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littlelotteAn LJ friend got this in their junk mail folder and posted it in his journal. I thought I'd share:
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS REMAINING IN THIS IMPORTANT STUDY ON REAL VAMPIRISM / ENERGY WORK – YOUR PERSONAL RESPONSE IS REQUESTED & APPRECIATED
If you identify with living, modern, or real vampirism please take the time to read this entire e-mail and give sincere consideration to completing the following important surveys (VEWRS & AVEWRS) regarding real vampirism and energy work applications and return them to:
response@vampiresurvey.com
See Attached Surveys (VEWRS+AVEWRS_Surveys.zip) Or Download From:
http://www.vampiresurvey.com
IF YOU COMPLETED THE VEWRS (1st SURVEY) IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU ALSO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE AVEWRS (2nd SURVEY) IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO; AS THEY WILL BE CORRELATED TOGETHER!
To date we've received over 250 responses on both of these surveys and have 60 days remaining in the study. Please carefully read the purpose and intent of this research and help contribute to the knowledge and understanding of the Community. These are NOT surveys for roleplayers or enthusiasts or those who have only a superficial understanding of modern vampirism - they are neutrally drafted and represent an average age of 28 for respondents to date from Europe, America, and others parts of the World. We are soliciting responses from respected sources within the Community and request your support and participation. Thank you!
Five Important Acknowledgements You Need To Know:
1.) These surveys are LONG and DETAILED and require time to complete. We know this because we spent many sleepless months drafting, editing, and revising them with each of us sitting down and completing them ourselves. We value your time and ask that you use the evenings, coffee breaks, or downtime during the weekend to thoughtfully reflect and answer both of these surveys. We’ve even tossed around the idea of offering T-Shirts “I Survived The Vampire Research Survey� or “I Took The Vampire Research Survey And All I Got Was…� - all jokes aside though, the QUALITY of responses to date have far exceeded our expectations and we would like to add yours to this growing study. We ask that those who have a sincere interest in this Community and who wish to expand the current body of knowledge regarding vampirism please participate.
2.) There are TWO surveys. VEWRS – 1st Survey and AVEWRS – 2nd Survey. One covers the general community and background and the other covers in-depth specifics of vampirism and energy work. IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE VEWRS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU ALSO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE AVEWRS (2nd SURVEY); AS THEY WILL BE CORRELATED TOGETHER! YOU WILL FIND THE AVEWRS ATTACHED TO THIS E-MAIL.
3.) Yes, these surveys ask what could be construed as personal information. Therefore, if you do not feel comfortable providing certain demographic data we suggest the following remedy:
a.) Provide current residence and places of birth to the nearest major metropolitan city
b.) Give the month and year of your birthday and enter “0� or “-“ for the day
c.) Utilize the gmail account listed on the web site to submit your surveys online
Bottom Line: We are interested in how you experience the vampiric condition more so than we are the details of your personal life and will continue to value your privacy and anonymity above all else. For more information please read the FAQ located on the web site.
4.) This is important so read this one carefully. If there are questions on the surveys that do not provide adequate choices and/or that you disagree with, then utilize the “Other�, free response, or even the margins if completed by hand to indicate such. We WELCOME you to write or type ANY and ALL information you would like to see covered in this study. If you feel the need to provide clarification to your answers let us assure you everything that is written does NOT go unnoticed and will be taken into account in the analysis. Instead of criticizing aspects of the surveys that you disagree with, take the power into your own hands to explain to us why. Those thought provoking arguments will be printed as a matter of record alongside the conclusions and interpretations – this study is a living and dynamic document for the entire community and this is why it is so important to draw from diverse viewpoints. When the results are published in late 2007 we would not like you to engage in Monday morning quarterbacking if you did not at least choose to partake or attempt to fully read and understand the scope of this study in the first place or attempt to claim that it is “news� to you that it even exists at all as it’s listed on virtually every forum, site, group, and corner of the online Community. It is NOT a census or basic data graphing project that will result in mere orphaned percentages and graphs. By all means write or type until your heart’s content and express your opinions, experiences, and knowledge of what vampirism means to you.
