2018 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Micro-organizations combined by Question 78.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 78)

The results of the 2018 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented according to the numerical order of questions, grouped by section theme as they appeared in the questionnaire. Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

Micro-organizations are those that have fewer than 150 employees at the time of the survey. In order to protect the confidentiality of employees, demographic breakdowns of results are not provided for individual micro-organizations; results by demographics are provided only for all micro-organizations combined. Further, results for individual micro-organizations are provided only if the number of respondents to a question is sufficient to ensure the anonymity of respondents.

Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Results have been adjusted for non-response to better represent the target population. Therefore, percentages should not be used to determine the number of respondents within a response category. Positive answers and Negative answers are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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My Job

Question 1. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	46	42	5	4	1	0	2	89	6	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	30	46	6	11	5	0	2	77	17	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	39	40	10	6	3	0	1	80	10	465
2018	Other	35	42	7	10	4	0	3	78	15	200
2017	Executive	62	23	5	2	7	0	0	85	9	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	37	36	13	7	7	0	1	73	13	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	39	37	6	10	7	0	1	77	17	449
2017	Administrative Support	42	31	16	0	0	5	5	82	0	14
2017	Other	39	36	12	7	4	1	0	75	12	185
2014	Executive	62	25	6	3	1	0	3	90	4	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	44	29	15	9	2	0	1	73	12	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	42	33	9	10	6	0	0	74	17	604
2014	Administrative Support	65	26	3	6	0	0	0	90	6	31
2014	Other	46	29	7	10	3	0	4	78	14	202

Question 2. My job is a good fit with my interests.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	80	17	1	2	0	97	2	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	56	34	6	5	0	90	5	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	48	40	6	3	3	87	6	464
2018	Other	59	29	7	3	2	88	5	199
2017	Executive	64	32	4	0	0	96	0	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	72	21	3	4	0	93	4	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	48	34	10	5	2	82	8	449
2017	Administrative Support	54	24	13	0	8	79	8	14
2017	Other	49	35	5	6	4	85	10	185
2014	Executive	69	31	0	0	0	100	0	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	56	32	7	3	2	88	5	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	45	33	12	6	3	78	10	604
2014	Administrative Support	48	23	6	16	6	71	23	31
2014	Other	55	31	5	5	2	87	8	202

Question 3. My job is a good fit with my skills.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	77	23	0	0	0	100	0	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	57	33	5	5	0	90	5	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	52	35	7	3	3	87	6	457
2018	Other	59	31	5	2	2	90	5	199
2017	Executive	79	21	0	0	0	100	0	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	68	26	2	3	0	95	3	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	50	36	6	5	3	86	8	450
2017	Administrative Support	50	26	23	0	0	77	0	13
2017	Other	54	35	4	4	4	89	7	185
2014	Executive	79	21	0	0	0	100	0	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	60	31	4	6	0	90	6	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	53	32	7	5	3	85	8	603
2014	Administrative Support	55	16	10	16	3	71	19	31
2014	Other	60	29	4	4	2	90	6	202

Question 4. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	52	34	4	4	6	0	86	10	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	53	25	9	8	5	0	78	14	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	61	27	5	4	3	0	88	6	464
2018	Other	51	29	9	6	4	1	81	10	200
2017	Executive	64	24	6	5	2	0	88	7	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	59	26	6	5	3	0	85	9	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	54	29	7	6	4	0	84	10	450
2017	Administrative Support	64	15	16	0	0	5	83	0	14
2017	Other	49	35	3	9	4	0	84	13	185
2014	Executive	51	29	9	4	7	0	80	11	70
2014	Scientific and Professional	55	29	7	6	2	0	84	8	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	51	29	8	6	5	0	81	11	604
2014	Administrative Support	55	29	6	6	0	3	87	7	31
2014	Other	47	28	8	7	6	4	78	13	202

Question 5. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	58	36	2	3	1	0	94	4	59
2018	Scientific and Professional	39	43	8	6	4	0	82	10	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	46	37	9	7	2	0	83	8	460
2018	Other	48	35	8	6	1	1	84	8	200
2017	Executive	59	38	2	2	0	0	96	2	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	57	34	5	2	2	0	91	4	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	41	40	8	7	3	0	82	10	449
2017	Administrative Support	38	48	5	8	0	0	87	8	14
2017	Other	38	47	5	6	5	0	85	11	185
2014	Executive	59	34	6	0	1	0	93	1	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	53	31	7	6	3	0	83	9	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	37	39	11	9	3	0	76	13	604
2014	Administrative Support	42	26	3	23	6	0	68	29	31
2014	Other	48	37	8	5	2	0	85	7	202

Question 6. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	44	33	13	6	4	0	0	77	10	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	37	36	11	6	7	2	1	75	14	132
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	37	35	14	9	5	0	0	73	14	463
2018	Other	40	28	11	9	9	1	1	69	19	198
2017	Executive	46	38	3	7	5	0	0	84	12	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	37	46	5	10	2	0	0	83	12	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	33	34	15	9	9	0	0	67	18	450
2017	Administrative Support	49	33	9	0	9	0	0	82	9	13
2017	Other	31	38	13	9	8	0	0	70	17	185
2014	Executive	45	35	10	6	4	0	0	80	10	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	44	32	8	11	4	0	1	77	15	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	32	35	11	15	7	0	0	67	22	604
2014	Administrative Support	35	39	13	6	6	0	0	74	13	31
2014	Other	35	29	9	10	10	1	5	69	22	202

Question 7. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	41	44	6	4	5	0	85	8	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	32	35	14	7	12	0	67	19	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	36	44	9	8	2	0	80	10	463
2018	Other	36	39	12	7	6	0	75	13	200
2017	Executive	49	42	2	5	2	0	91	7	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	39	37	9	6	8	1	76	15	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	32	41	9	11	5	0	74	17	450
2017	Administrative Support	60	24	8	8	0	0	84	8	14
2017	Other	38	37	11	9	5	0	75	14	185

Question 8. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department’s or agency’s goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	73	23	3	0	1	0	96	1	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	57	32	8	3	1	0	88	3	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	60	33	4	2	1	0	93	3	463
2018	Other	63	29	4	1	1	1	94	2	199
2017	Executive	66	34	0	0	0	0	100	0	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	66	27	2	4	2	0	93	5	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	50	35	6	4	4	0	86	8	448
2017	Administrative Support	62	21	8	0	8	0	84	8	14
2017	Other	52	37	5	3	3	0	89	6	185
2014	Executive	80	11	4	4	0	0	92	4	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	60	28	7	3	2	0	88	5	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	53	34	6	4	3	0	87	7	603
2014	Administrative Support	55	35	3	3	3	0	90	6	31
2014	Other	61	33	2	0	1	1	95	2	202

Question 9. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	51	36	1	9	3	0	87	12	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	41	31	9	10	9	0	72	19	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	40	36	11	9	4	0	76	13	463
2018	Other	46	30	9	9	4	1	78	13	199
2017	Executive	57	25	7	4	7	0	81	12	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	50	34	6	6	4	0	84	10	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	35	33	13	10	7	1	69	18	450
2017	Administrative Support	48	36	0	8	8	0	84	16	14
2017	Other	38	34	11	9	7	0	72	17	185

Question 10. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	72	21	8	0	0	0	92	0	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	56	32	10	1	0	0	88	1	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	57	32	8	3	1	0	89	4	460
2018	Other	65	27	6	1	0	0	92	1	197
2017	Executive	80	16	2	2	0	0	96	2	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	70	28	2	0	0	0	98	0	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	53	35	9	2	2	0	88	3	449
2017	Administrative Support	84	16	0	0	0	0	100	0	14
2017	Other	59	29	7	3	2	0	88	4	183
2014	Executive	85	13	3	0	0	0	97	0	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	71	21	7	1	0	0	92	1	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	65	24	7	2	2	0	89	4	604
2014	Administrative Support	68	13	13	3	0	3	83	3	31
2014	Other	67	25	5	1	1	0	93	2	202

Question 11. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	65	28	2	4	1	0	93	6	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	40	37	7	10	6	0	77	17	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	40	38	9	7	5	0	78	12	462
2018	Other	45	34	11	6	4	0	79	10	198
2017	Executive	65	26	6	0	3	0	91	3	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	49	36	4	3	8	0	86	11	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	38	36	8	13	5	0	74	18	449
2017	Administrative Support	34	28	30	0	8	0	62	8	14
2017	Other	41	39	7	9	4	1	80	13	183
2014	Executive	70	20	1	6	3	0	90	8	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	36	39	7	12	5	1	75	18	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	31	39	11	10	8	0	71	18	604
2014	Administrative Support	26	42	16	6	3	6	72	10	31
2014	Other	41	38	6	9	4	1	80	14	202

Question 12. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	56	32	8	2	3	0	88	4	59
2018	Scientific and Professional	40	36	11	10	3	0	76	13	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	42	33	14	8	4	0	75	11	459
2018	Other	43	33	15	3	5	0	77	8	199
2017	Executive	60	31	0	4	5	0	91	9	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	53	31	5	7	4	0	84	11	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	38	35	11	10	6	0	74	16	448
2017	Administrative Support	32	36	24	0	8	0	68	8	14
2017	Other	42	37	9	6	5	0	79	12	182
2014	Executive	70	17	7	3	3	0	87	6	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	49	28	12	7	4	0	77	11	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	36	36	11	10	6	0	73	16	604
2014	Administrative Support	45	39	10	0	6	0	84	6	31
2014	Other	39	36	10	7	4	4	78	11	201

Question 13. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	54	28	13	3	1	0	0	82	5	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	45	24	11	12	7	0	1	70	19	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	35	13	7	3	1	0	76	11	459
2018	Other	41	37	15	3	3	0	1	79	6	198
2017	Executive	55	29	4	4	7	0	0	84	11	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	47	29	11	6	6	1	0	77	13	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	41	35	13	6	6	0	0	75	11	449
2017	Administrative Support	46	30	16	0	8	0	0	76	8	14
2017	Other	42	35	11	8	4	0	0	78	11	183
2014	Executive	70	17	6	6	1	0	0	87	7	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	49	28	9	10	3	0	1	78	13	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	37	38	10	9	5	0	0	76	15	604
2014	Administrative Support	48	32	13	0	3	0	3	83	3	31
2014	Other	44	32	7	8	4	0	3	79	13	202

Question 14. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	66	23	3	8	0	0	89	8	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	48	29	14	6	3	1	77	9	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	51	33	9	5	2	0	84	7	463
2018	Other	52	36	7	3	2	0	88	5	199
2017	Executive	60	32	4	2	2	0	92	4	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	60	29	6	4	1	0	89	5	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	38	10	6	3	0	81	9	449
2017	Administrative Support	62	16	13	8	0	0	79	8	14
2017	Other	47	35	9	5	3	0	82	8	182
2014	Executive	65	28	4	3	0	0	93	3	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	57	28	10	2	2	0	85	5	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	46	34	9	6	4	0	81	10	603
2014	Administrative Support	61	16	13	10	0	0	77	10	31
2014	Other	55	33	5	4	2	0	89	6	202

Question 15. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	33	29	16	13	10	0	62	23	59
2018	Scientific and Professional	39	29	15	10	7	0	68	17	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	44	32	15	7	3	0	76	9	466
2018	Other	33	32	19	10	5	1	66	15	200
2017	Executive	25	38	16	13	6	2	65	19	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	29	45	15	7	5	0	74	12	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	31	14	8	1	2	77	9	450
2017	Administrative Support	50	50	0	0	0	0	100	0	14
2017	Other	27	37	17	7	6	5	68	14	185
2014	Executive	25	35	18	11	10	0	61	21	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	36	41	12	7	3	1	78	10	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	41	34	14	6	3	1	76	9	604
2014	Administrative Support	71	23	0	3	3	0	94	6	31
2014	Other	38	28	14	9	5	5	69	16	202

Question 16a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	8	18	30	24	17	0	4	42	27	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	12	16	35	21	16	0	0	38	27	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	7	19	30	26	16	1	2	42	27	465
2018	Other	11	26	27	20	14	1	1	35	37	199
2017	Executive	2	21	41	18	16	0	2	35	23	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	9	12	33	31	13	0	2	45	21	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	6	20	38	18	13	1	4	32	28	448
2017	Administrative Support	8	0	23	57	12	0	0	69	8	14
2017	Other	13	17	39	18	10	2	3	28	31	185
2014	Executive	1	20	31	25	18	0	4	46	22	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	3	12	31	37	15	1	2	53	15	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	10	24	31	19	14	0	2	34	35	603
2014	Administrative Support	3	16	29	29	16	0	6	48	21	31
2014	Other	6	17	35	17	16	1	6	36	25	201

Question 16b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	10	14	26	26	21	0	3	49	25	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	13	29	18	20	1	1	39	31	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	8	15	26	27	20	2	2	49	24	463
2018	Other	7	16	28	25	20	1	2	47	24	196
2017	Executive	3	22	25	25	24	0	0	49	26	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	19	26	18	24	3	4	45	28	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	7	16	26	23	20	2	5	46	26	448
2017	Administrative Support	0	0	24	16	52	8	0	74	0	14
2017	Other	7	10	24	26	25	4	4	55	19	183
2014	Executive	6	13	24	27	27	0	4	56	19	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	4	16	25	24	29	1	2	54	20	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	9	15	25	26	22	2	2	49	24	603
2014	Administrative Support	6	6	10	35	29	3	10	74	15	31
2014	Other	5	13	20	23	31	3	7	59	19	200

Question 16c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	8	9	26	24	32	0	2	57	17	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	12	16	27	23	20	1	1	44	28	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	7	11	25	30	25	1	1	56	18	462
2018	Other	14	15	30	23	15	1	2	39	30	196
2017	Executive	5	11	14	28	39	0	3	69	17	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	10	8	25	29	24	2	3	56	19	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	9	13	25	25	22	1	5	50	23	448
2017	Administrative Support	0	8	20	41	31	0	0	72	8	14
2017	Other	14	17	27	19	15	4	4	37	33	185
2014	Executive	1	6	17	34	38	0	4	75	7	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	5	6	33	27	26	1	2	55	11	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	9	13	27	26	22	0	3	49	23	603
2014	Administrative Support	6	10	26	16	29	3	10	52	19	31
2014	Other	9	16	23	18	23	2	8	46	28	201

Question 16d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	7	15	25	32	20	0	2	53	22	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	11	13	20	29	26	1	0	56	24	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	3	8	27	33	27	1	1	61	12	461
2018	Other	7	14	27	30	18	1	2	50	22	197
2017	Executive	3	12	32	35	18	0	0	53	15	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	13	29	31	21	0	0	52	19	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	4	11	28	30	22	1	4	55	15	447
2017	Administrative Support	0	0	15	38	48	0	0	85	0	14
2017	Other	7	13	28	23	22	3	3	48	21	185
2014	Executive	1	18	24	30	24	0	3	55	20	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	3	10	25	39	21	0	2	61	13	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	3	12	28	32	22	0	2	56	16	600
2014	Administrative Support	0	3	13	39	39	0	6	83	3	31
2014	Other	5	13	24	26	23	1	7	53	21	201

Question 16e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	8	16	37	21	16	0	2	38	25	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	15	21	22	17	19	1	5	39	38	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	7	14	26	27	22	1	2	51	22	463
2018	Other	12	23	27	17	17	2	2	35	36	197
2017	Executive	7	23	29	23	17	0	0	40	31	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	10	11	34	19	21	1	4	42	23	115
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	10	18	26	21	18	2	5	42	30	449
2017	Administrative Support	0	8	13	31	40	0	8	77	9	14
2017	Other	15	20	24	19	15	3	4	37	38	185
2014	Executive	17	20	31	11	18	0	3	30	38	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	14	16	21	20	24	2	3	46	32	120
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	12	19	27	18	20	1	3	40	32	603
2014	Administrative Support	3	6	6	32	42	3	6	82	11	31
2014	Other	11	22	22	16	18	2	8	38	37	201

Question 16f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	8	11	34	23	18	0	4	43	21	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	15	25	16	24	1	3	42	33	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	9	15	24	24	22	3	3	49	25	464
2018	Other	2	12	26	31	22	4	2	56	16	194
2017	Executive	5	19	22	26	24	0	4	52	25	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	6	17	27	20	26	2	3	48	23	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	9	15	26	23	20	3	5	46	25	449
2017	Administrative Support	0	0	21	30	41	0	8	77	0	14
2017	Other	4	9	30	27	20	4	5	53	14	184
2014	Executive	0	11	27	34	25	0	3	61	12	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	4	7	25	29	27	4	4	61	12	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	6	15	23	28	23	1	4	54	22	602
2014	Administrative Support	3	7	17	30	30	3	10	69	12	30
2014	Other	4	11	23	22	28	4	10	57	17	200

Question 16g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	7	12	24	28	28	0	2	57	19	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	13	13	26	23	21	3	1	46	27	132
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	5	12	27	31	22	1	2	54	18	463
2018	Other	9	16	32	24	15	2	2	40	26	196
2017	Executive	3	5	33	34	23	0	2	58	9	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	8	8	23	32	25	3	1	60	16	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	6	12	30	24	21	2	5	48	19	448
2017	Administrative Support	8	0	23	36	20	5	8	64	9	14
2017	Other	12	15	29	21	16	4	4	40	29	185
2014	Executive	0	11	34	27	25	0	3	54	12	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	5	13	31	22	26	1	2	50	19	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	8	15	29	24	20	2	3	46	24	600
2014	Administrative Support	3	10	27	20	30	3	7	56	15	30
2014	Other	12	12	25	23	20	2	6	47	26	199

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My Work Unit

Question 17. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	38	28	9	12	7	0	5	70	21	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	24	27	14	16	8	7	4	57	27	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	28	18	9	4	8	4	64	15	463
2018	Other	26	27	19	9	7	8	4	60	18	198
2017	Executive	42	30	12	6	7	2	2	74	13	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	30	26	15	10	3	10	6	67	15	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	31	29	15	7	8	4	5	66	17	450
2017	Administrative Support	40	8	31	8	8	5	0	50	17	14
2017	Other	32	28	14	7	8	7	4	67	17	185
2014	Executive	56	31	3	4	3	0	3	90	7	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	32	34	5	11	8	2	7	73	21	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	29	26	16	12	9	4	3	60	23	604
2014	Administrative Support	39	29	6	6	3	10	6	81	12	31
2014	Other	35	28	10	5	8	5	7	72	16	201

Question 18. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	59	25	8	4	5	0	0	83	9	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	45	29	7	16	4	0	0	73	19	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	51	28	6	8	5	1	1	81	13	461
2018	Other	45	29	12	10	4	0	0	74	14	199
2017	Executive	61	27	2	4	5	0	0	88	10	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	55	32	4	6	3	0	0	87	9	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	48	26	9	9	8	0	0	75	16	450
2017	Administrative Support	40	28	24	8	0	0	0	68	8	14
2017	Other	53	22	9	8	6	2	0	76	15	184
2014	Executive	65	28	1	4	1	0	0	93	6	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	59	19	7	8	5	0	2	79	13	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	43	29	10	10	7	0	0	72	18	604
2014	Administrative Support	52	32	10	6	0	0	0	84	6	31
2014	Other	50	23	8	8	6	0	4	77	15	201

Question 19. In my work unit, unsatisfactory employee performance is managed effectively.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	28	35	10	13	9	0	5	66	23	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	15	19	15	13	12	20	5	46	33	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	17	22	20	12	7	17	4	50	25	462
2018	Other	17	22	20	15	9	15	2	47	28	199
2017	Executive	30	46	2	12	8	0	2	78	20	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	22	15	18	8	6	24	7	53	21	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	15	26	16	13	8	18	3	52	27	449
2017	Administrative Support	15	20	32	0	8	19	5	47	11	14
2017	Other	15	27	18	13	11	13	3	50	29	184
2014	Executive	39	39	11	6	4	0	0	79	10	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	17	27	13	12	12	12	6	55	29	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	15	20	16	15	12	16	5	45	35	604
2014	Administrative Support	19	26	6	13	13	19	3	58	33	31
2014	Other	18	22	12	14	11	17	8	52	33	200

Question 20. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	46	36	5	9	4	0	82	13	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	49	30	7	12	2	0	79	14	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	54	33	5	5	2	0	88	8	458
2018	Other	46	37	7	7	3	0	83	9	198
2017	Executive	60	29	3	2	5	0	89	8	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	62	28	2	7	1	0	90	8	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	51	35	6	5	4	0	86	8	449
2017	Administrative Support	40	60	0	0	0	0	100	0	14
2017	Other	50	30	6	11	2	0	81	13	185
2014	Executive	69	27	0	4	0	0	96	4	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	61	25	7	4	2	1	87	7	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	44	36	8	7	4	0	81	11	604
2014	Administrative Support	61	19	10	6	3	0	81	10	31
2014	Other	48	33	6	6	3	2	84	10	201

Question 21. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	58	33	8	0	1	0	0	91	1	59
2018	Scientific and Professional	46	40	8	4	2	0	0	86	6	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	48	36	9	3	2	0	1	85	6	462
2018	Other	48	33	10	5	2	2	0	83	7	200

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My Immediate Supervisor

Question 22. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	43	41	6	7	3	0	0	84	10	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	47	26	13	8	6	0	1	73	13	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	48	33	8	7	3	1	0	82	10	463
2018	Other	45	26	9	6	5	1	7	78	13	196
2017	Executive	50	27	8	8	5	0	2	79	13	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	44	34	6	12	2	0	1	80	14	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	32	11	8	5	1	0	76	13	449
2017	Administrative Support	48	36	16	0	0	0	0	84	0	14
2017	Other	41	34	7	7	6	0	5	79	14	185
2014	Executive	41	37	8	8	1	0	4	81	10	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	51	33	9	4	2	0	0	84	7	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	44	33	11	7	5	0	0	77	12	604
2014	Administrative Support	61	16	13	0	6	0	3	80	7	31
2014	Other	37	32	10	7	7	1	8	75	15	200

Question 23. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	54	26	9	10	1	0	0	80	11	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	54	19	6	10	6	5	0	77	17	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	53	28	7	6	3	2	0	83	10	465
2018	Other	50	24	7	6	4	3	7	82	11	196
2017	Executive	44	33	7	6	5	2	3	81	12	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	55	28	6	5	3	1	1	85	9	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	48	28	12	4	5	2	1	78	9	449
2017	Administrative Support	76	16	8	0	0	0	0	92	0	14
2017	Other	46	28	7	6	5	3	5	80	12	185
2014	Executive	54	28	10	3	3	0	3	84	6	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	62	24	5	5	2	1	1	87	8	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	49	30	10	5	4	1	1	81	9	604
2014	Administrative Support	61	26	13	0	0	0	0	87	0	31
2014	Other	51	20	11	6	4	2	9	78	10	199

Question 24. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	52	32	9	3	4	0	0	84	7	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	51	23	8	10	7	1	0	75	17	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	49	32	8	5	4	1	0	83	9	465
2018	Other	47	24	11	7	3	1	6	77	11	196
2017	Executive	45	35	6	4	5	0	4	84	10	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	57	26	5	6	4	0	1	84	10	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	45	34	10	4	5	1	0	80	9	448
2017	Administrative Support	56	36	0	8	0	0	0	92	8	14
2017	Other	41	33	7	7	6	1	5	79	13	185
2014	Executive	54	28	7	6	3	0	3	84	9	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	52	29	12	5	2	0	0	81	7	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	46	32	10	8	4	0	0	79	12	604
2014	Administrative Support	61	23	10	0	6	0	0	84	6	31
2014	Other	42	29	9	6	5	0	7	77	13	201

Question 25. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	62	28	3	1	5	0	0	90	7	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	57	26	6	5	6	2	0	83	11	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	61	24	6	4	3	1	0	86	7	464
2018	Other	63	16	6	4	5	1	6	85	9	196
2017	Executive	63	25	5	2	3	0	2	90	5	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	69	22	4	2	1	1	1	93	2	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	58	25	9	4	4	1	0	83	7	450
2017	Administrative Support	76	24	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	13
2017	Other	55	26	5	4	5	0	5	86	9	184

Question 26. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	58	27	9	4	1	0	0	85	6	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	49	23	10	8	9	0	0	73	17	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	53	29	8	5	5	1	0	82	10	464
2018	Other	52	23	11	4	4	1	5	80	9	196
2017	Executive	50	33	5	4	5	0	2	85	10	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	56	25	8	5	5	0	1	82	10	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	54	25	10	7	4	0	0	79	11	449
2017	Administrative Support	73	18	9	0	0	0	0	91	0	13
2017	Other	49	28	5	7	6	0	5	81	14	184
2014	Executive	54	25	11	4	4	0	1	80	9	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	59	24	11	3	3	0	0	83	7	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	54	27	8	6	4	0	0	82	10	602
2014	Administrative Support	68	19	3	3	6	0	0	87	10	31
2014	Other	55	18	8	6	4	0	8	79	12	201

