**HUMAN CAPITAL EMPLOYEE SURVEY**

**I. JOB SATISFACTION**

  --------------- ----------- ----------- -------------- -------------- -------------- ------------------------
                  Highly      Satisfied   Neither        Dissatisfied   Highly         **[Mean]{.underline}**
                  Satisfied               Satisfied nor                 Dissatisfied   
                                          Dissatisfied                                 

  1a. How         21.9        57.4        11.2           8.2            1.4            **2.1**
  satisfied are                                                                        
  you with your                                                                        
  job?                                                                                 

  1b. How         10.8        50.5        19.4           16.5           2.8            **2.5**
  satisfied are                                                                        
  you with your                                                                        
  pay?                                                                                 
  --------------- ----------- ----------- -------------- -------------- -------------- ------------------------

  ------------------ ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------------------
                     Strongly   Agree   Neither    Disagree   Strongly   **[Mean]{.underline}**
                     Agree              Agree or              Disagree   
                                        Disagree                         

  2a. My work gives  23         55.5    12.7       7.3        1.4        **2.1**
  me a feeling of                                                        
  personal                                                               
  accomplishment.                                                        

  2b. I like the     35.5       52.3    8.4        3.2        .5         **1.8**
  kind of work I do.                                                     

  2c. Recognition    7          32.4    28.2       22.8       9.5        **3**
  and rewards are                                                        
  based on merit.                                                        
  ------------------ ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------------------

**II. CAREER GOALS**

3\. How many job levels would you like to advance before you retire?

**[Percent Response]{.underline}**

19.5 I'm at the level I want to be

26.7 1

22.5 2

10.8 3

5 4

4.2 5

1.7 6

1.4 7

1.0 8

1.1 9

6.1 10 or more

4\. Please identify two (2) activities that would help you reach your
career goal?

(Please select two.)

  ------------------ ----------------------------------------------------
  **Percentage**     **Response**

  6.9                Enlisting a formal mentor

  25.8               Formal training

  10.2               Going back to school to earn a graduate degree

  3.4                Going back to school to earn an undergraduate degree

  6.5                Going back to school to qualify for a different
                     series

  6.3                International assignment

  17.8               Leadership development program

  27.6               Receiving on the job training

  8.8                Serving as "acting" supervisor

  3.9                Serving on a "detail" in the private or non-profit
                     sector

  4.6                Serving on a "detail" with a different agency

  16.7               Serving on a NRCS "detail" outside your state

  9.3                Serving on a NRCS "detail" within your state

  5.9                WEB training

  18.2               None

  15.6               None

  12.2               Other (N=938)
  ------------------ ----------------------------------------------------

5\. Please rate what you think is the basis for why employees are
promoted.

  ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------------------
  Extreme      Technical    Mix of        Managerial   Extreme      **[Mean]{.underline}**
  Technical    Competency   technical     Qualities    Managerial   
  Competency                competency                 Qualities    
                            and                                     
                            managerial                              
                            qualities                               

  .9           12.7         69.9          14.7         1.8          **3.0**
  ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------------------

6\. How good a job is the agency doing developing the leadership skills
of our managers and leaders?

  ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------------------
  Excellent    Good        Average      Poor        Very Poor   **[Mean]{.underline}**

  1.2          18.6        46.8         26          7.4         **3.2**
  ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------------------

7\. What is a primary way to keep good employees working for NRCS.

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  89% of the sample responded. (N=6,903)

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**III.** JOB SKILLS

  ---------------- ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------------------
                   Strongly   Agree   Neither    Disagree   Strongly   **[Mean]{.underline}**
                   Agree              Agree or              Disagree   
                                      Disagree                         

  8\. The agency   6.3        45.6    23         22.3       2.8        **2.7**
  currently has                                                        
  the job skills                                                       
  needed to                                                            
  fulfill our                                                          
  mission.                                                             
  ---------------- ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------------------

**If the employee responded to question 8 with neutral, disagree, or
strongly disagree, ask a follow up open ended question (8a). If they
responded with strongly agree, or agree, skip the open ended question
and go to 9a.**

8a. What additional skills does the agency need?

