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Questionnaire for the volunteers

Seventy copies have been retrieved out of the 100 samples handed out.  The retrieving percentage is about 70%.

Sixty-four out of the seventy retrieved copies are valid.

1.Sex of the interviewees

 Sex

Female

Male

number of sample

59

5

percentage

92%

8%

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Analysis: Female volunteers are more than male volunteers.

2.Age of the interviewees

 Age (years old)

30~40

41~50

51~60

61~69

70 and above

number of sample

20

37

5

2

0

percentage

30%

59%

8%

3%

0%

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Analysis: Most volunteers are at the age between 40 and 50 years old.

3.Service duration

 

Less than 5 years

5~10 years

10~15 years

More than 15 years

number of sample

44

14

5

1

percentage

67%

25%

8%

0%

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Analysis: Most volunteers service less than five years.  It's because most volunteers service only when their children study at Xisong.

4. Currently volunteering at other institutions besides Xisong

 

Yes

No

number of sample

12

52

percentage

19%

81%

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Analysis: Most volunteers service at Xisong only.

5.Currently aving a full time job

 

Yes

No

number of sample

25

38

percentage

38%

62%

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Analysis: Many volunteers spare their time service though they have a full time job.

6.Currently having children/grandchildren studying at Xisong

 

Yes

No(pure community volunteer)

number of sample/64

52

12

percentage

81%

19%

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(Continued) Keep being a volunteer after your children/grandchildren graduated

 

Yes

No or Undecided

number of sample/52

23

29

percentage

43%

57%

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Analysis: There are twenty people deciding to be volunteers after their children/grandchildren graduated, while five people deciding not to.  It shows that the parents of our school children are the main source of our volunteer team.

(Continued) The reason you decide to say No

 

Will volunteer at the junior high school

Take a rest     

Others

number of sample

6

4

19

percentage

21%

14%

66%

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p.s. Others includes those who are undecided, need to look after the elders at home, will move soon and depends on the health condition.

Analysis: Most volunteers are undecided.

7.  What is the main challenge to you? (multiple answers)

 

transportation

Physical vigor

Dealing with pedestrians

others

number of sample

14

8

34

12

Percentage

20%

12%

50%

18%


Analysis: It is difficult to communicate with the pedestrians and drivers

The other challenges are as the following

1.        Self-attitude

2.       Cannot educate the children well

3.       Patience and endurance

4.       No parking space for scooters

5.       Weather

6.       Available time

What is the main challenge to the volunteer team? (multiple options)

 

No sufficient volunteers

No sufficient experience

Others

Number of sample

37

23

5

Percentage

57%

35%

8%



Analysis: Many volunteers think that there are no sufficient volunteers at school, especially during economic downturn. Other challenges include:

1.        No sufficient trainings

2.       No sufficient time for tutorial

3.       They need to think about it more.

8.     What do you benefit from being a volunteer?multiple answers

 

To know other volunteers

To know kids classmates

To attend studying groups or seminar

Others

samples

58

36

28

13

percentage

43%

27%

21%

10%


Analysis: Other answers include
:

1.        I like kids.

2.       I am ha../ppy volunteering.

3.       I can help those disadvantaged children.

4.       It is good for childrens self-growth.

5.       I love to interact with children.

6.       I can gain self-confidence.

7.       I can share the experience of raising children with others.

8.       I can improve my own life.

9.       I can understand the educational system.

10.    It is a self-challenge.

11.     I can learn how to help others.

12.    I can understand my children more.

13.    I can understand the school more.

14.    I can grow up with children.

15.    I can see children grow mature.

16.    When I teach other children, I can learn how to teach my children.  

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