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@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ But this might also be a statistical bias. 55% of _all_ respondents indicated th
Now, this is a bit painful. MapComplete aims to be an easy-to-use tool for non-technical users. The survey clearly failed to reach these people.
This is also mirrored in the question on how good they know OpenStreetMap. Close to 75% indicate to have at least hundreds of edits.
![](CensusOsmFamiliarity.png)
In practice, the communication about the survey should reach respondents which then, need to be motivated to fill out this survey.
As the survey has been promoted via [Mastodon](https://en.osm.town/@mapcomplete), this probably had a major influence: Mastodon has a userbase which is both very developer-oriented but also quite queer and has (relatively) many transgender and genderqueer people. As the post about the survey gained a lot of traction there, I suspect many found the survey via that channel.
@ -42,7 +47,9 @@ A second important effect is the language. The invitation for the survey and the
At last, some people from minorities are less likely to fill out surveys ([source](https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED501717.pdf)). I tried to counter this by explicitly inviting those groups to fill out the survey in the request, but this psychological effect is very hard to measure.
As such, while I do think that the data is mostly representative, I think that less-technical people are underrepresented.
As such, while I do think that the data is mostly representative, I think that less-technical people are a bit underrepresented.
### Identity
@ -50,7 +57,9 @@ A last question in the 'demograpy'-set was "how would you describe yourself?" -
This question is intentionally open-ended, as people will state what _they_ find important in live.
18 of them mentioned to be a map lover or OSM lover, 15 self-identified as being a 'techie', 'developer', 'engineer' or similar. 8 found Open Source-software important; 7 mentioned to be interested in environmentalism, urbanism, transportation and/or political issues. Other notable mentions were to be involved (professionally) with GIS. Other notable categories are teachers (2), cyclists (4) and climbers (2).
18 of them mentioned to be a map lover or OSM lover, 15 self-identified as being a 'techie', 'developer', 'engineer' or similar. 8 found Open Source-software important; 7 mentioned to be interested in environmentalism, urbanism, transportation and/or political issues. Other notable mentions were to be involved (professionally) with GIS. Other notable categories are teachers (2), cyclists (4) and climbers (2). One person indicated that they were 'disabled'.
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