UKBB survey results

Survey Results

Survey BB-31 :
The 31st reading of the Barometer, sought views on the use of Internet links in practice, on how to encourage greater participation in Barometer surveys and on investment plans for the future.

Question Number Question
Q1 Are you familiar with links to the Internet from email?
Q2 Are you prepared to have a go at a new web based approach to our survey in the new year?
Q3 In your opinion, would wider publicity of results encourage more firms to participate in the Barometer?
Q4 In your opinion, would easier access to more detailed results encourage more firms to participate in the Barometer?
Q5 In your opinion, would an emphasis upon the speed and simplicity of this internet based survey encourage more firms to participate in the Barometer?
Q6 Compared with 2000, do you expect your investment in plant and equipment in 2001 to be:
Q7 Compared with 2000, do you expect your investment in the training of your workforce in 2001 to be:
Q8 To what extent is your business constrained by skill shortages?
Q9 To what extent is your business constrained by a lack of finance?
Q10 To what extent is your business constrained by low market demand?
Q11 Over the last 3 months, has your business:-
Q12 Over the next 3 months, do you expect your business to:

(1) Are you familiar with links to the Internet from email?
Response Total answers: 185 %

1 Yes 82.2%

2 No 17.8%

(2) Are you prepared to have a go at a new web based approach to our survey in the new year?
Response Total answers: 184 %

1 Yes 82.1%

2 No 17.9%

(3) In your opinion, would wider publicity of results encourage more firms to participate in the Barometer?
Response Total answers: 186 %

1 Highly 12.9%

2 29.6%

3 42.5%

4 13.4%

5 Not at all 1.6%

(4) In your opinion, would easier access to more detailed results encourage more firms to participate in the Barometer?
Response Total answers: 185 %

1 Highly 13%

2 33%

3 40%

4 14.1%

5 Not at all 0.0%

(5) In your opinion, would an emphasis upon the speed and simplicity of this internet based survey encourage more firms to participate in the Barometer?
Response Total answers: 185 %

1 Highly 18.9%

2 35.1%

3 32.4%

4 11.4%

5 Not at all 2.2%

(6) Compared with 2000, do you expect your investment in plant and equipment in 2001 to be:
Response Total answers: 185 %

1 higher 36.2%

2 the same 39.5%

3 lower 24.3%

(7) Compared with 2000, do you expect your investment in the training of your workforce in 2001 to be:
Response Total answers: 186 %

1 higher 38.7%

2 The same 51.1%

3 lower 10.2%

(8) To what extent is your business constrained by skill shortages?
Response Total answers: 184 %

1 Highly 9.8%

2 28.3%

3 23.9%

4 23.9%

5 Not at all 14.1%

(9) To what extent is your business constrained by a lack of finance?
Response Total answers: 186 %

1 Highly 15.1%

2 18.8%

3 24.2%

4 17.2%

5 Not at all 24.7%

(10) To what extent is your business constrained by low market demand?
Response Total answers: 186 %

1 Highly 22.6%

2 17.2%

3 31.7%

4 18.3%

5 Not at all 10.2%

(11) Over the last 3 months, has your business:-
Response Total answers: 185 %

Expanded significantly (more than 10%) 8.6%

Expanded somewhat (between 5% to 10%) 32.4%

Remained static 38.9%

Declined somewhat (between 5% to 10%) 13.5%

Declined significantly (more than 10%) 6.5%

(12) Over the next 3 months, do you expect your business to:
Response Total answers: 185 %

Expand significantly (more than 10%) 8.1%

Expand somewhat (between 5% to 10%) 38.9%

Remain static 39.5%

Decline somewhat (between 5% to 10%) 9.2%

Decline significantly (more than 10%) 4.3%