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  41% of the sample responded. (N=3,142)

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  --------------------- ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------------------
                        Strongly   Agree   Neither    Disagree   Strongly   **[Mean]{.underline}**
                        Agree              Agree or              Disagree   
                                           Disagree                         

  9a. The agency needs  9.9        32.4    33.8       21.6       2.3        **2.7**
  to hire new                                                               
  specialties to                                                            
  accomplish our                                                            
  mission.                                                                  

  9b. The work force    4.3        49.2    27.4       17.8       1.4        **2.6**
  has the job-relevant                                                      
  knowledge and skills                                                      
  necessary to                                                              
  accomplish                                                                
  organizational goals.                                                     

  9c. I am given a real 6.8        45      26.4       18.1       3.7        **2.7**
  opportunity to                                                            
  improve my skills in                                                      
  my organization.                                                          

  9d. I am comfortable  12.7       53.4    19         13.7       1.2        **2.4**
  with the skills I                                                         
  have to perform my                                                        
  job.                                                                      
  --------------------- ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------------------

**If the employee responded to question 9d with neutral, disagree, or
strongly disagree, ask a follow up open ended with question 9e. If
strongly agree, or agree, skip the open ended question and go to
question 10a.**

9e. What additional skills do you need?

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  29% of the sample responded. (N=2,255)

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**IV.** PERFORMANCE

  ------------------ ---------- ------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ------------------------
                     Strongly   Agree   Neither      Disagree   Strongly   **[Mean]{.underline}**
                     Agree              Agree or                Disagree   
                                        Disagree                           

  10a. The agency    8.5        44.8    25.5         17.8       3.4        **2.6**
  has a clear                                                              
  vision.                                                                  

  10b. I receive     7.5        52.3    20.5         15.8       3.8        **2.6**
  daily feedback on                                                        
  my performance.                                                          

  10c. The agency    21.2       33.1    29.3         14.5       1.9        **2.4**
  has created red                                                          
  tape that hinders                                                        
  me from achieving                                                        
  work goals.                                                              

  10d. My supervisor 9          43.9    28.3         13.5       5.3        **2.6**
  helps me overcome                                                        
  constraints that                                                         
  hinder me from                                                           
  achieving work                                                           
  goals.                                                                   

  10e. I am informed 4.2        43.3    29.3         19.3       3.8        **2.8**
  about how the                                                            
  agency is                                                                
  performing.                                                              

  10f. My            10.4       50.8    22.5         12.3       4          **2.5**
  performance                                                              
  appraisal is a                                                           
  fair reflection of                                                       
  my performance.                                                          
  ------------------ ---------- ------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ------------------------

**V. PARTNERS**

Typically, job responsibilities exceed what an employee can do alone.
The following p*artners* help perform what percentage of your job?
(Please select one percentage for each group.)

  --------------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------- ------ ------------ ------
                  Zero      1 --   6 --   11--   26 --   41% or Not          Mean
                  percent   5%     10%    25%    40%     more   Applicable   w/o NA

  11a.            20.6      28.4   16     13.2   7.5     5.4    8.8          4.3
  Conservation                                                               
  Districts                                                                  

  11b. Earth Team 49.1      32.2   4.9    1.7    .6      .6     10.8         5.4
  Volunteers                                                                 

  11c. Other      25.5      35.8   16.5   8.7    3.7     3      6.7          4.7
  Federal agency                                                             
  employees                                                                  

  11d. Non-profit 59.6      18.1   5.3    2.1    1.2     1      12.8         5.5
  groups                                                                     

  11e. Retirees   70.2      13.2   2.3    1      .3      .3     12.7         5.7

  11f. State      31.3      33.5   14.1   7.7    2.8     2.1    8.5          4.8
  agency                                                                     
  employees                                                                  

  11g. Technical  48.1      26.8   9      3.6    1.3     .9     10.2         5.3
  Service                                                                    
  Providers                                                                  

  11h. Temporary  55        20     6.9    4.5    1.4     1      11.2         5.3
  employees                                                                  

