't have a tree : 4.84% (3 votes)
- Don't celebrate Christmas : 0%
(Total : 62 votes)
- Breakdown - artificial trees :
- Artificial tree, reused : 75.68% (28 votes), or 45.16% overall
- Artificial tree, new this year : 24.32% (9 votes), or 14.52% overall
(Total : 37 votes)
- Breakdown - real trees :
- Real tree, will recycle it : 77.27% (17 votes), or 27.42% overall
- Real tree, will plant it : 9.09% (2 votes), or 3.23% overall
- Real tree, will throw it away : 9.09% (2 votes), or 3.23% overall
- Real tree, will burn it : 4.55% (1 votes), or 1.61% : overall
(Total : 22 votes)
See also : Green waste (Christmas Trees)
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Are you worried about global warning?
(Nov / Dec 2006)
- Yes : 68.85% (42 votes)
- No : 31.15% (19 votes)
(Total : 61 votes)
If YES, how much are you prepared to spend to reduce your carbon footprint?
- Nothing : 30.95% (13 votes)
- Whatever it takes : 26.19% (11 votes)
- up to £100 : 16.67% (7 votes)
- up to £500 : 9.52% (4 votes)
- up to £1,000 : 7.14% (3 votes)
- up to £5,000 : 4.76% (2 votes)
- up to £2,500 : 2.38% (1 votes)
- up to £10,000 : 2.38% (1 votes)
(Total : 42 votes)
Note : Votes were reset to zero part way through this poll as a deliberate attempt was made to skew the results. Results shown are the totals of the two polls.
See also : Your environment - being green
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When contacting the council for information
what is your normal first method of contact?
(Oct / Nov 2006)
- The website : 59.38% (19 votes)
- By phone : 25.00% (8 votes)
- By e-mail : 6.25% (2 votes)
- By post : 6.25% (2 votes)
- Go to the Civic Centre : 3.12% (1 votes)
- Go to an area office : 0% (0 votes)
- Other : 0% (0 votes)
(Total : 32 votes)
See also : Contact us
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Do you have a compost heap in your garden
that you use on a regular basis?
(Sep / Oct 2006)
- Overall :
- Yes : 65.85% (15 + 12 = 27 votes)
- No : 34.15% (10 + 4 = 14 votes)
(Total : 41 votes)
- Breakdown - I live in the Adur District :
- Yes : 60% (15 votes), or 36.59% overall
- No : 40% (10 votes), or 24.39% overall
(Total : 25 votes)
- Breakdown - I live outside the Adur District :
- Yes : 75% (12 votes), or 29.27% overall
- No : 25% (4 votes), or 9.76% overall
(Total : 16 votes)
See also : Green waste (composting)
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Where do you spend the most time surfing
the web?
(Aug / Sep 2006)
- At home (evening) : 40.00% (14 votes)
- At work (business use) : 25.71% (9 votes)
- At home (daytime) : 17.14% (6 votes)
- At work (personal use) : 8.57% (3 votes)
- In a library : 5.71% (2 votes)
- Other : 2.86% (1 vote)
- At an internet cafe : 0% (0 votes)
- On a kiosk : 0% (0 votes)
- On a TV : 0% (0 votes)
- On a mobile phone : 0% (0 votes)
(Total : 35 votes)
See also : Internet access
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Do you use broadband to access the internet
from your home PC?
(Jul / Aug 2006)
- Overall :
- Yes : 89.29% (33 + 17 = 50 votes)
- No : 10.71% (2 + 4 = 6 votes)
(Total : 56 votes)
- Breakdown - I live in the Adur District :
- Yes : 94.29% (33 votes), or 58.93% overall
- No : 5.71% (2 votes), or 3.57% overall
(Total : 35 votes)
- Breakdown - I live outside the Adur District, but in
the UK :
- Yes : 80.95% (17 votes), or 30.36% overall
- No : 19.05% (4 votes), or 7.14% overall
(Total : 21 votes)
- No response from people outside the UK
See also : Internet access
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We would like to find out why some people
aren't using the e-pay facility (on-line payments) on our website :
(Jun / Jul 2006)
- I didn't know I could : 38.46% (5 votes)
- I tried Adur's - it didn't work : 15.38% (2 votes)
- I don't trust any web e-pay : 7.69% (1 vote)
- I don't trust Adur's e-pay : 7.69% (1 vote)
- I prefer to pay face to face : 7.69% (1 vote)
- I prefer to pay on the phone : 7.69% (1 vote)
- I wasn't told I could e-pay : 7.69% (1 vote)
- (or - I do use Adur's e-pay) : 7.69% (1 vote)
- I prefer to pay by cheque : 0% (0 votes)
- I was told to send a cheque : 0% (0 votes)
(Total : 13 votes)
See also : Payments on-line
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When travelling to work what is your main
mode of transport?
