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Long Yang Club Minnesota

RESULTS OF THE SURVEY: MAY 1999

1. What ethnic group do you identify yourself with?

Caucasian20.6%
Chinese17.6%
Vietnamese7.8%
Asian American3.1%
Hmong3.1%
Taiwanese1.3%
Thai1.0%
Japanese0.9%
Filipino0.8%
German0.7%
African American0.5%
Korean0.5%
Norwegian0.4%
Hispanic0.4%
Italian0.4%
Indonesian0.3%

2. What is your level of education?

High School4.1%
Technical School6.8%
College52.7%
Graduate36.5%

3. What age group do you belong to?

Under 211.4%
Between 21-4070.3%
Over 4028.4%

4. What is your occupation?

Employed81.4% (Empl. Full Time)91.7% (Empl. Part Time)8.3%
Student13.5% (Student Full Time)100.0%
Retired2.7%
Not working2.7%

5. Are you:

Single, available & looking51.4%
Dating6.8%
In a Relationship39.2%
Other2.7%

6. Do you go to LYC activities for

(N) Meeting New Friends50.0%
First Time4.1%
(L) Look for Long Relationship1.4%
Meet Old Friend2.7%
(S) Look for Short Relationship0.0%
Find myself1.4%
(O) Look for One Night Stand1.4%
(N) & (L) & (S)13.5%
(N) & (L)8.1%
(N) & (L) & (O)1.4%
(N) & (S)1.4%
(N) & (L) & (S) & (O)10.8%
(N) & (O)4.1%

Other:
--Make a positive contribution,
  to catch up on gossip, socialize with current friends
--Learn about Asian cultures
--Search for new "meat"
--Just socialize and have fun

7. Should LYC charge a membership fee to cover the cost of LYC organizational expenses and events?

Yes79.7%No20.3%

8. If the answer is yes to Question #7, what monthly fee is acceptable?

Student: $2 ($24/year)28.8%
Regular: $5 ($60/year)62.7%
Patron: $10 ($120/year)8.5%

9. Where should the monthly LYC social event be held?

At a member's house48.6%
At a public place (coffee house, restaurant, etc.) 27.0%
Other:24.3%

Suggestions:
--I like the informality, ease of mingling
--It would be much more difficult to mix with
  a lot of people at a coffee house or restaurant
--Auditorium, function room

10. Would you be interested in participating as a member of:

(L) The LY Council (Board of Directors)9.5%
(N) The Nomination/Election Committee8.1%
(S) The Social Committee12.4%
(E) The Educational Committee1.4%
(C) The Communications Committee8.1%
(S) & (C)1.4%
(L) & (S)6.8%
(E) & (C)1.4%
(L) & (E)1.4%
(L) & (C)1.4%
Open to all suggestions2.7%
Not interested45.9%

If LYC were to offer other activities, would you be interested in attending any of the following:

11. Social activities

(D) Dining out8.1%
(M) Movies1.4%
(T) Travel0.0%
(O) Outdoor5.4%
(D) & (O)8.1%
(M) & (O)4.1%
(M) & (T)1.4%
(M) & (D)1.4%
(T) & (O)2.7%
(D) & (M) & (T)2.7%
(D) & (M) & (O)14.9%
Anything50.0%

Other:
--biking, canoeing, blading, table tennis,
  mahjong, tennis, bowling, racquet sports
--Asian Media Access Movies, video night at a home
--ballroom dancing, singing
--reading poems, camping

12. Cultural activities

Museum5.4%Theater & Concert10.8%
Theater2.7%Museum & Theater4.1%
Concert2.7%Museum & Concert4.1%
Open to all suggestions56.8%
Not interested13.5%

Suggestions:
--book reading clubs, music recitals

13. Special interest/educational activities

(G) Group discussion or Coffee chat20.3%
(W) Workshop/Seminar8.1%
(G) & (W)52.7%
No answer18.9%

Suggestions:
--Wellness and Pride, Aids Walk
--Asian culture, religions, meditation, martial arts
--email discussion board (ex.: the Source)

14. Outreach activities to promote pride in Asian and Asian-American culture and to present a positive image of the GLBT Asians and Asian-Americans:

Yes77.0%No23.0%

Prepared and revised by Frank Thai (05/04/99)

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