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Frequency of Use
1. How often do you read the following publications on the BLS website: Monthly Labor
Review, The Editor’s Desk (TED), Beyond the Numbers, Spotlight on Statistics, BLS
Reports?
This is my first visit
Less than once a
month
Once a month or more
Never
Unsure
Monthly Labor Review
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Beyond the Numbers
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Spotlight on Statistics
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BLS reports
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2. What is the primary reason you read each of the BLS publications listed below?
General
interest/browsing
Focused research
To read a specific
article
Job search
Do not read
Other Please
specify below
Monthly Labor Review
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Beyond the Numbers
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Spotlight on Statistics
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BLS reports
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Other reason for reading a publication.
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Topics of Most Interest
3. Which of the following topics are of most interest to you? (Select all that apply)
c Employment and unemployment
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c Inflation and prices
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c Pay and benefits
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c Spending and time use
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c Productivity
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c Workplace safety
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c Other (please specify)
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Other topics of interest:
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Geography
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4. What geographic scope is of most interest to you ? (Select all that apply)
c National data and analysis
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c State data and analysis
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c County data and analysis
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c Metropolitan data and analysis
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c Other (please specify)
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Other geography of interest:
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Readability
5. How readable are the articles in the following BLS publications: Monthly Labor Review,
The Editor’s Desk (TED), Beyond the Numbers, Spotlight on Statistics, and BLS Reports?
Too complex or
technical
Just right
Too basic/not technical
enough
Unsure
Not applicable
Monthly Labor Review
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The Editor’s Desk (TED)
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Beyond the Numbers
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Spotlight on Statistics
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BLS Reports
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Functionality
6. In terms of functionality (ease of navigation, placement of material, availability of
archives, etc.) how easy are each of the following BLS publication sites to use?
Very easy
Easy
Monthly Labor Review
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The Editor’s Desk (TED)
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Beyond the Numbers
Neither easy nor
Hard
Very hard
Not applicable
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Spotlight on Statistics
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BLS Reports
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hard
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7. If you answered hard or very hard on the previous question, what improvements, would
you recommend to improve the site?
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Monthly Labor Review
Have you, or do you, read the Monthly Labor Review (MLR) online?
j Yes
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j No
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Have Read Monthly Labor Review Online
8. Monthly Labor Review articles are presented in a single page view (all on one webpage)
and in a multipage view (in which you periodically have to click to continue to the next
page). Which version do you find most useful?
j Single page
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j Multi page
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j Unaware of this feature
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Use of PDFs
9. Articles in this publication (MLR) are also available as PDFs. Have you used the PDF
format?
j Yes
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j No
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Use PDF
10. How do you use the PDF version? (Select all that apply)
c I use the PDF to print
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c I use the PDF to read on screen
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c Other reason (please specify)
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Other reason for using PDF:
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Charts
11. How useful are the charts in helping you understand the articles?
j Very useful
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j Somewhat useful
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j Not useful
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Charts and Graphs
12. Some charts and maps have interactive features. Have you used these features?
j Yes
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j No
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Use Interactive Features
13. How useful are the interactive features in helping you understand the information in
the chart or map?
j Very useful
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j Somewhat useful
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j Not useful
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Other Comments?
14. Please use the space to provide any other comments about the content or features of
BLS publications. Click the Done buttton below to submit your responses.
Thank you for your feedback!
c No additional comments
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Additional Comments:
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