General hobby questionnaire
Hobbyists can participate in our research by filling out this questionnaire. Participants are entered in quarterly raffles for model horse-related items. Raffles take place in January, April, July, and October; you'll be entered in the raffle that most closely follows the date you submit the questionnaire to me. You receive one entry for each questionnaire you submit that is at least 80% complete.
Instructions: Please copy and paste this questionnaire and your answers into an e-mail to me . All questions are optional; please don't feel compelled to answer questions that make you feel uncomfortable.
Identifying information
Your responses to this questionnaire will remain anonymous by default; we will assign you a pseudonym. No personally identifying information will be shared with anyone.
Would you prefer that we use your real name if we quote from your questionnaire or paraphrase unique information from it?
If so, what is your name (first name only or first and last)?
General background
Gender:
Your age:
How do you identify racially or ethnically? (e.g. white, Hispanic, etc. Use whatever terms are most comfortable to you.)
Your state/province and country:
I live in a:
major metropolitan area (city and suburbs of 1 million people or more)
urban area (city and suburbs of 500,000 to 1 million people)
medium-size city (city and suburbs of 100,000 to 500,000 people)
small city or large town (30,000 to 100,000 people)
small town (30,000 people or fewer)
I live outside a city or town, in a rural area.
What do you do for a living (industry or position)? If you're a student, what do you study?
Have you or a member of your immediate family (mother, father, siblings, or your children) been enlisted in the military? If so, what is this person's relation to you, and how long was their term of enlistment?
On the political spectrum, I consider myself to be (indicate one):
far left of center
considerably left of center
slightly left of center
moderate: neither liberal nor conservative
slightly right of center
considerably right of center
far right of center
Do you own real horses? If so, what kinds, and how many?
Do you ride? If so, what style(s) or event(s)?
Annual household income (pick one):
less than $20,000
$20,000 to $40,000
$40,000 to $60,000
$60,000 to $80,000
$80,000 to $100,000
more than $100,000
Would you consider yourself to be introverted or extroverted?
About your collection
In what year did you begin collecting?
How many horses are in your collection?
Do you collect the following horses? If so, indicate relative percentage of your collection or approximate number of each kind of horse.
made by Breyer?
made by Stone Horses?
made by Hagen-Renaker?
made by Hartland?
made by independent artists (e.g. resins or china)?
made by other manufacturers? Specify:
Does your collection have a special focus or two (e.g. china, resins, special runs, a particular breed, a particular mold)? If so, what is/are the focus of your collection?
Do you participate in any special buying programs, e.g. Artisan Hall or the Breyer Connosieur series?
Where do you keep your collection?
Are all your horses on display?
Approximately how many horses have you purchased in the past 12 months?
How much did you spend, in total, on these horses?
Were your acquisitions in the past 12 months typical of your model horse purchases, or did you spend more or less than in past years?
How many horses do you anticipate purchasing in the next 12 months?
How much do you intend to spend on horses in the next 12 months?
How many horses did you sell or give away in the past year?
Have you ever misrepresented to your partner, spouse, parents, friends, or others how much you have spent on a particular horse or another aspect of the hobby? If yes, explain.
Hobby participation
Do you live show?
If so, how many live shows do you attend each year?
What's the farthest you have travelled, or plan to travel, for a live show?
(If you do live show, please consider taking our more detailed live show questionnaire.)
Do you photo show?
If so, how many shows do you enter each year?
Do you participate in breeding activities?
If so, what is the nature of your participation?
Do you sculpt, remake, paint, or otherwise customize model horses?
If so, explain.
Do you make tack, props, or other items?
If so, explain.
Have you ever been to Breyerfest or a similar model horse event that takes place over two or more days? If so, which one(s), and for how many years? How far did you travel?
Do you participate in any online model horse bulletin boards or forums? If so, which ones?
Are you signed up for any Yahoo! Groups that relate to model horses? If so, how many? How often do you read these e-mails (i.e., are you set to no-mail, individual messages, daily digest, etc.)?