5.) PLEASE take the time to speak directly with your friends, forums, boards, local Houses, gatherings, meetups, etc. to encourage them to complete both of these surveys and submit them as soon as possible. We are gathering responses from ALL areas of this Community (online and offline) and ironically individuals who would never speak with one other are banding together for a common purpose to put forth their individual (ronin, solitary, independent, affiliated, left-hand, right-hand, up, down, sideways) view of the vampiric condition and Community. Our staff is available to answer questions around the clock so don’t hesitate to contact us. We sincerely appreciate your participation in this research endeavor and will strive to analyze and treat the data we receive with the utmost professionalism.
The Vampire & Energy Work Research Survey (VEWRS)
The Advanced Vampirism & Energy Work Research Survey (AVEWRS)
The final release of the VEWRS comprises 379 questions, covering 11 primary categories, and spans 74 pages. The final release of the AVEWRS comprises 609 questions, covering 5 primary categories, and spans 139 pages. We realize these surveys (VEWRS & AVEWRS) are lengthy, and that they call for a serious investment of time and thought. Many months of development and countless hours of editing and review have gone into the writing of these surveys. We have done our best to put together questions which, when answered by members of the community, will help provide answers to questions that vampires have been asking for years, and will allow our community to be understood better by others. This is a rare chance for those who are willing to put forth the effort to benefit the entire community. Keeping in mind the scope of this project, please do not request a copy if you feel you are not up to the task. To maintain the integrity of the data, we need as many surveys to be returned to us as possible. This is an effort by the community and for the community - no loyalty of affiliation, bias, or preferential consideration is taken into account in the pursuance of this community study. The results of these surveys will be published in 2007 as an expansive study.
The AVEWRS (follow-up survey to the VEWRS) may be downloaded in the following file formats from: http://www.vampiresurvey.com
1.) MS Word.doc: This is the preferred format. Please complete forms/blanks, save, and e-mail to: response@vampiresurvey.com
2.) Open Office.zip (Multi-Sections): Use if you have trouble opening the survey due to memory restraints or do not have MS Word.
3.) MS Word.zip: This is the same as ..1 but in a compressed zip file.
4.) You may request a printed version if absolutely necessary by using the form located on the web site and return to the address below.
5.) In addition you may elect to print your own copy and mail your completed copy of the survey to the following address:
V. Survey
6300 Powers Ferry Rd.
Suite 600 - 283
Atlanta, GA 30339
AVEWRS Purpose & Significance:
The Advanced Vampirism & Energy Work Research Survey (AVEWRS) is conducted by the Atlanta Vampire Alliance [AVA] with contributions from both independent and affiliated groups within the vampire community. This survey has come about in response to the inquiry received while conducting the original Vampire & Energy Work Research Survey (VEWRS) and from the examination of responses gathered during past months. The purpose of the VEWRS was to gather data about the general aspects of vampiric life and practice as reported by real vampires with a particular emphasis placed on the social structure and interactions amongst vampires within the Community. The scope of the survey covered many surface topics, but necessarily left many advanced topics unaddressed. During the ongoing analysis and correlation of the responses from the VEWRS we both identified the need as well as received a significant number of requests to address more in-depth aspects of the vampire community; specifically vampiric traits, abilities, beliefs, and energy work techniques. Based on these requests, five independent research topics were chosen to be explored and subsequently compiled into a single concise survey format to facilitate the ease of participation. We believe that the information gathered regarding these topics will be of specific and immediate interest to members of the Community, and will increase the knowledge that the Community has about itself, its members as individuals, and its relationship with other groups and communities.
