winter {SDAResources}

winter data

Description

Selected variables from the Arizona State University Winter Closure Survey, taken in January 1995 (provided courtesy of the ASU office of University Evaluation). This survey was taken to investigate the attitudes and opinions of university employees towards the closing of the university (for budgetary reasons) between December 25 and January 1. For the yes/no questions, the responses are coded as 1 = No, 2 = Yes. The variables treatsta and treatme are coded as 1 = strongly agree, 2 = agree, 3 = undecided, 4 = disagree, 5 = strongly disagree. The variables process and satbreak are coded as 1 = very satisfied, 2 = satisfied, 3 = undecided, 4 = dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied. Variables ownsupp through offclose are coded 1 if the person checked that the statement applied to him/her, and 2 if the statement was not checked.

Usage

data(winter)

Format

This data frame contains the following columns:

class:

Stratum number

1 = faculty

2 = classified staff

3 = administrative staff

4 = academic professional

yearasu:

Number of years worked at ASU

1 = 1-2 years

2 = 3-4 years

3 = 5-9 years

4 = 10-14 years

5 = 15 or more years

vacation:

In the past, have you usually taken vacation days the entire period between December 25 and January 1?

work:

Did you work on campus during Winter Break Closure?

havediff:

Did the Winter Break Closure cause you any diffculty/concerns?

negaeffe:

Did the Winter Break Closure negatively affect your work productivity?

ownsupp:

I was unable to obtain staff support in my department/offce

othersup:

I was unable to obtain staff support in other departments/offices

utility:

I was unable to access computers, copy machine, etc. in my department/office

environ:

I was unable to endure environmental conditions, e.g., not properly climatized

uniserve:

I was unable to access university services necessary to my work

workelse:

I was unable to work on my assignments because I work in another department/office

offclose:

I was unable to work on my assignments because my office was closed

treatsta:

Compared to other departments/offices, I feel staff in my department/office were treated fairly

treatme:

Compared to other people working in my department/office, I feel I was treated fairly

process:

How satisfied are you with the process used to inform staff about Winter Break Closure?

satbreak:

How satisfied are you with the fact that ASU had a Winter Break Closure this year?

breakaga:

Would you want to have Winter Break Closure again?

Details

Missing values are coded as NA.

References

Lohr (2021), Sampling: Design and Analysis, 3rd Edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Lu and Lohr (2021), R Companion for Sampling: Design and Analysis, 3rd Edition, 1st Edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.