Using Surveys to

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• Using Surveys to
• Initiate Conversations
• at Events

Lani Carlson
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Learning Objectives

• Create effective targeted surveys
• Gain theme ideas for future exhibits and
  interaction method
• Documenting outreach
• Results what they can do for you

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Why use surveys
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What Makes an Effective Survey

• A topic they know about and are willing to talk
  about
• Common theme to farmers and non-farmers
• Data you can learn from, share and report
• Data to determine new learning goals
• New outreach areas to explore

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• People have to participate

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Survey Theme Ideas

• Farmer health awareness
• Boots and back safety
• PPE
• Noise induced hearing loss
• Tractor safety ROPS

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The Survey

• Focused questions
• lt10 questions
• Best to have it on one side
• ½ sheet looks less painful to reluctant survey
  takers
• Multiple choice questions
• Fill in the blanks get skipped

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The Basics

• Pencils sharpener
• Clipboards
• Raffle tickets
• Incentives
• Signs
• Place to sit down
• Survey monkey or similar program

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Outreach

• How does this document your outreach?
• Get contact information to follow up with farmer
• Tells you about audience and their interests

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Bonus
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Results

• Starts a working relationship
• Gather data
• Generate rack cards, articles
• Evaluate specific outreach

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Boots and Back Survey
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Boots and Back Survey

• FT farmers- half in constant pain
• All respondents 50 in occasional pain
• Pain management?
• OTC by FT farmers
• Alternative ideas for others stretching,
  hot/cold therapy, chiropractor

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Boots and Back Survey

• Physical therapy retrained me in doing daily
  tasks it was a lifesaver!
• I now have custom-fitted work shoes wish I had
  them 30 years ago when they would have done me
  more good.
• positioning, pacing, prevention

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PPE Safety

• Determine the safety awareness and attitude of
  agricultural workers
• Demographics and type of farmer

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PPE Safety

• Rate your safety attitude
• Types of PPE they have available
• How often do they use it
• Most hazardous task at farm
• What type of safety training interested in

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Noise Induced Hearing Loss
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Noise Induced Hearing Loss
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Noise Induced Hearing Loss

• start young
• use it all the time
• keep hearing protection handy and in several
  places
• Nearly all felt that NIHL was preventable and
  could become a disability

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Conclusion

• Starts a conversation
• Introduction to program
• Gathers data for evaluation purposes
• Data for publications