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Summary of Programming Survey Results - January 2010
5/19/2010 11:17:00 AM by Heidi Vorrasi |
DBFA reached out to survey residents in the downtown Baltimore area to quantify current involvement in Children's Programming, as well as further solidify our understanding of our constituents' programming needs. Please see the full results of our survey below.
Summary of Results: Children’s Programming and Extra Curricular Activities
Administered by the Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance in January 2010
Total Started Survey: 108
Total Completed Survey: 91 (84.3%)
Residence:
- Southeast Baltimore: 41.7%
- South Baltimore Peninsula: 43.5%
- Central Downtown (includes Mount Vernon and Bolton Hill): 8.3%
- Southwest Baltimore: 6.5%
Family Profile:
- Number of children in household: one child (54.6%); two children (38.9%); three children (5.6%)
- Ages of children in household: 0-2 (76.9%); 3-4 (33.3%); 5-6 (17.6%); 7-8 (5.6%); 9-12 (2.8%)
- Grades entering in Fall 2008: Not in grade school yet (86.1%); Kindergarten (17.6%); 1st Grade (2.8%); 2nd Grade (5.6%); 3rd Grade (0.0%); 4th Grade (1.9%); 5th Grade (0.9%)
Most Popular Programming and Activity Requests:
- Individual Sport: Swimming (68.1%); Music: Toddler Classes (58.5%); Team Sport: Soccer (50.0%); Individual Sport: Gymnastics (50.0%); Dance: Ballet (38.3%); Fitness/Wellness: Yoga for Parent & Child (38.3%); Art: Painting (37.2%); Individual Sport: Martial Arts (35.1%); Fitness/Wellness: Yoga for Kids (33.0%); Art: Clay molding/Ceramics (33.0%); Art: Drawing/Sketching (30.9%)
Price Point:
How much money are you willing to spend on extracurricular activities per child each month? Please DO NOT include camp fees during the summer months.
- $50-$100 (40.2%); $50 or less (27.2%); $100-$150 (21.7%)
Time:
What are the best times of the week for your child to participate in organized extracurricular activities and children’s programming?
- Saturday morning/afternoon (64.8%); Weekday mornings (40.7%); Weekday afternoons (36.3%); Weekday evenings (34.1%) Sunday morning/afternoon (28.6%)
Level of Satisfaction with Programming and Extra Curricular Activities
- Undecided (51.1%); Satisfied (24.5%); Dissatisfied (22.3%)
After-School Programming
- 6.4% have a child who attends an after-school program
- 66.7% participate in a program through their school; 16.7% participate in a program through Baltimore City Recreation & Parks; 50.0% participate in a program through a private outside organization
- 50% of parents prefer that the program take place at their child’s school; 50% say it does not matter
- 50% are satisfied with their child’s afterschool program; 33.3% are undecided; 16.7% are very satisfied
- 6.9% of children do not participate in an after-school program because their parent(s) have not found a program they are satisfied with
Local Centers for Programming
- Recreation Centers: 57% of children have never participated in a program at a City Recreation Center; 20.4% rarely participate; 20.4% sometimes participate; 2.2% often participate (Satisfaction level: N/A (60.2%); undecided (22.6%); satisfied (7.5%); dissatisfied (7.5%); very dissatisfied (2.2%))
- Public Libraries: 34.4% participate often; 28.0% participate sometimes; 23.7% participate rarely; 14.0% never participate (Satisfaction level: satisfied (47.3%); very satisfied (22.6%); N/A (14.0%); undecided (10.8%); dissatisfied (5.4%))
- Downtown Athletic Clubs: do not have a membership (47.3%); family membership (25.8%); adult membership (21.5%); membership outside of city (5.4%)
- Downtown Athletic Clubs – child participation: never (54.8%); sometimes (19.4%); rarely (15.1%); often (10.8%)
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