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Table 1. Library Users by Type of Service
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Type of Services
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All Respondents
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Question
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Internet &
Technology Services
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Hobby &
Leisure
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Children
& Youth Services
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Basic Reference Materials
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Adult Programming
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Economic Development
& Business Services
|
Employment & Workforce Development
|
Interlibrary Loan
|
Public Relation & Customer Service
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Percent
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Number
|
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Would you be willing to pay to have additional library services provided?
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(percentages unless otherwise denoted)
|
|
yes
|
72.9
|
74.5
|
73.5
|
71.9
|
84.2
|
57.7
|
72.4
|
75.5
|
65.4
|
71.2
|
1,513
|
|
If yes, how much additional per month would you be willing to pay for these services?
|
|
Less than $1.00
|
18.4
|
15.9
|
16.3
|
20.6
|
11.1
|
26.3
|
16.7
|
17.4
|
15.7
|
17.7
|
292
|
|
$1.01 to $2.00
|
38.6
|
27.3
|
42.6
|
48.2
|
38.9
|
26.3
|
45.8
|
40.3
|
40.3
|
42.7
|
704
|
|
$2.01 to $3.00
|
43.0
|
56.8
|
41.1
|
31.2
|
50.0
|
47.4
|
37.5
|
42.3
|
42.3
|
39.6
|
654
|
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If you were to place a dollar estimate on the value of the library services you and your family have received from the library during the past 12 months, what would it be?
|
|
Mean (not percent)
|
$1,132
|
$620
|
$597
|
$1,267
|
$292
|
$326
|
$556
|
$972
|
$972
|
$853
|
1,466
|
|
By category:
|
|
less than $100
|
16.1
|
11.1
|
14.3
|
17.5
|
33.3
|
33.3
|
14.0
|
7.9
|
7.9
|
14.2
|
283
|
|
$100 -$500
|
38.2
|
37.0
|
46.0
|
42.3
|
33.3
|
33.3
|
41.2
|
44.6
|
44.6
|
41.6
|
826
|
|
$500-
$1,000
|
9.1
|
11.1
|
7.6
|
10.3
|
11.1
|
9.5
|
12.3
|
12.6
|
12.6
|
10.6
|
210
|
|
more than $1,000
|
12.4
|
9.3
|
8.8
|
11.1
|
5.6
|
4.8
|
7.9
|
15.9
|
15.9
|
11.1
|
218
|
|
priceless (from comment)
|
11.3
|
20.4
|
11.8
|
9.0
|
11.1
|
4.8
|
12.3
|
10.3
|
10.3
|
11.4
|
227
|
|
unsure (from comment)
|
12.9
|
11.1
|
11.6
|
9.8
|
5.6
|
14.3
|
12.3
|
8.6
|
8.6
|
11.2
|
222
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Source: Questionnaire for Library Users, 1999, n=2,776.
264 Illinois Libraries, Fall 2000
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