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Senior Management

Question 28. I receive the support I need from senior management to address unsatisfactory performance issues in my work unit. (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	45	16	17	10	0	0	12	69	11	56
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	37	28	18	2	5	2	9	72	7	112
2018	Other	34	30	10	8	6	0	13	73	16	50
2017	Executive	56	27	2	2	6	0	8	90	8	48
2017	Scientific and Professional	36	25	14	4	3	0	18	75	8	25
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	32	32	12	10	6	0	7	69	18	116
2017	Other	36	37	11	6	0	4	6	81	7	46
2014	Executive	44	41	3	4	3	1	3	89	8	68
2014	Scientific and Professional	20	55	15	5	0	5	0	79	5	20
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	38	30	11	5	2	3	10	79	9	130
2014	Other	29	25	7	8	5	3	22	73	18	59

Question 29. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	45	31	8	5	7	0	4	79	13	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	40	29	7	8	12	4	1	72	21	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	36	35	15	7	5	2	0	73	12	464
2018	Other	36	26	15	14	5	3	1	65	19	198
2017	Executive	52	27	6	6	8	0	2	80	14	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	51	22	14	4	6	3	0	76	10	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	31	35	15	8	8	3	0	68	17	450
2017	Administrative Support	32	47	0	0	13	8	0	85	15	14
2017	Other	38	30	10	13	5	3	0	72	18	185
2014	Executive	55	32	6	3	3	0	1	89	6	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	49	27	10	5	6	3	0	79	11	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	33	34	13	10	7	3	0	70	17	603
2014	Administrative Support	33	27	10	17	10	3	0	62	28	30
2014	Other	44	31	7	6	8	3	1	78	15	201

Question 30. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	49	25	12	6	4	0	4	77	11	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	35	28	8	15	12	1	1	65	27	132
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	37	35	13	7	6	1	0	73	14	462
2018	Other	34	26	13	16	8	1	1	61	25	199
2017	Executive	50	30	7	6	5	0	2	81	12	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	50	24	12	9	5	0	0	74	14	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	31	33	15	11	7	2	0	66	19	449
2017	Administrative Support	46	32	0	0	13	8	0	85	15	14
2017	Other	40	22	15	13	8	2	0	64	22	184
2014	Executive	52	28	7	7	4	0	1	81	11	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	47	26	13	7	6	0	1	73	13	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	32	33	15	12	8	1	0	65	20	602
2014	Administrative Support	29	39	6	10	13	3	0	70	23	31
2014	Other	46	28	9	7	9	2	1	76	15	200

Question 31. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	44	26	9	12	4	0	4	73	17	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	26	34	5	18	13	4	1	62	33	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	26	35	20	10	6	3	0	62	17	464
2018	Other	24	23	16	19	13	3	1	49	34	198
2017	Executive	43	35	4	10	7	0	2	79	17	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	38	29	14	7	8	4	0	70	15	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	26	34	15	14	9	3	0	61	23	449
2017	Administrative Support	32	31	24	0	13	0	0	62	13	14
2017	Other	29	23	17	14	11	6	0	56	26	184
2014	Executive	44	37	10	4	4	0	1	81	9	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	40	26	14	12	3	3	1	70	16	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	24	34	16	14	8	4	0	60	23	603
2014	Administrative Support	26	26	13	16	10	10	0	57	29	31
2014	Other	33	30	15	9	8	3	1	66	18	201

Question 32. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	37	43	6	5	6	0	2	82	11	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	24	32	11	15	14	2	1	58	30	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	36	16	13	8	2	0	62	22	463
2018	Other	24	28	16	23	7	2	1	53	30	198
2017	Executive	48	29	6	10	5	0	2	79	15	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	32	13	12	9	2	0	65	21	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	24	37	12	15	10	2	0	62	26	449
2017	Administrative Support	24	30	16	8	13	0	9	59	24	14
2017	Other	28	33	13	18	6	2	0	62	25	185
2014	Executive	54	32	4	6	3	0	1	87	9	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	33	29	13	18	7	0	0	62	25	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	23	34	15	16	11	1	0	58	27	604
2014	Administrative Support	32	23	10	13	13	6	3	61	29	31
2014	Other	35	28	13	11	7	2	2	66	19	201

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 33. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	41	39	8	10	1	0	81	11	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	27	45	8	11	9	0	72	20	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	43	13	8	3	0	76	11	460
2018	Other	35	39	12	12	2	1	74	13	199
2017	Executive	37	42	8	8	5	0	79	13	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	40	34	16	9	2	0	74	11	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	34	40	12	9	5	1	74	14	450
2017	Administrative Support	40	36	8	8	8	0	76	16	14
2017	Other	42	39	6	7	6	1	81	12	185
2014	Executive	49	39	10	1	0	0	89	1	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	40	39	16	4	2	0	79	6	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	35	40	12	8	5	0	75	13	604
2014	Administrative Support	48	29	6	3	6	6	83	10	31
2014	Other	50	32	8	5	4	0	83	10	201

Question 34. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	62	21	7	7	3	0	0	83	10	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	32	39	8	13	5	3	1	74	18	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	34	11	8	4	1	1	77	12	461
2018	Other	37	26	15	10	5	5	2	68	16	199
2017	Executive	55	39	3	3	0	0	0	93	3	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	50	23	10	8	4	4	1	77	12	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	40	32	13	8	4	2	1	74	12	449
2017	Administrative Support	33	30	24	8	5	0	0	62	13	14
2017	Other	41	30	9	12	3	4	0	75	16	185
2014	Executive	70	24	1	1	3	0	0	94	4	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	54	26	10	3	5	2	1	81	8	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	42	33	10	8	5	1	0	76	14	604
2014	Administrative Support	45	26	3	16	10	0	0	71	26	31
2014	Other	49	25	9	5	4	1	5	80	10	201

Question 35. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	52	25	7	11	4	0	77	15	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	34	32	7	13	10	4	68	24	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	38	35	15	8	4	1	74	11	460
2018	Other	34	29	24	7	3	3	64	10	199

Question 36. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	42	19	8	12	10	3	7	67	24	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	19	20	15	9	16	20	1	49	32	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	24	23	19	10	9	12	3	55	23	461
2018	Other	21	20	15	12	16	9	8	49	33	199
2017	Executive	43	18	14	8	5	2	10	69	15	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	24	15	14	9	10	24	3	54	27	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	21	22	19	12	13	11	4	49	29	449
2017	Administrative Support	27	13	16	0	8	35	0	63	12	14
2017	Other	25	17	13	15	15	9	6	49	35	185
2014	Executive	44	13	13	4	6	7	14	71	13	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	24	21	12	15	11	12	5	54	31	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	18	18	19	13	14	13	4	44	33	604
2014	Administrative Support	35	13	10	16	13	6	6	56	33	31
2014	Other	24	19	12	8	12	8	17	57	26	201

Question 37. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	46	36	4	9	5	0	0	82	14	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	26	29	16	18	7	3	1	57	26	132
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	34	13	9	7	3	0	70	17	459
2018	Other	34	25	16	15	7	3	0	61	23	199
2017	Executive	62	24	3	0	7	4	0	89	7	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	36	34	9	11	3	6	0	75	15	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	33	32	13	11	7	4	1	68	19	449
2017	Administrative Support	42	13	16	7	8	13	0	64	17	14
2017	Other	36	32	12	9	7	4	0	70	18	184
2014	Executive	61	21	11	6	1	0	0	82	7	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	42	26	11	11	7	3	0	71	18	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	33	31	13	12	8	3	0	66	20	602
2014	Administrative Support	32	35	3	10	13	3	3	72	24	31
2014	Other	40	27	10	9	6	8	2	73	16	200

Question 38. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	26	26	14	6	11	2	16	63	20	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	19	22	16	10	27	4	2	44	39	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	23	15	18	22	2	5	42	42	462
2018	Other	20	23	13	15	14	6	9	50	34	198
2017	Executive	30	24	6	9	14	4	14	64	28	48
2017	Scientific and Professional	20	21	16	19	10	6	8	47	34	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	20	12	19	24	3	6	39	48	449
2017	Administrative Support	29	7	8	16	19	21	0	45	45	14
2017	Other	21	22	10	14	19	7	9	50	38	183
2014	Executive	28	18	11	6	10	0	27	63	21	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	15	20	16	17	26	1	7	38	46	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	13	18	14	20	27	2	5	34	52	604
2014	Administrative Support	13	29	10	10	32	3	3	45	45	31
2014	Other	23	19	11	10	13	3	20	55	30	201

