Therapy Dog Program Report Fall 2014

Event held Monday, 12/1/14; Tuesday 12/2/14

10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Number of Attendees

Monday:

Attendees: 70

Surveys completed & returned: 55

78.6% survey completion rate

Tuesday:

Attendees: 91

Surveys completed & returned: 74

81.3% survey completion rate

Total:

Attendees: 161

Surveys completed & returned: 129

80.1% survey completion rate

Hourly Attendance Breakdown

Monday

12/1/2014

Time

Number during half hour

Total number

Percentage of day's attendees per half hour window

10:30-11:00

23

23

32.9

11:00-11:30

4

27

5.7

11:30-12:00

13

40

18.6

12:00-12:30

8

48

11.4

12:30-1:00

21

69

30

1:00-1:30

1

70

1.4

Total

70

55 surveys completed

Tuesday

12/2/2014

Time

Number during half hour

Total number

Percentage of day's attendees per half hour window

10:30-11:00

25

25

27.5

11:00-11:30

12

37

13.2

11:30-12:00

18

55

19.8

12:00-12:30

15

70

16.5

12:30-1:00

11

81

12.1

1:00-1:30

10

91

10.1

Total

91

74 surveys completed

Self-Reported Stress Levels

(Scale of 1-10 with 10 being extremely stressed, 1 being not stressed at all)

Monday:

Average incoming stress level: 6.58

Average outgoing stress level: 3.24

Average decrease of stress level: 3.34

Tuesday:

Average incoming stress level: 7.08

Average outgoing stress level: 3.49

Average decrease of stress level: 3.99

Total:

Average incoming stress level: 6.87

Average outgoing stress level: 3.38

Average decrease of stress level: 3.49

Responses to the question
“Is this something you would like to see the library do again?”

Marketing

(How attendees learned of the event, could indicate multiple)

Monday:

14.3% - Friend (10)

12.9% - Grand Views Article (9)

58.6% - Email (41)

2.9% - Facebook (2)

1.4% - Twitter (1)

5.7% - Posters (4)

10% - I just happened to be around the library during the event (7)

5.7% - Other (4)

Tuesday:

19.8% - Friend (18)

5.5% - Grand Views Article (5)

58.2% - Email (53)

7.7% - Facebook (7)

1.1% - Twitter (1)

9.9% - Posters (9)

11% - I just happened to be around the library during the event (7)

8.8% - Other (8)

Total:

21.7% - Friend (28)

10.9% - Grand Views Article (14)

72.9% - Email (94)

7% - Facebook (9)

1.6% - Twitter (2)

10.1% - Posters (13)

10.9% - I just happened to be around the library during the event (14)

9.3% - Other (12)

Survey Comments (Open ended)

Monday:

Tuesday: