Sentences with phrase «of a national survey in»

And preliminary results of a national survey in 1996 suggest that the exclusive breastfeeding rate for the first six months is now about 40 per cent.

Most recently, in honor of Mother's Day this past Sunday, the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice released the results of a national survey in which mothers (and others) were asked how they viewed vouchers and other forms of school choice.

In May, the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice released the results of a national survey in which 60 percent of American adults said they support vouchers.

... the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice released the results of a national survey in which mothers (and others) were asked how they viewed vouchers and other forms of school choice.

Not exact matches

A National Association of Colleges and Employers survey found that unpaid interns were no better at landing job offers than those who did no internship; and unpaid interns were paid an average $ 1,366 less in their first job than students who started cold.

In a national survey of workplace managers by APPrise Mobile, a mobile communications firm, almost one - third of millennial respondents say that it will be more difficult to manage employees from Gen Z compared to older generations.

A national survey recently conducted by Stroz Friedberg, an «intelligence and risk services» company, found that 87 % of senior managers surveyed have put company information at risk by uploading emails or files to personal accounts or cloud services in order to work remotely — say, uploading a budget spreadsheet to their Dropbox account, or emailing a file to themselves so they can work on it at home.

They drew their data from Britain's National Child Development Survey (NCDS) and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY, which took place in the US).

The jaunty outlook is recharging animal spirits in corner offices: In its January survey of small companies, the National Federation of Independent Business found that 32 % of the enterprises rated the present climate «a good time to expand»; that was a record high and a threefold increase from late 201in corner offices: In its January survey of small companies, the National Federation of Independent Business found that 32 % of the enterprises rated the present climate «a good time to expand»; that was a record high and a threefold increase from late 201In its January survey of small companies, the National Federation of Independent Business found that 32 % of the enterprises rated the present climate «a good time to expand»; that was a record high and a threefold increase from late 2016.

And that could be a problem for the younger generation: 69 percent of millennials believe that debit cards are as safe or safer than credit cards, according to a recent national survey of 1,000 adults conducted in August by Compare Cards / Lending Tree.

The President boosted the number of federal regulations affecting small businesses by 13 percent during his first term in office, leading governmental regulation and red tape to overtake sales, taxes and the cost / availability of insurance as small business's biggest problem, respondents to the National Federation of Independent Business small business survey explain.

More than 80 percent of the 300 small business owners surveyed in the recent 4th Annual Staples National Small Business Survey said that they don't keep track of their business goals, and 77 percent have yet to achieve their vision for their company.

According to a recent survey by Standard Media Index, which tracks national ad spending on broadcast and cable, TV upfront sales rose by an average of 5 % in May compared with last year — and cable on average saw a 10 % rise in upfront revenues.

UAF has worked extensively with both institutional and commercial partners in Alaska and in recent years, using drones to monitor sea lion populations in the Aleutian Islands, conduct ice flow and environmental surveying missions for NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, inspect pipelines for oil and gas giant BP and assist a Russian tanker during a dangerous late - season fuel delivery to the remote Alaskan outpost of Nome.

The number of black women - owned businesses has more than tripled since 1997, making black females the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Between 2007 and 2012, the number of black women - owned businesses grew by 67 % according to the National Women's Business Council's Survey of Business Owners.

In Health Canada's 2001 National Work - Life Conflict Study — the widest - reaching survey on the subject, before or since — nearly half of respondents (47 %) considered their supervisor sympathetic to their need for work - life balance.

In fact, 21 percent of those surveyed in the 2014 National Study of Employers said they were required to comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act but did not actually offer 12 weeks of unpaid or paid leave for at least one type of covered leavIn fact, 21 percent of those surveyed in the 2014 National Study of Employers said they were required to comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act but did not actually offer 12 weeks of unpaid or paid leave for at least one type of covered leavin the 2014 National Study of Employers said they were required to comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act but did not actually offer 12 weeks of unpaid or paid leave for at least one type of covered leave.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate recently conducted a national survey of 1,000 teenagers ages 13 to 17 that revealed that they have traditional dreams despite having being born and raised in a hyperconnected, always - on modern world.

