CAFA Freediving Survey

Dear Bob,

I am writing to you as a former participant in a Canadian freediving course or clinic. As the Vice-President of CAFA and its webmaster, I have been given the duty of conducting a survey of people who have taken freediving courses. We know that many participants have become avid freedivers. We also know that many participants have moved on to other things. We are hoping that this survey will help us to find out what it takes to get new people into the sport and keep them coming for more.

Please take a few minutes to complete the attached survey. Your input is valuable to the survey whether you still freedive or not. If the attached survey does not work then the same form can be found at the Freedive Canada web site at www.freedivecanada.com/survey_form.html.

Privacy Note:

The information collected is to be used for statistical purposes only. Personal information such as your name, phone number or email address will not be collected. The only extra information that will be collected that is not on the form is the IP address of your computer (or proxy) and the time/date that you send the results. This information is used only to filter out duplicate submissions.

Thank you for your time and input.

Tom Lightfoot
Vice-President
Canadian Association of Freediving & Apnea

Demographic Information
Age
Sex	Male Female
Home Province	–Select a province–           British Columbia   Alberta   Saskatchewan   Manitoba   Ontario   Québec   Newfoundland   Nova Scotia   New Brunswick   Prince Edward Island   Yukon   North West Territories   Nunavut
Education	–Select an education level–           Some high school   High school   Some post-secondary   College diploma   Bachelors degree   Masters degree   Doctorate
Occupation	–Select an occupation–           Management           Business & Financial           Computer & Mathematical           Architecture & Engineering           Life, Physical & Social Sciences           Health           Community & Social Service           Education & Library           Art, Design, Entertainment, Media & Sports           Sales           Office & Administrative           Protective Occupations           Food Preparation & Serving           Buildings & Grounds Maintenance Occupations           Personal Care & Service           Farming & Forestry           Construction           Installation, Maintenance, & Repair           Production Occupations           Transportation & Material Moving           Military           Student   Unemployed
Freediving Education
How did you discover freediving?	TV showMovieInternetMagazine or newspaper articleFriendOther (please specify)
How did you learn to freedive?	Self taughtParents taught meFriend taught meTook a clinic or courseLearned how from internetOther (please specify)
If you took a course, what is the highest level freediving course or clinic that you have taken?	–Select an education level–         Basic clinicIntermediate clinicAdvanced clinicSFU Program
How many years has it been since your first freediving course/clinic?
Level of Participation
How often do you freedive now?	–Select a frequency–         About once a week         About once a month         About once a year         Never
Do you own your own equipment?	Yes No
What other sports do you participate in? (Check all that apply)	Swimming Scuba Underwater Hockey Running/Jogging Cycling Team sports Mountain/rock climbing Other (please specify)
For Participants
What environments do you freedive in? (Check all that apply)	Cold ocean Warm ocean Lake Quarry Pool
What types of freediving do you do? (Check all that apply)	Recreational Competitive Spearfishing
For Non-Participants
How many times did you freedive before quitting?
Are you hoping to get back into freediving?	Yes No
What is the top reason for not diving?	No buddiesToo busy         Lack of proper equipment         Lack of courses         Nowhere nearby to dive         Medical reasons         Too cold         Too scary         Don’t like attitude of local participantsToo competitiveNot fun         Other (please specify)
What is the second reason for not diving?	No buddiesToo busy         Lack of proper equipment         Lack of courses         Nowhere nearby to dive         Medical reasons         Too cold         Too scary         Don’t like attitude of local participantsToo competitiveNot fun         Other (please specify)

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Updated 30 December 2002