Question 39. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	59	31	5	3	3	0	0	89	6	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	30	40	18	5	6	1	0	71	11	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	32	41	16	6	4	1	0	74	10	462
2018	Other	33	40	14	8	4	1	0	74	12	199
2017	Executive	51	36	3	4	3	0	2	89	7	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	40	37	9	11	2	2	0	78	13	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	28	39	18	9	4	3	0	69	13	448
2017	Administrative Support	46	0	38	8	0	8	0	50	9	14
2017	Other	34	37	12	8	6	1	2	73	15	183

Question 40. My department or agency implements activities and practicesthat support a diverse workplace.
A diverse workplace includes everyone, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, religion, age, language, culture, background, interests, views or other dimensions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	60	30	8	2	0	0	0	90	2	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	38	37	11	8	3	4	0	77	12	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	49	30	12	3	3	2	0	81	7	463
2018	Other	47	30	15	3	1	3	0	80	5	197
2017	Executive	50	40	7	2	0	0	2	92	2	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	47	29	12	5	3	4	0	80	8	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	33	14	5	1	3	1	79	7	450
2017	Administrative Support	41	30	8	16	0	5	0	74	17	14
2017	Other	53	26	10	3	4	3	0	82	7	183
2014	Executive	62	28	4	3	1	1	0	91	4	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	50	24	13	4	2	4	2	79	7	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	43	34	11	4	2	4	1	82	7	604
2014	Administrative Support	55	29	10	0	3	3	0	87	3	31
2014	Other	54	24	8	5	2	4	2	84	7	201

Question 41. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	67	26	6	0	2	0	0	93	2	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	43	35	7	9	3	2	0	80	13	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	53	32	7	5	3	1	0	85	7	464
2018	Other	49	33	8	6	2	1	1	84	8	198
2017	Executive	64	27	5	0	3	0	0	91	3	48
2017	Scientific and Professional	48	38	6	4	3	1	0	87	7	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	47	36	8	5	2	1	0	84	7	450
2017	Administrative Support	46	16	24	8	0	5	0	66	9	14
2017	Other	51	34	9	3	3	1	0	85	6	183
2014	Executive	70	23	3	1	1	1	0	94	3	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	51	31	7	6	2	1	1	84	8	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	44	36	11	5	3	1	0	81	9	604
2014	Administrative Support	55	26	13	3	3	0	0	81	6	31
2014	Other	52	27	9	6	2	3	2	82	8	200

Question 42. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	69	16	12	2	1	85	3	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	52	28	7	6	7	80	13	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	62	28	4	4	2	90	5	461
2018	Other	57	30	9	2	2	87	5	199
2017	Executive	70	21	4	2	3	91	5	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	64	25	5	3	3	89	6	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	51	35	7	4	2	87	6	450
2017	Administrative Support	52	40	0	0	8	92	8	14
2017	Other	56	30	6	4	3	87	7	183
2014	Executive	76	20	3	0	1	96	1	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	67	23	2	3	4	90	7	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	54	31	7	4	3	85	7	604
2014	Administrative Support	61	23	13	0	3	84	3	31
2014	Other	57	33	4	3	2	91	5	201

Question 43. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	65	14	4	11	6	0	0	79	16	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	42	22	11	11	14	0	0	64	25	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	45	34	11	7	3	0	0	79	10	465
2018	Other	53	20	18	6	3	0	0	73	9	199
2017	Executive	59	22	4	6	9	0	0	81	15	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	62	15	14	5	4	0	0	77	10	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	41	30	17	7	5	1	0	71	12	450
2017	Administrative Support	46	32	8	8	5	0	0	79	13	14
2017	Other	47	26	12	6	6	2	0	74	13	183
2014	Executive	59	25	6	6	3	1	0	86	9	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	50	23	12	9	4	1	0	74	13	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	37	30	16	10	6	1	0	68	16	604
2014	Administrative Support	48	26	10	6	10	0	0	74	16	31
2014	Other	51	28	10	5	6	1	1	80	11	200

Question 44. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	65	13	8	12	1	0	79	13	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	44	23	10	10	14	0	67	24	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	47	33	10	6	3	0	81	9	459
2018	Other	49	26	17	5	3	0	75	8	198
2017	Executive	58	25	4	5	7	0	83	13	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	58	22	10	6	4	0	80	10	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	42	31	16	7	4	0	74	10	450
2017	Administrative Support	46	40	0	0	13	0	87	13	14
2017	Other	46	31	9	10	4	0	77	14	184
2014	Executive	59	25	6	6	3	1	86	9	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	50	23	9	14	3	0	74	17	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	38	32	13	11	5	0	71	16	604
2014	Administrative Support	48	23	10	13	6	0	71	19	31
2014	Other	50	33	9	6	4	0	82	10	200

Question 45. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	56	20	6	4	12	0	2	77	17	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	38	20	14	8	15	4	0	61	25	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	24	17	9	8	1	0	66	17	465
2018	Other	43	23	13	14	4	1	2	67	19	198
2017	Executive	48	20	10	10	9	0	3	71	19	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	54	15	16	6	5	3	0	72	12	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	39	22	18	10	9	2	0	62	19	450
2017	Administrative Support	41	32	8	13	0	5	0	77	14	14
2017	Other	40	18	16	10	10	5	1	62	21	183
2014	Executive	56	17	4	10	4	7	1	80	15	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	42	20	17	12	7	2	0	64	19	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	36	19	17	14	12	2	0	56	26	604
2014	Administrative Support	48	16	6	16	13	0	0	65	29	31
2014	Other	47	21	11	6	6	2	7	75	13	201

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Mobility and Retention

Question 46. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not Sure (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	42	30	28	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	29	33	38	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	26	35	38	465
2018	Other	24	40	36	199
2017	Executive	28	47	25	48
2017	Scientific and Professional	21	47	33	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	28	35	37	449
2017	Administrative Support	27	44	30	14
2017	Other	33	36	31	185
2014	Executive	32	39	28	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	32	33	35	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	33	32	35	604
2014	Administrative Support	32	26	42	31
2014	Other	25	47	27	201

Question 47. Please indicate your reason for leaving.
Survey year	Demographic	To retire (%)	To pursue another position within my department or agency (%)	To pursue a position in another department or agency (%)	To pursue a position outside the federal public service (%)	End of my term, casual or student employment (%)	Other (%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	8	12	72	4	2	2	43
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	10	11	63	4	4	9	124
2018	Other	4	16	31	7	32	9	48
2017	Executive	17	6	59	7	0	12	14
2017	Scientific and Professional	4	12	67	0	13	4	25
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	14	11	56	6	6	7	130
2017	Other	15	11	33	5	33	3	60
2014	Executive	39	4	48	9	9999	0	23
2014	Scientific and Professional	15	8	49	10	9999	18	39
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	14	10	61	5	9999	11	198
2014	Administrative Support	0	10	70	0	9999	20	10
2014	Other	25	14	39	14	9999	8	51

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Harassment

Harassment is normally a series of incidents, but it can be one severe incident that has a lasting impact on the individual.
Harassment is any improper conduct by an individual that is directed at and offensive to another individual in the workplace, including at any event or any location related to work, and that the individual knew or ought reasonably to have known would cause offence or harm. It comprises objectionable act(s), comment(s) or display(s) that demean, belittle, or cause personal humiliation or embarrassment, and any act of intimidation or threat. It also includes harassment within the meaning of the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics [including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test], disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered).

