Volume 50, Number 2, Spring 2001

Please indicate your satisfaction with ScienceWriters
75 (23.15%) Very satisfied
124 (38.27%) Quite satisfied
107 (33.02%) Satisfied
18 (5.56%) Somewhat dissatisfied
0 (0.00%) Very dissatisfied

Information about member services (insurance, NASW workshops, books, etc.)
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114 (36.31%) Quite satisfied
113 (35.99%) Satisfied
31 (9.87%) Somewhat dissatisfied
2 (0.64%) Very dissatisfied

On receipt of ScienceWriters, how strong is your interest in looking at it?
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The size of ScienceWriters has ranged between 24 and 48 pages. The ideal length would be:
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118 (38.94%) 32 pages
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When do you actually start reading ScienceWriters?
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How much of ScienceWriters do you read?
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How satisfied are you with the following aspects of the content of ScienceWriters?

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Given the high cost of printing and mailing ScienceWriters, if NASW makes a .pdf version of ScienceWriters available:
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86 (27.04%) I prefer to receive a printed copy only ScienceWriters is currently published four times per year.

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The publication frequency should:
5 (1.62%) Increase
115 (37.22%) Decrease
189 (61.17%) Remain the same

 


The length of feature article in ScienceWriters should:
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115 (37.22%) Decrease
189 (61.17%) Remain the same

Original material
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109 (35.74%) Satisfied
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