2001 Member Survey Results | Berkeley Parents Network

Results as of: September 2001

Click here to see the original questions.

Total responses	1575	(UCBP:1116 Teens:236 Both: 223)
UCB Parents responses:	1339	(37 % of subscribers)
Parents of Teens responses:	459	(33 % of subscribers)

Length of time subscribed

less than 1 yr	1-2 yrs	3-4 yrs	5 or more yrs
578	599	275	123

How did you hear about the newsletter?

friend or family	co-worker	school or work admin	playgroup or support group	school list	Parents website	newspaper magazine	I forget	other
703	312	27	114	69	110	14	140	86

How often do you read the newsletters?

rarely	sometimes	favorites	usually	always
10	138	471	596	360

Have you ever posted or replied to anything in a newsletter?

yes: 1334 (84 %) no: 241 (15 %)

UCB Affiliation

none	student	staff	faculty	alumni	prospective	other	pct affiliates
387	250	404	99	379	20	36	75 %

Other parenting groups subscribers belong to:

Note: names that include "mom's group" or "mothers group" were combined into "informal mother's group" except for facilitated, fee-based support groups

Neighborhood Parents Network	268
Informal playgroup/mother's group	57
East Bay Moms	44
Our Family	35
Mothers of Twins	19
Facilitated support group	17
PTA or school e-tree	13
Lamorinda Mothers' Club	11
Point Richmond Association of Moms	6
Bananas	5
Babysitting Co-op	4
Castro Valley Mothers' Club	4
Single Parents group	4
Mount Diablo Mothers' Club	3
East Bay Walks for Dads	2
Families with Children from China	2
Homeschooling group	2
NoeStrolls	2
Pleasant Hill Walnut Creek Mother's Club	2
Others (1 vote each): alameda moms, alta bates drop in group, birthways, boy scouts, bsped (spec ed), corte madera/larkspur mother's club, euromoms, family resource net. & care, fathers forum dads/kids group, fremont union city newark mom's club, from the ha.r.t. (of hilltop community church in richmond), kensington moms, lgbt families, matrix, mom2000, moms club benicia, moms, dads & munchkinss, my personal "mom" group started when my daughter was born, newcomers group, oracle corp parents' distribution list, parent voices, pediatric medical group, persian parents(madar-pedar), pip (parent infant program), praise in piedmont, prospective queer parents, san rafael mothers club, sleep-deprived mommies, stepmothers support, the centre, title one chair, paent institiute for quality education, plan to lead, tri cities attachment parenting group, tri-valley explorers, way 2000, work for parents' press, would like to join a sf group if it's available.

Ages of children

(Green numbers: children in that age group as a percentage of all children reported on the survey.)

under 1	age 1 to K	K to 5th	mid school	high school	post-HS	expecting	no kids
318 (12 %)	869 (34 %)	536 (21 %)	241 (9 %)	366 (14 %)	180 (7 %)	95	25

Where subscribers live:

East Bay: 1419 (90 %)

Alameda: 22
Albany area: 183
Berkeley area: 624
El Cerrito: 90
Emeryville: 21
Hayward/Castro Valley/San Lorenzo: 7
Hercules/Rodeo/Pinole/Vallejo: 24
Kensington: (included in Berkeley & Richmond)
Oakland area: 277
Piedmont/Montclair area: 91
Richmond area: 64
San Leandro: 19

E. Contra Costa & E. Alameda: 73 (4 %)

Lafayette (12), Orinda (17), Moraga (4), Walnut Creek (14), Antioch (2), Benecia (2), Concord (10), Danville (1), Martinez (6), Pittsburg (1), Pleasanton (4), San Ramon (2) San Francisco: 33 (2 %)

South Bay: 18 (1 %)

Fremont (7), other South Bay (11)

Marin: 10 (0 %)

Other California: 3 (0 %)

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Out of State: 14 (0 %)

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What do you think about forming a non-profit organization?

really like	...and I'd help	OK with me	other alternative	no opinion
403	66	711	34	361

summary: support (74 %) opposed (2 %) no opinion (22 %)

Would you pay a yearly subscription fee?

no	$10	$15	$25	$35	$50
257	518	389	309	72	30

Would you use PayPal?

yes: 920 (65 %) no: 474 (34 %)

summary: would (83 %) wouldn't (16 %)

Like these other ideas?

	yes	maybe	no
paid newsletter ads	634	481	438
paid web links	647	532	367
subsidies from employers	534	577	415
free, but pay to post	452	555	502
customized subscriptions	1123	320	92
members-only webpages	709	516	295

Which newsletter provides the most important service?

