OES Response Analysis Survey Questionnaire
complete the following information before BEGINNING the RAS
Schedule No.: Contact Person’s Name:
6-digit NAICS No.: Contact Job Title:
Unit Employment: Interviewer:
Unit Status: Interviewer Notes or Comments:
Aux. Status: ________________________________________
Long or Short Form: ________________________________________
Data collected by mail or phone: ________________________________________
Intro1. Hello, may I speak with (contact’s name).
My name is ______, and I’m calling on behalf of the Department of Labor’s, Bureau of Labor Statistics. I want to thank you for taking the time recently to complete the Occupational Wage report. Do you recall completing this report? (IF NO, END INTERVIEW)
Intro2. I’m calling now as part of our quality control procedures to ensure it’s as easy as possible for you to report your information. Before we begin, this survey is completely voluntary, it usually takes about 5-10 minutes, and we will use the information for statistical purposes only (if asked for legal authority, read footnote/flashcard).1 The Bureau of Labor Statistics has obtained OMB approval to conduct this survey under control number 1220-0042. Also, this call may be monitored for quality assurance purposes.
A. FILLING OUT THE REPORT
Q1 About how much time did you or your colleagues spend assembling the necessary information and filling out the report?” (IF ASKED: Do not include time spent waiting for others in the organization to respond)?
HOURS: ________ MINUTES: ___________
Q2 The form was accompanied by an explanatory letter and a fact sheet. Did you read both the letter and fact sheet?
YES
Just the letter
Just the fact sheet
NO, I READ NEITHER
Don’t recall
Q3 (If NO to Q2) Why not? __________________________________________________
Q4 (if YES or Just the letter or Just the fact sheet to Q2) Did this letter or fact sheet help you fill out the report?
YES
NO
Q5 (If NO to Q4) Why not? ____________________________________________
Q6 One purpose of the form is to collect key information about occupations in your business. Was a list of occupations preprinted on the form that you received in the mail?
YES
NO
Don’t recall
Q7 (IF YES to Q6) Did this list of occupations cover all of your employees?
YES
NO
Don’t recall
Q8 (IF NO to Q7) There was a section at the end of the form where you could write in occupations that had been left off the form. Did you add the occupations that were omitted from the form?
YES
NO
Don’t recall
Q9 Did you have any questions about the form when you were completing it?
YES
NO
Q10 (IF YES to Q9) What were your questions? __________________________________
Q11 (IF YES to Q9) Did you seek assistance?
Yes
No
Q12 (IF YES to Q11) Where did you seek assistance?
OES respondent web site
State web site
Sent in help request via web site or email
Called state contact number
Other:__________________________________________
B. WAGE AND TIP DATA
Q13 If you recall, we asked you to provide wage data about your occupations by wage interval. If given the choice, would you prefer to report by wage intervals, such as between ten and fifteen dollars per hour, or by exact wage rates, such as $11.25 per hour?
INTERVALS
RATES
No preference
It depends____________________________________________________________
Q14 How easy or difficult was it to provide wages using ranges such as 10-15 dollars per hour?
Very easy
Easy
Neither easy nor difficult
Difficult
Very difficult
Did not provide interval wage data
Q15 Do any of your employees receive tips or gratuities?
YES
NO
Q16 (IF YES to Q15) Do you record or track the tips your employees receive?
YES
NO
Q17 (IF YES to Q16) How is this information collected or calculated? ___________
Q18 (IF YES to Q16) Did you include tips in the wages you reported on the
Occupational Wage Report?
YES
NO
Don’t recall
Q19 (IF YES to Q18) How much extra effort, if any, did it require for you to include tips in the wages that you reported? Would you say it required none, a little, some, or a lot of additional effort?
None
A little
Some
A lot
Other – please explain
C. DATA SUBMISSION AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION TO COMPLETE THE REPORT
Q20 How did you report your data? For example, did you mail the form in, email it, fax it, submit it on the Internet, or did you give your information to a telephone interviewer?
fax
Internet/Weblite
Telephone
OTHER ____________________________________________
Q21 (If D for Q20) Did you upload a file or enter your data using the Internet form
Q22 Is that your preferred mode of reporting your data?
YES– please tell us why________________________________
NO – please explain________________________________
Q23 (If B – F for Q20) Did you report employee wages by wage intervals, such as between ten and fifteen dollars per hour, or by exact wage rates, such as $11.25 per hour?
INTERVALS
RATES
Don’t recall
Q24 I’m going to read some sources of information that you could have used to complete the form. Please tell me if you used each one to complete our survey.
personnel records 1 YES 2 NO
payroll records 1 YES 2 NO
other employees in your business 1 YES 2 NO
your memory 1 YES 2 NO
any other sources of information 1 YES 2 NO
Q25 (IF YES TO E) Please specify: ____________________________________________
Q26 Do you use an outside payroll service or payroll software to manage your payroll?
YES, a payroll service
YES, payroll software
NO
Q27 (If YES to Q26) What software or service do you use? ______________
Q28 (IF YES to Q26) If we could include a feature in the software used by your Payroll Service that would automatically generate a report containing the data needed for the Occupational Wage Report, would you use or authorize use of this feature?
YES
NO
Not sure
It depends – please explain _________________________________________
Q29 How easy or difficult would it be to report each employee’s full-time or part-time status for the survey’s reference period (the pay period including November 12, 2011)?
Very easy
Easy
Neither easy nor difficult
Difficult
Very difficult
Q30 Would you be willing to provide this information?
YES
NO
Not sure
It depends – please explain _________________________________________
Q31 How easy or difficult would it be to report hours worked for each employee for the survey’s reference period (the pay period including November 12, 2011)?
Very easy
Easy
Neither easy nor difficult
Difficult
Very difficult
Q32 Would you be willing to provide this information?
YES
NO
Not sure
It depends – please explain _________________________________________
D. ESTABLISHMENT ENVIRONMENT AND MOTIVATION
Q33 What is your job title? __________________________________________________________
Q34 Are you normally assigned to fill out official government reports?
YES
NO
Sometimes
Other – please explain
Q35 Who decides if your company will submit data when a request arrives? What is this person’s job title or role in your company? (So we don’t get only the name) ________________________________________
Q36 We thoroughly appreciate the time you took to complete the wage report. Can you tell me why you decided to complete it? _______________________________________________________
Q37 Did you have any hesitation or reservations about filling out the Occupational Wage report?
YES
NO
IF YES, what were they? ______________________________________________
Q38 We’re interested in communicating the value of the Occupational Wage report, so I am going to read some common uses of the data. Please tell me if each use influenced your decision to complete the form.
The data are used to help establishments make business decisions such as locating facilities and setting wages.
Yes No
The data are used to set the minimum wage rates for foreign workers under visas. Yes No
The data are used to help job-seekers, students who are exploring career options, and career counselors. Yes No
The data are used by education professionals to design curriculum and vocational training.
Yes No
The data are used to project future employment demand. Yes No
E. Other questions
Q39 Are there any steps we can take to make your reporting of occupational wage data easier?
YES
NO
IF YES, what are they?
______________________________________________________________________________
Thank you very much for your time and effort. We assure you that the information you have provided will be kept confidential.
1 The Bureau of Labor Statistics, its employees, agents, and partner statistical agencies will use the information you provide for statistical purposes only and will hold the information in confidence to the full extent permitted by law. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 and other applicable federal laws, your responses will not be disclosed in identifiable form without your informed consent.
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