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| Which of the following
best describes your role in your business? (258 responded.) |
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Owner/top executive of a public corporation |
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Owner/top executive of a privately held corporation |
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Self-employed with employees |
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Self-employed with no employees other than yourself |
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Unemployed, working for myself until I can find a job |
| How profitable
is it to work for yourself? (248 responded.) |
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I make more money than I would ever make as an employee |
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I make about the same as I'd make as an employee |
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I make somewhat less than I'd make as an employee |
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I'm discovering new ways to stretch a pound of macaroni |
| How profitable do
you expect your business to be this quarter compared to last quarter? (262 responded.) |
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I've closed my business, or I am about to do so |
| Compared to
the current quarter, how profitable do you expect your business to be in the first quarter of 2002? (255 responded.) |
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I expect to have to close the business |
| How long have
you worked for yourself? (261 responded.) |
| Do you work
full-time or part-time at your business? (258 responded.) |
| Would you ever
work for anyone else again? (252 responded.) |
| Which of the
following is of most concern to your business? (237 responded.) |
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Inability to find good workers at a price you can afford |
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Inability to find good workers at any price |
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Government regulations (other than taxes) |
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Difficulty in securing a loan or other financing |
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Other (please use the comment section at the end of the survey) |
| What effect has
the Internet had on the profitability of your business? (255 responded.) |
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My business is Internet-based. It wouldn't exist without the Internet |
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My business has become more profitable because of the Internet |
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The Internet has made my business less profitable |
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The Internet has made no change in my business |
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I don't use the Internet in my business |
| What staffing
changes do you expect to make in the next 6 months? (248 responded.) |
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I don't plan any staffing changes |
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I plan to keep the same number of employees and use contractors when I need additional help |
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I plan to hire employees and use more contractors as well |
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I plan to layoff employees and not replace them |
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I plan to layoff employees and replace them with freelancers or contractors |
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I plan to stop outsourcing work to freelancers and bring it in-house to save employee jobs |
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I plan to lay off employees and also reduce work given to freelancers and contractors |
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There's no work to give anyone |
| Do you
have health insurance? (260 responded.) |
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I'm covered under a spouse's policy |
| What is
your sex? (262 responded.) |
| What is
your age? (257 responded.) |
| What are
your gross annual sales? (231 responded.) |
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