Before and After Black Rock City

Evaluation of Whether Black Rock City Visit Inspired Volunteerism or Involvement in Local Community

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

	2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Yes	49.8	1.4		50.6	1.2		50.9	1.2
Maybe	30.5	1.2		29.5	1.2		31.5	1.2
No	19.7	1.0		19.9	1.0		17.6	1.0

Volunteerism Over the Past Year*

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* Participants selected all option(s) that applied.

	2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Self-Initiated Good Deeds	37.2	1.4		37.3	1.2		35.3	1.2
Community Groups/Clubs	27.9	1.2		27.2	1.0		25.3	1.0
Art Projects	21.2	1.0		23.0	1.0		22.7	1.0
Animals/Environment	14.9	1.0		15.7	0.8		14.3	0.8
Black Rock City	21.0	1.0		23.9	1.0		12.8	0.8
Schools/Universities	15.4	1.0		14.6	0.8		12.5	0.8
Other	11.9	0.8		11.6	0.8		10.6	0.6
Burning Man Regional Network	11.7	0.8		14.6	0.8		10.3	0.6
Political Campaigns/Voter Reg.	9.9	0.8		11.4	0.8		9.5	0.6
Burners Without Borders	1.0	0.2		1.5	0.4		1.2	0.2

Evaluation of Whether Black Rock City Visit Inspired Skill Acquisition or Practice

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* Participants selected all option(s) that applied.

** "Community Organizing/Civic Engagement," "Self Care Strategies," and "Survival Skills" were first added as options to the 2018 online survey.

	2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Art Creation	66.3	1.4		56.2	1.2		59.9	1.2
Self-Awareness/Emotional Skills	66.1	1.4		57.7	1.2		56.4	1.2
Self Care Strategies**	NA	NA		NA	NA		43.0	1.2
Leadership/Interpersonal Skills	42.2	1.4		39.1	1.2		40.3	1.2
Survival Skills**	NA	NA		NA	NA		35.2	1.2
Project Management	29.8	1.4		26.8	1.0		29.2	1.0
Carpentry/Metalwork	29.7	1.4		26.2	1.0		26.6	1.0
Performance Art	29.2	1.4		24.8	1.0		26.4	1.0
Community Organizing/Civic Engagement**	NA	NA		NA	NA		24.4	1.0
Mediation Skills	30.2	1.4		27.2	1.2		24.4	1.0
Construction/Heavy Machinery	17.1	1.2		15.6	0.8		14.5	0.8
Graphic Design	12.1	1.0		9.8	0.8		10.3	0.8
Other	4.7	0.6		3.4	0.4		3.0	0.4

Impact of Skill(s) Outside of Black Rock City*

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* This question was first introduced in the 2018 online survey. Data presented in the plot above and table below are for participants who indicated being inspired to learn or practice skill(s) following their visit to Black Rock City. Participants selected all option(s) that applied.

	2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %
Feeling More Fulfilled as an Individual	79.2	1.0
Developing New and Fulfulling Relationships in Home Community	39.3	1.2
Skills Are Not Impacting Life Outside BRC	7.3	0.6

Evaluation of Usefulness* of Skills Learned or Practiced After Black Rock City Visit

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* This question in the online survey specifically asked if any skill(s) a participant was inspired to learn or practice after visiting Black Rock City have proved useful "in the default world."

	2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Not Useful Outside BRC	0.4	0.2		0.3	0.2		0.3	0.2
No, But Maybe at Some Point	11.7	1.0		10.8	0.8		8.2	0.8
Yes, Somewhat Useful	32.0	1.4		30.5	1.2		33.1	1.2
Yes, Very Useful	55.9	1.4		58.4	1.4		58.4	1.2

Application of Skill(s) Outside of Black Rock City*

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* Data presented here are for participants who indicated being inspired to learn or practice skill(s) following their visit to Black Rock City. Participants selected all option(s) that applied.

	2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Creating for Self/Family	66.0	1.2		66.8	1.2
Creating Things to Bring to BRC	43.2	1.2		45.5	1.2
Creating for Home Community	34.9	1.2		34.0	1.2
Teaching Skills to Community Members	29.9	1.2		30.1	1.2