Survey Results

Page: SLAC Today Survey (page 1 of 5)

1. How often do you read SLAC Today?
	answered question		1,057
	skipped question		6
		Response Percent	Response Count
Every day		50.6%	535
3-4 times per week		23.5%	248
1-2 times per week		14.8%	156
Less than once per week		6.8%	72
Never		4.4%	46

Page: Reasons for not reading SLAC Today (Page 2 of 5)

2. The following table lists possible reasons why you might not read SLAC Today. If any of these statements apply to you, please mark them as “main” or “lesser” reasons or not at all a reason
	answered question			246
	skipped question			817
	Main reason	Lesser reason	Not at all a reason	Rating Count
I don’t have daily access to e-mail	1.6% (3)	1.1% (2)	97.3% (183)	188
I don’t have time to read SLAC Today at work	54.4% (124)	32.5% (74)	13.2% (30)	228
Most of the information is not relevant to me	37.3% (78)	38.8% (81)	23.9% (50)	209
SLAC Today has too much science content	7.1% (13)	9.3% (17)	83.6% (153)	183
SLAC Today has too little science content	8.7% (16)	19.1% (35)	72.1% (132)	183
The science is content is too difficult to understand	1.1% (2)	13.3% (24)	85.6% (155)	181
The science content is too simple to be worthwhile	6.0% (11)	23.1% (42)	70.9% (129)	182
There are too many stories in each issue	13.0% (24)	20.1% (37)	66.8% (123)	184

3. Is there any other reason that keeps you from reading SLAC Today?
	answered question	90
	skipped question	973
		Response Count
		90

Page: SLAC Today - Utility

4. How long do you spend reading SLAC Today?
	answered question		969
	skipped question		94
		Response Percent	Response Count
Less than 5 minutes		57.3%	555
5 – 9 minutes		33.6%	326
10 – 14 minutes		7.1%	69
15 minutes or more		2.0%	19

5. Please rate how useful you find SLAC Today.
	answered question		975
	skipped question		88
		Response Percent	Response Count
Extremely useful		13.5%	132
Very useful		40.3%	393
Somewhat useful		39.9%	389
Not at all useful		6.3%	61

6. What would make SLAC Today more useful?
	answered question	330
	skipped question	733
		Response Count
		330

7. When you read SLAC Today, how often do you read the following sections?
	answered question					945
	skipped question					118
	Frequently	Sometimes	Rarely	Never	Rating Average	Rating Count
Headline Story	62.5% (585)	29.2% (273)	5.1% (48)	3.2% (30)	1.49	936
Director’s Column	47.3% (435)	35.3% (325)	11.7% (108)	5.7% (52)	1.76	920
Science Today	38.5% (350)	44.4% (403)	12.4% (113)	4.6% (42)	1.83	908
Profiles	19.7% (169)	44.0% (377)	26.9% (230)	9.3% (80)	2.26	856
Safety Tips	33.2% (298)	33.4% (300)	20.3% (182)	13.1% (118)	2.13	898
Events	37.2% (334)	40.3% (362)	16.5% (148)	6.1% (55)	1.92	899
Announcements	41.6% (376)	39.3% (355)	13.2% (119)	6.0% (54)	1.84	904
News	37.7% (336)	44.6% (397)	11.3% (101)	6.4% (57)	1.86	891
Café Menu	14.9% (131)	20.2% (178)	25.3% (223)	39.7% (350)	2.90	882

8. Are the lengths of the following types of articles too short, just right, or too long?
	answered question				839
	skipped question				224
	Too short	Just right	Too long	Rating Average	Rating Count
Headline Story	6.8% (55)	87.1% (708)	6.2% (50)	1.99	813
Director's Column	1.1% (9)	86.2% (691)	12.7% (102)	2.12	802
Science Today	7.6% (59)	83.5% (650)	8.9% (69)	2.01	778
Profiles	1.2% (9)	85.5% (626)	13.3% (97)	2.12	732
Safety Tips	1.7% (13)	78.9% (596)	19.3% (146)	2.18	755
Events	7.2% (54)	87.3% (657)	5.6% (42)	1.98	753
Announcements	5.4% (40)	90.0% (666)	4.6% (34)	1.99	740
News	8.1% (59)	86.7% (633)	5.2% (38)	1.97	730

9. How often do you click on the “read more” links at the bottom of the longer articles?
	answered question		951
	skipped question		112
		Response Percent	Response Count
Every day		9.5%	90
3 – 4 times per week		23.8%	226
1 – 2 times per week		35.9%	341
Less than once per week		19.7%	187
Never		11.3%	107

10. SLAC Today has many goals. How well does it succeed in each?
	answered question			926
	skipped question			137
	Very well	Well	Poorly	Rating Count
Helps to foster a sense of community at SLAC	37.3% (330)	50.3% (445)	12.3% (109)	884
Explains the science research that goes on at SLAC	45.0% (406)	48.1% (434)	7.0% (63)	903
Offers insight into the people who work at the lab	30.1% (266)	58.8% (519)	11.1% (98)	883
Informs people about events at the lab	44.6% (399)	49.4% (442)	6.0% (54)	895
Covers a wide variety of topics	36.1% (316)	55.2% (483)	8.7% (76)	875

Page: About you

11. In which of the following directorates do you work? (Please be assured that all your answers will remain confidential and your name will never be associated with any of your responses.)
	answered question		913
	skipped question		150
		Response Percent	Response Count
Photon Science		11.6%	106
Particle and Particle Astrophysics		41.7%	381
Operations		34.0%	310
LCLS Construction		6.8%	62
Directorate		5.9%	54

12. Are you a SLAC employee or user?
	answered question		937
	skipped question		126
		Response Percent	Response Count
Employee		75.2%	705
User		24.8%	232

13. Do you work primarily at the SLAC site?
	answered question		942
	skipped question		121
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		81.3%	766
No		18.7%	176

14. How long have you worked at SLAC?
	answered question		935
	skipped question		128
		Response Percent	Response Count
Less than 1 year		12.2%	114
1 - 4 years		25.5%	238
5 - 9 years		19.8%	185
10 years or more		42.6%	398

Page: Additional Comments

15. Additional comments:
	answered question	278
	skipped question	785
		Response Count
		278