THE ILLINOIS PARKS AND RECREATION MAGAZINE READERSHIP SURVEY

TELL IT LIKE IT IS!!!

Will you please give us a few minutes of your time to complete this important questionnaire? It will enable us to improve our publication to best meet your interests and needs.
A high response to this survey is important. Please mail it back anonymously.
Thanks.

(4) 1. Do you read ILLINOIS PARKS regularly?____1. Occasionally?____2. Seldom? ___3.

(5) 2. Did you read the November-December issue? Yes____1.; No ___2..

(6) 3. If you read this issue, would you estimate that you read: More than 75% of it____1.; 50-75% of it____2.; less than 25% of it ___3..

(7) 4. How would you rate ILLINOIS PARKS AND RECREATION Magazine as a source of useful data? Excellent____1.; Good___2.; Fair___3.; Poor___4..

( 8-10) 5. What, if anything, do you particularly like about the Magazine? (11-13) 6. What, if anything, do you particularly dislike about the Magazine?

(14-15) 7. What changes, if any, would you recommend?________________________

8. From the following, please check the kinds of articles that you find interesting or helpful:

		Interesting	Helpful	Neither
16	Law and Legislation
17	Physical Planning for Parks and Playgrounds
18	Park-School Relationships
19	Insurance-All Aspects
20	Vandalism-Disordered Behavior
21	Recreation Programs
22	Federal Assistance
23	State Recreation and Parks
24	Intergovernmental Agency Cooperation
25	Maintenance and Equipment
26	Ice Rinks
27	Swimming Pools
28	Personnel Problems and Policies
29	Public Relations-Communication
30	Teen-Age Centers
31	Finance and Accounting
32	Pressure Groups
33	Sports and Games

Others helpful or interesting

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(36) 9. What do you eventually do with your copy of the Magazine? File___3.; Send to Library___2.;

Clip___3.; Discard___4.; Route to how many others ___5.

10. How would you rate the following elements of the Magazine format?

		Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
37	Cover
38	General Layout
39	Typography
40	Photographs
41	Artwork

(42) 11. How long have you been engaged in parks and recreation? 5 years or less___1.; 5-9 years___2.; 10-14 years___3.; 15-19 years___4.; 20-29 years ___5; 30 or more years___6.

(43) 12. Do you live in the Metropolitan Chicago area? Yes___1. No___2.

13. Please estimate the following expenditures for which your district contracts:

		Estimated Annual Amount
44-49	Aquatic Weed Control	$
50-55	Asphalt-Concrete
56-61	Benches, Tables, Chairs
62-67	Building Equipment, Supplies
68-73	Chemicals, Insecticides
74-79	Check Room, Dressing Room Equipment
4- 9	Concession Equipment, Supplies
10-15	Fertilizers
16-21	Gardening, Tools, Supplies
22-27	Golf Supplies, Equipment
28-33	Lighting Equipment, Supplies
34-39	Lockers, Coin-operated
40-45	Mowers
46-51	Playground Equipment
52-57	Plumbing Fixtures, Supplies
58-63	Recreation Equipment, Supplies
64-69	Refuse and Litter Receptacles, Burners
70-75	Seeds, Bulbs, Shrubs, Trees
4- 9	Signs, Memorials, Plaques
10-15	Swimming Pool Equipment, Supplies

14. Do you have any general comments or suggestions for the improvement of the Magazine?

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