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Perspectives on Involvement with the
National Issues ForumsDemographic Findings from a 2013 survey of active
participants in the National Issues Forums The Graphs
Prepared for the Deliberation in Everyday Speech Workgroup by Margaret E. Holt
Note: These are only the graphs. Qualitative responses that expand upon these inquiries are available in a separate document.
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Introduction to Graphs
The following 29 graphs represent findings from a 2013 study of active participants in the National Issues Forums. The purpose of the study was to gain knowledge of the meaning of involvement from a purposeful sample of individuals who had extensive and sustained experience with these forums. They are based on 65 responses to the survey. Thirty five women and thirty men from 25 States and the District of Columbia responded to the 50-item survey online. Responses to the associated qualitative questions are reported in a separate document.
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How did you first learn about the National Issues
Forums?
Responses
16
5
21
25
How you first learned about NIF
Involvement with Kettering FoundationColleagues at school/college/universityCommunity organizationOther
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How many years have you
been involved with the
National Issues Forums?
Responses
6
9
24
26
0
Years Involved with NIF
0
1 to 10
11 to 20
21 to 30
31 to 32
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What is or has been your
relationship to the National
Issues Forums?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
19
19
34
21
27
41
33
41
54
45
Relationship to NIF
forum convenor/sponsorforum moderatorforum recorderforum reporterforum observerissue book writer/researcherNIFI Board MemberIssue framerIssue testerOther
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What has been the scope of
your work with the National
Issues Forums?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
14
39
29
45
53
Scope of Work with NIF
localstatewidemultistate/regionalnationalinternational
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Approximately how many forums have you attended since you became associated with the National Issues Forums?
Responses
0 5 10 15 20 25
12
7
7
19
20
1
Forums Attended
01 to 2021 to 5051 to 8081 to 100100+
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Do you believe there are
identifiable democratic
practices emphasized in NIF?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
4
0
61
Believe identifiable democratic practices in NIF
YesNoNot Sure
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Do you think your involvement with NIF has influenced how you understand particular practices people in communities use to make
decisions together?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
5
2
58
NIF Has Influenced Understanding of Community Decision-Making Practices
YesNoNot Sure
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Do you think your involvement with NIF has influenced how you
interact with family, friends, colleagues and/or associates in
making decisions?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
5
2
58
Has NIF Influenced Interactions with Family/Friends/
Colleagues/Associates?
YesNoNot Sure
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Can you identify any changes in community discourse that you feel can be attributed to
NIF?
Responses
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
36
11
34
Can you identify changes in community discourse attributed to NIF?
YesNoNot Sure
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Has your involvement with NIF influenced other civic
endeavors in which you have been engaged?
Responses
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
8
8
47
Has NIF involvement influenced other civic endeavors?
YesNoNot Sure
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Do you generally use the NIF
discussion guides in your work
with forums?
Responses
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
15
8
41
Do you generally use NIF guides in your work with forums?
yesnosometimes
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Have you created any NIF-like guides specifically for your
community or other audiences?
Responses
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
19
45
Have you created any NIF-like guides?
YesNo
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Have you connected to the
National Issues Forums
Institute?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
16
48
Have you connected to the NIF Institute?
YesNo
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If you have connected to the National Issues Forum Institute, why did you
connect?
Responses
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
34
23
Reason for Connecting to the NIF Institue
Board MemberOther
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Do you use the National
Issues Forum website
(www.nifi.org)?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
4
60
Do you use the NIF website?
YesNo
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If you have used the National
Issues Forum website, how did
you use it?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
5
25
45
20
47
53
50
42
How do you use the NIF website?
order issue booksscan issues that have been frameddownload materials like moderator guides & starter videosget news about the networklocate moderator training & issue framing meetingsread reports on issueslocate indiviudals for assistance/collaborationOther
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Do you connect with others in the
network?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
14
50
Do you connect with others in the network?
yesno
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If you connect with others in the network, what has
motivated your connection with others?
Responses
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
18
36
29
39
What motivates you to connect with others in the network?
share resourcesget assistance with forum prac-ticesdevelop/plan collaborative projectsOther
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If you connect with others in the network, how do you most
frequently connect?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
4
20
24
48
How do you connect with others in the network?
emailsphone callsface-to-faceOther
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Has your involvement with NIF resulted in any direct communication with
policymakers?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
17
48
Has your involvement in NIF resulted in communication with policymakers?
YesNo
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If you involvement with NIF has resulted in communication
with policymakers, at what level was the interaction?
Responses
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
5
21
35
34
At what level have you communicated with policymakers?
localstatenationalinternational
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Has your involvement with NIF contributed in any notable
ways to your understanding of public life?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
4
2
56
Has your involvement with NIF contributed in notable ways to your understanding of
public life?
YesNoNot sure
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Have you modified or adapted any of the NIF practices for civic engagement in other
work that you do?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
13
52
Have you modified/adapted NIF practices for other civic engagement work?
YesNo
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Do you participate with other civic engagement networks/organizations (such as America Speaks, Everyday Democracy, National Coalition for
Deliberative Democracy?)
Responses
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
28
35
Do you participate with other civic en-gagement networks/organizations?
YesNo
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Are there particular forums
that you have found very
effective?
Responses
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
17
42
Are there forums you found very effective?
YesNo
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Are there particular forums
you found very ineffective?
Responses
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
35
23
Are there forums you found very ineffective?
YesNo
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Compared to other civic engagement practices with which you are familiar, is there anything particularly unique about
the National Issues Forums?
Responses
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
9
4
46
Is there anything unique about NIF com-pared to other civic engagement practices?
YesNoNot familiar with others
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Is there any way(s) you wish NIF (as a network, distinct from the National Issues
Forum Institute), could be different?
Responses
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
21
10
28
Is there any way you wish NIF could be dif-ferent?
YesNoNot sure
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Do you generally think the way National Issues Forums are framed is beneficial to
deliberation of public policy issues?
Responses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
9
2
52
Do you think the way NIF issues are framed is beneficial to deliberation?
YesNoNot Sure