Complimenting the work outlined in the VEWRS, we provide the opportunity in this follow-up survey for the participant to provide comprehensive written responses regarding the primary areas of personal experiences, abilities, and the application as well as interpretation of their beliefs. Some questions may not have an apparent direct connection to the vampire or energy worker communities; however, in order to correlate data in the areas of personality, beliefs, and demographic background they are crucial to establishing a foundation for detailed case study analysis. In many cases these questions directly address the past analysis of researchers regarding the vampire subculture and the conclusions drawn by these outside researchers from the examination of limited reported experiences by members of the Community. We hope that the data gathered through this survey will help serve our primary goal, and allow the Community to examine itself by addressing topics which are important to its members. Our intention is to provide this data in a comprehensive printed and digitally available analysis to the Community as a resource for our deeper understanding of modern vampirism. We anticipate the results will provide a body of data which will speak to members of the Community, clarify aspects of vampirism and the culture that vampires share, and allow individuals to place their own experiences, practices and beliefs in context, with regard to the greater Community.
Like with the VEWRS, the qualitative aspects of this survey will allow for an intrinsic case study examination that covers the primary spectrum of beliefs and opinions held by both the independent and affiliated vampire community. The AVEWRS is designed as a stand-alone study built after a preliminary review of the VEWRS, however, there is a provision embedded into its design to allow linking to the initial VEWRS for purposes of correlating the demographic and other quantitative data presented in topic one. The use of this sequential transformative strategy will enable our researchers to further expand the examination into the personal lifestyle, family background, medical history, paranormal experiences, and societal involvement as reported by individual vampires and first highlighted in the VEWRS. The remaining topics of the AVEWRS, unlike that of the VEWRS, are independent from one another and address uniquely different questions and purposes, however, directly adhere to the overall scope and spirit prevalent within both surveys. Utilizing a concurrent transformative strategy, sections two through five will examine a variety of subjects in varying levels of detail. We will attempt to highlight the integral nature of energy work within the vampire community by providing a comprehensive battery of questions concerning individual perception, manipulation, and utilization of energy. As evidenced throughout pockets within the community, terminology used to describe the vampiric condition is variable and thus presents a challenge to researchers to adequately interpret the intent of the participant. This issue is addressed in topic three through a qualitative examination of definitions used by the modern vampire community to describe vampirism. In addition the specific beliefs, postulated origins, characteristics, and practices of vampires are thoroughly examined. Building on the preliminary work concerning spirituality and its association with those in the Community, we will examine in greater detail the religious, spiritual, moral, ethical, and philosophical ideals that motivate and often serve as a uniting force for the Community. This phenomenological approach into the thought processes and viewpoints held by vampires is crucial to understanding the collective consciousness of shared beliefs within the Community and for potentially dispelling misconceptions of unethical and immoral treatment of others by our kind. An examination of how vampires interact with subcultures will compliment our preliminary finding in the VEWRS that many vampires identify themselves as belonging to one or more additional subcultures and/or otherkin classifications. This pseudo-ethnography will examine the core interactions, perceived and directed sentiment, and cultural similarities shared among communities.
We understand the value of quality responses over that of quantity and seek directly members of the community we recognize as being able to provide valuable insight. The potential knowledge this survey may provide to the vampire community merits an extensive networking effort to gather support and participation. While conducting this research we are committed to remaining neutral and abstaining from controversial rhetoric that could be viewed as biased. As researchers, we recognize that we have a responsibility to be both fair and thorough in serving our community. Using a pragmatic approach to our research we welcome exploration of the diversity of beliefs held by those of the Community without injection of assumptive claim or validity judgment. This is ultimately an effort by the Community, and for the Community, which we hope will also reach beyond our boundaries, to be a body of knowledge from which outside scholars can draw when trying to understand the reality of our lives and experience.
