And the Survey Said...

Results of IPMAAC Membership Survey

The following is a summary of the IPMAAC membership survey which was conducted this past April and May. The results are presented in table form in order to share all the results with you. (We just don't have room in the ACN to print them as charts and graphs.) The IPMAAC Board reviewed the results during their meeting in Newport and made plans for addressing some of the issues raised. (See Paul Kaiser's President's Message.) We sincerely thank those of you who made the time and effort to complete the survey. The information you provided will serve as guidance and help us to make plans in the coming months.

144 of you responded to the survey (94 with the paper version and 50 with the electronic form on IPMAAC Online). The percentage of respondents selecting each answer are presented in the tables that follow.

Demographics

Years as an IPMAAC member

9.20 average

<5	5 to 9	10 to 15	16 to 20	> 20
34%	26%	17%	18%	5%

Age Group

45.6 average

25 -29	30 -35	36 -39	40 -45	46 -50	51- 55	56+
6%	10%	13%	20%	24%	15%	12%

Gender

Male	Female
50%	50%

Race/Ethnicity

White	Black/African American	Hispanic	Asian	Other
90%	6%	2%	1%	1%

Education

High School	Bachelor's Degree	Master's Degree	Doctoral Degree
1%	24%	49%	26%

Major Field

I/O Psych	Other Psych	Educ	Math/ Stats	Other
29%	24%	8%	2%	37%

Primary Employment Setting

Private Industry	3%
Municipal/County Government	42%
State Government	32%
Federal Government	3%
Military	0%
Consulting/Private Practice	10%
Other	10%

How many employees in your organization?

15,818 average

How many employees do you directly supervise?

4.28 average

How many employees do you indirectly supervise?

11.72 average

Number of Annual Conferences Attended:

In the last 5 years: 2.38 average
In the last 10 years: 4.15 average

Other professional memberships that you maintain:

WRIPAC	3%
MAPAC	4%
PTC	14%
SIOP	1%
APA	1%
More than one of the above	59%

(Note: next time we will do a better job of analyzing this question.)

Ever accessed IPMAAC Online?

Yes	29%
No	71%

Part One: Priorities

How much priority should IPMAAC place on the following activities? IPMAAC should:	Critical	High	Moderate	Low	Unimportant
Strengthen relationships with universities & colleges and try to attract more student members.	2%	22%	51%	24%	1%
Market itself more effectively to public sector assessment professionals.	13%	57%	26%	4%	0%
Market itself more effectively to private sector assessment professional.	9%	33%	36%	19%	3%
Try to ally itself more closely with regional assessment organizations.	8%	32%	44%	14%	2%
Strengthen its relationship with IPMA.	11%	26%	35%	21%	8%
Encourage more intergovernmental cooperation in the personnel assessment area.	22%	48%	22%	7%	1%
Provide more concrete services (e.g., a testing service, job analysis exchange).	18%	29%	27%	23%	4%
Sponsor a professional journal.	7%	30%	27%	28%	8%
Aggressively focus on increasing its membership base.	8%	37%	44%	11%	0%
Conduct more workshops such as Training & Experience and Exam Planning.	20%	36%	35%	8%	1%
Establish a certification program for personnel assessment professionals.	13%	25%	25%	20%	18%

Part Two: Agreement

Indicate your strength of agreement with the following statements.	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neither	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
IPMAAC should:
Take public positions on personnel assessment matters.	32%	39%	20%	9%	1%
Keep its members informed on key issues in assessment.	82%	18%	0%	0%	0%
Serve as a clearinghouse for assessment-related educational materials (manuals, papers, articles, etc.).	41%	39%	16%	4%	0%
Serve as a clearinghouse for assessment-related operational products.	33%	41%	17%	10%	1%
Periodically update and republish the Membership/Resource Directory.	29%	58%	11%	2%	0%
Continue to publish periodic monographs on key personnel topics.	50%	47%	2%	1%	0%
Continue sponsoring pre-conference workshops at the IPMA regional conferences.	46%	42%	12%	1%	0%
The leadership of IPMAAC has shown itself to be concerned about the organization's members.	33%	42%	18%	3%	1%
My IPMAAC membership:
Is more important to me than my IPMA membership.	59%	13%	16%	7%	1%
Has an influence on the way I do my job.	29%	44%	21%	6%	1%
Has been helpful to my professional development.	35%	53%	8%	3%	0%
Has increased my contribution to my organization.	34%	46%	18%	2%	1%
Is a worthwhile investment.	50%	45%	6%	0%	0%

Part Three: Importance

How important is it to you for IPMAAC to do each of theses well?	Critical	High Priority	Moderate Priority	Low Priority	Unimportant
Assessment Council News (ACN)	40%	47%	14%	0%	0%
IPMAAC Online (Electronics Communications Network)	22%	31%	27%	18%	2%
Annual Conference	56%	33%	11%	0%	1%
Proceedings of Annual Conference	13%	35%	35%	13%	4%
Membership/Resources Directory	14%	34%	42%	8%	1%
Pre-conference Workshops	24%	40%	31%	6%	0%
Training Workshops (Training & Experience, Exam Planning, etc.)	28%	38%	27%	7%	0%
IPMAAC support of:
Selection on the basis of merit.	66%	21%	12%	1%	0%
Equal employment opportunity.	49%	30%	17%	4%	1%
Affirmative action.	22%	25%	33%	13%	6%
Professional ethics.	67%	20%	12%	1%	0%
Professional development.	63%	26%	10%	0%	0%
Sound assessment methods.	81%	14%	6%	0%	0%

Part Four: Performance

How would you rate IPMAAC's performance on these activities?	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	Terrible	N/A
Assessment Council News (ACN)	53%	43%	4%	0%	0%	1%
IPMAAC Online (Electronics Communications Network)	26%	20%	5%	0%	0%	48%
Annual Conference	37%	50%	5%	0%	0%	8%
Proceedings of the Annual Conference	6%	32%	26%	6%	1%	27%
Membership/Resources Directory	9%	52%	29%	2%	1%	7%
Pre-conference Workshops	21%	50%	12%	0%	1%	17%
Training workshops (Training & Experience, Exam Planning, etc.)	16%	41%	15%	3%	0%	26%
IPMAAC support of
Selection on the basis of merit.	26%	51%	15%	3%	1%	5%
Equal employment opportunity.	20%	51%	18%	3%	0%	8%
Affirmative action.	12%	44%	26%	3%	0%	15%
Professional ethics.	25%	48%	19%	4%	0%	5%
Professional development.	30%	49%	14%	2%	0%	5%
Sound assessment methods.	35%	47%	12%	2%	0%	3%