According to a 2014 survey by the NCTE and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, about one - fifth of all transgender adults are veterans, making transgender people approximately twice as likely as others to serve in the military, The Washington Post reported.

In its quarterly survey, the National Association of Manufacturers found 94.6 percent of CEOs were positive about their company's outlook.

Small - business owners offer health benefits for a variety of reasons: they're genuinely concerned about their employees being taken care of, it's mandated in their state or they want to be more competitive to attract top talent (a large majority of employees consider a health plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a survey by the National Business of Group on Health).

«Small - Business Optimism Plunges Amid Recession Fears,» announced the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in a press release after its monthly survey.

Immigrants who avoid ICE face the possibility of exploitation by employers: A 2008 survey from the National Employment Law Project found that 51 % of all undocumented workers in New York City were underpaid by more than $ 1 per hour, and 47 % said they were required to work after sustaining an injury on the job.

The $ 4.7 - million company won its first contract outside the DOD on good references and luck: the National Institutes of Health wanted a minority - owned company to survey the career opportunities for minorities in biomedical research.

The most recent National Survey of Student Engagement revealed that «nearly half of seniors majoring in business say they spend fewer than 11 hours a week studying outside class.»

In the United States, which opened up its MLS to marketing - only services in 2008 as part of a settlement of an antitrust suit brought on by the Department of Justice, flat - fee brokers today represent about 10 % of the marketplace, and the FSBOs, according to a 2009 National Association of Realtors survey, 11 % (though, it's important to note, the U.S. market has been severely affected by the sub-prime mortgage crisis and had lower commissions in the first placeIn the United States, which opened up its MLS to marketing - only services in 2008 as part of a settlement of an antitrust suit brought on by the Department of Justice, flat - fee brokers today represent about 10 % of the marketplace, and the FSBOs, according to a 2009 National Association of Realtors survey, 11 % (though, it's important to note, the U.S. market has been severely affected by the sub-prime mortgage crisis and had lower commissions in the first placein 2008 as part of a settlement of an antitrust suit brought on by the Department of Justice, flat - fee brokers today represent about 10 % of the marketplace, and the FSBOs, according to a 2009 National Association of Realtors survey, 11 % (though, it's important to note, the U.S. market has been severely affected by the sub-prime mortgage crisis and had lower commissions in the first placein the first place).

In fact, new grads are projected to have higher salaries across all 10 degree categories ranging from business to humanities from just last year, when graduates earned an average of $ 51,022, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

That's the headline finding of an Angus Reid Institute national online survey conducted in mid-November to assess the extent of the problem in Canada.

Source: Survey of 57 companies, with an average of 1,000 employees, conducted by The Alexander Consulting Group, a national firm based in Lyndhurst, N.J.; 1990.

A recent report from the Office for National Statistics in the U.K., which surveyed 2,200 people on age discrimination and prejudice, found that respondents had a more positive view of senior workers than they did of career - hungry 20 - somethings.

Following a national survey of 1,054 total respondents, including 616 employers and 438 job seekers, the study revealed that 63 % of employers expect hiring volume to increase in 2017 compared to 2016.

As well, where possible, 2011 Census data will be used as auxiliary information in National Household Survey estimation procedures to partially offset some of the remaining biases.

This set of people engaged in a random national survey about how to find a compatible partner along with other questions about love and relationships.

The National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo builder sentiment gauge rose to 59 this month, the strongest since September and exceeding all projections in a Bloomberg survey, from 54 in May.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), which conducts the survey, reported that attitudes toward capital spending and job creation in particular surprised to the upside.

As an employer, the National Agricultural Statistics Service's team is comprised of specialists in agricultural surveys, math, information technology, finance, communications, human resources, and business administration.

Published semi-annually, PNC's survey of small and mid-size business owners» expectations for their own businesses» performance, and their outlook for the national and regional economies are described in detail (available in April and October).

