Results Of The "i Need Information"

I got sooo many requests for the results for the survey results that i just decided to post it rather than doing tones of emails.... I`ll let you all know first off that my presentation went splendidly and my prof particularly liked the survey .... So i owe all of you that decided to participate a great big THANK YOU!!!! I and my partner also owe a thank you my FH for constructing the program that helped us organize all of the data from all of the survey printouts. (I pratically went blind trying to do it myself)

Ok.. About the survey

First of all.. You should all know that this is by no means a scientific survey as i couldn`t get a significant sample of the population and had no means of controlling the sample. It was done mearly as an add on to my project as a point of interest. Having said all of that, it was worth the effort and the results were quite interesting (I think).

Second... We had to change the topic, eliminating developing countries. This decision was made not for lack of data but rather the opposite.... Too much information. The project was getting too big and so had to be cut in half (it was only an hour long presentation).

This survey was conducted for information for one classes major project, and was presented at Lakehead University on March 15, 2004 in Social Work and Feminist Perspectives. The project was presented by Stacey Cham (thats me), and Melissa Miettinen.

My population base consisted of the users of several web pages:
CB Boards, The Knot, Partypop.com, Ultimate Wedding Web Page

Sample size
175 completed responses

The questions are followed by the answers in (%).

So here we go!!

1 - Do you expect to work outside the home for pay after you are married? Y/N:

Yes= 90.72 no=9.27

2 - Are you taking your husbands name as your own? Y/N

Y= 93.81 N= 6.18

3 - Which name prefix do you use presently? (Mrs, Miss, Ms)

Mrs= 1.03
Miss= 49.48
Ms= 49.48

4 - Which name prefix will you be using after you are married? (Mrs, Miss, Ms)

Mrs= 93.81
Miss= 0.00
Ms= 6.18

5 - On a scale of 1-20 how equally do youi expect to split the household chores and carring labour (ie. Raising children) with your husband? (0= all your responsibility, 10= total equal split, 20= all his presponsibility)

(0-20 (0-20
Scale) (%) scale) (%)
0-3 = 0.00 9 = 8.24
4 = 1.03 10 = 57.73
5 = 8.24 11 = 3.09
6 = 2.06 12 = 1.03
7 = 7.21 13 = 0.00
8 = 8.24 14 = 1.03
15 = 2.06

6 - In planning your weddingk have you experienced any treatement from vendors, church, or other partys that you feel was a result of your gender? (Ie . Your future husband of father has to sign papers, vows or religious practices that you thought were out of date, etc.)

Y= 12.37 N= 87.62

7 - Which country do you live in presently?

Canada = 47.42
USA = 51.54
Other (Canadian citizens) = 1.03

8 - What age category do you fit into?

Age group (%)
A - 50 - up = 0.00
B - 40-49 = 0.00
C - 30-39 = 20.61
D - 20-29 = 79.38
E - 19- under = 0.10

9 - What is the type of education you presetnly have completed?

Type of education (%)
A - highschool = 1.03
B - college diploma = 42.26
C - university degree = 43.29
D - other = 13.40


*(It should be noted that 4.12% of the individuals who responded to the survey were already married for one year or less when responding.)

Thanks again to all who helped me out. When i get my mark i`ll let you know
You guys are the greatest!!
What do you guys think of the results?