CEM September 2012 Grounds Maintenance Survey Question Title * 1. Where is your cemetery located? Midwest Middle Atlantic New England Southeast Northwest Southwest Question Title * 2. What is your gender? Male Female Question Title * 3. What is your age? 18 to 30 31 to 40 41 to 50 51 to 60 60+ Question Title * 4. What is your position at the cemetery? General Manager Superintendent Office Manager Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. How would you define your cemetery? Private cemetery Municipal cemetery Memorial park Religious cemetery Veteran cemetery Question Title * 6. How many employees work at your cemetery? 3 or fewer 4 to 6 7 to 10 11+ Question Title * 7. How many ground burials do you have per year? Less than 50 51 to 150 151 to 300 301 to 500 501+ Question Title * 8. How many interments of cremated remains do you handle per year? Less than 50 51 to 150 151 to 300 301 to 500 501+ Question Title * 9. How many acres of developed land does your cemetery have? Fewer than 25 25 to 50 acres 51 to 75 acres 76 to 100 acres 100+ Question Title * 10. How many acres of undeveloped land does your cemetery have? Fewer than 25 acres 26 to 50 acres 51 to 75 acres 76 to 100 acres 101+ Question Title * 11. What is your cemetery's employee budget? $25,000 or less $25,001 to $50,000 $50,001 to $100,000 $100,001 to $150,000 $150,001+ Question Title * 12. What is your cemetery's equipment budget? $25,000 or less $25,001 to $50,000 $50,001 to $100,000 $100,001 to $150,000 $150,001+ Question Title * 13. Where do you purchase your cemetery's grounds maintenance equipment? Local dealers Big box retailers (Lowe's, Home Depot, etc.) Other (please specify) Question Title * 14. What equipment are you looking to buy for your cemetery this year? Fertilizer Lawn mowers Edgers/trimmers Seed/bulbs Utility vehicles Trucks Irrigation Lowering devices Tractors Backhoes Artificial grass Spreaders Other (please specify) Question Title * 15. Do you prefer to buy a specific brand for your cemetery? Yes No Question Title * 16. If you answered "yes" to the last question, please choose the brands that you often buy. (Check all that apply) John Deere Toro Stihl Kubota Ford Exmark Echo Hustler Red Max Grasshopper Chevrolet Scag Shindaiwa Bobcat Other (please specify) Question Title * 17. If you had to choose, what part of your cemetery's ground maintenance do you feel is MOST important? Well-kept grass Trees and bushes A vast array of flowers Keeping the cemetery as neat as possible around recently-dug plots, etc. Other (please specify) Question Title * 18. If you had to choose, what part of your cemetery's grounds maintenance do you find LEAST important? Well-kept grass Trees and bushes A vast array of flowers Keeping the cemetery as neat as possible around recently-dug plots, etc. Other (please specify) Question Title * 19. Do you outsource your grounds maintenance for your cemetery? Yes No Question Title * 20. If you answered "yes" to the last question, what best represents your outsourcing? Local landscaper National grounds maintenance company/chain Volunteer work Other (please specify) Done