TABLE 6.1 PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES FOLLOW-UP RATIOS

In order to keep down the length and cost of the interviews, we only asked follow-up questions of some respondents. The table indicates the number and percentage of people who said that they participated in an activity in the past year who were asked a follow-up question about the reasons for their participation.

During the last 12 months, have you...

Number of respondents answering "YES'
Number of respondents who were asked follow-up questions
Percentage

Watched any movies or television programs about the past

653
44
.07

Read any books about the past

425
67
.16

Looked into the history of your family or worked on your family tree

290
87
.30

Looked at photographs with family and friends

736
44
.06

Written in a journal or diary

237
99
.42

Participated in any hobbies or worked on any collections related to the past

317
77
.24

Visited any history museums or historic sites

459
123
.27

Taken any photos or videos to preserve memories

673
77
.11

Taken part in a group devoted to studying, preserving, or presenting the past

162
155
.96

 

 

 

 

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