2016 Billing / Rates Survey Thank you for participating in the 2016 Independent Practitioner Billings / Rates Survey. The survey should require no more than 10-15 minutes to complete and responses are confidential and anonymous. All responses will be tabulated and results announced by late October. Question Title * 1. What percentage of your business comes from the following sectors? (If none, enter 0; responses in all fields should total 100.) Government Non-profit Corporate Small Business Other Agencies (subcontract) Other Question Title * 2. On what basis do you primarily bill clients? Hourly Retainer Project Combination of the above Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Approximately how many hours on average do you work each week, including all business activities? 0-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61+ Question Title * 4. What percentage of your time each week do you devote to the following business activities? (If none, enter 0; responses in all fields should total 100.) Practice of Public Relations Administrative Tasks New Business Development / Networking Training / Education / Professional Development Teaching of Public Relations Pro Bono / Volunteer Projects Other Question Title * 5. List the three primary public relations, communications or marketing communications services you provide. (For example, media relations, social media, event planning.) 1. 2. 3. Question Title * 6. Approximately how many hours do you bill on average per month in the practice of public relations? Question Title * 7. What is your average/approximate hourly rate? (Enter numerical value only, no "$", "/hr" or "hour" required.) Question Title * 8. Do you set different rates for profit vs. non-profit clients? Yes No If you answered yes, what is the approximate discount (%)? Question Title * 9. Do you set different rates for various professional services? (For example, crisis communications vs. media relations.) Yes No If you answered yes, please elaborate. (Optional) Question Title * 10. What are your approximate gross billings per year? Under $40,000 $40,000 - $59,000 $60,000 - $79,000 $80,000 - $99,000 $100,000 - $119,000 $120,000 - $139,000 $140,000 - $159,000 Over $160,000 Prefer not to answer. Question Title * 11. What is your approximate net income over the past year? Under $40,000 $40,000 - $59,000 $60,000 - $79,000 $80,000 - $99,000 $100,000 - $119,000 $120,000 - $139,000 $140,000 - $159,000 Over $160,000 Prefer not to answer. Question Title * 12. What percentage of your work do you subcontract to others? (Enter numerical value only, no "%" or "percent" required.) Additional Business QuestionsThese questions pertain to business issues that are of interest to other independent practitioners and are optional. If you choose to skip these questions, please proceed to the demographic information beginning with question #15. Question Title * 13. Approximately what percentage of your income do you spend on health insurance or health care? (Enter numerical value only, no "%" or "percent" required.) Question Title * 14. How do you obtain your health care insurance? Purchase Private Market Policy for Self / Family ACA Federal or State Insurance Exchange Association / Group Policy Spouse / Partner Other Question Title * 15. Do you currently contribute or have you contributed recently to a retirement savings plan? Yes No If yes, what type? Question Title * 16. What average percentage of your income do you typically contribute to your retirement plan? (Enter numerical value only, no "%" or "percent" required.) Demographic InformationThe following information is requested for demographic purposes only and will help us to better analyze and present the results from questions above. All responses are anonymous and completely confidential. Question Title * 17. How many years have you been in the public relations profession? 0 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 20 - 25 25 - 30 30 + Question Title * 18. How many years have you been an independent practitioner? 0 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 20 - 25 25 - 30 30 + Question Title * 19. In what region / PRSA district do you currently practice? (*indicates part of state) Northeast (CT*, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT) Tri-State/NYC (CT*, NJ, NY*) Mid-Atlantic (DE, DC, MD, PA*, VA) Southeast (AL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN) East Central (IN, KY, MI, OH, PA*, WV) Midwest (IL, IA, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI) Southwest (AR, KS, LA, NM, OK, TX) Sunshine (FL) North Pacific (AK, CA*, ID, MT, NV*, OR, UT, WA) Western (AZ, CA*, CO, HI, NV*) Question Title * 20. In what size community do you primarily practice? Urban / Metropolitan Suburban / Small City Rural Other (please specify) Question Title * 21. How is your business legally organized? Sole Proprietorship Limited Liability Company S Corporation C Corporation Limited Partnership Other (please specify) Question Title * 22. How would you describe your primary workplace? Leased Traditional Office Executive Suite Co-working Space Home Office Virtual Office Other (please specify) Question Title * 23. What is your gender? Female Male Prefer not to respond Question Title * 24. What is your age? Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65 - Prefer not to respond Question Title * 25. How would you describe yourself? Asian-American Black / African-American Hispanic / Latino Native American or Alaska Native Pacific Islander White / Caucasian Other Prefer not to respond Feedback and CommentsPlease help us to improve future versions of this survey. Question Title * 26. How would you rate the ease of taking this survey? Difficult Easy Difficult Easy Question Title * 27. How would you rate the anticipated value of the information collected in this survey? Not valuable Highly valuable Not valuable Highly valuable Question Title * 28. In addition to the information included in this survey, what other topics / questions should be included in future surveys? Thank you for participating in the survey. The results will be tabulated and released in late October. If you have any questions or require further information, please contact J.W. Arnold at 202-528-1275 or jw@prdconline.com. Done