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Page: Camper Enrollment Information
1. Compared to last year at this time, our camper enrollment for the coming summer is:
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Percent
Response
Count
lower than last year
21.0%85
about the same as last year
29.7%120
higher than last year
25.7%104
we do not enroll individual campers or we have not yet begun the enrollment process
23.5%95

2. If your enrollment is higher or lower in Question #1, how much higher or lower is it?
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 1-3%4-7%8-10%>10%N/AResponse
Count
higher by13.8% (25)17.1% (31)9.4% (17)20.4% (37)39.2% (71)181
lower by12.2% (17)14.4% (20)9.4% (13)21.6% (30)42.4% (59)139

3. COED CAMPS ONLY. Compared to last year at this time we have:
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 fewer enrolled nowabout the same as last year at this timemore enrolled nowResponse
Count
for boys22.9% (55)54.6% (131)22.5% (54)240
for girls19.2% (45)54.7% (128)26.1% (61)234

4. Compared to last year at this time, what is your best guess at how enrollment in each of the following AGE GROUPS is progressing? (Choose only ONE for each age group.)
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 under 6 years6-9 years10-12 yearsteensadultsResponse
Count
fewer than last year18.7% (23)51.2% (63)39.8% (49)40.7% (50)6.5% (8)123
about the same as last year19.4% (48)58.1% (144)68.5% (170)52.4% (130)11.3% (28)248
more than last year12.0% (21)41.1% (72)50.3% (88)52.6% (92)8.0% (14)175
not applicable to our camp75.0% (141)9.0% (17)2.7% (5)12.8% (24)79.3% (149)188

5. Compared to last year, campers are enrolling:
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Percent
Response
Count
for shorter length sessions
6.4%20
about the same length sessions
82.8%260
for longer length sessions
9.6%30

6. Compared to last year, we have:
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 Response
Percent
Response
Count
fewer returning campers
6.0%19
about the same percentage of returning campers
58.9%186
more returning campers
27.5%87
we don't track returning campers
6.3%20

7. For specialized programs such as horseback riding, tripping, etc., compared to last year, campers are:
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Percent
Response
Count
not as interested in the specialized program(s)
6.6%20
interested/enrolling to the same degree
40.5%122
more interested in the specialized program(s)
15.6%47
we don't offer specialized programs
35.9%108

Page: Staff Information
8. Compared to last year at this time, our contracted staff numbers for the coming summer are:
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Percent
Response
Count
behind our staff hires last year
12.2%46
about the same as last year
47.1%177
ahead of our staff hires last year
26.6%100
we haven't started hiring yet
14.1%53

9. If the number of your contracted staff is higher or lower in Question #8, how much higher or lower is it?
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 1-3%4-7%8-10%>10%N/AResponse
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higher by15.5% (25)17.4% (28)16.8% (27)17.4% (28)32.9% (53)161
lower by9.4% (9)5.2% (5)17.7% (17)12.5% (12)55.2% (53)96

10. Compared to last year at this time, we have hired:
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Percent
Response
Count
fewer specialized staff
16.9%55
about the same number of specialized staff
69.5%226
more specialized staff
13.5%44

11. Compared to last year at this time, we anticipate hiring:
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Percent
Response
Count
fewer international staff
24.8%78
about the same number of international staff
65.9%207
more international staff
8.6%27

12. Compared to last year at this time, we have hired:
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 fewer about the same number more Response
Count
female staff9.5% (30)78.5% (248)12.0% (38)316
male staff17.0% (50)70.1% (206)12.9% (38)294

13. Compared to last year at this time, we have:
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Percent
Response
Count
fewer returning staff
19.7%67
about the same number of returning staff
50.3%171
more returning staff
30.0%102

Page: Camp Profile Information
14. Section:
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Percent
Response
Count
Chesapeake
2.6%9
Coronado
0.9%3
Evergreen
2.6%9
Great Rivers
3.1%11
Heart of the South
2.6%9
Illinois
3.1%11
Indiana
2.6%9
Keystone
5.1%18
Michigan
2.6%9
New England
16.8%59
New Jersey
4.5%16
New York
9.9%35
Northern California
4.8%17
Northland
4.5%16
Ohio
2.8%10
Oregon Trail
1.4%5
Rocky Mountain
1.7%6
Southeastern
8.8%31
Southern California
4.3%15
St Louis
0.9%3
Texoma
3.1%11
Upstate New York
2.0%7
Virginias
3.7%13
Wisconsin
5.7%20

15. Camp affiliation:
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Percent
Response
Count
Agency
26.7%100
Religious
16.3%61
Independent For Profit
28.8%108
Independent Not For Profit
26.1%98
Governmental
1.3%5
Health-related
0.8%3

16. Summer youth camp clientele served:
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Percent
Response
Count
boys camp
6.4%24
girls camp
17.6%66
coed camp
71.2%267
more than one of the above
4.5%17

17. Type of program:
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Percent
Response
Count
Day
21.0%79
Resident
78.7%296

18. While every camp dreams of filling 100% of its available slots, that is rarely possible. In the real world, directors establish a target/goal for enrollment. How does your target/goal enrollment relate to your actual capacity if all your camper slots were filled?
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Percent
Response
Count
about the same
30.8%114
goal is 1-5% lower than capacity
23.2%86
6-10% lower than capacity
22.7%84
11-15% lower than capacity
11.4%42
>15% lower than capacity
11.4%42

19. If budgeted camp enrollment was less than actual capacity, the main reason for this difference was:
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Percent
Response
Count
We can't hire enough staff to enroll fully.
1.3%4
We choose to limit our enrollment to give a quality experience.
20.3%63
We have not reached capacity for years.
34.8%108
Age group size limits and enrollment requests do not match.
19.0%59
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22.3%69

20. Last summer, how close did you come to your target/goal for camper enrollment?
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Percent
Response
Count
100% or more of our target
25.9%97
95-99% of our target
26.7%100
90-94%
17.1%64
85-89%
11.2%42
80-84%
8.3%31
75-79%
4.5%17
70-74%
2.4%9
65-69%
0.8%3
<65%
2.4%9

21. How did last year's enrollment compare to the highest enrollment you had in the last five years?
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Percent
Response
Count
It was higher than all the previous 5 years.
27.2%102
It was about the same as our high in the last 5 years.
19.7%74
It was lower than our highest enrollment in the last 5 years.
52.5%197

22. Our greatest need for staff is in:
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Percent
Response
Count
certified staff
21.9%80
health care
26.0%95
program specialists
24.7%90
cooks
13.7%50
male staff
40.0%146
female staff
4.1%15
trip leaders
7.9%29
staff 21 or older
27.7%101
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7.9%29

23. Our greatest concerns for camper recruitment are:
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