Does the hobby provide you with social outlets? If so, what are they, and to what degree have they affected the development of your social networks, personality, and social activities?
Follow-up
May we contact you if we have further questions based on the answers you provide here?
Would you like to be included on a low-volume e-mail list to be informed of future developments in this research?
Please refer others to this questionnaire. The more participants, the more meaningful the results of this research.
Thank you for your participation!
Instructions: Please copy and paste this questionnaire and your answers into an e-mail to me . All questions are optional; please don't feel compelled to answer questions that make you feel uncomfortable.
Identifying information
Your responses to this questionnaire will remain anonymous by default; we will assign you a pseudonym. No personally identifying information will be shared with anyone.
Would you prefer that we use your real name if we quote from your questionnaire or paraphrase unique information from it?
If so, what is your name (first name only or first and last)?
General background
Gender:
Your age:
How do you identify racially or ethnically? (e.g. white, Hispanic, etc. Use whatever terms are most comfortable to you.)
Your state/province and country:
I live in a:
major metropolitan area (city and suburbs of 1 million people or more)
urban area (city and suburbs of 500,000 to 1 million people)
medium-size city (city and suburbs of 100,000 to 500,000 people)
small city or large town (30,000 to 100,000 people)
small town (30,000 people or fewer)
I live outside a city or town, in a rural area.
What do you do for a living (industry or position)? If you're a student, what do you study?
Have you or a member of your immediate family (mother, father, siblings, or your children) been enlisted in the military? If so, what is this person's relation to you, and how long was their term of enlistment?
On the political spectrum, I consider myself to be (indicate one):
far left of center
considerably left of center
slightly left of center
moderate: neither liberal nor conservative
slightly right of center
considerably right of center
far right of center
Do you own real horses? If so, what kinds, and how many?
Do you ride? If so, what style(s) or event(s)?
Annual household income (pick one):
less than $20,000
$20,000 to $40,000
$40,000 to $60,000
$60,000 to $80,000
$80,000 to $100,000
more than $100,000
Would you consider yourself to be introverted or extroverted?
About your collection
In what year did you begin collecting?
How many horses are in your collection?
Do you collect the following horses? If so, indicate relative percentage of your collection or approximate number of each kind of horse.
made by Breyer?
made by Stone Horses?
made by Hagen-Renaker?
made by Hartland?
made by independent artists (e.g. resins or china)?
made by other manufacturers? Specify:
Does your collection have a special focus or two (e.g. china, resins, special runs, a particular breed, a particular mold)? If so, what is/are the focus of your collection?
Do you participate in any special buying programs, e.g. Artisan Hall or the Breyer Connosieur series?
Where do you keep your collection?
Are all your horses on display?
Approximately how many horses have you purchased in the past 12 months?
How much did you spend, in total, on these horses?
Were your acquisitions in the past 12 months typical of your model horse purchases, or did you spend more or less than in past years?
How many horses do you anticipate purchasing in the next 12 months?
How much do you intend to spend on horses in the next 12 months?
How many horses did you sell or give away in the past year?
Have you ever misrepresented to your partner, spouse, parents, friends, or others how much you have spent on a particular horse or another aspect of the hobby? If yes, explain.
Hobby participation
Do you live show?
If so, how many live shows do you attend each year?
What's the farthest you have travelled, or plan to travel, for a live show?
(If you do live show, please consider taking our more detailed live show questionnaire.)
Do you photo show?
If so, how many shows do you enter each year?
Do you participate in breeding activities?
If so, what is the nature of your participation?
Do you sculpt, remake, paint, or otherwise customize model horses?
If so, explain.
Do you make tack, props, or other items?
If so, explain.
Have you ever been to Breyerfest or a similar model horse event that takes place over two or more days? If so, which one(s), and for how many years? How far did you travel?
Do you participate in any online model horse bulletin boards or forums? If so, which ones?