Advice Line	512
Announce/Events	58
Childcare	206
House-related	17
Marketplace	78
Recommendations	426

Which newsletters are your top two favorites to read?

Advice Line	889
Announce/Events	183
Childcare	113
House-related	110
Marketplace	353
Recommendations	941

Have you ever used the newsletter for childcare?

yes: 662 (50 %) no: 655 (49 %)

Ever used it for housing?

yes: 303 (23 %) no: 1011 (76 %)

Ever bought or sold anything on Marketplace?

yes: 709 (53 %) no: 605 (46 %)

Would you be interested in get-togethers?

I like on-the-wire	Some might be nice	Yes, very interested
887	603	52

summary: prefer online (57 %) interested in face-to-face (42 %)

Would you be interested in volunteering?

no time	yes, one-shot	yes, 3 hrs/mo	yes, email	yes, anything
715	303	236	216	71

summary: would volunteer (53 %) don't have time (46 %)

New name suggestions

East Bay Parents east bay parents online \| east bay parents of teens \| east bay parents \| east bay parents network \| ebay parents network \| east bay online parents (ebop) \| east bay p n \| east bay parent network \| east bay parents underground \| east bay parent resource network \| eat bay parents support network \| east bay \| east bay parents on the web \| ebayparents network \| east bay parents connect or e. bay community connection \| eastbay parents online network (ebpon) \| east bay parentsnet \| east bay parents network - ebpn \| east bay parentlink \| east bay parents network (or bulletin) \| east bay something \| east bay parent's network \| east bay parents network? parents online? \| ebparentsonline \| "east bay parents network" or "it takes a village" or "east bay e-village? \| eastbay parents network \| eastbayparentsnetwork \| east bay parents network (ebpn) \| east bay e-parents network \| eastbay... \| east bay parent connections \| ebop (east bay online parents) \| east bay parents resource \| east bay parent collective \| east bay parenting network \| east bay parents supportwork \| east bay parents online network \| east bay parents resource net \| eastbayparents \| eassst bay parents network \| east bay parents network? \| east bay parents network (not so creative, but an idea) \| east bay parents online (ebop!) \| east bay parents connection \| east bay parenting resources \| east bay parents list \| east bay parents network (an obvious but functional moniker)	160
UCB Parents don't change the name \| stay with ucb or east bay \| i like ucb affiliation \| please don't change the name \| like current name-easy \| i like ucb! \| current name seems fine \| berkeley or keep as is \| i like ucb parents network \| (i think it is fine) \| keep it the same \| i don't know but i would keep "parents network" as part of the name \| don't do it!! \| ucb parents network \| i like the ucb parents name!!!! \| ucb parents \| {leave as is, even though "inaccurate"; good identifier \| why change it? \| i like and pride in the name as originating with uc, as excellent pr for the campus. oa \| i like ucb but if it must then berkeley.. or east bay... \| do not change! \| i like the name you have now \| i like the uc affiliation \| don't change name \| ucb --- just to keep the continuity & identity it already has \| ucb parents network is perfect - do not change it! \| i like it as it is \| i like ucb- it keeps it local. \| keep it, i like it \| i like the original name \| keep it the same. why change? will confuse people. \| even though it has definitely grown beyond the uc connection, i think it would be good to keep uc in the name, to keep true to its origins. but, if it is going to change, then i like having east bay in the name, and parents of course. \| don"t change it \| no change \| do not change--this is something positive ucb staff do for the community and we should get credit! \| ucb parents network is a good name \| don't change name! \| like existing name \| why would you change? \| don't change it!!! \| keep it as it is \| keep it ucb parents network	46
