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Page: 1. Demographics (all kept STRICTLY private!)
1. What is your age range?
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Percent		Response
Count
<29
6.9%120
30-39
18.7%324
40-49
33.7%583
50-64
38.3%664
65+
2.4%41

2. What is your gender? (This is to determine if there are gender-based compensation imbalances in your area.)
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Count
Female
31.7%549
Male
68.3%1,183

3. Is your job in a rural, suburban or urban area?
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Count
Rural
24.5%424
Suburban
41.0%710
Urban
34.5%598

4. In which region do you work?
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Count
New England/Middle Atlantic (ME,NH,VT,MA,RI,CT,NY,NJ,PA,DE,MD,WV,VA)
20.2%350
Midwest (OH,IN,IL,WI,MN,MI,KY,MO,IA,ND,SD,NE,KS)
40.8%707
South (FL,GA,NC,SC,AL,MS,TN,AR,LA,OK,TX)
19.0%329
Southwest (NM,CO,AZ,UT,NV,CA,HI)
12.1%209
Pacific Northwest (WA,OR,ID,MT,WY,AK)
5.1%89
Canada
0.6%11
 Other (please specify)
2.1%37

5. Of which race do you consider yourself to be a member? (This is to determine if there are race-based compensation imbalances in your area.)
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Percent		Response
Count
Caucasian
83.4%1,444
African-American
3.3%57
Latin/Hispanic
4.8%83
Middle Eastern/Western Asian
1.2%21
East Asian
5.0%86
Unspecified
0.6%11
 Other (please specify)
1.7%30

6. What's the highest level of education you completed?
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Percent		Response
Count
Elementary School
0.2%4
High School/GED
13.8%239
Junior College/Vocational
12.2%212
College
42.3%733
Post-graduate / certification program
7.7%134
Master's Degree (not MBA)
12.8%221
MBA
5.8%100
Doctorate
5.1%89

Page: 2. Your Job
1. Which best describes your position?
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Percent		Response
Count
Corporate Mgt.
19.1%323
Plant Ops/Engineering
27.1%459
R&D
21.3%361
Purchasing
3.6%61
Marketing/Sales
9.3%157
Security
0.2%3
IT
0.6%11
Other
18.8%319

2. How many years have you been in Food/Beverage processing or a related field?
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Percent		Response
Count
0-5
14.6%248
6-14
24.1%409
15-34
54.3%920
35+
6.9%117

3. How many years have you been at your current company?
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Percent		Response
Count
0-5
34.2%580
6-14
33.5%568
15-34
30.2%511
35+
2.1%35

4. For how many companies have you worked since you began this career? (Does not include same company under different names.)
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Percent		Response
Count
1-2
55.6%942
3-4
30.3%514
5-7
11.5%194
8-10
1.6%27
11+
1.0%17

5. How many hours per week do you work?
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Percent		Response
Count
fewer than 35
3.2%54
36-40
13.4%227
41-50
54.2%918
51-60
22.9%388
61+
6.3%107

6. If you work more than 40 hours per week are you paid for overtime?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
12.6%205
No
87.4%1,420

7. Are you on call 24/7?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
49.6%840
No
41.5%703
Only during specific times of the year
8.9%151

8. How many people work in your company?
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Percent		Response
Count
1-20
9.4%160
21-49
6.0%102
50-99
8.4%143
100-249
16.4%278
250-499
14.6%248
500-999
9.4%160
1,000-4,999
15.9%270
5,000+
19.7%333

9. Which best describes the food/beverage industry category in which you work the majority of the time?
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Percent		Response
Count
Baked Goods
7.8%132
Beverages (non-dairy)
7.5%127
Confectionery Products
4.6%78
Dairy Products
7.2%122
Fruits and Vegetables
6.1%103
Grain Products/Milling
4.0%67
Meat/Poultry/Seafood
19.2%326
Snacks
4.4%74
Further-processed & packaged foods & specialties (including frozen foods, meals, pet foods, sauces & condiments)
13.7%232
Value-added ingredients/Powder Mixes
6.4%108
 Other (please specify)
19.2%325

10. How many people do you supervise?
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Percent		Response
Count
None
30.2%511
1-10
42.3%716
11-20
10.6%179
21-40
7.6%129
41-100
5.5%94
101+
3.8%65

