Count of individuals earning less than the living wage.

This measure is a count of how many apprenticeship and internship positions are held at the City of Austin.

This item has always aimed to determine if employees feel that the survey is a success at creating change or some type of feedback loop in their day to day experiences. It has ranged in the 35-45% level of agreement historically citywide.

Individuals whose income is below the living wage.

This item is part of the Training/Professional Development dimension of the survey. It aims to assess the impression or knowledge of advancement opportunities employees have in their current position with the City. In the past 5 years, this item has average about 40-47% agreement citywide.

This item is part of the Employee Recognition dimension of the survey. It aims to assess the level of participation employees' feel they have in recommending strategies, courses or action, or innovations to the workplace and the reception of those ideas. In the past 5 years, this item has averaged about 50-55% level of agreement citywide.

This is a long running item in the Pay and Benefits section that aims to determine employees' feelings about the competitiveness of pay. Historically, this item averages about 35-40%.

As a part of the department and organizational ethics dimension, this item asks employees to assess their co-workers experiences with their behavior. In the past, this item has averaged 70-80% level of agreement at the citywide level.

This item was added recently to the Occupational Health and Safety dimension and averages about 60% agreement that buildings are in satisfactory conditions.

This item is in the about your department dimension of the survey. This section asks employees to rate their impression of their biggest daily experience within their department. Historically, this item has ranged from 70-78% agreement.