Berkeley Parents berkeley parents network \| berkeley \| berkeley parents online \| berkeley parents \| berkely	36
East Bay - other east bay community network \| east bay family network \| east bay online parent community \| eastbay consumer network \| east bay families network or e-net \| east bay families online \| east bay network \| 'east bay' sounds fitting to me \| east bay network connection \| east bay family connection \| east bay enetwork \| east bay families network \| ebc online \| east bay..... \| east bay tot tips \| east bay families	21
Bay Area Parents bay area parents network \| bay area parents \| bay area (or east bay) parents network \| bay area parent network \| bay area parents community \| bay area parent's network	20
Parents Network parents network \| parents networking \| parents \| online parents network \| parents online \| parents digest \| parents on-line \| parents online network \| parents online network groups (pong)	19
Wired something wired east bay (web) cute, huh? \| wired east bay parents \| east bay parents' internet connection, eastbay wired parents network \| ???wired parents?? aren't we all? \| wired east bay parents \| wired parents \| wired berkeley parents \| wired parents of the east bay \| wired and ready east bay parents \| wired \| web p: wired east bay parents \| parents web (wired in the east bay) \| east bay family wired	14
Berkeley - other berkeley families online \| berkeley online parents participatory electronic resource service (boppers) ok, that was a strecth \| berkeley family network \| berkeley community network \| berkeley parents helping berkeley parents \| something with "berkeley" in it. \| berkeley area parents \| berkeley online parents (plus teen-bops!) \| berkeley family resources	9
Parents - other parents and kids online \| parent connection \| parents are us \| e-parents \| parentconnect \| parentzone; parentsurvival; \| parentsknow \| parents and kids	8
UCB - other ucb parents support newsletter \| ucb parents online \| ucb-board (the b in ucb may be berkeley or bulletin) \| ucb community network \| ucb parenting network \| ucb parents' online network \| parentscommunity@ucb	7
Bay Area - other sf bay parents \| bay parents \| bay area families... \| bay area online parents coop -- or something along those lines since the community has expanded so much \| bayareaparents \| bay area family network	6
Family something family matters \| family forum \| family resource	3
Other suggestions (1 vote each): (net)working parents, alameda parents network, baby bears network, community, dirty hippie parents network, got kids?, goyambah, insane email hosts!, mama & papa bears, mmmmmm?, partners in parenting or parents parade or bring me your tired, confused and bewildered or what a great site! or parents paradigm, rump, see below...., sorry, new mom brain drawing a blank, virtual parenting network of the east bay, virtual village for parents, web parents, western alameda and contra costa county parents, whatever won't confuse it with "neighborhood parents network", works for me