Question 48. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	15	85	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	21	79	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	11	89	462
2018	Other	14	86	199

Question 49a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	60	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	61	54
2018	Other	39	28

Question 49b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	56	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	58	54
2018	Other	61	28

Question 49c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	54

Question 49d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Total responses
2018	Executive	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	28
2018	Other	28

Question 49e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Total responses
2018	Executive	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	28
2018	Other	28

Question 49f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	0	10

Question 49g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	0	10
2018	Scientific and Professional	0	28

Question 50a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	69	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	44	53
2018	Other	32	28

Question 50b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	52	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	36	53
2018	Other	50	28

Question 50c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	45	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	50	53
2018	Other	44	28

Question 50d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	33	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	43	53
2018	Other	36	28

Question 50e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work / withholding resources
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	50	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	42	53
2018	Other	28	28

Question 50f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	56	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	54	53
2018	Other	57	28

Question 50g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	38	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	40	53
2018	Other	28	28

Question 50h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	53
2018	Other	28

Question 50i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	0	10

Question 50j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	53

Question 50k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	41	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	45	53
2018	Other	25	28

Question 50l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling / shouting
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	28	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	53
2018	Other	32	28

Question 50m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	0	10
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	11	53
2018	Other	17	28

Question 51a. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	80	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	59	54
2018	Other	64	28

Question 51b. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	38	54
2018	Other	21	28

Question 51c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	10	54
2018	Other	21	28

Question 51d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	0	10
2018	Other	0	28

Question 51g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	54
2018	Other	0	28

Question 51h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	21	28

Question 51i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	18	28
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	28	54
2018	Other	22	28

Question 52a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	13	53

Question 52b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	26
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	21	53
2018	Other	19	26

Question 52c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	53
2018	Other	0	26

Question 52d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	0	26
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	9	53

Question 52e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	23	26

Question 52f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	20	53

Question 52g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	0	26
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	10	53

Question 52h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	9	53

Question 52i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	14	53

Question 52j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	26
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	29	53
2018	Other	23	26

Question 52k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	0	26

Question 52l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	48	26
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	43	53
2018	Other	39	26

Question 52m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	53
2018	Other	0	26

Question 52n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Scientific and Professional	39	26
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	56	53
2018	Other	57	26

Question 52o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	0	26

Question 52p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	16	53
2018	Other	23	26

Question 53. I am satisfied with how matters related to harassment are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	41	22	13	13	4	7	0	68	18	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	10	11	6	15	30	12	46	36	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	22	15	17	4	6	28	8	58	16	462
2018	Other	20	13	23	6	5	27	6	50	16	200
2017	Executive	43	23	8	7	5	5	10	77	13	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	16	7	11	3	6	40	17	54	20	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	16	14	18	8	6	26	11	49	22	450
2017	Administrative Support	34	8	15	8	0	13	21	65	12	14
2017	Other	25	12	17	8	7	23	8	54	22	185
2014	Executive	45	17	6	7	1	14	10	81	11	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	20	17	7	8	7	31	10	62	27	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	15	13	19	9	6	28	9	45	25	604
2014	Administrative Support	29	10	16	6	6	26	6	57	19	31
2014	Other	26	14	9	5	5	28	14	67	17	199

Question 54. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	55	18	11	12	4	0	0	73	16	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	32	24	11	12	10	11	0	63	25	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	37	31	16	3	4	9	0	75	7	460
2018	Other	33	25	20	5	4	13	1	67	10	199
2017	Executive	58	18	10	7	7	0	0	76	14	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	35	19	20	7	3	15	1	64	12	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	32	25	19	6	6	11	1	65	13	450
2017	Administrative Support	41	21	16	0	8	5	8	72	9	14
2017	Other	38	23	14	7	5	13	1	70	14	185
2014	Executive	58	25	10	4	1	1	0	84	6	71
2014	Scientific and Professional	36	28	13	7	7	7	1	70	15	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	28	28	20	7	4	12	1	64	13	603
2014	Administrative Support	42	13	13	10	6	13	3	65	19	31
2014	Other	41	17	12	6	3	16	3	73	12	201

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Discrimination

Discrimination means treating someone differently or unfairly because of a personal characteristic or distinction, which, whether intentional or not, has an effect that imposes disadvantages not imposed on others or that withholds or limits access that is given to others. There are 13 prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics [including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test], disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered).

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	9	91	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	7	93	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	4	96	466
2018	Other	6	94	198

Question 56a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	37	21
2018	Other	47	13

Question 56b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	55	13

Question 56c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21

Question 56d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	0	13

Question 56f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	0	13

Question 56g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21

Question 57a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	49	21
2018	Other	47	13

Question 57b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	55	13

Question 57c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	36	21

Question 57e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	21

Question 57g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21
2018	Other	0	13

Question 57h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21

Question 57i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21
2018	Other	0	13

Question 57j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	0	13

Question 57k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21
2018	Other	0	13

Question 57m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21
2018	Other	0	13

Question 57n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	26	21

Question 58a. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	21

Question 58c. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21
2018	Other	0	13

Question 58d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	0	13

Question 58e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21
2018	Other	0	13

Question 58f. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21
2018	Other	0	13

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	21
2018	Other	62	13

Question 59a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The issue was resolved.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	0	13

Question 59b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	24	21

Question 59c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The behaviour stopped.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	0	13

Question 59d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual apologized.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	0	13

Question 59e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Management intervened.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21

Question 59g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I changed jobs.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	0	13

Question 59h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	0	13

Question 59i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was too distraught.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	0	13

Question 59j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Other	0	13

Question 59k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21
2018	Other	0	13

Question 59m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21
2018	Other	0	13

Question 59n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	51	21
2018	Other	61	13

Question 59o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	0	21
2018	Other	0	13

Question 60. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	41	18	17	4	0	16	3	73	5	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	16	8	12	2	8	45	9	52	22	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	23	14	18	2	2	32	8	62	7	465
2018	Other	23	9	24	3	2	33	5	53	9	197
2017	Executive	45	14	8	2	3	8	21	83	7	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	14	7	13	0	3	49	15	57	7	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	18	14	16	3	3	35	11	60	11	450
2017	Administrative Support	21	15	16	8	0	19	21	59	14	14
2017	Other	20	13	17	3	2	32	13	59	10	185
2014	Executive	44	10	6	0	1	21	17	88	2	70
2014	Scientific and Professional	21	10	12	4	1	39	14	65	11	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	16	14	19	2	3	35	12	56	9	604
2014	Administrative Support	35	10	19	0	3	26	6	67	5	31
2014	Other	24	10	13	3	3	32	14	64	12	201

Question 61. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	59	19	12	5	0	4	0	82	6	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	25	14	5	6	17	1	69	14	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	39	29	15	3	3	11	1	77	6	465
2018	Other	36	24	17	4	3	15	1	72	8	197
2017	Executive	64	19	6	2	3	4	2	89	5	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	34	25	14	4	3	18	2	74	8	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	35	25	16	3	3	15	3	74	7	449
2017	Administrative Support	36	26	15	9	0	6	9	73	10	13
2017	Other	35	27	14	3	1	16	4	77	5	184
2014	Executive	69	19	7	0	1	4	0	91	1	70
2014	Scientific and Professional	40	30	12	4	1	12	1	80	6	121
2014	Administration and Foreign Services	31	27	18	3	3	16	2	71	7	603
2014	Administrative Support	45	13	23	0	3	16	0	69	4	31
2014	Other	41	19	12	4	3	19	4	76	8	200

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Stress and Well-Being

Question 62a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	32	21	22	9	15	0	0	53	24	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	23	22	21	17	16	0	1	46	33	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	30	28	18	9	12	1	2	60	22	464
2018	Other	28	32	15	10	11	0	2	62	22	198
2017	Executive	39	25	16	4	13	0	3	66	17	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	31	29	15	15	10	0	1	60	25	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	30	26	16	12	12	1	3	59	25	447
2017	Administrative Support	25	53	0	8	8	5	0	83	17	14
2017	Other	31	22	19	12	12	1	2	55	25	185

Question 62b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	15	34	23	13	16	0	0	48	29	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	32	22	18	11	0	0	49	29	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	23	32	23	14	6	0	1	56	21	463
2018	Other	18	26	29	14	12	0	1	45	26	198
2017	Executive	24	34	19	17	6	0	0	58	23	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	15	33	29	8	13	0	1	49	21	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	18	31	30	13	8	0	1	50	20	448
2017	Administrative Support	62	30	8	0	0	0	0	92	0	14
2017	Other	15	26	23	18	14	2	2	43	33	185

Question 62c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	24	39	13	17	7	0	0	64	24	59
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	29	20	12	8	1	0	60	21	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	37	31	17	8	5	0	2	69	14	462
2018	Other	29	29	20	12	7	0	2	59	20	196
2017	Executive	31	45	9	11	3	0	0	76	14	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	26	36	18	5	13	0	2	63	18	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	31	31	23	8	4	0	3	64	12	449
2017	Administrative Support	69	15	16	0	0	0	0	84	0	14
2017	Other	29	25	23	14	6	1	2	56	21	184

Question 62d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Not enough employees to do the work
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	14	33	22	9	22	0	0	47	31	59
2018	Scientific and Professional	18	21	26	20	14	1	0	40	34	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	31	22	23	12	10	1	1	54	23	462
2018	Other	18	23	26	15	14	1	2	43	30	199
2017	Executive	20	23	23	18	16	0	0	43	34	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	17	24	27	15	13	1	2	42	29	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	25	24	22	15	11	1	2	50	26	446
2017	Administrative Support	87	0	13	0	0	0	0	87	0	14
2017	Other	21	20	21	21	13	2	2	43	35	185

