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APPENDIX A: 2022 AIES RESPONSE ANALYSIS SURVEY:

2022 Annual Integrated Economic Survey Respondent Feedback Survey

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2022 Annual Integrated Economic Survey Respondent Feedback Survey
Thank you for completing the 2022 Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES). To improve the AIES, please answer the following questions about your experiences. Your responses are protected under Title 13, United States Code, Section 141 and 193.  This survey is not mandatory.

This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit OMB approval number for all research activities for the 2022 AIES is 0607-0971 expiration: 12/31/2025. Without this approval we could not conduct this survey. If you have questions or concerns, please direct them to the director of this survey, [email protected]. We estimate that completing this interview will take 10 minutes on average.

The U.S. Census Bureau is required by Title 13, United States Code, Section 9 to keep your information confidential and use your responses only to produce statistics. The Census Bureau is not permitted to publicly release your responses in a way that could identify your business, organization, or institution. Per the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, your data are protected from cybersecurity risks through screening of the systems that transmit your data. The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 522a) allows the sharing of information you provided with Census Bureau staff for work-related purposes identified in this statement.

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Q2 Which of the following did you use to complete the AIES questionnaire? Select all that apply.

• My own memory (1)

• Personnel records (2)

• Payroll records (3)

• General ledger (4)

• Inventory records (5)

• Accounting records (6)

• Other employees’ input (7)

• Other source(s), please describe: (8) __________________________________________________

Q3 Approximately how long did it take to complete the AIES questionnaire for this company, including time spent reviewing instructions and gathering the necessary data?

• Hours: (1) __________________________________________________

• Minutes: (2) __________________________________________________

Q4 Did you require assistance from other people or departments to collect relevant information or complete answers to questions in any of the AIES questionnaire?

• Yes (1)

• No (2)

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Q5 How many people did you get this kind of help from?
Your best estimate is fine.

• Number of people: (1) __________________________________________________

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Q6 Overall, how easy or difficult was completing the AIES questionnaire?

• Very easy (1)

• Easy (2)

• Difficult (3)

• Very difficult (4)

Q7 Which of the following, if any, were challenges to completing the AIES questionnaire? Select all that apply.

• Had to collect information from more than one database or other source (1)

• Had to wait to rely on others within my company for the requested data (2)

• Had to add, allocate, or otherwise manipulate data to fit questions (3)

• Questions were too complicated (4)

• Too many questions (5)

• Unclear or inadequately defined terms (6)

• The online survey was difficult to use (7)

• Already had other surveys to complete at the same time (10)

• Some other challenge, please specify: (8) __________________________________________________

• ⊗I had no challenges completing the AIES questionnaire. (9)

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Q8 Which of the following was the most challenging to completing the AIES questionnaire? Select one.

• Had to collect information from more than one database or other source (1)

• Had to wait to rely on others within my company for the requested data (2)

• Had to add, allocate, or otherwise manipulate data to fit questions (3)

• Questions were too complicated (4)

• Too many questions (5)

• Unclear or inadequately defined terms (6)

• The online survey was difficult to use (7)

• Already had other surveys to complete at the same time (8)

• Some other challenge, please specify: (9) __________________________________________________

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Q9 Overall, which of the following AIES questionnaire sections was most challenging to complete? Select one.

• Step 1: Review your locations (1)

• Step 2: Answer company-level questions (2)

• Step 3: Answer more granular questions (3)

Q10 What made this the most challenging section to complete?

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Q11 Which of the following, if any, did you use to complete the AIES? Select all that apply.

• AIES website: census.gov/aies (1)

• AIES content guide: census.gov/#ADDAFTERDEPLOYMENT# (2)

• Response guide walk through: census.gov/aies/#ADDAFTERDEPLOYMENT# (3)

• AIES Videos: census.gov/aies/#ADDAFTERDEPLOYMENT# (4)

• Calling the AIES Helpdesk (5)

• Some other material or help, please specify: (6) __________________________________________________

• ⊗I did not use any of these to complete the AIES. (7)

Q12 Compared to annual surveys you have answered in previous years, how easy or difficult did you find completing the AIES questionnaire?

• Extremely difficult (1)

• Somewhat difficult (2)

• Neither easy nor difficult (3)

• Somewhat easy (4)

• Extremely easy (5)

Q12 Compared to annual surveys you have answered in previous years, how much time did it take to complete the AIES questionnaire?

• Less time (1)

• About the same amount of time (2)

• More time (3)

Q13 Please use the space below to provide any feedback and/or describe issues you may have had completing the AIES questionnaire.

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