Student Hip Hop Survey

     For my survey, I stood around William T. Young library from around noon to 1:30PM on Wednesday the 15th of October as well as in front of the library again on Thursday from 5:00PM to 6:30PM. From both of my gathering times I received a total of 100 responses. For my survey technique I used a Random Sample and alternated between entrances each every ten minutes so that I could give people as much a chance to answer as I could. I chose the library over a place such as the Johnson Center because this would be a high traffic area as well as providing me with students that could have any number interests whereas the Johnson Center would leave me with students who most likely share interests. After my two days of surveying i found that either students aren't as informed as I thought they were or a very small amount of students know about the organization. The next time I conduct a survey for the documentary project, I will increase the number of people I survey closer to two hundred and fifty so I can produce a better picture of what UK students know about. The questions I asked were as follows: 1. Have you ever heard of an organization on campus called Student Hip-Hop Organization?
2. What kind of music do you listen to the most? How much is music a part of your life, 1 meaning not at all, 5 you listen to music all day long. Whether a student answered yes or no has no effect on them being asked different questions, all students were asked the same questions in the same order.
     On my first day outside of William T. Young library I conducted 50 surveys with UK students. Out of these 50 surveys, I found that 44 students have never heard of the Student Hip-Hop Organization and said they listen to hip-hop the most as well as responding with a 3 or higher on the importance of music in their life scale. This means that students who would probably be interested in the student hip-hop organization are missing out on a great supplementary activity to their education. On my second day of conducting surveys I found that 43 students have never heard of the Student hip-hop organization. Of these 43 students, 37 stated that hip-hop was their favorite genre of music and that music was a 3 or higher on scale of importance in their lives. Again, this is a staggering discovery since so many students are reporting to enjoy hip-hop thoroughly yet have never heard of the organization.
     After finding out that hip-hop is such a popular genre of music on campus, I have come to the conclusion that students at UK just aren't that informed. However, hopefully through this documentary, my team and I can help fans of hip-hop learn more about the genre they love as well as learn about a great way to become involved in hip-hop through the Student Hip-Hop Organization. The next time I conduct a survey I will use more participants as well as conduct surveys both in the morning and afternoon.