AVEWRS Survey Focus:
- 01 - Personal Lifestyle, Experience, & Societal Involvement
- 02 - Advanced Energy Perception, Tools, & Techniques
- 03 - Unraveling The Complexity Of Definitions: Forms, Beliefs, & Practices Of Vampirism
- 04 - The Spirituality & Philosophical Ideals Of Vampires
- 05 - Subcultural Interconnectivity With The Vampire Community
The Two Surveys: VEWRS (1st) & AVEWRS (2nd):
There has been some misunderstanding as to the distinction between the AVEWRS and VEWRS. The VEWRS is the 1st survey launched on March 22, 2006. The AVEWRS is the 2nd or follow-up survey to the VEWRS launched on August 1, 2006. All data within the VEWRS is being correlated along with data from section one of the AVEWRS being linked and subsequently correlated to those who completed the VEWRS. BOTH surveys have a final due date of December 31, 2006.
Additional Survey Discussion Forum:
http://www.atlantavampirealliance.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=7
Current Response Statistics:
VEWRS = 320 Printed Surveys / 11 Available
VEWRS = Over 1000+ Downloads / 206 Returned To Date (Since March 22, 2006)
AVEWRS = 125 Printed Surveys / 44 Available
AVEWRS = Over 400+ Downloads / 40 Returned To Date (Since Aug. 1, 2006)
VEWRS Printing & Development Costs To Date: $903.63
AVEWRS Printing & Development Costs To Date: $448.13
VEWRS Mailing Costs To Date: $515.95
AVEWRS Mailing Costs To Date: $307.54
VEWRS Viability Response Rate Threshold: 250 Minimum Returns / 82.4% Complete
AVEWRS Viability Response Rate Threshold: 150 Minimum Returns / 26.6% Complete
VEWRS Average Age Of Respondent: 28 (1978)
VEWRS Male To Female Ratio: 38% M :: 62% F
AVEWRS Average Age Of Respondent: 29 (1977)
AVEWRS Male To Female Ratio: 32% M :: 68% F
* Please distribute this e-mail to ALL interested parties within the vampire community. If you have received this e-mail in error we apologize & will honor any request to be removed from future mailings. Return all completed VEWRS & AVEWRS surveys to response@vampiresurvey.com by December 31, 2006. *
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS REMAINING IN THIS IMPORTANT STUDY ON REAL VAMPIRISM / ENERGY WORK – YOUR PERSONAL RESPONSE IS REQUESTED & APPRECIATED
If you identify with living, modern, or real vampirism please take the time to read this entire e-mail and give sincere consideration to completing the following important surveys (VEWRS & AVEWRS) regarding real vampirism and energy work applications and return them to:
response@vampiresurvey.com
See Attached Surveys (VEWRS+AVEWRS_Surveys.zip) Or Download From:
http://www.vampiresurvey.com
IF YOU COMPLETED THE VEWRS (1st SURVEY) IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU ALSO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE AVEWRS (2nd SURVEY) IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO; AS THEY WILL BE CORRELATED TOGETHER!
To date we've received over 250 responses on both of these surveys and have 60 days remaining in the study. Please carefully read the purpose and intent of this research and help contribute to the knowledge and understanding of the Community. These are NOT surveys for roleplayers or enthusiasts or those who have only a superficial understanding of modern vampirism - they are neutrally drafted and represent an average age of 28 for respondents to date from Europe, America, and others parts of the World. We are soliciting responses from respected sources within the Community and request your support and participation. Thank you!
Five Important Acknowledgements You Need To Know:
1.) These surveys are LONG and DETAILED and require time to complete. We know this because we spent many sleepless months drafting, editing, and revising them with each of us sitting down and completing them ourselves. We value your time and ask that you use the evenings, coffee breaks, or downtime during the weekend to thoughtfully reflect and answer both of these surveys. We’ve even tossed around the idea of offering T-Shirts “I Survived The Vampire Research Survey� or “I Took The Vampire Research Survey And All I Got Was…� - all jokes aside though, the QUALITY of responses to date have far exceeded our expectations and we would like to add yours to this growing study. We ask that those who have a sincere interest in this Community and who wish to expand the current body of knowledge regarding vampirism please participate.