Question 62e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Overtime or long work hours
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	32	34	13	7	14	0	0	66	21	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	45	26	12	10	5	1	1	73	15	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	62	16	11	4	2	0	5	82	6	462
2018	Other	41	25	18	7	4	0	5	69	12	197
2017	Executive	38	28	10	17	4	0	2	68	21	48
2017	Scientific and Professional	34	31	13	6	7	1	7	71	15	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	55	20	10	4	3	0	8	82	7	448
2017	Administrative Support	93	0	0	0	0	0	7	100	0	14
2017	Other	40	21	17	8	6	1	8	66	15	183

Question 62f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	32	38	14	8	9	0	0	70	16	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	38	27	16	11	8	1	0	65	19	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	46	24	17	6	6	0	1	71	12	464
2018	Other	34	28	20	8	8	0	1	63	17	198
2017	Executive	45	32	13	6	4	0	0	77	10	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	31	38	14	10	7	0	0	69	17	116
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	38	29	20	10	3	0	0	67	13	446
2017	Administrative Support	49	36	8	7	0	0	0	85	7	14
2017	Other	37	23	23	9	8	0	0	60	17	184

Question 62g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of control or input in decision-making
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	49	28	14	8	1	0	0	77	9	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	28	31	22	7	10	1	1	61	17	131
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	37	34	14	7	5	1	1	73	12	462
2018	Other	34	31	20	7	5	0	2	67	12	198
2017	Executive	63	20	8	5	3	0	0	83	8	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	42	32	17	5	4	0	0	74	9	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	34	33	19	9	4	0	1	67	13	446
2017	Administrative Support	48	31	8	8	0	0	5	83	9	14
2017	Other	37	28	18	8	6	2	2	67	14	185

Question 62h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Competing or constantly changing priorities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	33	34	20	12	1	0	0	67	13	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	29	37	15	9	10	0	0	66	19	132
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	35	32	18	9	4	0	1	68	14	463
2018	Other	27	30	23	12	6	0	1	57	19	198
2017	Executive	40	36	12	8	4	0	0	77	11	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	33	21	8	5	0	0	66	13	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	29	33	22	10	5	0	1	63	15	447
2017	Administrative Support	62	16	8	8	0	0	5	83	9	14
2017	Other	35	19	21	13	10	1	1	55	24	185

Question 62i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	37	42	8	12	1	0	0	79	14	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	33	26	18	12	11	0	0	59	23	132
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	38	33	16	9	3	0	1	71	13	462
2018	Other	33	33	13	13	7	0	0	66	20	197
2017	Executive	47	29	14	5	5	0	0	76	9	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	33	35	19	6	5	1	2	70	11	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	35	32	17	9	7	0	1	67	16	445
2017	Administrative Support	54	32	0	8	0	0	5	91	9	14
2017	Other	39	20	18	11	10	1	0	60	21	185

Question 62j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Information overload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	45	31	17	2	6	0	0	76	7	59
2018	Scientific and Professional	43	37	8	7	5	0	1	80	12	132
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	42	33	13	8	3	0	1	76	10	458
2018	Other	33	41	17	7	1	1	0	74	9	196
2017	Executive	36	33	18	6	4	0	2	71	11	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	41	36	16	4	3	0	1	77	6	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	40	37	13	7	2	0	1	78	10	444
2017	Administrative Support	48	47	0	0	0	0	5	100	0	14
2017	Other	35	26	20	11	5	2	1	63	16	185

Question 62k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	73	18	2	1	4	0	2	93	5	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	62	20	12	3	1	0	2	85	3	130
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	64	22	8	3	1	0	1	88	4	459
2018	Other	62	18	12	4	2	0	2	81	6	196
2017	Executive	81	10	4	3	2	0	0	91	5	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	64	22	10	2	1	0	1	87	3	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	67	19	6	5	2	0	1	87	7	449
2017	Administrative Support	77	23	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	14
2017	Other	63	19	11	5	2	1	0	82	6	184

Question 62l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	87	9	1	1	0	0	1	97	1	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	80	10	5	2	1	0	1	92	3	132
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	78	10	5	1	1	1	5	93	2	460
2018	Other	74	14	4	2	1	1	3	92	3	196

Question 62m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Harassment or discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	75	6	9	5	5	0	0	81	10	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	68	14	7	4	6	0	1	83	11	132
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	76	9	5	3	3	1	4	89	6	462
2018	Other	69	13	8	4	3	0	2	85	7	197
2017	Executive	75	14	2	2	5	0	2	91	7	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	76	9	8	2	1	0	4	89	3	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	73	10	8	3	3	0	3	86	6	449
2017	Administrative Support	80	0	0	8	0	0	12	91	9	14
2017	Other	68	17	5	5	3	0	3	87	8	183

Question 62n. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	46	33	19	2	0	0	0	80	2	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	53	26	10	6	3	0	2	80	10	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	57	27	10	3	2	0	1	85	5	466
2018	Other	52	28	11	6	1	1	1	81	7	196
2017	Executive	53	30	7	4	4	0	2	85	8	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	60	26	8	2	0	0	4	89	2	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	58	28	7	3	2	0	2	88	5	447
2017	Administrative Support	58	28	8	0	0	0	5	91	0	14
2017	Other	55	26	7	8	2	0	1	82	11	185

Question 62o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	66	10	7	7	9	0	0	77	16	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	55	18	11	5	10	0	1	74	15	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	61	20	10	6	3	0	1	82	9	462
2018	Other	51	24	8	6	5	0	5	79	12	197
2017	Executive	66	15	8	0	7	0	3	84	7	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	57	22	8	6	4	0	4	82	10	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	61	18	9	7	3	0	2	81	11	446
2017	Administrative Support	62	16	8	8	0	0	5	83	9	14
2017	Other	54	21	10	5	6	1	4	79	11	185

Question 62p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	43	35	15	5	1	0	1	79	6	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	56	10	3	1	1	0	29	94	3	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	54	11	6	1	0	1	28	91	1	460
2018	Other	51	16	4	1	2	1	26	91	3	194
2017	Executive	54	28	18	0	0	0	0	82	0	48
2017	Scientific and Professional	63	10	1	0	0	0	27	99	0	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	60	11	4	0	1	0	24	94	1	449
2017	Administrative Support	70	0	0	0	0	0	30	100	0	14
2017	Other	52	11	5	3	2	1	26	86	7	184

Question 62q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	57	38	4	0	2	0	0	95	2	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	62	20	9	1	0	0	9	90	1	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	67	15	9	1	2	0	5	87	4	462
2018	Other	66	19	8	2	0	1	4	89	3	195
2017	Executive	59	34	5	0	0	0	2	95	0	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	65	23	4	1	0	0	7	95	1	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	74	11	6	2	1	0	6	91	3	449
2017	Administrative Support	70	16	0	0	0	0	13	100	0	14
2017	Other	66	19	9	1	1	1	3	89	2	182

Question 62r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of job security
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	85	9	4	2	0	0	0	93	2	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	73	10	4	3	3	1	6	89	6	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	78	12	2	2	2	0	3	93	4	462
2018	Other	59	16	10	6	3	0	4	79	10	196
2017	Executive	85	10	0	0	3	0	2	97	3	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	65	19	2	3	6	0	6	89	9	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	73	13	3	3	1	0	6	91	5	450
2017	Administrative Support	41	21	5	24	0	0	8	68	26	14
2017	Other	62	16	7	6	6	2	1	81	13	185

Question 62s. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	66	31	2	2	0	0	0	97	2	60
2018	Scientific and Professional	50	31	14	1	1	0	3	84	2	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	55	25	12	4	2	0	2	81	7	464
2018	Other	55	26	12	2	1	1	3	84	4	195
2017	Executive	62	34	2	0	0	0	2	98	0	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	45	35	10	3	1	0	6	85	5	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	54	28	12	4	1	0	2	83	5	448
2017	Administrative Support	65	21	8	0	0	0	5	91	0	14
2017	Other	53	25	10	6	2	2	3	82	8	184

Question 63. Overall, my level of work-related stress is…
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very high (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	8	39	32	10	10	0	0	47	20	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	17	34	27	15	7	0	0	50	23	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	23	35	32	8	3	0	0	58	10	465
2018	Other	19	33	33	11	4	0	0	52	15	197
2017	Executive	18	31	33	8	10	0	0	49	18	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	13	36	34	12	4	0	1	49	16	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	15	33	36	12	3	0	0	49	15	450
2017	Administrative Support	41	37	13	0	8	0	0	79	8	14
2017	Other	15	30	33	14	7	1	0	46	21	185