East Bay Parents east bay parents online \| east bay parents of teens \| east bay parents \| east bay parents network \| ebay parents network \| east bay online parents (ebop) \| east bay p n \| east bay parent network \| east bay parents underground \| east bay parent resource network \| eat bay parents support network \| east bay \| east bay parents on the web \| ebayparents network \| east bay parents connect or e. bay community connection \| eastbay parents online network (ebpon) \| east bay parentsnet \| east bay parents network - ebpn \| east bay parentlink \| east bay parents network (or bulletin) \| east bay something \| east bay parent's network \| east bay parents network? parents online? \| ebparentsonline \| "east bay parents network" or "it takes a village" or "east bay e-village? \| eastbay parents network \| eastbayparentsnetwork \| east bay parents network (ebpn) \| east bay e-parents network \| eastbay... \| east bay parent connections \| ebop (east bay online parents) \| east bay parents resource \| east bay parent collective \| east bay parenting network \| east bay parents supportwork \| east bay parents online network \| east bay parents resource net \| eastbayparents \| eassst bay parents network \| east bay parents network? \| east bay parents network (not so creative, but an idea) \| east bay parents online (ebop!) \| east bay parents connection \| east bay parenting resources \| east bay parents list \| east bay parents network (an obvious but functional moniker)	160
UCB Parents don't change the name \| stay with ucb or east bay \| i like ucb affiliation \| please don't change the name \| like current name-easy \| i like ucb! \| current name seems fine \| berkeley or keep as is \| i like ucb parents network \| (i think it is fine) \| keep it the same \| i don't know but i would keep "parents network" as part of the name \| don't do it!! \| ucb parents network \| i like the ucb parents name!!!! \| ucb parents \| {leave as is, even though "inaccurate"; good identifier \| why change it? \| i like and pride in the name as originating with uc, as excellent pr for the campus. oa \| i like ucb but if it must then berkeley.. or east bay... \| do not change! \| i like the name you have now \| i like the uc affiliation \| don't change name \| ucb --- just to keep the continuity & identity it already has \| ucb parents network is perfect - do not change it! \| i like it as it is \| i like ucb- it keeps it local. \| keep it, i like it \| i like the original name \| keep it the same. why change? will confuse people. \| even though it has definitely grown beyond the uc connection, i think it would be good to keep uc in the name, to keep true to its origins. but, if it is going to change, then i like having east bay in the name, and parents of course. \| don"t change it \| no change \| do not change--this is something positive ucb staff do for the community and we should get credit! \| ucb parents network is a good name \| don't change name! \| like existing name \| why would you change? \| don't change it!!! \| keep it as it is \| keep it ucb parents network	46
Berkeley Parents berkeley parents network \| berkeley \| berkeley parents online \| berkeley parents \| berkely	36
East Bay - other east bay community network \| east bay family network \| east bay online parent community \| eastbay consumer network \| east bay families network or e-net \| east bay families online \| east bay network \| 'east bay' sounds fitting to me \| east bay network connection \| east bay family connection \| east bay enetwork \| east bay families network \| ebc online \| east bay..... \| east bay tot tips \| east bay families	21
Bay Area Parents bay area parents network \| bay area parents \| bay area (or east bay) parents network \| bay area parent network \| bay area parents community \| bay area parent's network	20
Parents Network parents network \| parents networking \| parents \| online parents network \| parents online \| parents digest \| parents on-line \| parents online network \| parents online network groups (pong)	19
Wired something wired east bay (web) cute, huh? \| wired east bay parents \| east bay parents' internet connection, eastbay wired parents network \| ???wired parents?? aren't we all? \| wired east bay parents \| wired parents \| wired berkeley parents \| wired parents of the east bay \| wired and ready east bay parents \| wired \| web p: wired east bay parents \| parents web (wired in the east bay) \| east bay family wired	14
Berkeley - other berkeley families online \| berkeley online parents participatory electronic resource service (boppers) ok, that was a strecth \| berkeley family network \| berkeley community network \| berkeley parents helping berkeley parents \| something with "berkeley" in it. \| berkeley area parents \| berkeley online parents (plus teen-bops!) \| berkeley family resources	9
Parents - other parents and kids online \| parent connection \| parents are us \| e-parents \| parentconnect \| parentzone; parentsurvival; \| parentsknow \| parents and kids	8
UCB - other ucb parents support newsletter \| ucb parents online \| ucb-board (the b in ucb may be berkeley or bulletin) \| ucb community network \| ucb parenting network \| ucb parents' online network \| parentscommunity@ucb	7
Bay Area - other sf bay parents \| bay parents \| bay area families... \| bay area online parents coop -- or something along those lines since the community has expanded so much \| bayareaparents \| bay area family network	6
Family something family matters \| family forum \| family resource	3
Other suggestions (1 vote each): (net)working parents, alameda parents network, baby bears network, community, dirty hippie parents network, got kids?, goyambah, insane email hosts!, mama & papa bears, mmmmmm?, partners in parenting or parents parade or bring me your tired, confused and bewildered or what a great site! or parents paradigm, rump, see below...., sorry, new mom brain drawing a blank, virtual parenting network of the east bay, virtual village for parents, web parents, western alameda and contra costa county parents, whatever won't confuse it with "neighborhood parents network", works for me