In fact, we recently conducted a survey that found 90 percent of female customers in the US would go out of their way to purchase products from women, believing they would offer higher quality,» stated MiKaela Wardlaw Lemmon, senior director of Women's Economic Empowerment at Walmart «We hope our collaboration with Women's Business Enterprise National Council and WEConnect International will make customers around the world more aware of great products from women - owned businesses, and help these women continue to grow their businesses.&raquIn fact, we recently conducted a survey that found 90 percent of female customers in the US would go out of their way to purchase products from women, believing they would offer higher quality,» stated MiKaela Wardlaw Lemmon, senior director of Women's Economic Empowerment at Walmart «We hope our collaboration with Women's Business Enterprise National Council and WEConnect International will make customers around the world more aware of great products from women - owned businesses, and help these women continue to grow their businesses.&raquin the US would go out of their way to purchase products from women, believing they would offer higher quality,» stated MiKaela Wardlaw Lemmon, senior director of Women's Economic Empowerment at Walmart «We hope our collaboration with Women's Business Enterprise National Council and WEConnect International will make customers around the world more aware of great products from women - owned businesses, and help these women continue to grow their businesses.»

However, the largest national research survey, using recent data on hundreds of companies that employ 6 million workers, gives encouraging news on this score, showing that managers in companies with more employee share ownership, appear to implement a greater number of these supportive involvement policies.30

The most popular products are multivitamin and mineral supplements, which are consumed by some 40 percent of men and women in the United States, according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

The most recent monthly Index of Small Business Optimism, conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), came in at 107.6, the second - highest reading in the survey's 45 - year history.

While it focuses exclusively on business in this district, this regional survey gives a generally reliable clue as to the direction of the broader Chicago Fed's National Activity Index.

This is consistent with national survey reports from the General Social Survey where employee owners report that they have greater job security and lower likelihoods of being laid off in the previous year compared to other employees.29 When faced with recessionary pressures, employee ownership firms may retain workers to sustain a workplace culture based on cooperation, information - sharing, and commitment to long - term perforsurvey reports from the General Social Survey where employee owners report that they have greater job security and lower likelihoods of being laid off in the previous year compared to other employees.29 When faced with recessionary pressures, employee ownership firms may retain workers to sustain a workplace culture based on cooperation, information - sharing, and commitment to long - term perforSurvey where employee owners report that they have greater job security and lower likelihoods of being laid off in the previous year compared to other employees.29 When faced with recessionary pressures, employee ownership firms may retain workers to sustain a workplace culture based on cooperation, information - sharing, and commitment to long - term performance.

Last year, a survey conducted by Harris for the National Endowment for Financial Education revealed that one - third of American adults in a relationship kept a hidden bank account, credit card or stash of cash.

New Evidence on How Skills Influence Human Capital Acquisition and Early Labor Market Return to Human Capital between Canada and the United States Steven F. Lehrer, Queen's University and NBER Michael Kottelenberg, Huron University College Lehrer and Kottelenberg analyze the roles played by cognitive and non-cognitive skills in educational attainment and early labor market outcomes using the Youth in Transition Survey from Canada and earlier results from a study of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth in the United States.

In a 2016 national survey of registered voters, health care ranked number four on the list of importance behind the economy, terrorism, and foreign policy.

Atlantic Sand Assessment Project — To help coastal communities recover from Hurricane Sandy, promote resilient coastal systems, and help build a national offshore sand inventory, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) sponsored offshore surveys to identify new sources of sand in federal waters from Miami, Florida to Massachusetts in 2015 and several site specific surveys in 2016 and 2017.

Nearly 70 % of respondents in the semi-annual survey of the National Assn. of Business Economics said the Fed's program, known as quantitative easing, has been a success.

In this photo released by U.S. Geological Survey, a plume of ash rises from the Puu Oo vent on Hawaii's Kilaueaa Volcano Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National ParIn this photo released by U.S. Geological Survey, a plume of ash rises from the Puu Oo vent on Hawaii's Kilaueaa Volcano Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Parin Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

The Best Employers in Canada study measures the level of employee engagement at participating organizations and is based on results from a national survey conducted by Aon Hewitt, in association with the Queen's Centre for Business Venturing at the Queen's University School of Business.