Sunday, 23 January 2011

Primary research for campaign

I decided to carry out a survey in the past week (15th of Jan-23rd of Jan). My question was, 'Would you say that this statement is true; Every 10 days in England and Wales, on average, one child is killed at the hands of their parent.'
I thought this question was good because it is not personal, and it is simple as it only requires a yes/no answer. I personally would say no, and therefore I think that it seems to be a shocking statement, as I predict many other people would say no.


I asked a wide range of people considering different elements that might affect my research E.G, gender, class, ethnicity, age, religion and regional area so I made sure I asked at least one from each category. In total I asked 35 people.


Here are my results: 



Person
Age
Gender
Ethnicity
Religion
Region
Class
YES
NO
1
16
Female
White
None
England
Middle

X
2
16
Male
White
None
England
Middle

X
3
18
Male
White
None
England
Middle
X

4
18
Female
White
None
England
Middle

X
5
6
Male
White
None
England
Middle

X
6
8
Female
White
None
England
Middle

X
7
44
Female
White
None
Wales
Middle

X
8
24
Male
White
Muslim
England
Middle

X
9
37
Male
Black
None
England
Middle
X

10
12
Female
Black
None
England
Middle

X
11
65
Female
White
None
England
Middle
X

12
81
Male
White
None
England
Middle
X

13
48
Male
White
None
England
Upper

X
14
25
Female
White
None
England
Middle

X
15
15
Male
White
None
England
Middle

X
16
71
Female
White
None
England
Middle
X

17
34
Female
White
None
England
Lower
X

18
35
Male
White
None
England
Middle

X
19
8
Male
White
None
England
Middle

X
20
41
Female
White
None
England
Middle

X
21
39
Female
White
None
Berlin
Middle
X

22
42
Male
White
None
England
Middle
X

23
69
Male
White
None
England
Middle
X

24
12
Female
White
None
England
Middle
X

25
55
Female
White
None
England
Middle

X
26
28
Female
White
None
Scotland
Middle

X
27
36
Male
White
None
England
Middle

X
28
21
Male
White
None
England
Lower
X

29
80
Female
White
None
England
Middle

X
30
54
Male
White
None
England
Middle

X
31
46
Female
White
None
England
Middle
X

32
10
Male
White
None
England
Middle

X
33
40
Female
White
None
England
Middle

X
34
49
Female
White
None
England
Middle
X

35
52
Female
White
None
England
Middle
X





Yes = 40%
No = 60%

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