winter: ASU Winter Closure Survey

Description

Selected variables from the Arizona State University Winter Closure Survey, taken in January 1995. This survey was taken to investigate the attitudes and opinions of university employees toward the closing of the university between December 25 and January 1.

Usage

winter

Arguments

Format

data frame with the following 6 variables:

class: stratum number; factor with levels faculty, classstaff (classified staff), admstaff (administrative staff) and acprof (academic professional)
yearasu: factor with levels 1 (1-2 years), 2 (3-4 years), 3 (5-9 years), 4 (10-14 years) and 5 (15 or more years)
vacation: In the past, have you usually taken vacation days in the entire period between December 25 and January 1? factor with levels no and yes
work: Did you work on campus during Winter Break Closure? factor with levels no and yes
havediff: Did the Winter Break Closure cause you any difficulty/concerns? factor with levels no and yes
negaeffe: Did the Winter Break Closure negatively affect your work productivity? factor with levels no and yes
ownsupp: I was unable to obtain staff support in my department/office. factor with levels yes and no
othersup: I was unable to obtain staff support in other departments/offices. factor with levels yes and no
utility: I was unable to access computers, copy machine, etc. in my department/office. factor with levels yes and no
environ: I was unable to endure environmental conditions - e.g., not properly climatized. factor with levels yes and no
uniserve: I was unable to access university services necessary to my work; factor with levels yes and no
workelse: I was unable to work on my assignments because I work in another department/office; factor with levels yes and no
offclose: I was unable to work on my assignments because my office was closed; factor with levels yes and no
treatsta: compared to other departments/offices, I feel staff in my department/office were treated fairly; factor with levels strongagr (strongly agree), agree, undecided, disagree, strdisagr (strongly disagree)
treatme: compared to other people working in my department/office, I feel I was treated fairly; factor with levels strongagr (strongly agree), agree, undecided, disagree, strdisagr (strongly disagree)
process: How satisfied are you with the process used to inform staff about Winter Closure? factor with levels verysat (very satisfied), satisfied, undecided, dissatisfied and verydissat (very dissatisfied)
satbreak: How satisfied are you with the fact that ASU had a Winter Break Closure this year? factor with levels verysat (very satisfied), satisfied, undecided, dissatisfied and verydissat (very dissatisfied)
breakaga: Would you want to have Winter Break Closure again? factor with levels no and yes

References

Lohr (1999). Sampling: Design and Analysis, Duxbury, p. TODO and 447--448.