2012 OES Response Analysis Survey

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Report on Occupational Employment and Wages

2012 OES Response Analysis Survey

OMB: 1220-0042

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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?


  1. OES respondent web site


  1. State web site


  1. Sent in help request via web site or email


  1. Called state contact number


  1. 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?

  1. mail


  1. email


  1. fax


  1. Internet/Weblite


  1. Telephone


  1. 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.


  1. personnel records 1 YES 2 NO


  1. payroll records 1 YES 2 NO


  1. other employees in your business 1 YES 2 NO


  1. your memory 1 YES 2 NO


  1. 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.


  1. The data are used to help establishments make business decisions such as locating facilities and setting wages.

Yes No


  1. The data are used to set the minimum wage rates for foreign workers under visas. Yes No


  1. The data are used to help job-seekers, students who are exploring career options, and career counselors. Yes No


  1. The data are used by education professionals to design curriculum and vocational training.

Yes No


  1. 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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