  11i. Tribal     72.4      7.2    1.5    .7     .3      .3     17.6         5.8
  government                                                                 
  employees                                                                  

  11j. University 49.9      27.3   6.7    2.8    1       .5     11.8         5.4
  personnel                                                                  
  --------------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------- ------ ------------ ------

12\. What partner groups should be more involved in your work? (please
name two)

  ---------------- -------------------------------------------------------
  **Percentage**   **Response**

  44.2             Conservation Districts

  9.8              Earth Team Volunteers

  23.2             Other Federal agency employees

  6.1              Non-profit groups

  4.7              Retirees

  19.1             State agency employees

  13.6             Technical Service Providers

  10.7             Temporary employees

  2.1              Tribal government employees

  15.4             University personnel

  25.6             None

  20.2             None

  5.4              Other (N=410)
  ---------------- -------------------------------------------------------

**VI. TRAINING**

  --------------------- ---------- ------- ------------- ----------- ---------- ------------------------
                        Strongly   Agree   Neither Agree Dis-agree   Strongly   **[Mean]{.underline}**
                        Agree              or Disagree               Disagree   

  13\. Over the last 3  2.6        28.8    27.1          33.1        8.5        **3.2**
  years, the agency has                                                         
  devoted enough                                                                
  resources to                                                                  
  effectively train                                                             
  employees                                                                     
  --------------------- ---------- ------- ------------- ----------- ---------- ------------------------

  ----------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------------
                          Highly       Satis-fied   Neither        Dis-satisfied   Highly          **[Mean]{.underline}**
                          Sat-isfied                Satisfied nor                  Dissatis-fied   
                                                    Dissatisfied                                   

  14\. How satisfied are  4.8          40.9         28.1           22.4            3.8             **2.8**
  you with the training                                                                            
  you receive for your                                                                             
  present job?                                                                                     
  ----------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------------

  ----------------------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------- ------------------------
                          Extremely   Valuable   Average    Not Worth Extremely   **[Mean]{.underline}**
                          Valuable               Value      Much      Worthless   

  15\. How valuable is    3.4         21.8       44.5       26.3      4.1         **3.1**
  the training you have                                                           
  been receiving through                                                          
  the computer?                                                                   
  ----------------------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------- ------------------------

16\. Do you have a current Individual Development Plan (IDP)?

63.3 Yes (N = 4905)

24.7 No **(Skip the next question)**

12.1 Don't know **(Skip the next question)**

17\. Although your Individual Development Plan (IDP) should be
continuously changing, approximately what percentage would you estimate
you completed? (N = 4905)

  ------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
  **Percentage**      **Response**

  5.5                 100 percent

  35.4                80 to 99 percent

  25                  60 to 79 percent

  16.4                40 to 59 percent

  10.9                20 to 39 percent

  5.9                 1 to 19 percent

  .9                  Zero
  ------------------- ---------------------------------------------------

**VII. HIRING, RETENTION, AND DIVERSITY**

18\. The biggest problem with hiring new people to NRCS is: (please
select one)

  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------
  **Percentage**        **Response**

  8.9                   Agency does not have enough interns and students

  18.8                  Agency does not have good hiring strategies

  11.5                  Agency is unknown by young people

  13.9                  Agency lacks competitive pay scales

  2.7                   Agency lacks hiring incentives

  1.5                   Agriculture has a bad public reputation

  4                     College curriculums do not qualify potential
                        employees

  1.9                   Federal benefits are not competitive

  10.1                  Mobility

  5.6                   Red tape

  10.1                  Don't Know

  11.1                  Other (N=866)
  --------------------- -------------------------------------------------

19\. What was the primary reason you chose NRCS as an employer?

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  Total Sample

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20\. Please choose **FIVE** areas you feel the agency will need to
strengthen its expertise in the future.