2.) There are TWO surveys. VEWRS – 1st Survey and AVEWRS – 2nd Survey. One covers the general community and background and the other covers in-depth specifics of vampirism and energy work. IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE VEWRS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU ALSO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE AVEWRS (2nd SURVEY); AS THEY WILL BE CORRELATED TOGETHER! YOU WILL FIND THE AVEWRS ATTACHED TO THIS E-MAIL.
3.) Yes, these surveys ask what could be construed as personal information. Therefore, if you do not feel comfortable providing certain demographic data we suggest the following remedy:
a.) Provide current residence and places of birth to the nearest major metropolitan city
b.) Give the month and year of your birthday and enter “0� or “-“ for the day
c.) Utilize the gmail account listed on the web site to submit your surveys online
Bottom Line: We are interested in how you experience the vampiric condition more so than we are the details of your personal life and will continue to value your privacy and anonymity above all else. For more information please read the FAQ located on the web site.
4.) This is important so read this one carefully. If there are questions on the surveys that do not provide adequate choices and/or that you disagree with, then utilize the “Other�, free response, or even the margins if completed by hand to indicate such. We WELCOME you to write or type ANY and ALL information you would like to see covered in this study. If you feel the need to provide clarification to your answers let us assure you everything that is written does NOT go unnoticed and will be taken into account in the analysis. Instead of criticizing aspects of the surveys that you disagree with, take the power into your own hands to explain to us why. Those thought provoking arguments will be printed as a matter of record alongside the conclusions and interpretations – this study is a living and dynamic document for the entire community and this is why it is so important to draw from diverse viewpoints. When the results are published in late 2007 we would not like you to engage in Monday morning quarterbacking if you did not at least choose to partake or attempt to fully read and understand the scope of this study in the first place or attempt to claim that it is “news� to you that it even exists at all as it’s listed on virtually every forum, site, group, and corner of the online Community. It is NOT a census or basic data graphing project that will result in mere orphaned percentages and graphs. By all means write or type until your heart’s content and express your opinions, experiences, and knowledge of what vampirism means to you.
5.) PLEASE take the time to speak directly with your friends, forums, boards, local Houses, gatherings, meetups, etc. to encourage them to complete both of these surveys and submit them as soon as possible. We are gathering responses from ALL areas of this Community (online and offline) and ironically individuals who would never speak with one other are banding together for a common purpose to put forth their individual (ronin, solitary, independent, affiliated, left-hand, right-hand, up, down, sideways) view of the vampiric condition and Community. Our staff is available to answer questions around the clock so don’t hesitate to contact us. We sincerely appreciate your participation in this research endeavor and will strive to analyze and treat the data we receive with the utmost professionalism.
The Vampire & Energy Work Research Survey (VEWRS)
The Advanced Vampirism & Energy Work Research Survey (AVEWRS)
The final release of the VEWRS comprises 379 questions, covering 11 primary categories, and spans 74 pages. The final release of the AVEWRS comprises 609 questions, covering 5 primary categories, and spans 139 pages. We realize these surveys (VEWRS & AVEWRS) are lengthy, and that they call for a serious investment of time and thought. Many months of development and countless hours of editing and review have gone into the writing of these surveys. We have done our best to put together questions which, when answered by members of the community, will help provide answers to questions that vampires have been asking for years, and will allow our community to be understood better by others. This is a rare chance for those who are willing to put forth the effort to benefit the entire community. Keeping in mind the scope of this project, please do not request a copy if you feel you are not up to the task. To maintain the integrity of the data, we need as many surveys to be returned to us as possible. This is an effort by the community and for the community - no loyalty of affiliation, bias, or preferential consideration is taken into account in the pursuance of this community study. The results of these surveys will be published in 2007 as an expansive study.
