Surveys for Local Council Use

Research Service has developed a number of surveys that may be useful to local councils.

Survey Forms

Each of the surveys is provided as an Acrobat file (PDF) to be used as-is and a Word file (DOC) that can be customized using Microsoft Word.

Adult Leader SurveyPDFDOC
Boy Scout Survey on Boy Scouts of AmericaPDFDOC
Boy Scout Camp Exit SurveyPDFDOC
Boy Scout Exit Survey PDFDOC
Community Organization Survey on Boy Scouts of AmericaPDFDOC
Cub Scout Day Camp Exit SurveyPDFDOC
Cub Scout SurveyPDFDOC
Cub Scouting Outcomes SurveyPDFDOC
Cub Scouting Parent Survey PDFDOC
Parent Survey on Boy Scouts of AmericaPDFDOC
District Roundtable SurveyPDFDOC
Boy Scout Summer Camp JournalPDFDOC
Post Camp Survey: Leader EvaluationPDFDOC
Leader Instructions: Summer Camp JournalPDFDOC
Camp Study Invitation LetterPDFDOC
Post Camp Survey: Parent EvaluationPDFDOC
Venturer Survey on Boy Scouts of AmericaPDFDOC
Volunteer Survey on Boy Scouts of AmericaPDFDOC
Survey of Scout Volunteers PDFDOC

Analysis Tools

The files below are Microsoft Access Databases into which data from surveys can be entered for generating reports.

Council Data Sharing

If your council has recently conducted research that you want to share, please send a copy of the questionnaire, report, and a brief description of how you are using the research findings in your council to the address below. This will help us pass along good ideas to other councils so we can all work together to make Scouting stronger.

BSA Research Service
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane, S229
Irving, TX 75015 972-580-2103


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