(May / Jun 2006)
- Car : 54.39% (31 votes)
- Train : 12.28% (7 votes)
- Cycle : 7.02% (4 votes)
- Bus : 7.02% (4 votes)
- Walk : 5.26% (3 votes)
- Motorbike : 5.26% (3 votes)
- Car share : 3.51% (2 votes)
- Taxi : 1.75% (1 vote)
- Other : 1.75% (1 vote)
- I don't go to work : 1.75% (1 vote)
(Total : 57 votes)
See also :
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We would like to find out what age groups
make most use our website - which age range do you fall into?
(May 2006)
- 17 or under : 1.1% (1 vote)
- 18 to 24 : 3.3% (3 votes)
- 25 to 34 : 23.08% (21 votes)
- 35 to 44 : 23.08% (21 votes)
- 45 to 54 : 26.37% (24 votes)
- 55 to 64 : 13.19% (12 votes)
- 65 to 74 : 7.69% (7 votes)
- 75 or over : 2.2% ( 2 votes)
(Total : 91 votes)
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Do you plan to vote in the local elections
on the 4th May 2006?
(Apr / May 2006)
- Overall :
- Yes : 84.21% (32 votes)
- No : 13.16% (5 votes)
- I didn't know about them : 2.63% (1 vote)
(Total : 38 votes)
- Breakdown :
- Yes - I always vote : 73.68% (28 votes)
- Yes - I will vote this time : 10.53% (4 votes)
- I didn't know about them : 7.89% (3 votes)
- No - I will not vote this time : 5.26% (2 votes)
- No - I never vote : 2.63% (1 vote)
See also :
- Electoral registration and voting
- Election results
- see also similar quick poll about elections/voting in 2008
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Do you pay bills or buy things on-line?
(or have you ever done so?)
(Mar / Apr 2006)
- Yes, I do both now : 66.67% (24 votes)
- Yes, I buy things now : 11.11% (4 votes)
- Yes, I pay bills now : 5.56% (2 votes)
- No, not interested : 5.56% (2 votes)
- No, but will do both soon : 2.78% (1 votes)
- No, but will pay bills soon : 2.78% (1 votes)
- No, never tried it : 2.78% (1 votes)
- Have tried it, but too fiddly : 2.78% (1 votes)
- No, but will buy things soon : 0% (0 votes)
- Never - it's far too risky !!! : 0% (0 votes)
(Total : 36 votes)
See also : Payments on-line
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Do you live and/or work in the Adur District?
(Feb / Mar 2006)
- Live in Adur, work outside : 33.33% (13 votes)
- Live and work in Adur : 23.08% (9 votes)
- Live in Adur - Retired : 12.82% (5 votes)
- Work in Adur, live outside : 10.26% (4 votes)
- Live and work outside Adur : 7.69% (3 votes)
- Live in Adur - Other : 5.13% (2 votes)
- Live in Adur - Unemployed : 2.56% (1 votes)
- Visit friends/relations : 2.56% (1 votes)
- Day trip or on holiday : 2% (1 votes)
- Live in Adur - At school : 0% (0 votes)
(Total : 39 votes)
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When using the Adur District Council website
what is your preferred method of trying to find things?
(Feb 2006)
- Search facility : 52% (13 votes)
- A to Z section : 36% (9 votes)
- Sitemap : 4% (1 votes)
- FAQ section : 4% (1 votes)
- I just send an e-mail : 4% (1 votes)
- Section menu (L/H side) : 0% (0 votes)
- Guess at URLs : 0% (0 votes)
- Quick links bar (top) : 0% (0 votes)
- News bites section : 0% (0 votes)
- Useful links section : 0% (0 votes)
(Total : 25 votes)
Interestingly the website statistics for February 2006 show the following which is at odds with the quick poll results above :
- A to Z section : 89.19% (7,788 page hits)
(or 87.55% = 6,637 page hits if A to Z homepage is discounted) - Search facility : 6.83% (596 page hits)
(or 7.86% if A to Z homepage is discounted) - FAQs : 3.10% (271 page hits)
(or 3.57% if A to Z homepage is discounted) - Sitemap : 0.88% (77 page hits)
(or 1.02% if A to Z homepage is discounted)
(8,732 page hits total or 7,581 if A to Z homepage is discounted)
See also : A to Z section : Search : Sitemap : Glossary
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How often do you visit the Adur District
Council website?
(Jan / Feb 2006)
- This is my first visit : 45% (18 votes)
- Once a week : 12.5% (5 votes)
- 2-3 times a month : 12.5% (5 votes)
- Just a few times a year : 12.5% (5 votes)
- Twice a week : 7.5% (3 votes)
- 3 times a week : 5% (2 votes)
- 4 or more times a week : 5% (2 votes)
- Everyday : 0% (0 votes)
(Total : 40 votes)
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