The AVEWRS (follow-up survey to the VEWRS) may be downloaded in the following file formats from: http://www.vampiresurvey.com
1.) MS Word.doc: This is the preferred format. Please complete forms/blanks, save, and e-mail to: response@vampiresurvey.com
2.) Open Office.zip (Multi-Sections): Use if you have trouble opening the survey due to memory restraints or do not have MS Word.
3.) MS Word.zip: This is the same as ..1 but in a compressed zip file.
4.) You may request a printed version if absolutely necessary by using the form located on the web site and return to the address below.
5.) In addition you may elect to print your own copy and mail your completed copy of the survey to the following address:
V. Survey
6300 Powers Ferry Rd.
Suite 600 - 283
Atlanta, GA 30339
AVEWRS Purpose & Significance:
The Advanced Vampirism & Energy Work Research Survey (AVEWRS) is conducted by the Atlanta Vampire Alliance [AVA] with contributions from both independent and affiliated groups within the vampire community. This survey has come about in response to the inquiry received while conducting the original Vampire & Energy Work Research Survey (VEWRS) and from the examination of responses gathered during past months. The purpose of the VEWRS was to gather data about the general aspects of vampiric life and practice as reported by real vampires with a particular emphasis placed on the social structure and interactions amongst vampires within the Community. The scope of the survey covered many surface topics, but necessarily left many advanced topics unaddressed. During the ongoing analysis and correlation of the responses from the VEWRS we both identified the need as well as received a significant number of requests to address more in-depth aspects of the vampire community; specifically vampiric traits, abilities, beliefs, and energy work techniques. Based on these requests, five independent research topics were chosen to be explored and subsequently compiled into a single concise survey format to facilitate the ease of participation. We believe that the information gathered regarding these topics will be of specific and immediate interest to members of the Community, and will increase the knowledge that the Community has about itself, its members as individuals, and its relationship with other groups and communities.
Complimenting the work outlined in the VEWRS, we provide the opportunity in this follow-up survey for the participant to provide comprehensive written responses regarding the primary areas of personal experiences, abilities, and the application as well as interpretation of their beliefs. Some questions may not have an apparent direct connection to the vampire or energy worker communities; however, in order to correlate data in the areas of personality, beliefs, and demographic background they are crucial to establishing a foundation for detailed case study analysis. In many cases these questions directly address the past analysis of researchers regarding the vampire subculture and the conclusions drawn by these outside researchers from the examination of limited reported experiences by members of the Community. We hope that the data gathered through this survey will help serve our primary goal, and allow the Community to examine itself by addressing topics which are important to its members. Our intention is to provide this data in a comprehensive printed and digitally available analysis to the Community as a resource for our deeper understanding of modern vampirism. We anticipate the results will provide a body of data which will speak to members of the Community, clarify aspects of vampirism and the culture that vampires share, and allow individuals to place their own experiences, practices and beliefs in context, with regard to the greater Community.
Like with the VEWRS, the qualitative aspects of this survey will allow for an intrinsic case study examination that covers the primary spectrum of beliefs and opinions held by both the independent and affiliated vampire community. The AVEWRS is designed as a stand-alone study built after a preliminary review of the VEWRS, however, there is a provision embedded into its design to allow linking to the initial VEWRS for purposes of correlating the demographic and other quantitative data presented in topic one. The use of this sequential transformative strategy will enable our researchers to further expand the examination into the personal lifestyle, family background, medical history, paranormal experiences, and societal involvement as reported by individual vampires and first highlighted in the VEWRS. The remaining topics of the AVEWRS, unlike that of the VEWRS, are independent from one another and address uniquely different questions and purposes, however, directly adhere to the overall scope and spirit prevalent within both surveys. Utilizing a concurrent transformative strategy, sections two through five will examine a variety of subjects in varying levels of detail. We will attempt to highlight the integral nature of energy work within the vampire community by providing a comprehensive battery of questions concerning individual perception, manipulation, and utilization of energy. As evidenced throughout pockets within the community, terminology used to describe the vampiric condition is variable and thus presents a challenge to researchers to adequately interpret the intent of the participant. This issue is addressed in topic three through a qualitative examination of definitions used by the modern vampire community to describe vampirism. In addition the specific beliefs, postulated origins, characteristics, and practices of vampires are thoroughly examined. Building on the preliminary work concerning spirituality and its association with those in the Community, we will examine in greater detail the religious, spiritual, moral, ethical, and philosophical ideals that motivate and often serve as a uniting force for the Community. This phenomenological approach into the thought processes and viewpoints held by vampires is crucial to understanding the collective consciousness of shared beliefs within the Community and for potentially dispelling misconceptions of unethical and immoral treatment of others by our kind. An examination of how vampires interact with subcultures will compliment our preliminary finding in the VEWRS that many vampires identify themselves as belonging to one or more additional subcultures and/or otherkin classifications. This pseudo-ethnography will examine the core interactions, perceived and directed sentiment, and cultural similarities shared among communities.
