1.
How far have you travelled to use the newspaper files today?
|
Total
|
Percent
|
| Under 20
miles |
601
|
90
|
| 20-100
miles |
53
|
8
|
| Over 100
miles |
11
|
2
|
| Outside
UK |
4
|
1
|
2.
How old are the newspapers you are using today?
|
Total
|
Percent
|
| Up to 6
months |
335
|
55
|
| Up to 5
years |
28
|
5
|
| Up to 20
years |
29
|
5
|
| Up to 100
years |
148
|
24
|
| Over 100
years |
73
|
12
|
3.
What are you hoping to find in the newspapers today?
| |
Total
|
Percent
|
| Family
history |
124
|
18
|
| Local
history |
192
|
28
|
| Pictures
|
100
|
15
|
| Sport
|
157
|
23
|
| Political
|
143
|
21
|
| Business/Financial
|
150
|
22
|
| Legal/Crime
|
64
|
9
|
| Adverts
|
99
|
15
|
| House
history |
28
|
4
|
| Obituaries
|
104
|
15
|
| Other
|
106
|
16
|
4.
What will you do with today's findings/hits?
| |
Total
|
Percent
|
| Take
a copy |
172
|
25
|
Write
notes for someone else
|
55
|
8
|
Use
in publicity material
|
9
|
1
|
| Educational
use |
34
|
5
|
| Other
|
94
|
14
|
| Write
up notes |
215
|
32
|
| Use
in new publication |
36
|
5
|
| Add
to your family tree |
69
|
10
|
| Use
for a talk |
51
|
8
|
5.
How often do you use newspaper files?
| |
Total
|
Percent
|
| First
time |
104
|
17
|
| Occasional
|
239
|
39
|
| Regular
|
267
|
44
|
6.
When do you plan to use newspaper files again?
| |
Total
|
Percent
|
| Next
few weeks |
402
|
65
|
| Sometime
in future |
135
|
22
|
| No
plans |
77
|
13
|
7.
How easy do you find it to use newspapers as a source of information?
| |
Total
|
Percent
|
| Simple
|
395
|
64
|
| Fairly
easy |
187
|
30
|
| Difficult
|
15
|
2
|
| Tedious
|
20
|
3
|
8.
Have you found what you were looking for today?
| |
Total
|
Percent
|
| Yes
|
510
|
86
|
| No
|
81
|
14
|
9.
Have you ever used newspaper indexes, or guides?
| |
Total
|
Percent
|
| Yes
|
262
|
43
|
| No
|
352
|
57
|
10.
If so did it make it easier for you to find your information?
| |
Total
|
Percent
|
| Yes
|
253
|
83
|
| No
|
51
|
17
|
11.
Have you ever used newspapers:
| |
Total
|
Percent
|
| On
microfilm |
268
|
40
|
| As
paper copies |
275
|
41
|
| On
CD Rom |
45
|
7
|
| Online
|
84
|
12
|
12.
Which of these formats did you find easiest to use?
| |
Total
|
Percent
|
| Microfilm
|
130
|
32
|
| Paper
copies |
234
|
57
|
CD
Rom
|
16
|
4
|
| Online
|
28
|
7
|
13.
Have you had any problems using newspapers on microfilm?
| |
Total
|
Percent
|
| Yes
|
99
|
26
|
| No
|
283
|
74
|