Page: 3. Salary and Benefits
1. What is your gross annual salary (in US$), including bonuses, stock options, and perqs?
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less than $15,000
1.7%29
$16,000 - $25,000
1.9%32
$26,000 - $35,000
4.8%79
$36,000 - $50,000
12.6%209
$51,000 - $65,000
16.2%269
$66,000 - $85,000
19.5%325
$86,000 - $100,000
14.1%235
$101,000 - $200,000
25.0%415
$201,000 - $300,000
3.1%52
$301,000 - $400,000
0.3%5
$401,000 - $500,000
0.5%8
more than $501,000
0.3%5

2. How many years since you last received a raise?
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Percent		Response
Count
I get one every year
76.2%1,267
2-3
18.8%312
4-6
3.4%57
7-10
0.6%10
10+
1.0%17

3. If you received a raise in the past year, what percent did you get?
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Percent		Response
Count
Didn't get one
17.6%286
1-3%
48.4%787
4-6%
25.3%412
7-15%
6.8%110
16%+
2.0%32

4. Did you receive any bonus/incentive/profit sharing last year?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
69.2%1,151
No
30.8%512

5. If you received a bonus, etc. what percentage of your salary did it represent?
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Percent		Response
Count
1-9
55.6%653
10-20
31.2%366
21-35
9.3%109
36-50
2.3%27
51+
1.6%19

6. Have you had to take a pay cut (either in the same co. or by changing companies) in the past several years?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
13.5%225
No
86.5%1,438

7. If you took a pay cut in the last several years, what percentage of your previous salary did it represent?
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Percent		Response
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1-5
31.9%82
6-10
31.1%80
11-20
19.1%49
21-35
10.1%26
36-50
4.3%11
51+
3.5%9

8. How much annual paid vacation do you receive?
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Percent		Response
Count
None
4.6%76
1-2 weeks
24.2%403
3-4 weeks
55.7%927
5-6 weeks
14.3%238
more than 6 weeks
1.1%19

9. Did you get to use all your vacation days last year?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
59.6%950
No
40.4%644

10. Which of the following benefits do you receive?
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Percent		Response
Count
Medical
91.0%1,514
Dental
81.4%1,354
Life Insurance
77.8%1,294
Disability
66.8%1,111
Pension
34.1%567
401K Match
76.0%1,264
Tuition Reimbursement
45.7%760
Stock Options
16.7%277
Profit Sharing
21.7%361
Company Car
10.3%172
Flex Time
19.3%321
Telecommuting
7.1%118
Day Care
1.6%27
None
5.1%84
 Other (please specify)
3.2%54

Page: 4. Job Satisfaction (or not!)
1. Which of the following is most important in providing you with a strong sense of job satisfaction?
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Percent		Response
Count
Challenging work
36.6%590
Job Security
13.2%212
Salary and Benefits
20.7%333
Opportunity for Advancement
9.3%149
Appreciation
16.5%265
Low-stress Environment
3.8%61

2. Are you concerned about job security?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
45.4%731
No
54.6%879

3. How is the economy affecting your company?
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Percent		Response
Count
Hiring
12.3%198
Promotions/raises
13.2%213
Hiring freezes
15.6%251
Pay cuts/raise freezes
6.1%99
More overtime
5.5%89
Layoffs/closings
13.2%212
No effects at all
34.0%548

4. Which of the following does your company outsource?
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Percent		Response
Count
R&D
6.9%103
Manufacturing and production
20.1%300
Security and Maintenance
20.0%299
Customer Support
5.5%83
Management
0.9%14
Company does not outsource
52.5%785
 Other (please specify)
11.7%175

5. Please rate your overall level of job satisfaction:
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Percent		Response
Count
Very Dissatisfied
4.9%79
Somewhat Dissatisfied
12.4%199
Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied
12.7%204
Somewhat Satisfied
42.4%682
Very Satisfied
27.7%446

6. If dissatisfied, list your specific gripes. Please be succinct.
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 247

7. If satisfied, list your specific praises. Please be succinct.
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Count
 606

8. What have we forgotten? What else would you like to tell us?
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Count
 119

9. May we call you for a quote to use in the survey write-up for the July issue of Food Processing magazine?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes [Please leave name and number in following section.]
10.6%169
Maybe - I'll leave my number but I reserve the right to not answer if you call
13.7%218
No, thank you
75.7%1,206

Page: 5. Thank You!
1. Please provide all three of the following in order to be eligible for the $100 American Express gift certificate drawing. Two winners will be chosen.
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Percent		Response
Count
 Name
99.0%1,230
 E-mail address
99.7%1,239
 Phone number
95.5%1,187