We understand the value of quality responses over that of quantity and seek directly members of the community we recognize as being able to provide valuable insight. The potential knowledge this survey may provide to the vampire community merits an extensive networking effort to gather support and participation. While conducting this research we are committed to remaining neutral and abstaining from controversial rhetoric that could be viewed as biased. As researchers, we recognize that we have a responsibility to be both fair and thorough in serving our community. Using a pragmatic approach to our research we welcome exploration of the diversity of beliefs held by those of the Community without injection of assumptive claim or validity judgment. This is ultimately an effort by the Community, and for the Community, which we hope will also reach beyond our boundaries, to be a body of knowledge from which outside scholars can draw when trying to understand the reality of our lives and experience.
AVEWRS Survey Focus:
- 01 - Personal Lifestyle, Experience, & Societal Involvement
- 02 - Advanced Energy Perception, Tools, & Techniques
- 03 - Unraveling The Complexity Of Definitions: Forms, Beliefs, & Practices Of Vampirism
- 04 - The Spirituality & Philosophical Ideals Of Vampires
- 05 - Subcultural Interconnectivity With The Vampire Community
The Two Surveys: VEWRS (1st) & AVEWRS (2nd):
There has been some misunderstanding as to the distinction between the AVEWRS and VEWRS. The VEWRS is the 1st survey launched on March 22, 2006. The AVEWRS is the 2nd or follow-up survey to the VEWRS launched on August 1, 2006. All data within the VEWRS is being correlated along with data from section one of the AVEWRS being linked and subsequently correlated to those who completed the VEWRS. BOTH surveys have a final due date of December 31, 2006.
Additional Survey Discussion Forum:
http://www.atlantavampirealliance.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=7
Current Response Statistics:
VEWRS = 320 Printed Surveys / 11 Available
VEWRS = Over 1000+ Downloads / 206 Returned To Date (Since March 22, 2006)
AVEWRS = 125 Printed Surveys / 44 Available
AVEWRS = Over 400+ Downloads / 40 Returned To Date (Since Aug. 1, 2006)
VEWRS Printing & Development Costs To Date: $903.63
AVEWRS Printing & Development Costs To Date: $448.13
VEWRS Mailing Costs To Date: $515.95
AVEWRS Mailing Costs To Date: $307.54
VEWRS Viability Response Rate Threshold: 250 Minimum Returns / 82.4% Complete
AVEWRS Viability Response Rate Threshold: 150 Minimum Returns / 26.6% Complete
VEWRS Average Age Of Respondent: 28 (1978)
VEWRS Male To Female Ratio: 38% M :: 62% F
AVEWRS Average Age Of Respondent: 29 (1977)
AVEWRS Male To Female Ratio: 32% M :: 68% F
* Please distribute this e-mail to ALL interested parties within the vampire community. If you have received this e-mail in error we apologize & will honor any request to be removed from future mailings. Return all completed VEWRS & AVEWRS surveys to response@vampiresurvey.com by December 31, 2006. *