**[Percent]{.underline}**

33.8 Agronomy

12.9 Alliance Building

12.3 Biology

5.3 Cartography

17.2 Community development.

30.6 Computer Science

15.3 Conflict Management

7 Cultural resources

14.3 Ecology

15 Economics

34.6 Engineering

34.4 Environmental. specialists

22 Facilitation/com

5.4 Forestry/windbreaks

1.4 Genetics

39.2 Geographic Info Systems

**[Percent]{.underline}**

1.9 Geography

5.1 Geology

1.6 History

16.2 Hydrology

4.8 Landscape arch

22 Marketing

2.9 Mathematics

31.5 Pesticide/nutrient management

.6 Physics

22.6 Public Affairs

13.2 Range science

14.4 Remote sensing

4.9 Sociology

24 Soils

24.4 Sustainable development

2.3 No increased expertise needed

6.8 Don't know

What is the extent of your agreement/disagreement with the following
statements?

  ----------------------- ---------- ------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------- --------------------------
                          Strongly   Agree   Neither    Dis-agree   Strongly   No        **[Mean\*]{.underline}**
                          Agree              Agree nor              Disagree   Opinion   
                                             Disagree                                    

  21a. It is **NOT**      4.4        10.5    24.9       32.2        26.2       1.8       **3.7**
  important for the                                                                      
  agency to have a                                                                       
  cultural/ethnically                                                                    
  diverse work force.                                                                    

  21b. The agency is      7.8        41.3    31.5       9.9         4.4        5.1       **2.6**
  doing a good job                                                                       
  recruiting a                                                                           
  culturally/ethnically                                                                  
  diverse workforce.                                                                     

  21c. The agency is      5.8        33.3    37.2       11.9        4.6        7.1       **2.7**
  doing a good job                                                                       
  retaining a                                                                            
  culturally/ethnically                                                                  
  diverse workforce                                                                      

  21d. Once hired,        7.5        27.5    19.8       23.1        19.1       2.9       **3.2**
  advancement                                                                            
  opportunities are                                                                      
  generally the same for                                                                 
  all regardless of race,                                                                
  religion, culture, sex,                                                                
  or ethnicity.                                                                          
  ----------------------- ---------- ------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------- --------------------------

***\*Calculated without "no opinion."***

**VIII. MOBILITY**

To what extent do you disagree or agree with the following:

  -------------------- ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- --------------------------
                       Strongly   Agree   Neither    Disagree   Strongly   No        **[Mean\*]{.underline}**
                       Agree              Agree or              Disagree   opinion   
                                          Disagree                                   

  22a. Moving to get   6.3        18.8    24.5       29.4       18.8       2.2       **3.4**
  promoted should                                                                    
  **NOT** be changed                                                                 

  22b.                 11.6       30      29.8       19.9       7.1        1.5       **2.8**
  Promotion-in-place                                                                 
  should be the rule                                                                 
  rather than the                                                                    
  exception                                                                          

  22c. Spousal job     19.4       41.1    21.1       11.6       4.7        2         **2.4**
  placement assistance                                                               
  should be part of                                                                  
  the agency's moving                                                                
  package.                                                                           
  -------------------- ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- --------------------------

***\*Calculated without "no opinion."***

23\. How mobile are you?

  ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------ ------------------------
  Extremely    Mobile      Some         Not very    Would not    **[Mean]{.underline}**
  mobile                   mobility     mobile      consider     
                                                    moving       

  7.6          18.2        29.9         28.8        15.5         **3.3**
  ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------ ------------------------

**IX. RETIREMENT**

24\. What type of Federal retirement system are you under?

**Percent Response**

34 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS)

62.9 Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)

3.2 Combination of CSRS and FERS

25\. How long before you plan on retiring?

  ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------
  **Percentage**   **Response**

  2.6              Less than a year (continue retirement questions)

  6.9              1 to 2 years (continue retirement questions)

  14.6             3 to 5 years (continue retirement questions)

  12               6 to 8 years (skip to background section)

  12.1             9 to 11 years (skip to background section)

  51.7             12 years or greater (skip to background section)
  ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------

Please rate the following components of the Federal Government's
retirement package? (N = 1872)

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 15%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td><p>Excel-lent</p>
<p>1</p></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td><p>Aver-age</p>
<p>4</p></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>6</td>
<td><p>Awful</p>
<p>7</p></td>
<td>Don’t Know</td>
<td>Not Applicable</td>
<td><strong><u>Mean*</u></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>26a. Annuity</td>
<td>10.9</td>
<td>20.5</td>
<td>19.5</td>
<td>29.7</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>2.8</td>
<td>1.8</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>1.5</td>
<td><strong>3.2</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>26b. Dental insurance</td>
<td>.9</td>
<td>1.5</td>
<td>2.8</td>
<td>10.8</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>9.2</td>
<td>6.3</td>
<td><strong>6</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>26c. Health insurance</td>
<td>10.4</td>
<td>22.9</td>
<td>23.1</td>
<td>26.2</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>3.8</td>
<td>1.8</td>
<td>4.3</td>
<td>1</td>
<td><strong>3.2</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>26d. Life Insurance</td>
<td>4.2</td>
<td>13.3</td>
<td>17.9</td>
<td>32.9</td>
<td>8.6</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>4.6</td>
<td>6.3</td>
<td>5</td>
<td><strong>3.8</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>26e. Long term care insurance</td>
<td>1.3</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>8.5</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>26.8</td>
<td>8.5</td>
<td><strong>4.2</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>26f. Social Security</td>
<td>.9</td>
<td>2.8</td>
<td>4.2</td>
<td>21.2</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4.2</td>
<td>12.1</td>
<td>9.3</td>
<td>41.2</td>
<td><strong>4.7</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>26g. Spousal retirement benefits</td>
<td>3.6</td>
<td>11.3</td>
<td>14.5</td>
<td>29.2</td>
<td>7.9</td>
<td>6.3</td>
<td>4.8</td>
<td>11.3</td>
<td>11.1</td>
<td><strong>3.8</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>26h. Thrift Savings Plan account</td>
<td>18.3</td>
<td>27.5</td>
<td>19.4</td>
<td>18.5</td>
<td>2.8</td>
<td>1.4</td>
<td>.5</td>
<td>3.8</td>
<td>7.9</td>
<td><strong>2.6</strong></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

***\*Calculated without "don't know" and "not applicable."***

27\. What component of your retirement system would you like improved?

(N=1,872)

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  83% responded to this question. (N=1,554)

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28\. What is the likelihood you would accept a retention bonus\* to work
an additional year with NRCS? (N = 1869)

**Percent Response**

44 Highly likely

27 Likely

16.6 Medium likely

6.8 Unlikely

5.6 Highly unlikely

\*A retention bonus - receiving up to an additional 25% of your salary
spread out over a year

29\. Would you consider job sharing (working less than a 40 hour week)
for NRCS instead of retiring? (N = 1872)

**Percent Response**

43.9 Yes

16.7 No

24.5 Maybe

15 Need more information

30\. What would influence you to postpone retirement? (N = 1872)

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  19% of the total sample responded to this question. This equaled 77% of
  those given a chance to respond (N=1,447).

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31\. Would you consider working as a paid annuitant\* for NRCS after you
retire? (N = 1872)

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

39.1 Yes

15 No

31.8 Maybe

14.2 Need more information

\*As a paid annuitant, you would continue working for NRCS and receive
\$11 per hour, but your retirement amount is unaffected.

32\. Would you consider volunteering for NRCS as an Earth Team Volunteer
after you retire? (N = 1872)

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

14.6 Yes

42.3 No

38.7 Maybe

4.4 Need more information

**X. BACKGROUND INFORMATION**

All information in this section is confidential. It will be used for
statistical purposes to associate your background and the background of
other respondents with responses from the previous sections.

33\. How many years experience do you have with Federal government?

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

23.6 1 to 5

19 6 to 15

30 16 to 25

27.4 26 and over

34\. What job series do you fall under (PATCO)?

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

53.5 Professional

8 Administrative

33.7 Technical

3.6 Clerical

1.3 Other \_\_\_\_\_[(N=34)]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

35\. Gender:

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

67.4 Male

32.6 Female

36\. Age:

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

3.6 24 or less

17.7 25 to 34

21.2 35 to 44

39.2 45 to 54

17.4 55 to 64

.8 65 and older

37\. Please identify the state/area you are located?

