Survey Question by Question Justification

Question-by-Question Justification Form 1343 – Revised 2022

This attachment provides an overview of the survey items to be used in this study and their relationship to the study goals to revise and improve the Countermeasures That Work (CMTW) and Countermeasures At Work (CMAW) documents and to identify potential programs to include in the CMAW document. It is important to note that the self-report responses from the survey will only be reported in the aggregate in an internal document and will not be shared with the public.

Item Number	Question	Relevance Application
Current Highway Safety Position
1	Which of the following best describes your current position?	CMTW is designed to assist the SHSOs. Their feedback on the document is highly valued. However, NHTSA is also interested in how others use and perceive CMTW and CMAW.
Section 1: Countermeasures That Work
2	In your estimation, how familiar are you with the Countermeasures that Work (CMTW) document?	These questions are designed to measure familiarity and use of the CMTW document.
3	How do you access CMTW?
4	How often do you refer to CMTW?
5	In which of the following ways do you use CMTW?
6	How helpful is CMTW as a resource for the work you do?	These questions are designed to measure the helpfulness of several aspects of the CMTW document.
7	How easy is it to find the information you’re looking for in CMTW?
8	Countermeasures are rated on a 5-star rating system. In your opinion, how useful is this star rating system?
9	What aspects or features of Countermeasures That Work do you like most?	These questions are open-ended questions that allow users to describe what they like about the document, how it can be improved, and potential new topics for future editions.
10	In what ways could Countermeasures That Work be improved to make it more useful for the work you do?
11	Are there countermeasures or problem areas you think should be added to future editions of Countermeasures That Work?
Section 2: Countermeasures At Work
12	Have you ever looked at the Countermeasures At Work (CMAW) document?	Questions 12-17 are designed to measure familiarity and use of the CMAW document. Note that persons who respond “no” to question 12 skip the remainder of the questions in this section.
13	In your estimation, how familiar are you with CMAW?
14	How do you access CMAW?
15	How often do you refer to CMAW?
16	In which of the following ways do you use CMAW?
17	Have you ever contacted a program to get more information after reading about it in CMAW?
18	How helpful is CMAW as a resource for the work you do?	These questions are designed to measure the helpfulness of several aspects of the CMAW document.
19	How easy is it to find the information you’re looking for in CMAW?
20	Countermeasures At Work includes descriptions about locality size, implementation issues, cost, stakeholders, challenges, evaluation, and outcomes. Which information do you find most useful and why?	These open-ended questions allow users to describe what they find most useful about the document and what new information they would like to have included in future editions.
21	What additional information about programs would you like to see included in Countermeasures At Work?
Section 3: Identifying Successful Programs
22 (Table)	The table below lists the 3-star countermeasures in Countermeasures That Work. For each countermeasure, please provide one or more examples of successful programs in your State, region or elsewhere in the United States. If you are not aware of a successful program, you may skip to the next countermeasure. You may also enter more than one example of a successful program for each countermeasure. Finally, please provide contact information (email and phone number) of a representative from the program so NHTSA can collect more information.	The objective of this section is to learn from SHSO’s, the NHTSA regions, and others about exemplary programs to consider for future editions of Countermeasures At Work.
Thank you for your participation in this survey

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