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1. 2011 Confidential SABEW freelance survey

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* 1. What region of the country do you work in?

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* 2. How long have you been freelancing?

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* 3. Did you work as a full-time business journalist before freelancing?

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* 4. Why did you enter freelancing?

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* 5. If you answered “yes” to No. 3, how long were you a full-time business journalist?

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* 6. If you are paid per hour for some freelance work, what is your average hourly rate?

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* 7. What is your current income from freelancing?

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* 8. Where does your income come from? You can check multiple answers.

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* 9. Are you making more, or less, as a freelancer than when you were full-time journalist?

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* 10. If you answered “more” to No. 8, how much more are you making?

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* 11. If you answered “less” to No. 8, how much less are you making?

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* 12. If you are paid per word for some freelance work, what is your average per word rate?

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* 13. If your are paid per post, article, or project for some freelance work, what is your average rate per assignment?

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* 14. If your stories are posted online, do you earn additional compensation tied to page views or other online audience metrics?

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* 15. Would you go back to a full-time business news job if you could find one?

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* 16. If you answered “No” to No. 15, what is your biggest reason for staying a freelancer?

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* 17. How has your freelance income changed in the past 12 months?

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* 18. Why has your freelance income changed?

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* 19. What’s the best way SABEW can help freelance journalists?

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