In the past we have sent surveys to the members. Very few respond. Sending out surveys to anyone and having them get responses takes much of the anonimity out of the survey.
We have found several times that a way a person answers a question in a fashion that his or her response is known can be different than one where the answer is anonymous (sp).
No poll is going to be completely accurate or anonymous. Any question practically, causes a bias of one way or another.
We get the direction or the desires of the group pretty clearly. Sometimes it is not the direction assumed in a conversation held in the parking lot, but when you ask a question that effects an individual and his buddies aren't looking over his shoulder he answers the way he or she thinks and not how his more vocal friend wants.
We do have a pretty good feeling for the direction on this issue already but want to see the impact.
ken12