Are you signed up for any Yahoo! Groups that relate to model horses? If so, how many? How often do you read these e-mails (i.e., are you set to no-mail, individual messages, daily digest, etc.)?
Does the hobby provide you with social outlets? If so, what are they, and to what degree have they affected the development of your social networks, personality, and social activities?
Follow-up
May we contact you if we have further questions based on the answers you provide here?
Would you like to be included on a low-volume e-mail list to be informed of future developments in this research?
Please refer others to this questionnaire. The more participants, the more meaningful the results of this research.
Thank you for your participation!
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Identifying information
Would you prefer that we use your real name if we quote from your questionnaire or paraphrase unique information from it? Yes
If so, what is your name (first name only or first and last)? Nicole Martin
General background
Gender: female
Your age:24
How do you identify racially or ethnically? white
Your state/province and country: New Jersey, USA
I live in a:
urban area (city and suburbs of 500,000 to 1 million people)
What do you do for a living (industry or position)? retail associate/manager If you're a student, what do you study? business
Have you or a member of your immediate family (mother, father, siblings, or your children) been enlisted in the military? no
On the political spectrum, I consider myself to be (indicate one):
far left of center
Do you own real horses? no
Do you ride? If so, what style(s) or event(s)? I ride english
Annual household income (pick one):
$20,000 to $40,000
Would you consider yourself to be introverted or extroverted? introverted
About your collection
In what year did you begin collecting? 1997
How many horses are in your collection? 178
Do you collect the following horses? If so, indicate relative percentage of your collection or approximate number of each kind of horse.
made by Breyer? 98%
made by Stone Horses? 1%
made by Hagen-Renaker?
made by Hartland?
made by independent artists (e.g. resins or china)? 1%
made by other manufacturers? Specify:
Does your collection have a special focus or two (e.g. china, resins, special runs, a particular breed, a particular mold)? If so, what is/are the focus of your collection? I have limited space so I only buy models I really really like. I try to go for higher quality ones now as well.
Do you participate in any special buying programs, e.g. Artisan Hall or the Breyer Connosieur series? no
Where do you keep your collection? on shelves in my bedroom
Are all your horses on display? yes
Approximately how many horses have you purchased in the past 12 months? six
How much did you spend, in total, on these horses? $200
Were your acquisitions in the past 12 months typical of your model horse purchases, or did you spend more or less than in past years? yes
How many horses do you anticipate purchasing in the next 12 months? 4 or 5
How much do you intend to spend on horses in the next 12 months? $200
How many horses did you sell or give away in the past year? none
Have you ever misrepresented to your partner, spouse, parents, friends, or others how much you have spent on a particular horse or another aspect of the hobby? yes, my boyfriend just doesn't understand the need to pay so much for things like resins and customs.
Hobby participation
Do you live show? no
What's the farthest you have travelled, or plan to travel, for a live show?
(If you do live show, please consider taking our more detailed live show questionnaire.)
Do you photo show? yes
If so, how many shows do you enter each year? two or three
Do you participate in breeding activities? yes
If so, what is the nature of your participation? I am an IPABRA member, I have an extensive s/d list as well.
Do you sculpt, remake, paint, or otherwise customize model horses?
I'm attempting painting right now for the first time..it's not going very well :)
Do you make tack, props, or other items?
embroidery floss halters when I am bored
Have you ever been to Breyerfest or a similar model horse event that takes place over two or more days? no
Do you participate in any online model horse bulletin boards or forums? fallen leaves and blab
Are you signed up for any Yahoo! Groups that relate to model horses? three or four
Does the hobby provide you with social outlets? It definately does. I am a horseless horse lover so it is a great way for me to share my interests with others. It has had a positive affect on my social networks, personality, and social activities because I don't feel as alone. None of my family members or friends collect model horses.
Follow-up
May we contact you if we have further questions based on the answers you provide here? yes
Would you like to be included on a low-volume e-mail list to be informed of future developments in this research? yes
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