Past FEDTimes Poll Results
| Feb 02, 2012 - Have recent and proposed new pay freezes prompted you to consider retiring earlier than you had planned? |
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Yes :  63 % (397)
No : 37 % (232)
Total votes: 629
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| Jan 19, 2012 - How aggressive is your agency trying to cut energy use? |
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Very aggressively : 17 % (198)
Some effort : 23 % (273)
Little effort : 23 % (276)
No effort : 37 % (446)
Total votes: 1193
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| Jan 05, 2012 - If you were eligible for a $25,000 buyout or early out this year, would you take it? |
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Yes : 59 % (1,486)
No : 41 % (1,043)
Total votes: 2529
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| Dec 08, 2011 - What is the biggest sign that your office is cutting spending? |
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Vacancies are unfilled : 50 % (1,738)
Travel is curtailed : 17 % (603)
Projects are delayed : 5 % (166)
Supplies are limited : 9 % (307)
Training is cut back : 8 % (263)
No signs : 12 % (419)
Total votes: 3496
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| Dec 01, 2011 - Has recent stock market performance caused you to change your TSP allocation? |
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Yes, more to stock funds : 11 % (102)
Yes, less to stock funds : 31 % (290)
No change : 57 % (530)
Total votes: 922
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| Nov 22, 2011 - In which area could your agency most improve to raise its ranking among best places to work? |
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Leadership : 62 % (710)
Pay : 18 % (200)
Teamwork : 6 % (69)
Training : 4 % (51)
Work-life balance : 10 % (109)
Total votes: 1139
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| Nov 10, 2011 - How would you rate morale at your office over the past year? |
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Improved : 4 % (66)
Worse : 84 % (1,464)
The same : 12 % (206)
Total votes: 1736
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| Nov 03, 2011 - Do you prefer to telework or to come in to the office? |
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Telework : 28 % (235)
Office : 29 % (240)
Combination of both : 43 % (359)
Total votes: 834
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| Oct 27, 2011 - Do you think labor-management partnerships have an impact at your agency? |
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Yes, a positive impact : 13 % (89)
Yes, a negative impact : 42 % (283)
No impact : 31 % (208)
I do not know : 14 % (91)
Total votes: 671
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| Oct 20, 2011 - In the last year, have you changed your retirement plans? |
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I will retire sooner : 21 % (245)
I may retire sooner : 14 % (163)
I will retire later : 19 % (219)
I may retire later : 9 % (99)
No change in my retirement plan : 37 % (423)
Total votes: 1149
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| Oct 13, 2011 - Do you use a smart phone or smart tablet for work? |
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Yes : 12 % (88)
No, and I do not expect to in the future : 80 % (585)
No, but I probably will in the future : 8 % (62)
Total votes: 735
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| Oct 06, 2011 - When is the last time you attended a professional training event? |
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Within the last year : 31 % (200)
Within the last 3 years : 18 % (116)
Within the last 5 years : 7 % (46)
More than 5 years ago : 27 % (171)
Never : 16 % (104)
Total votes: 637
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| Sep 29, 2011 - What is the most important factor to you in choosing a health insurance plan? |
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Low premiums : 54 % (414)
Low deductible : 11 % (81)
Low co-payments : 17 % (127)
Prescription coverage : 19 % (147)
Total votes: 769
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| Sep 22, 2011 - How would you rate this Congress’ performance in effectively overseeing the federal government? |
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Great : 1 % (11)
Better than usual : 2 % (24)
Adequate : 2 % (27)
Worse than usual : 14 % (217)
Lousy : 82 % (1,257)
Total votes: 1536
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| Sep 15, 2011 - How much do you think you will pledge to the Combined Federal Campaign this year? |
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More than last year : 2 % (20)
Same as last year : 15 % (157)
Less than last year : 18 % (193)
I do not pledge : 65 % (694)
Total votes: 1064
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| Sep 08, 2011 - How has your job satisfaction changed during your federal career? |
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Improved : 10 % (91)
Unchanged : 8 % (77)
Declined : 82 % (754)
Total votes: 922
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| Sep 01, 2011 - How would you assess airport security requirements today? |
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Unnecessarily burdensome and intrusive : 52 % (288)
About right for the current threat : 34 % (188)
Do not go far enough : 14 % (80)
Total votes: 556
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| Aug 18, 2011 - How much of your Thrift Savings Plan portfolio is invested in the G Fund? |
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0% : 19 % (521)
1% to 25% : 18 % (482)
26% to 50% : 10 % (267)
51% to 75% : 8 % (224)
76% to 99% : 11 % (308)
100% : 34 % (921)
Total votes: 2723
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| Aug 11, 2011 - Are you more or less likely to accept a buyout, if offered, than you were last year? |
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More likely : 64 % (664)
Less likely : 12 % (128)
No change : 24 % (252)
Total votes: 1044
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| Aug 04, 2011 - How would you rate morale at your office? |
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Best ever : 1 % (16)
Better than usual : 3 % (38)
Usual : 19 % (209)
Worse than usual : 34 % (386)
Worst ever : 43 % (480)
Total votes: 1129
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| Jul 21, 2011 - How would you rate security at your office building? |
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Excellent : 20 % (227)
Adequate : 38 % (446)
Insufficient : 42 % (486)
Total votes: 1159
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| Jul 14, 2011 - Do you think Congress will raise the debt ceiling by Aug. 2? |
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Yes, with spending cuts only : 24 % (183)
Yes, with spending cuts and tax increases : 54 % (406)
No : 22 % (166)
Total votes: 755
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| Jul 14, 2011 - Do you think Congress will raise the debt celing by Aug. 2? |
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Total votes: 0
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| Jul 07, 2011 - How many mobile devices do you use in your job? |
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0 : 0 % (0)
1 : 0 % (0)
2 or more : 0 % (0)
Total votes: 0
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| Jun 23, 2011 - Are you teleworking more than a year ago? |
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Telework more : 8 % (9)
Telework less : 5 % (6)
No telework : 87 % (100)
Total votes: 115
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| Jun 17, 2011 - How many hours do you typically work each week? |
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Under 40 : 4 % (13)
40 : 40 % (140)
41-45 : 29 % (102)
46-50 : 17 % (59)
50-60 : 8 % (28)
More than 60 : 3 % (11)
Total votes: 353
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| Jun 09, 2011 - Is it a good idea for agencies to aggressively embrace cloud computing? |
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Yes : 22 % (11)
No : 54 % (27)
I do not know : 24 % (12)
Total votes: 50
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| Jun 02, 2011 - If your agency offered you a buyout or early retirement opportunity, would you take it? |
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Yes : 66 % (201)
No : 25 % (75)
I do not know : 10 % (30)
Total votes: 306
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| May 19, 2011 - Should feds be required to contribute more toward their pensions? |
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Yes : 10 % (54)
No : 66 % (377)
Yes, but changes should be phased in : 24 % (136)
Total votes: 567
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| May 12, 2011 - How do you rate the net effect of unions at your agency? |
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They have made my agency a better place to work : 26 % (75)
They have made my agency a worse place to work : 32 % (90)
I see no impact one way or the other : 27 % (77)
My agency has no union : 15 % (43)
Total votes: 285
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