Survey Results Respondent's age Response Number Percent Graph Under 20 142 5% 20-30 417 15% 30-40 538 19% 40-50 735 26% 50-65 805 28% Over 65 115 4% No answer 113 4% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent's gender Response Number Percent Graph Male 58 2% Female 2666 93% No answer 141 5% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Visitor Status Response Number Percent Graph First time visitor 2144 75% Been here before 427 15% Been here before many times 143 5% No answer 151 5% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent is from Response Number Percent Graph USA 1964 69% Canada 224 8% Western Europe 120 4% Eastern Europe 47 2% Latin America 92 3% Africa 41 1% Middle East 35 1% Asia 98 3% Australia 61 2% No answer 183 6% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent's city Response Number Percent Graph Over 1,000,000 430 15% 100,000-1,000,000 506 18% 10,000-100,000 771 27% Under 10,000 633 22% No answer 525 18% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent found this site Response Number Percent Graph Search engine 1659 58% Web directory 207 7% Top sites list 235 8% Other site's link page 383 13% E-mail from a friend 55 2% Message Board 37 1% Word of mouth 41 1% No answer 248 9% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent's web site Response Number Percent Graph Has a crochet web site 85 3% Has a craft web site 26 1% Has some other kind of web site 173 6% Doesn't have a web site 2246 78% No answer 335 12% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent has been crocheting for Response Number Percent Graph Over 30 years 827 29% 10-30 years 844 29% 5-10 years 307 11% 1-5 years 344 12% Just a beginner 362 13% Doesn't crochet at all 31 1% No answer 150 5% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent is mostly interested in Response Number Percent Graph Free patterns only 871 30% Free and for sale patterns 485 17% Lessons and tips 180 6% Specific pattern 163 6% Finished crocheted items 20 1% All kind of stuff 855 30% Just looking around 121 4% No answer 170 6% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent is searching for patterns Response Number Percent Graph Filet crochet only 86 3% Regular crochet only 168 6% Both filet and regular 199 7% Thread crochet only 113 4% Yarn crochet only 302 11% Both thread and yarn 313 11% Not crochet (tatting, knitting etc...) 10 0% All kind of stuff 1492 52% No answer 182 6% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent prefers Response Number Percent Graph Graph patterns 546 19% Patterns with word descriptions 1049 37% Doesn't matter 999 35% No answer 271 9% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent mostly gets patterns from Response Number Percent Graph Magazines he (she) buys 409 14% Magazines he (she) subscribes 130 5% Buying patterns on the Internet 44 2% Finding free patterns on the Internet 637 22% Friends give or send 122 4% Local library 68 2% All sources 1095 38% No answer 360 13% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent buys patterns on the Internet Response Number Percent Graph Always 385 13% Only from a specific site 33 1% Very rarely 500 17% Once bought, but was not happy with it 65 2% Never 1187 41% No answer 695 24% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent never buys patterns on the Internet because Response Number Percent Graph Doesn't feel comfortable 510 18% Doesn't trust Internet companies 43 2% Doesn't have enough money 408 14% Everything should be free on the web! 52 2% There is enough of free stuff on the web 261 9% Cannot find what he (she) searches for 233 8% No answer 1358 47% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent crochets for Response Number Percent Graph For him(her)self, family and/or friends 1744 61% For charity 35 1% Both for him(her)self and charity 227 8% For profit 42 1% All above 597 21% No answer 220 8% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Respondent tried to sell his(her) creations or patterns Response Number Percent Graph Yes, regulary 127 4% Yes, but not often 605 21% Never, but would like to 696 24% Never, and doesn't want to 1076 38% No answer 361 13% Total Number of Responses: 2865 Back to survey