**[NUM State]{.underline}**

75 AL

36 AK

83 AZ

124 AR

218 CA

10 Caribbean

186 CO

44 CT

27 DE

188 DC

110 FL

146 GA

59 HI

270 IA

150 ID

235 IL

181 IN

235 KS

189 KY

144 LA

49 MA

126 MD

67 ME

117 MI

206 MN

134 MS

286 MO

218 MT

305 NE

84 NV

41 NH

60 NJ

147 NM

154 NY

166 NC

167 ND

174 OH

237 OK

191 OR

23 Pacific Basin

179 PA

19 RI

78 SC

148 SD

144 TN

522 TX

137 UT

49 VT

151 VA

137 WA

113 WV

100 WI

145 WY

38\. Ethnicity/Race: (Please check all that apply)

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

5.9 African American

3.3 American Indian/Alaska Native

1.5 Asian American/Pacific Islander

83.2 Caucasian

4 Hispanic/Latino/Mexican American

4.5 Other
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_[(N=226)]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

39\. How many people do you formally supervise? (number of annual
performance ratings you conduct)

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

70.3 0

16.8 1 to 2

5.6 3 to 4

2.5 5 to 6

2 7 to 10

2.7 11 or more

40\. Office location:

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

56.1 Local or field office

15 Area/multi-county office

18.9 State office

1 Regional office

5.4 National office

3.5 Other
[\_(N=210)]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

41\. What is your grade?

**[Percent Response]{.underline}**

.2 1

.1 2

.4 3

1.3 4

4.2 5

**[Percent Response]{.underline}**

3.9 6

12.6 7

3.8 8

14.7 9

.3 10

22.9 11

**[Percent Response]{.underline}**

25.9 12

5.6 13

2.5 14

1.4 15

.2 SES

42\. Do you have a disability (as defined by the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended)?

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

> 4.7 Yes **(go to 43)**
>
> 95.3 No **(go to 42a)**

  ------------------------- ----------- ------ --------- ------ --------- ------------------------
  (N = 365)                 Excellent   Good   Average   Poor   Very Poor **[Mean]{.underline}**

  42a. Please rate the      21.1        35.6   29.9      7.9    5.5       **2.4**
  agency's effort to make a                                               
  reasonable accommodation                                                
  for you?                                                                
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43\. Marital status:

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

74.8 Married

1.3 Married, but separated

9.5 Divorced

14.4 Single, never married

44\. Number of children:

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

26.4 zero

14.1 1

33.7 2

16.4 3

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

5.6 4

2.2 5

.9 6

.6 7 or more

45\. How many children do you have in each age category (please check
each category. If no children in a category, please check "none").

  ---------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------
             **none**   **1**   **2**   **3**   **4**   **5**   **6**   **7 or
                                                                        more**

  a\. 22 and 63.4       12.1    15.1    5.9     2       .9      .3      .3
  over                                                                  

  b\. 18 to  78.8       16.2    4.1     .3      0       0       0       .6
  21                                                                    

  c\. 13 to  77.9       15.3    5.4     .6      .1      0       0       .7
  17                                                                    

  d\. 6 to   79.6       13      5.7     .9      .1      0       0       .8
  12                                                                    

  e\. 5 &    85.1       9       4.4     .5      .1      0       0       .9
  less                                                                  
  ---------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------

46\. Do you or your spouse have a parent or significant relative that is
currently in elder care?

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

18.2 Yes

81.8 No

47\. How many times have you been moved by the Federal government
because of a job change?

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

34.5 Zero

15 1

13.1 2

12.6 3

9.6 4

6.6 5

3.6 6

2.1 7

3.1 8 or more

48 Is your spouse employed outside of the home?

**[Percent Responses]{.underline}**

53.1 Yes, full time

12.3 Yes, on a part-time basis

34.6 No

49\. Please provide any additional comments you would like to make on
any topic covered in this survey or topics you feel should have been
part of this survey on human capital.

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  41% made comments. (N = 3,171)

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