Thirty per
cent of survey respondents found applying to university difficult, 40 % report receiving little support from their school in planning their application, and 38 % say they felt intimidated when applying for university — highlighting the value of supporting young people during the process.
Not exact matches
Nanos Research, which conducts a weekly
survey for Bloomberg,
found that almost a quarter
of respondents at the end
of September said their personal financial situation had worsened over the past year, compared with about 20 per
cent in early August.
An earlier
survey this summer
found 77 per
cent of respondents would have trouble absorbing an additional $ 130 per month in interest payments.
A recent
survey published by insolvency trustee MNP Ltd.
found 48 per
cent of Canadian
respondents were $ 200 or less away from being unable to fulfill their monthly financial obligations, an eight point increase since September.
MNP
survey found that 51 per
cent of respondents fear rising interest rates could impact their ability to repay their debts.
Either way, when it comes to retirement, current and retired employees want more help with retirement planning (82 per
cent of all
respondents) and retirement coaching (84 per
cent),
found the
survey by Accenture.
Last month, a
survey of 200 Chinese institutional investors by the Economist Intelligence Unit, commissioned by US financial services giant State Street,
found that 62 per
cent of respondents think the renminbi will surpass the US dollar as the top international reserve currency.
A
survey in today's Daily Telegraph
finds 56 per
cent of respondents believe the spread
of casinos is a bad idea, and will bring social problems such as an increase in crime and joblessness to the associated area.
A
survey by Florida - based Avalanche LLC - which operates international sites date.com, matchmaker.com and amor.com -
found that 48 per
cent of respondents were spending more time online or on the phone with a potential date before spending cash on a face - to - face meeting.
The YouGov
survey found that 43 per
cent of the teachers questioned believed the premium had been effective in improving outcomes for poor pupils, while 19 per
cent of respondents said they did not know.
The ASCL
survey found that despite Ofsted saying inspections do not require schools to predicts attainment
of their pupils or progress score, 62 per
cent of respondents stated that they were asked to predict pupil attainment.
The 2015 School Travel Forum (STF)
survey of over 2,000 teachers and subject leaders
found that 75 per
cent of respondents had no awareness
of the LOtC Quality Badge.
The
survey found schools were willing to be flexible in order to recruit the right staff: 82 per
cent of respondents said they had restructured roles in order to make sure they filled a post.
The
survey also
found that 62 per
cent of respondents reported difficulty recruiting teachers for non-core subjects, and 65 per
cent finding recruitment more difficulty than in previous years.
The
survey found 79 per
cent of respondents agreed more administration staff would cut workload pressures significantly.
Unison's
survey found that 71 per
cent of respondents are responsible for ensuring people visiting their school are safe to do so, with 41 per
cent responsible for organising security checks to make certain new staff have no previous criminal convictions.
The
findings are based on a
survey of over 32,000 children and young people aged eight to 18 and
found that daily writing levels decreasing from 27.2 per
cent in 2014 to 20.7 per
cent in 2015, with 44.8 per
cent of respondents saying they enjoy writing either very much or quite a lot in 2015, compared to 49.3 per
cent in 2014.
The
survey found that 96 per
cent of respondents found that preparation for SATs does not support children's access to a broad and balanced curriculum.
UK Essays, a global academic writing company,
surveyed 2,885 students who had ordered example essays in the past 12 months, and
found that more than three - quarters (76.2 per
cent)
of respondents were aged 25 or over.
A
survey of 1,000 17 to 24 - year - olds conducted by apprenticeship site GetMyFirstJob
found that a staggering 98 per
cent of respondents felt discontented with the supervision and job advice given by their school or college.
The
survey also
found that one in five teachers did not know what the main priorities for their pupil premium funding was, with early intervention schemes cited as the most common priority for spending, identified by 28 per
cent of respondents.
The
survey also
found that 63 per
cent of respondents view science labs as low tech, with 11 per
cent saying their facilities are very low tech.
The
survey also
found that 50 per
cent of respondents had not discussed real - life scenarios about sexual consent, with 34 per
cent saying they had been taught nothing at all about sexual consent.
Many reports over the past few years have signalled that schools are
finding it harder to recruit — for example, in a 2015
survey by the National Governors Association, 43 per
cent of respondents reported it was difficult to
find good candidates when recruiting senior staff.
The
survey released Wednesday by the Canadian Payroll Association
found that 48 per
cent of respondents said they rely on each payday to cover their bills, with 40 per
cent admitting they spend an amount equal to all or more
of their net pay each week.
The
survey found that 92 per
cent of respondents under age 35 confirmed they had been targeted by phishing scams for information such as bank accounts, passwords, card numbers and social insurance numbers.
An earlier
survey this summer
found 77 per
cent of respondents would have trouble absorbing an additional $ 130 per month in interest payments.
When Adelaide University masters student Frank Wang
surveyed residents within a 5 km radius
of the Waterloo wind turbines he
found 70 per
cent of respondents claimed they had been negatively affected by the wind development and the noise, with more than 50 per
cent having been very or moderately negatively affected.
Indeed,
respondents to a
survey by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development were
found to believe that green buildings cost an average
of 17 per
cent more than conventional buildings.
A global
survey of 642 senior executives, campaigners and academics conducted by consultancies GlobeScan and SustainAbility
found 88 per
cent of respondents regard pressure to deliver immediate financial results remains a significant barrier to firms» sustainability efforts.
In 2002, the consultation report Modernising the Civil and Family Courts reviewed the new regime and
found, contrary to the forebodings above: «Eighty - two per
cent of respondents to the Law Society Woolf Network 3rd
survey said that protocols were generally complied with but 68 % said that breaches did not attract a sanction.
One
of the more interesting points
of the
survey is the following, concerning firms changing their IT environments wholesale: «Interestingly, Gartner
found that 37 per
cent of respondents are changing their IT environment completely, moving from current -LSB-...]
Research firm Gartner analyst Tom Bittman recently reported that 95 per
cent of respondents in one
of its
surveys found some aspect
of their IaaS private cloud has «gone wrong.»
Earlier this year, Edison Research, a U.S. pollster that tracks the podcast industry,
found 21 per
cent of respondents to its annual Infinite Dial
survey on online listening habits had consumed a podcast in the last month.
A recent
survey in January entitled «Global Trends in Hiring Outside Counsel»
found respondents were dissatisfied with larger law firms 19 per
cent of the time.
But still, the TD study
found that only 39 per
cent of survey respondents reported purchasing the appropriate travel insurance to relief their stress.
The
survey found that only 14 per
cent of executive
respondents say they compare their operational expenses against competitors, the market or industry, indicating a significant performance management shortfall.
It cited a 2013 poll on professions by Leger that
found only 28 per
cent of respondents said they trust real estate brokers, a CAA - Quebec
survey that
found 99 per
cent of DuProprio clients would recommend the company and a Leger
survey of Quebec's most - admired companies that placed it in 16th place.
«
Survey results indicate that the most common method
of finding a home inspector (by over 60 per
cent of respondents) was a referral from their real estate agent.
Additional key
findings from the
survey include: * 70 per
cent of respondents noted that first - time homebuyers are looking for larger homes than they were 10 years ago.