Question 64. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/ Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/ Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	8	18	36	23	14	0	0	37	27	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	13	16	36	21	13	0	0	34	29	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	7	13	41	22	18	0	0	40	19	464
2018	Other	8	15	41	22	12	1	1	34	24	194
2017	Executive	2	18	35	32	13	0	0	45	20	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	5	13	42	29	10	0	1	40	18	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	5	16	40	24	13	1	1	37	22	448
2017	Administrative Support	8	7	23	39	24	0	0	63	15	14
2017	Other	9	19	40	17	13	1	0	31	28	185

Question 65. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	46	40	6	4	4	0	86	8	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	31	17	14	4	2	64	19	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	41	36	12	6	2	4	79	8	465
2018	Other	44	37	10	6	0	3	84	6	199
2017	Executive	39	44	11	2	5	0	82	7	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	27	37	12	14	4	6	68	19	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	35	35	13	9	5	4	73	14	449
2017	Administrative Support	21	35	17	5	16	5	59	23	14
2017	Other	33	43	12	5	4	2	78	10	185

Question 66. I would describe my workplace as being psychologically healthy.
A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	41	35	1	15	5	3	77	21	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	27	31	8	16	16	3	60	32	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	34	35	15	8	4	4	72	12	466
2018	Other	35	27	18	14	4	2	63	19	199
2017	Executive	39	39	12	2	9	0	78	11	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	35	37	8	12	7	1	73	20	118
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	27	37	16	10	7	3	66	18	448
2017	Administrative Support	30	28	16	12	8	5	62	21	14
2017	Other	26	39	13	8	10	3	68	19	185

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Compensation

Question 67. To what extent has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	32	28	17	17	4	1	0	33	67	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	30	25	18	15	7	4	1	32	68	134
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	29	17	10	8	2	1	34	66	465
2018	Other	33	33	14	8	6	4	1	35	65	199
2017	Executive	39	32	12	8	9	0	0	39	61	49
2017	Scientific and Professional	32	21	21	15	7	4	1	34	66	117
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	33	29	18	7	10	2	1	34	66	450
2017	Administrative Support	13	36	25	15	0	0	11	15	85	14
2017	Other	29	28	19	8	13	2	1	30	70	185

Question 68a. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Missing regular pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	27	40
2018	Scientific and Professional	18	87
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	25	301
2018	Other	28	123
2017	Executive	21	29
2017	Scientific and Professional	24	72
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	21	284
2017	Other	43	124

Question 68b. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Underpayment of regular pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	34	40
2018	Scientific and Professional	38	87
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	301
2018	Other	35	122
2017	Executive	31	29
2017	Scientific and Professional	36	72
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	30	284
2017	Other	44	124

Question 68c. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Overpayment of regular pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	23	40
2018	Scientific and Professional	29	87
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	26	301
2018	Other	17	122
2017	Executive	10	29
2017	Scientific and Professional	20	72
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	21	284
2017	Other	14	124

Question 68d. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Incorrect or missing acting pay, overtime pay or other related extra duty pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	32	40
2018	Scientific and Professional	45	87
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	43	301
2018	Other	27	122
2017	Executive	30	29
2017	Scientific and Professional	39	72
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	43	284
2017	Other	26	124

Question 68e. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Incorrect or missing pay relating to a disability, maternity, or parental leave
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	3	40
2018	Scientific and Professional	10	87
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	8	301
2018	Other	6	122
2017	Executive	3	29
2017	Scientific and Professional	2	72
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	8	284
2017	Other	4	124

Question 68f. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Incorrect or missing retroactive pay
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	56	40
2018	Scientific and Professional	36	87
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	29	301
2018	Other	36	122

Question 68g. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Other
Survey year	Demographic	(%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	43	40
2018	Scientific and Professional	43	87
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	33	301
2018	Other	34	122
2017	Executive	71	29
2017	Scientific and Professional	54	72
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	42	284
2017	Other	38	124

Question 69. Please estimate the number of hours you have spent, at work or outside of work, attempting to resolve your pay or other compensation issue(s).
Survey year	Demographic	0 hours (%)	1 to 9 hours (%)	10 to 19 hours (%)	20 to 29 hours (%)	30 to 39 hours (%)	40 hours or more (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	5	43	29	8	8	7	36
2018	Scientific and Professional	1	30	35	12	10	12	82
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	5	50	18	10	4	13	280
2018	Other	8	50	18	8	3	12	117
2017	Executive	4	55	25	6	0	11	29
2017	Scientific and Professional	7	49	14	11	4	15	73
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	10	54	14	7	4	11	276
2017	Other	6	61	15	5	3	10	121

Question 70. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	49	51	40
2018	Scientific and Professional	31	69	87
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	36	64	300
2018	Other	48	52	123

Question 71. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	42	24	9	11	8	0	5	70	21	40
2018	Scientific and Professional	20	29	9	15	14	5	9	56	34	87
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	36	28	12	10	8	1	6	69	19	300
2018	Other	40	24	15	7	11	0	2	65	19	122
2017	Executive	50	18	7	8	10	0	7	73	20	29
2017	Scientific and Professional	27	29	11	17	13	0	2	58	31	74
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	30	25	11	11	11	2	11	63	24	286
2017	Administrative Support	47	11	0	11	21	11	0	64	36	10
2017	Other	32	31	6	17	8	0	6	66	27	124

Question 72. I am satisfied with the support I received from the Pay Centre to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	15	10	8	13	37	2	15	30	60	40
2018	Scientific and Professional	4	9	17	18	35	6	11	16	63	87
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	7	18	11	15	32	2	14	30	57	301
2018	Other	10	13	18	7	17	5	30	35	38	122
2017	Executive	4	8	8	16	35	0	29	17	72	29
2017	Scientific and Professional	4	11	10	14	38	7	15	19	68	74
2017	Administration and Foreign Services	5	10	12	12	41	4	17	19	66	285
2017	Administrative Support	20	7	11	21	21	11	9	34	53	10
2017	Other	9	18	12	12	21	5	24	38	46	124

Question 73. To what extent have issues with the Phoenix pay system affected your decision to seek or accept another position (e.g., deployment, promotion, secondment, assignment, acting assignment) within your organization or the federal public service?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	Total responses
2018	Executive	57	11	11	5	4	2	10	77	10	61
2018	Scientific and Professional	41	18	13	11	5	2	10	67	18	133
2018	Administration and Foreign Services	44	16	13	10	12	1	5	63	23	464
2018	Other	58	12	9	3	5	2	9	80	10	197

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2018 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Micro-organizations combined by Question 78.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 78)

Survey Themes

My Job

Question 1. I get the training I need to do my job.

Question 2. My job is a good fit with my interests.

Question 3. My job is a good fit with my skills.

Question 4. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.

Question 5. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.

Question 6. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.

Question 7. I have clear work objectives.

Question 8. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department’s or agency’s goals.

Question 9. Overall, I feel valued at work.

Question 10. I am proud of the work that I do.

Question 11. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.

Question 12. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.

Question 13. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.

Question 14. Overall, I like my job.

Question 15. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.

Question 16a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.

Question 16b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.

Question 16c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.

Question 16d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.

Question 16e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.

Question 16f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.

Question 16g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.

My Work Unit

Question 17. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.

Question 18. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.

Question 19. In my work unit, unsatisfactory employee performance is managed effectively.

Question 20. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.

Question 21. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.

My Immediate Supervisor

Question 22. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.

Question 23. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.

Question 24. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.

Question 25. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.

Question 26. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.

Senior Management

Question 28. I receive the support I need from senior management to address unsatisfactory performance issues in my work unit. (for supervisors)

Question 29. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.

Question 30. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.

Question 31. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.

Question 32. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.

My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 33. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

Question 34. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.

Question 35. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.

Question 36. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.

Question 37. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.

Question 38. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

Question 39. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.

Question 40. My department or agency implements activities and practicesthat support a diverse workplace.

Question 41. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas).

Question 42. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.

Question 43. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.

Question 44. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

Question 45. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.

Mobility and Retention

Question 46. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Question 47. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Harassment

Question 48. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?

Question 49a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers

Question 49b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me

Question 49c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me

Question 49d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)

Question 49e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies

Question 49f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)

Question 49g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other

Question 50a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour

Question 50b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control

Question 50c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored

Question 50d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation

Question 50e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work / withholding resources

Question 50f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark

Question 50g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack

Question 50h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence

Question 50i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture

Question 50j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat

Question 50k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment