2019 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Department of National Defence by Question 94.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 94)

The results of the 2019 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented by key people management themes (i.e., employee engagement, leadership, workforce, workplace). Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Results have been adjusted for non-response to better represent the target population. Therefore, percentages should not be used to determine the number of respondents within a response category. Positive answers and Negative answers are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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Employee engagement

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 67 24 3 3 3 0 0 91 6 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 39 40 10 7 4 0 0 79 11 1911
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 38 38 11 8 4 0 0 77 12 5319
2019 Technical 37 40 12 7 5 0 0 76 12 1560
2019 Administrative Support 40 37 12 7 4 0 0 77 11 1900
2019 Operational 30 39 15 9 7 0 0 70 15 2028
2019 Other occupational category 36 35 16 8 4 0 0 72 12 376
2018 Executive 54 39 1 5 1 0 0 93 6 107
2018 Scientific and Professional 37 41 10 7 4 0 0 78 12 1460
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 40 11 8 5 0 0 77 12 4025
2018 Technical 37 40 12 7 5 0 0 76 12 1269
2018 Administrative Support 35 42 11 7 5 0 0 77 12 1470
2018 Operational 30 40 14 8 7 0 0 70 15 1603
2018 Other occupational category 33 43 14 7 2 0 0 76 10 244
2017 Executive 60 32 6 2 1 0 0 92 2 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 39 42 9 7 3 0 0 81 10 1713
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 35 43 10 8 4 0 0 78 12 4542
2017 Technical 35 44 11 6 4 0 0 79 10 1595
2017 Administrative Support 32 44 12 7 5 0 0 76 12 1816
2017 Operational 28 44 13 9 6 0 0 72 15 1998
2017 Other occupational category 40 38 12 8 2 0 0 78 10 322
2014 Executive 53 39 3 3 1 0 0 93 4 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 35 42 8 9 6 0 0 78 14 1929
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 31 44 11 9 5 0 0 75 14 5289
2014 Technical 34 45 11 6 4 0 0 79 11 1831
2014 Administrative Support 33 42 12 8 5 0 0 76 13 2337
2014 Operational 24 48 13 9 6 0 0 72 15 2476
2014 Other occupational category 34 32 17 9 7 0 0 67 16 215

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 55 32 7 3 3 0 0 87 6 132
2019 Scientific and Professional 32 37 13 10 8 0 0 69 17 1905
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 34 37 13 9 6 0 0 71 16 5309
2019 Technical 30 37 17 10 7 0 0 67 17 1555
2019 Administrative Support 35 35 13 9 8 0 0 70 17 1897
2019 Operational 21 36 19 13 12 0 0 56 25 2030
2019 Other occupational category 39 33 12 9 6 0 0 73 15 376
2018 Executive 46 38 9 4 3 0 0 84 6 108
2018 Scientific and Professional 29 39 13 11 8 0 0 68 19 1464
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 37 13 10 7 0 0 70 17 4043
2018 Technical 29 37 16 11 7 0 0 66 18 1275
2018 Administrative Support 32 36 13 10 9 0 0 68 19 1484
2018 Operational 19 36 18 15 12 0 0 55 27 1622
2018 Other occupational category 32 46 13 7 2 0 0 77 10 249
2017 Executive 51 35 4 8 3 0 0 85 11 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 29 38 15 10 8 0 0 67 18 1711
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 31 37 13 10 8 0 0 69 18 4537
2017 Technical 30 38 15 10 7 0 0 68 17 1595
2017 Administrative Support 30 35 13 11 10 0 0 66 21 1809
2017 Operational 19 34 19 14 13 1 0 53 28 1989
2017 Other occupational category 38 33 15 8 5 1 0 72 13 322

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 84 12 3 0 1 0 0 96 1 131
2019 Scientific and Professional 54 34 8 3 2 0 0 88 5 1900
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 55 32 9 3 2 0 0 86 5 5281
2019 Technical 57 30 9 2 2 0 0 87 4 1548
2019 Administrative Support 57 31 9 2 1 0 0 88 4 1892
2019 Operational 54 33 8 2 2 0 0 87 4 2019
2019 Other occupational category 46 33 14 3 3 0 0 79 6 375
2018 Executive 79 16 5 0 0 0 0 95 0 110
2018 Scientific and Professional 53 34 9 3 1 0 0 87 4 1457
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 53 32 9 3 2 0 0 86 5 4032
2018 Technical 58 30 7 3 1 0 0 89 4 1267
2018 Administrative Support 56 32 9 2 1 0 0 88 3 1474
2018 Operational 56 32 8 2 2 0 0 87 5 1610
2018 Other occupational category 34 43 19 2 0 1 0 78 3 248
2017 Executive 80 18 1 2 0 0 0 98 2 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 57 32 8 2 1 0 0 89 3 1704
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 55 33 7 3 1 0 0 89 4 4533
2017 Technical 59 33 6 2 1 0 0 91 3 1594
2017 Administrative Support 57 31 8 2 1 0 0 88 4 1813
2017 Operational 57 31 7 2 2 0 0 88 4 1984
2017 Other occupational category 61 28 9 1 0 0 0 90 1 318
2014 Executive 81 16 2 1 1 0 0 97 1 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 61 28 6 3 1 0 0 89 4 1926
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 64 26 7 2 1 0 0 90 3 5286
2014 Technical 67 26 5 1 1 0 0 93 2 1829
2014 Administrative Support 67 24 7 1 1 0 0 91 3 2335
2014 Operational 63 27 7 2 1 0 0 90 4 2471
2014 Other occupational category 62 26 8 1 3 0 0 88 4 214

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 66 27 2 4 2 0 0 93 5 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 43 40 10 5 3 0 0 83 7 1909
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 44 38 10 5 3 0 0 82 8 5314
2019 Technical 45 37 11 4 2 0 0 82 7 1555
2019 Administrative Support 47 37 9 5 2 0 0 84 7 1900
2019 Operational 43 38 11 5 4 0 0 81 8 2034
2019 Other occupational category 46 34 14 3 4 0 0 80 6 375
2018 Executive 55 35 4 5 2 0 0 90 6 110
2018 Scientific and Professional 40 40 10 6 3 0 0 81 9 1468
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 43 37 11 6 4 0 0 79 9 4053
2018 Technical 47 35 10 5 2 0 0 83 7 1275
2018 Administrative Support 45 35 12 4 3 0 0 81 7 1483
2018 Operational 42 38 11 6 3 0 0 80 9 1618
2018 Other occupational category 38 40 18 2 2 0 0 77 5 249
2017 Executive 64 29 1 6 1 0 0 92 6 124
2017 Scientific and Professional 43 38 11 5 3 0 0 81 8 1703
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 42 38 10 5 3 0 0 81 9 4520
2017 Technical 48 36 10 4 2 0 0 84 6 1594
2017 Administrative Support 43 37 11 5 4 0 0 80 9 1809
2017 Operational 42 37 12 5 3 0 0 80 9 1980
2017 Other occupational category 54 31 11 2 2 0 0 85 5 318
2014 Executive 59 32 5 4 1 0 0 91 5 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 43 37 9 7 4 0 0 80 10 1926
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 42 38 10 6 3 0 0 80 10 5288
2014 Technical 47 38 8 4 2 0 0 85 6 1830
2014 Administrative Support 45 36 10 5 4 0 0 82 9 2331
2014 Operational 41 40 11 4 4 0 0 82 8 2467
2014 Other occupational category 45 34 14 4 3 1 0 79 7 215

Question 51. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 72 21 3 5 0 0 0 92 5 131
2019 Scientific and Professional 33 35 15 10 6 1 0 68 17 1901
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 41 33 15 7 5 1 0 73 12 5300
2019 Technical 37 34 15 8 5 0 0 71 14 1553
2019 Administrative Support 43 30 14 6 7 0 0 73 13 1897
2019 Operational 27 34 19 10 10 0 0 61 19 2023
2019 Other occupational category 51 30 9 6 4 0 0 82 9 376
2018 Executive 53 35 7 3 3 0 0 88 6 107
2018 Scientific and Professional 33 33 17 10 6 1 0 67 16 1469
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 40 31 16 7 5 0 0 71 12 4070
2018 Technical 34 32 18 9 6 1 0 67 14 1284
2018 Administrative Support 37 32 16 8 7 0 0 69 15 1484
2018 Operational 26 32 22 10 10 0 0 58 20 1614
2018 Other occupational category 52 30 11 4 2 1 0 83 6 252
2017 Executive 60 27 6 4 3 0 0 87 7 124
2017 Scientific and Professional 33 34 17 9 7 0 0 67 16 1709
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 38 33 15 8 5 0 0 72 13 4539
2017 Technical 34 35 17 8 5 0 0 69 14 1596
2017 Administrative Support 35 32 15 10 6 1 0 68 17 1816
2017 Operational 24 35 20 11 10 1 0 59 21 1993
2017 Other occupational category 48 28 14 5 4 0 0 76 10 321
2014 Executive 57 34 5 3 1 0 0 91 3 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 27 37 16 11 8 1 0 64 19 1927
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 31 37 16 9 6 0 0 68 15 5288
2014 Technical 30 38 16 10 7 0 0 68 16 1830
2014 Administrative Support 31 34 16 10 8 1 0 66 17 2336
2014 Operational 20 36 18 13 11 0 0 57 25 2477
2014 Other occupational category 32 37 17 5 7 1 1 71 12 215

Question 52. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 70 23 4 3 1 0 0 92 4 132
2019 Scientific and Professional 32 37 15 10 6 0 0 69 16 1898
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 39 35 13 8 4 0 0 75 12 5281
2019 Technical 35 35 17 8 5 0 0 70 13 1548
2019 Administrative Support 41 32 14 7 5 0 0 73 12 1881
2019 Operational 24 34 19 12 9 0 0 59 22 2018
2019 Other occupational category 47 35 10 5 3 0 0 83 8 375
2018 Executive 53 34 9 2 2 0 0 87 4 108
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 36 16 9 6 0 0 68 16 1470
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 39 34 15 7 4 0 0 73 12 4049
2018 Technical 32 36 17 9 6 0 0 68 15 1274
2018 Administrative Support 37 34 15 8 6 0 0 71 14 1475
2018 Operational 23 32 21 13 10 0 0 55 24 1608
2018 Other occupational category 52 33 9 2 3 0 1 86 5 253
2017 Executive 61 29 5 3 2 0 0 90 5 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 31 38 15 10 6 0 0 68 17 1705
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 37 37 13 8 5 0 0 74 13 4544
2017 Technical 32 37 15 9 6 0 0 70 15 1594
2017 Administrative Support 34 35 16 9 6 0 0 69 15 1819
2017 Operational 21 36 19 13 10 0 0 58 23 1993
2017 Other occupational category 45 30 13 7 5 0 0 76 11 320
2014 Executive 54 37 7 2 1 0 0 91 3 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 26 38 15 13 8 0 0 64 21 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 31 39 15 10 6 0 0 70 16 5286
2014 Technical 27 39 17 11 6 0 0 66 17 1830
2014 Administrative Support 31 36 15 11 7 0 0 67 18 2335
2014 Operational 17 37 19 14 11 0 0 55 25 2477
2014 Other occupational category 33 34 17 6 8 1 0 68 14 215

Question 53. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 55 26 5 7 4 4 0 84 11 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 33 27 18 11 8 3 1 61 20 1906
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 40 25 16 10 7 2 0 66 18 5314
2019 Technical 35 25 19 11 8 2 1 62 19 1559
2019 Administrative Support 38 25 16 9 10 3 0 65 19 1902
2019 Operational 28 26 19 12 11 3 0 56 24 2025
2019 Other occupational category 30 26 15 12 9 7 2 61 22 373
2018 Executive 47 23 14 7 6 1 1 72 14 108
2018 Scientific and Professional 34 26 18 10 9 3 0 61 20 1468
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 38 25 17 10 7 2 0 65 17 4070
2018 Technical 34 25 19 10 9 3 1 61 19 1285
2018 Administrative Support 36 24 16 10 10 3 0 63 20 1486
2018 Operational 26 26 23 11 11 2 0 54 23 1616
2018 Other occupational category 36 20 18 12 3 10 1 63 17 254
2017 Executive 51 25 12 4 6 2 0 78 10 124
2017 Scientific and Professional 32 25 19 10 8 4 1 60 20 1709
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 37 26 16 10 8 3 0 65 19 4543
2017 Technical 33 26 18 11 8 3 1 62 20 1597
2017 Administrative Support 33 25 17 11 9 4 1 61 21 1815
2017 Operational 26 29 19 12 10 3 1 57 23 1994
2017 Other occupational category 37 28 14 10 7 4 1 68 17 321
2014 Executive 47 29 15 5 2 2 1 78 7 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 31 26 18 12 9 3 1 59 22 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 34 26 16 12 9 3 0 61 22 5286
2014 Technical 31 27 18 12 9 3 1 60 22 1831
2014 Administrative Support 33 25 15 11 11 4 0 60 24 2331
2014 Operational 24 29 20 12 11 3 0 55 24 2474
2014 Other occupational category 33 23 19 9 11 4 1 59 21 215
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Leadership

Immediate supervisor

Question 24. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 83 14 2 0 0 0 0 98 0 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 48 29 13 4 3 0 2 79 8 1911
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 49 27 14 4 3 1 3 79 7 5317
2019 Technical 37 32 19 4 3 1 4 73 7 1561
2019 Administrative Support 30 26 23 5 5 3 8 63 12 1901
2019 Operational 26 30 26 6 6 1 5 60 12 2036
2019 Other occupational category 38 28 19 5 3 1 6 71 9 376

Question 26. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 66 23 7 1 2 1 0 90 3 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 48 28 13 6 5 1 0 77 10 1900
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 49 27 12 6 4 2 1 78 10 5303
2019 Technical 44 30 15 6 4 1 0 74 11 1559
2019 Administrative Support 46 26 14 6 5 3 0 74 12 1899
2019 Operational 30 31 20 10 8 1 1 62 18 2036
2019 Other occupational category 54 28 7 4 4 2 1 85 7 377
2018 Executive 56 24 9 7 3 0 0 81 10 108
2018 Scientific and Professional 43 31 13 7 5 2 0 75 12 1460
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 46 29 12 6 5 1 0 76 12 4055
2018 Technical 43 31 13 7 5 1 0 75 12 1274
2018 Administrative Support 41 28 15 7 7 2 1 70 14 1477
2018 Operational 26 35 20 10 9 1 0 61 19 1616
2018 Other occupational category 58 24 7 4 2 4 2 86 6 251
2017 Executive 55 31 5 4 3 2 1 88 7 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 42 32 12 7 4 2 0 77 11 1715
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 44 31 11 7 5 1 1 77 12 4551
2017 Technical 39 34 14 7 4 2 0 74 12 1596
2017 Administrative Support 38 31 15 7 7 2 1 71 14 1821
2017 Operational 26 35 18 10 9 1 1 62 19 1994
2017 Other occupational category 48 28 10 6 6 1 1 78 11 321
2014 Executive 60 27 6 4 2 1 0 88 6 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 41 32 11 9 4 2 1 75 14 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 42 30 13 8 5 2 1 74 13 5287
2014 Technical 37 35 13 7 6 1 0 73 14 1830
2014 Administrative Support 38 31 13 8 6 2 1 71 15 2336
2014 Operational 26 36 18 10 9 1 0 62 19 2477
2014 Other occupational category 37 32 15 5 8 2 1 71 14 215

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 62 29 3 5 1 0 0 92 5 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 42 32 10 9 6 0 0 75 15 1906
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 45 31 10 8 5 1 1 77 13 5295
2019 Technical 40 34 13 7 5 0 0 74 12 1557
2019 Administrative Support 42 30 11 8 6 1 1 74 15 1893
2019 Operational 29 35 15 12 9 0 0 64 21 2024
2019 Other occupational category 48 28 8 8 6 1 1 78 14 374
2018 Executive 43 39 6 7 5 0 0 81 12 108
2018 Scientific and Professional 39 34 12 8 6 0 0 74 15 1454
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 31 11 9 6 1 0 74 15 4041
2018 Technical 39 33 12 9 6 1 0 73 15 1273
2018 Administrative Support 39 31 12 9 8 1 1 71 17 1479
2018 Operational 25 35 17 13 9 0 0 61 22 1610
2018 Other occupational category 52 28 11 6 1 1 0 81 8 253
2017 Executive 56 31 5 2 6 1 0 87 8 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 39 35 11 9 5 0 0 74 15 1714
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 43 32 10 9 5 0 0 75 14 4551
2017 Technical 36 37 13 8 6 0 0 74 13 1596
2017 Administrative Support 38 31 12 10 7 1 1 70 17 1821
2017 Operational 26 37 15 12 9 0 0 63 21 1996
2017 Other occupational category 49 28 9 7 7 0 1 77 14 318
2014 Executive 57 24 6 11 1 0 0 82 12 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 37 35 10 9 7 1 0 73 17 1929
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 40 32 11 10 6 0 0 72 17 5285
2014 Technical 37 36 13 8 6 0 0 73 15 1830
2014 Administrative Support 37 33 11 11 8 1 0 70 19 2337
2014 Operational 25 37 16 12 9 1 0 63 21 2478
2014 Other occupational category 37 32 13 9 8 1 1 69 17 215

Question 31. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 62 29 5 4 1 0 0 91 5 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 46 30 11 7 6 0 0 76 13 1908
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 52 27 10 6 4 0 0 79 11 5318
2019 Technical 44 32 12 6 5 0 0 76 12 1559
2019 Administrative Support 50 27 11 6 6 0 0 77 12 1903
2019 Operational 34 32 17 9 8 0 0 66 17 2034
2019 Other occupational category 57 27 6 7 2 1 0 84 9 376
2018 Executive 50 31 9 6 4 0 0 81 10 108
2018 Scientific and Professional 43 28 13 8 8 0 0 71 16 1457
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 27 11 7 6 0 0 75 14 4056
2018 Technical 44 28 14 7 6 0 1 72 14 1270
2018 Administrative Support 44 28 13 7 8 0 0 72 15 1481
2018 Operational 30 32 17 10 11 0 0 62 21 1611
2018 Other occupational category 58 27 8 5 3 0 0 85 8 252
2017 Executive 58 26 9 1 5 0 1 84 6 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 45 30 12 6 7 0 1 76 12 1704
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 51 26 10 7 6 0 0 77 12 4533
2017 Technical 45 30 12 7 5 0 0 76 12 1591
2017 Administrative Support 46 28 13 6 7 0 0 74 13 1813
2017 Operational 33 31 15 10 10 1 0 65 20 1984
2017 Other occupational category 56 25 9 4 5 0 0 82 9 319
2014 Executive 60 23 10 5 2 0 0 84 7 140
2014 Scientific and Professional 43 30 11 8 7 0 0 74 15 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 47 28 11 7 6 0 0 76 13 5282
2014 Technical 43 33 12 5 7 0 0 76 12 1828
2014 Administrative Support 43 29 12 7 8 1 1 73 15 2335
2014 Operational 29 35 15 10 10 1 0 65 21 2470
2014 Other occupational category 45 25 12 6 8 2 1 72 15 215

Senior management

Question 34. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 55 32 6 4 2 1 0 87 6 128
2019 Scientific and Professional 29 35 16 9 6 4 0 67 16 1898
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 33 34 15 9 5 3 0 70 15 5288
2019 Technical 30 34 19 9 5 4 0 66 15 1554
2019 Administrative Support 36 32 14 7 7 4 0 70 15 1904
2019 Operational 18 29 23 14 13 2 0 49 28 2035
2019 Other occupational category 44 30 10 5 2 8 2 82 8 376
2018 Executive 48 35 8 5 4 0 0 84 8 110
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 33 17 10 7 4 0 64 18 1483
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 31 34 16 9 6 4 0 68 16 4075
2018 Technical 27 33 19 9 7 4 0 63 16 1286
2018 Administrative Support 32 32 15 10 7 4 0 67 17 1491
2018 Operational 15 28 22 15 16 3 0 44 33 1626
2018 Other occupational category 51 26 8 5 3 7 1 83 8 252
2017 Executive 49 34 6 6 4 1 0 84 10 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 28 33 15 10 8 6 0 65 19 1714
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 30 35 15 10 6 4 0 68 17 4554
2017 Technical 28 34 18 9 6 4 0 65 16 1594
2017 Administrative Support 29 33 16 10 7 4 1 65 18 1824
2017 Operational 14 32 20 14 16 3 1 47 32 2001
2017 Other occupational category 41 26 14 7 6 5 1 71 14 322
2014 Executive 49 36 10 3 2 0 0 85 5 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 25 32 18 10 8 7 0 62 19 1925
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 27 36 16 10 7 5 0 66 18 5287
2014 Technical 23 36 17 10 9 4 0 62 20 1827
2014 Administrative Support 26 35 15 11 8 4 0 64 20 2337
2014 Operational 13 30 21 15 17 4 0 44 34 2471
2014 Other occupational category 23 35 15 9 11 6 1 63 21 214

Question 35. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 60 26 7 4 2 0 0 87 6 129
2019 Scientific and Professional 23 35 18 13 10 1 0 59 23 1895
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 29 34 16 12 7 1 0 64 20 5282
2019 Technical 24 34 20 13 8 1 0 59 21 1551
2019 Administrative Support 33 31 16 9 8 2 0 65 18 1898
2019 Operational 15 28 21 17 18 1 0 44 35 2032
2019 Other occupational category 43 30 11 6 3 5 2 79 10 375
2018 Executive 53 34 5 5 3 0 0 86 8 110
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 32 19 14 12 1 0 55 26 1478
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 34 17 12 8 2 0 63 21 4056
2018 Technical 23 31 20 14 10 2 0 55 25 1283
2018 Administrative Support 30 31 16 12 10 2 0 62 22 1485
2018 Operational 13 25 22 18 21 1 0 39 39 1623
2018 Other occupational category 50 30 8 5 4 3 1 82 9 252
2017 Executive 52 31 5 8 4 0 0 84 12 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 21 32 16 16 13 1 0 54 29 1711
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 26 34 16 13 8 2 0 61 22 4551
2017 Technical 21 35 19 13 10 2 0 57 23 1598
2017 Administrative Support 26 31 18 13 9 2 0 59 22 1825
2017 Operational 12 28 18 19 21 2 0 41 40 1999
2017 Other occupational category 37 23 16 10 10 4 1 63 21 322
2014 Executive 45 35 10 9 1 0 0 80 10 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 17 32 19 17 13 2 0 50 31 1926
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 22 34 19 14 9 2 0 58 23 5287
2014 Technical 19 32 20 15 13 1 0 52 28 1828
2014 Administrative Support 22 34 17 14 10 2 1 57 26 2337
2014 Operational 11 24 21 19 23 2 0 36 43 2471
2014 Other occupational category 25 28 16 12 15 4 0 55 28 215

Question 36. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 36 43 12 7 2 0 0 79 9 129
2019 Scientific and Professional 14 30 23 17 13 3 0 45 30 1894
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 20 32 20 16 9 3 0 55 25 5275
2019 Technical 16 30 25 17 10 2 0 48 27 1553
2019 Administrative Support 25 31 19 12 9 4 0 58 22 1892
2019 Operational 11 23 23 20 21 2 0 35 41 2031
2019 Other occupational category 30 30 15 8 4 10 2 68 14 376
2018 Executive 25 52 7 15 2 0 0 76 16 110
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 30 23 18 13 3 0 44 32 1477
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 18 33 20 16 10 3 0 52 27 4057
2018 Technical 15 30 25 16 11 3 0 46 29 1282
2018 Administrative Support 23 30 20 13 10 4 0 54 25 1484
2018 Operational 9 21 24 21 23 2 0 31 45 1623
2018 Other occupational category 35 29 14 7 4 8 2 72 12 250
2017 Executive 28 52 5 9 5 0 0 81 15 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 12 29 21 19 15 4 0 43 35 1713
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 17 33 20 17 10 3 0 52 27 4553
2017 Technical 13 33 22 17 12 4 0 48 29 1596
2017 Administrative Support 19 30 20 16 10 4 1 52 27 1822
2017 Operational 9 22 21 21 23 2 1 33 46 1999
2017 Other occupational category 28 21 17 17 11 6 1 53 29 319
2014 Executive 21 47 14 13 5 0 0 68 18 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 11 26 21 22 17 3 0 39 40 1927
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 14 32 21 18 11 4 0 48 30 5283
2014 Technical 13 28 22 19 15 3 0 42 34 1829
2014 Administrative Support 17 30 20 17 11 4 1 50 30 2333
2014 Operational 7 21 23 22 25 3 0 29 48 2471
2014 Other occupational category 19 28 16 11 17 7 0 51 31 214

Question 37. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 30 52 5 10 3 0 0 82 13 128
2019 Scientific and Professional 13 32 21 20 13 1 0 45 34 1893
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 18 32 18 19 12 1 0 51 31 5283
2019 Technical 15 32 22 17 12 1 0 48 30 1553
2019 Administrative Support 22 32 15 16 13 2 0 55 30 1899
2019 Operational 11 23 20 22 23 1 0 34 45 2030
2019 Other occupational category 30 29 14 12 5 8 1 66 19 376
2018 Executive 21 47 11 16 5 0 0 68 21 110
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 31 18 21 16 1 0 44 37 1481
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 16 31 18 20 13 2 0 48 33 4070
2018 Technical 14 31 21 19 13 2 0 46 33 1283
2018 Administrative Support 20 29 17 17 15 2 0 49 33 1483
2018 Operational 9 22 21 22 25 1 0 31 47 1620
2018 Other occupational category 32 32 9 10 7 9 1 71 19 251
2017 Executive 25 50 6 13 6 0 0 75 19 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 13 31 19 20 15 2 0 46 35 1709
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 17 33 16 20 13 2 0 50 34 4549
2017 Technical 14 32 21 17 14 2 0 47 32 1598
2017 Administrative Support 17 31 18 18 15 2 0 49 33 1817
2017 Operational 9 24 19 21 25 2 0 34 47 1989
2017 Other occupational category 23 31 14 16 9 7 1 58 28 320
2014 Executive 26 41 13 15 6 0 0 67 21 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 12 31 18 22 16 2 0 43 38 1926
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 14 32 17 21 13 2 0 47 35 5282
2014 Technical 13 30 20 19 16 2 0 45 35 1829
2014 Administrative Support 15 31 16 20 15 2 0 47 37 2335
2014 Operational 8 23 20 22 25 2 0 31 48 2469
2014 Other occupational category 20 25 15 14 19 7 1 48 35 215
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Workforce

Performance management

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 38 42 13 5 2 0 0 80 8 132
2019 Scientific and Professional 22 36 19 14 8 0 0 59 22 1911
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 29 35 16 12 8 0 0 64 20 5319
2019 Technical 21 35 21 13 9 0 0 57 22 1558
2019 Administrative Support 30 33 15 12 10 0 0 63 22 1900
2019 Operational 15 33 22 16 14 0 0 48 30 2029
2019 Other occupational category 42 36 9 8 4 1 0 78 12 376
2018 Executive 33 39 14 8 6 0 0 72 15 109
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 34 17 15 11 0 0 56 26 1468
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 33 18 12 9 0 0 61 22 4042
2018 Technical 22 32 21 14 11 0 0 54 25 1269
2018 Administrative Support 26 33 17 12 12 0 0 59 23 1478
2018 Operational 15 30 23 13 18 0 0 45 32 1607
2018 Other occupational category 36 37 19 3 3 1 2 75 6 246
2017 Executive 37 38 10 9 6 0 0 75 15 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 23 35 17 14 10 0 0 58 25 1713
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 27 35 16 12 10 0 0 62 22 4544
2017 Technical 22 36 20 13 9 0 0 58 22 1597
2017 Administrative Support 26 33 17 13 11 0 0 59 24 1813
2017 Operational 15 30 21 18 15 0 0 46 33 1998
2017 Other occupational category 35 32 16 8 8 1 0 68 16 322
2014 Executive 38 34 18 7 3 0 0 73 10 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 18 36 19 15 11 0 0 54 27 1926
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 23 34 17 15 11 0 0 57 25 5287
2014 Technical 19 36 19 14 11 0 0 55 25 1831
2014 Administrative Support 23 36 15 14 12 0 0 59 26 2335
2014 Operational 13 30 21 19 16 0 0 44 35 2475
2014 Other occupational category 18 35 19 12 15 0 0 53 28 215

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 45 40 6 5 2 0 1 86 8 132
2019 Scientific and Professional 27 44 12 11 5 0 0 71 17 1906
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 28 42 12 12 5 0 0 70 17 5302
2019 Technical 25 43 15 11 6 0 0 68 17 1557
2019 Administrative Support 33 41 11 10 5 0 0 74 15 1890
2019 Operational 23 41 17 14 5 0 0 65 18 2022
2019 Other occupational category 27 42 16 11 4 0 0 69 15 375
2018 Executive 40 42 6 10 1 0 1 83 11 109
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 42 14 11 6 0 0 69 17 1471
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 38 14 12 7 0 0 67 19 4052
2018 Technical 28 37 16 12 7 0 0 65 19 1270
2018 Administrative Support 32 39 12 11 5 0 0 72 17 1474
2018 Operational 23 38 19 12 8 0 0 61 20 1607
2018 Other occupational category 23 46 17 12 3 0 0 69 15 245
2017 Executive 44 42 5 5 3 0 0 86 8 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 29 42 14 10 5 0 0 72 15 1711
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 39 13 12 7 0 0 68 19 4541
2017 Technical 27 42 14 11 5 0 0 69 17 1596
2017 Administrative Support 32 40 12 10 6 0 0 72 16 1816
2017 Operational 22 41 16 13 8 0 0 63 21 1997
2017 Other occupational category 34 44 14 6 2 0 0 78 9 321

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 47 36 11 5 2 0 0 83 6 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 36 34 14 9 6 0 0 70 15 1908
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 43 30 13 8 6 1 1 73 14 5310
2019 Technical 34 34 17 8 6 1 0 69 13 1556
2019 Administrative Support 39 29 15 8 7 1 1 69 15 1900
2019 Operational 26 34 20 11 8 0 0 60 19 2031
2019 Other occupational category 45 32 10 7 6 1 0 77 13 376
2018 Executive 38 39 8 11 4 0 0 77 15 108
2018 Scientific and Professional 32 37 15 9 6 1 0 69 15 1459
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 38 33 13 9 7 0 0 71 16 4057
2018 Technical 34 35 15 8 6 0 1 70 14 1277
2018 Administrative Support 36 31 13 10 8 0 0 68 18 1480
2018 Operational 21 38 21 11 9 0 0 59 20 1618
2018 Other occupational category 42 35 12 5 2 0 3 80 8 252
2017 Executive 43 40 5 5 6 0 0 83 12 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 31 37 15 9 6 0 0 69 15 1714
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 38 35 11 9 6 0 0 73 15 4552
2017 Technical 33 38 15 7 5 0 0 72 13 1596
2017 Administrative Support 35 33 14 9 8 1 0 69 17 1821
2017 Operational 23 38 19 11 9 0 0 62 19 1997
2017 Other occupational category 41 34 13 7 4 0 1 76 11 321
2014 Executive 48 36 7 7 2 1 0 84 9 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 32 36 13 11 7 0 0 69 18 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 37 34 12 10 7 0 0 72 17 5289
2014 Technical 33 39 13 8 6 0 0 72 14 1830
2014 Administrative Support 35 34 14 9 7 1 0 70 16 2336
2014 Operational 22 40 18 10 9 0 0 63 19 2475
2014 Other occupational category 30 36 14 9 9 1 1 68 18 215

Job fit and development

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 59 35 2 2 2 0 0 94 4 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 27 42 12 14 5 0 0 69 19 1897
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 32 37 12 12 6 0 0 70 18 5306
2019 Technical 27 40 12 13 7 0 0 68 20 1553
2019 Administrative Support 33 38 10 12 6 0 1 71 18 1897
2019 Operational 21 40 13 16 10 0 0 61 26 2031
2019 Other occupational category 31 40 12 12 5 1 1 71 16 377
2018 Executive 40 51 6 3 0 0 0 92 3 109
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 45 10 13 5 0 1 72 18 1474
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 41 11 12 6 0 1 71 19 4052
2018 Technical 25 43 12 12 6 0 1 69 19 1271
2018 Administrative Support 27 42 10 13 6 0 1 70 20 1481
2018 Operational 20 38 14 17 10 0 0 58 27 1609
2018 Other occupational category 30 51 11 5 3 0 1 82 7 246
2017 Executive 52 38 4 3 0 3 0 92 3 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 25 40 12 14 8 0 0 66 22 1711
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 38 11 14 7 0 0 67 21 4549
2017 Technical 24 40 13 14 8 0 0 64 22 1597
2017 Administrative Support 28 38 11 13 8 0 0 67 22 1819
2017 Operational 18 36 13 19 13 0 0 55 32 1993
2017 Other occupational category 35 36 10 11 8 0 1 71 19 321
2014 Executive 46 36 10 6 1 0 1 83 7 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 22 39 14 15 8 0 1 62 24 1926
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 25 39 11 15 10 0 0 64 25 5282
2014 Technical 21 40 12 16 11 0 0 61 27 1832
2014 Administrative Support 31 36 11 14 7 0 0 68 21 2333
2014 Operational 18 35 14 18 15 0 0 53 33 2472
2014 Other occupational category 22 31 17 18 12 0 1 53 30 214

Question 44. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 45 45 4 4 2 1 0 91 5 132
2019 Scientific and Professional 20 35 16 16 12 1 0 56 28 1909
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 25 34 16 13 10 2 0 60 24 5306
2019 Technical 21 32 21 14 11 1 1 54 25 1555
2019 Administrative Support 26 29 17 13 12 3 1 57 25 1895
2019 Operational 15 28 22 17 17 1 0 44 34 2029
2019 Other occupational category 35 35 12 5 6 5 1 75 12 377
2018 Executive 38 44 11 3 4 0 0 82 6 108
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 34 16 16 12 1 1 55 28 1469
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 24 33 17 14 10 2 0 58 25 4068
2018 Technical 19 35 20 13 11 2 1 55 25 1283
2018 Administrative Support 24 30 19 13 12 2 0 55 25 1484
2018 Operational 13 27 25 15 18 1 0 41 34 1612
2018 Other occupational category 41 33 14 4 3 4 1 78 7 252
2017 Executive 48 37 5 9 2 0 0 85 11 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 23 34 15 15 11 1 0 58 27 1711
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 25 34 14 14 10 1 0 61 25 4552
2017 Technical 21 35 18 14 10 1 1 57 25 1597
2017 Administrative Support 24 32 16 12 12 3 1 59 25 1822
2017 Operational 14 29 21 17 16 1 1 45 34 1996
2017 Other occupational category 38 32 11 8 7 2 2 73 16 322
2014 Executive 43 33 13 8 2 1 0 77 10 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 18 32 16 18 14 2 0 51 32 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 21 32 15 16 14 2 0 55 30 5284
2014 Technical 18 33 20 14 13 2 1 52 28 1829
2014 Administrative Support 21 31 16 15 13 3 1 54 30 2333
2014 Operational 12 28 20 19 18 2 1 40 38 2475
2014 Other occupational category 19 31 19 12 13 4 2 53 27 214

Question 45. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 50 28 8 7 5 0 2 80 12 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 18 27 14 16 21 1 3 47 38 1913
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 20 27 15 16 18 2 2 49 35 5316
2019 Technical 14 20 20 15 23 1 7 36 42 1558
2019 Administrative Support 17 21 15 15 25 3 5 41 43 1901
2019 Operational 12 23 20 14 25 1 4 37 42 2034
2019 Other occupational category 27 30 16 5 9 5 8 65 16 377
2018 Executive 35 36 10 6 9 1 3 74 16 110
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 25 14 16 22 2 4 45 40 1477
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 25 16 17 20 1 2 46 38 4064
2018 Technical 13 20 22 15 23 1 6 35 41 1286
2018 Administrative Support 14 20 18 15 27 2 4 36 45 1485
2018 Operational 11 24 19 14 27 1 3 36 44 1614
2018 Other occupational category 30 29 16 6 6 5 9 68 13 253
2017 Executive 35 32 8 16 3 0 5 71 20 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 18 27 13 16 20 1 5 48 38 1713
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 18 26 13 18 20 1 3 46 40 4551
2017 Technical 14 21 18 16 23 2 6 38 43 1595
2017 Administrative Support 13 18 16 16 27 3 6 34 48 1823
2017 Operational 10 24 18 16 25 1 6 36 44 1999
2017 Other occupational category 29 26 12 10 8 4 11 65 21 320
2014 Executive 40 28 12 11 4 1 5 71 15 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 15 25 12 17 25 1 4 42 44 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 13 24 14 18 27 2 3 38 47 5288
2014 Technical 10 19 18 17 27 2 7 32 49 1829
2014 Administrative Support 9 16 15 17 35 3 6 27 57 2336
2014 Operational 9 21 18 16 29 2 5 33 49 2475
2014 Other occupational category 14 20 16 14 20 6 10 40 40 214

Question 46a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 49 27 19 5 1 0 0 76 5 132
2019 Scientific and Professional 49 27 14 4 3 0 3 78 8 1902
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 57 22 11 4 2 1 4 82 6 5310
2019 Technical 60 23 9 2 1 1 5 87 3 1559
2019 Administrative Support 65 17 8 2 2 1 4 86 5 1900
2019 Operational 57 23 10 3 2 1 4 84 5 2034
2019 Other occupational category 63 17 9 3 1 0 8 86 4 377

Question 46b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to language training in my second official language

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 75 7 4 2 4 0 8 89 7 132
2019 Scientific and Professional 50 12 9 7 9 2 11 71 18 1906
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 49 12 9 6 9 2 12 71 18 5314
2019 Technical 57 11 6 4 4 3 15 83 9 1554
2019 Administrative Support 52 10 7 6 6 3 15 77 15 1897
2019 Operational 58 9 6 3 4 3 18 84 9 2027
2019 Other occupational category 54 8 10 3 4 4 17 78 9 377

Question 46c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 83 13 4 0 0 0 0 96 0 132
2019 Scientific and Professional 43 26 15 7 5 1 2 72 12 1901
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 46 24 15 6 4 1 3 73 11 5303
2019 Technical 44 22 18 7 4 2 4 70 11 1558
2019 Administrative Support 43 22 15 7 6 3 4 70 14 1899
2019 Operational 38 24 18 9 7 1 3 65 16 2029
2019 Other occupational category 43 24 13 4 3 2 12 77 8 372

Question 46d. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to developmental programs

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 79 8 7 2 2 0 2 89 4 131
2019 Scientific and Professional 42 23 15 9 6 2 3 69 15 1893
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 43 21 15 8 6 3 4 69 15 5283
2019 Technical 44 21 16 7 5 3 5 70 13 1547
2019 Administrative Support 41 20 15 9 7 4 4 67 17 1889
2019 Operational 39 23 17 9 7 2 3 65 17 2028
2019 Other occupational category 43 19 14 4 3 3 15 75 8 374

Question 46e. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of opportunities in my region

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 88 4 2 2 3 0 2 93 5 132
2019 Scientific and Professional 47 16 11 9 9 3 5 69 20 1901
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 45 16 12 9 10 3 5 66 21 5300
2019 Technical 39 15 14 11 9 5 7 61 23 1556
2019 Administrative Support 35 16 14 11 13 5 5 57 27 1884
2019 Operational 37 19 15 9 9 4 5 63 20 2022
2019 Other occupational category 54 14 9 5 3 4 12 80 10 377

Question 46f. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Level of education

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 95 4 0 0 0 1 0 100 0 132
2019 Scientific and Professional 79 10 3 1 1 2 4 95 2 1902
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 62 17 9 3 2 2 5 84 6 5290
2019 Technical 57 18 10 2 2 4 6 84 5 1549
2019 Administrative Support 56 18 9 4 2 4 7 83 7 1892
2019 Operational 56 18 11 4 2 3 6 82 7 2018
2019 Other occupational category 65 11 8 2 2 2 11 87 4 377

Question 46g. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 86 3 4 2 2 2 1 92 4 132
2019 Scientific and Professional 74 9 5 2 3 3 3 89 6 1895
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 73 9 4 2 3 4 4 90 6 5296
2019 Technical 75 9 4 2 2 3 5 91 5 1548
2019 Administrative Support 71 9 5 3 3 4 5 88 7 1874
2019 Operational 67 12 7 3 4 3 4 84 8 2013
2019 Other occupational category 76 7 3 1 1 2 9 93 3 376

Question 46h. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Accessibility or accommodation issues

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 93 2 1 0 0 0 5 99 0 130
2019 Scientific and Professional 79 6 2 1 1 2 8 94 3 1894
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 76 7 3 1 1 2 9 93 3 5290
2019 Technical 73 9 4 1 1 3 9 93 2 1549
2019 Administrative Support 71 8 4 2 3 3 9 90 5 1886
2019 Operational 65 13 6 2 2 3 9 88 5 2012
2019 Other occupational category 74 9 2 1 1 1 12 96 2 375

Empowerment

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 69 28 2 1 1 0 0 97 2 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 30 41 12 11 6 0 0 71 17 1903
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 35 38 11 10 5 0 0 74 15 5297
2019 Technical 31 40 14 8 6 0 0 71 14 1551
2019 Administrative Support 30 36 15 11 8 0 0 66 19 1891
2019 Operational 21 37 16 14 11 0 0 59 25 2026
2019 Other occupational category 36 37 12 8 5 0 1 74 14 374
2018 Executive 54 37 5 5 0 0 0 91 5 108
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 43 13 10 7 0 0 70 17 1462
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 40 12 10 6 0 0 72 16 4046
2018 Technical 30 42 13 9 6 0 0 72 15 1275
2018 Administrative Support 27 37 16 11 9 0 0 65 20 1480
2018 Operational 20 35 17 14 14 0 0 55 28 1619
2018 Other occupational category 35 38 14 8 4 1 1 74 12 251
2017 Executive 67 25 4 2 1 0 0 92 4 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 31 42 10 10 6 0 0 73 16 1701
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 35 40 10 9 5 0 0 75 14 4526
2017 Technical 34 39 12 8 5 0 0 74 14 1593
2017 Administrative Support 27 39 13 11 10 0 1 66 21 1811
2017 Operational 21 41 13 14 11 0 0 62 25 1980
2017 Other occupational category 37 39 11 8 4 0 1 77 12 318
2014 Executive 55 36 5 3 1 0 0 90 4 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 21 45 13 13 9 0 0 66 22 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 25 43 12 12 8 0 0 69 19 5287
2014 Technical 24 44 13 10 8 0 0 69 18 1830
2014 Administrative Support 22 40 13 13 11 0 1 63 24 2332
2014 Operational 15 39 15 16 14 0 0 55 30 2473
2014 Other occupational category 24 34 17 12 12 1 1 58 25 215

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 67 25 5 2 1 0 0 92 3 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 33 35 15 10 7 0 0 68 17 1906
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 41 34 13 7 5 0 0 75 12 5308
2019 Technical 34 34 18 8 6 0 0 68 14 1555
2019 Administrative Support 32 33 18 8 7 0 0 66 16 1900
2019 Operational 23 36 19 12 10 0 0 59 22 2026
2019 Other occupational category 41 34 14 7 4 0 0 74 11 376
2018 Executive 52 30 11 7 0 0 0 82 7 110
2018 Scientific and Professional 33 35 15 9 7 0 0 68 16 1460
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 38 34 14 8 6 0 0 72 14 4043
2018 Technical 34 35 15 10 6 0 0 69 16 1272
2018 Administrative Support 32 32 19 10 7 0 0 64 17 1476
2018 Operational 21 32 21 12 13 0 0 54 26 1614
2018 Other occupational category 40 36 13 6 5 0 0 76 11 249
2017 Executive 62 30 4 3 1 0 0 92 4 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 34 36 13 10 7 0 0 70 17 1703
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 39 34 12 9 5 0 0 73 14 4525
2017 Technical 36 36 14 8 6 0 0 72 14 1596
2017 Administrative Support 31 36 15 10 7 0 1 68 17 1812
2017 Operational 23 35 18 13 10 0 0 59 23 1985
2017 Other occupational category 41 34 13 7 4 0 1 76 10 318
2014 Executive 58 30 8 3 2 0 0 87 5 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 28 38 15 11 7 0 0 66 19 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 33 37 14 10 6 0 0 70 16 5287
2014 Technical 33 36 14 10 6 0 0 70 16 1831
2014 Administrative Support 30 38 14 9 8 0 0 68 18 2334
2014 Operational 20 36 19 13 12 0 0 57 25 2475
2014 Other occupational category 28 32 17 13 10 1 0 61 22 215

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 47 42 3 6 2 0 0 89 8 131
2019 Scientific and Professional 27 40 14 12 6 0 0 67 19 1894
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 34 39 12 9 5 0 0 74 14 5265
2019 Technical 29 39 17 9 5 0 0 68 14 1531
2019 Administrative Support 37 38 13 8 4 0 0 75 13 1881
2019 Operational 22 38 19 13 8 0 0 60 21 2019
2019 Other occupational category 42 39 11 6 1 0 1 81 7 372
2018 Executive 38 43 9 8 1 0 1 81 9 109
2018 Scientific and Professional 26 36 16 13 9 0 0 62 22 1459
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 34 36 14 10 6 0 0 70 16 4045
2018 Technical 31 35 17 10 7 0 0 66 17 1273
2018 Administrative Support 34 34 15 9 7 0 0 69 16 1483
2018 Operational 21 33 18 15 12 0 0 55 27 1616
2018 Other occupational category 35 39 19 4 2 0 0 74 7 249
2017 Executive 55 33 4 4 4 0 0 88 8 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 28 36 15 11 8 0 1 65 20 1701
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 35 36 13 10 6 0 0 72 15 4533
2017 Technical 32 38 15 8 6 0 0 71 14 1594
2017 Administrative Support 32 38 14 9 6 0 0 71 15 1811
2017 Operational 22 36 18 13 10 0 0 59 24 1983
2017 Other occupational category 41 34 13 7 4 0 1 76 10 318
2014 Executive 44 39 6 8 2 0 0 84 10 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 24 36 17 14 8 0 0 61 22 1926
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 32 36 14 11 6 0 0 69 17 5286
2014 Technical 30 38 16 9 7 0 0 68 16 1831
2014 Administrative Support 34 36 12 10 7 0 0 71 17 2331
2014 Operational 18 35 20 15 11 0 0 53 27 2473
2014 Other occupational category 24 36 17 13 8 2 0 61 21 215

Question 47. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 44 47 8 0 2 0 0 91 2 132
2019 Scientific and Professional 17 44 19 11 6 2 0 63 18 1905
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 24 43 17 9 4 3 0 69 13 5311
2019 Technical 22 44 20 9 4 2 0 67 13 1556
2019 Administrative Support 24 38 18 9 6 4 0 65 16 1900
2019 Operational 13 40 22 14 9 2 0 54 23 2035
2019 Other occupational category 28 40 12 8 3 9 0 76 12 376
2018 Executive 43 45 7 4 1 0 0 88 5 110
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 39 22 11 7 2 0 58 19 1480
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 23 39 22 9 6 2 0 63 15 4070
2018 Technical 22 38 22 8 7 2 0 61 16 1280
2018 Administrative Support 19 35 24 9 8 4 0 57 18 1484
2018 Operational 12 34 26 13 13 2 0 47 27 1611
2018 Other occupational category 26 44 17 3 3 4 2 76 7 249
2017 Executive 46 45 5 2 2 1 0 91 4 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 19 39 20 12 7 2 0 60 20 1715
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 23 40 18 10 6 3 0 65 16 4554
2017 Technical 22 40 21 9 6 3 0 64 15 1597
2017 Administrative Support 20 37 21 10 8 5 0 60 18 1823
2017 Operational 12 35 24 16 11 2 0 48 28 1998
2017 Other occupational category 29 34 18 10 4 4 2 66 15 319

Work-life balance and workload

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 40 38 6 10 6 1 0 78 16 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 44 32 11 8 4 0 0 77 12 1907
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 51 31 8 6 4 0 0 82 10 5306
2019 Technical 45 33 12 5 4 0 0 79 9 1550
2019 Administrative Support 52 29 8 6 4 0 0 82 10 1890
2019 Operational 34 35 16 8 7 0 0 69 15 2032
2019 Other occupational category 53 29 8 4 4 0 1 83 9 377
2018 Executive 29 44 8 12 6 0 1 74 18 108
2018 Scientific and Professional 39 36 12 8 4 0 0 76 13 1473
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 32 9 6 4 0 0 80 10 4041
2018 Technical 42 37 13 4 4 0 0 79 9 1267
2018 Administrative Support 47 32 10 6 4 0 1 80 10 1479
2018 Operational 31 36 17 9 7 0 0 67 16 1606
2018 Other occupational category 64 22 8 3 1 1 0 87 4 244
2017 Executive 40 34 10 12 5 0 0 73 17 124
2017 Scientific and Professional 41 34 10 10 5 0 0 75 15 1709
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 47 32 9 7 4 0 0 80 11 4546
2017 Technical 45 34 11 6 3 0 0 79 9 1590
2017 Administrative Support 44 34 11 6 4 0 1 78 11 1819
2017 Operational 29 39 14 9 7 0 1 69 17 1991
2017 Other occupational category 57 24 10 4 3 0 1 82 8 320
2014 Executive 51 30 9 7 3 0 0 81 10 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 37 35 12 8 6 1 1 73 14 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 43 34 10 7 5 0 0 78 13 5281
2014 Technical 40 35 13 7 4 0 1 75 12 1831
2014 Administrative Support 44 32 11 7 5 0 1 76 13 2332
2014 Operational 26 36 19 9 8 1 1 63 18 2473
2014 Other occupational category 35 39 12 7 6 1 1 75 13 215

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.

Survey year Demographic Always/almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 8 17 32 23 20 0 1 25 43 131
2019 Scientific and Professional 31 31 20 10 8 0 1 62 18 1893
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 35 32 18 8 6 0 0 68 14 5276
2019 Technical 37 35 18 6 3 0 1 73 9 1532
2019 Administrative Support 50 29 13 5 3 0 1 79 7 1880
2019 Operational 43 33 16 4 3 0 1 77 7 2000
2019 Other occupational category 68 21 7 1 1 0 1 90 2 371
2018 Executive 6 23 20 24 27 0 0 29 51 110
2018 Scientific and Professional 30 31 20 12 8 0 0 61 19 1480
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 34 32 18 9 7 0 1 66 16 4077
2018 Technical 40 34 15 6 4 0 1 74 11 1287
2018 Administrative Support 50 27 13 5 3 0 1 78 8 1490
2018 Operational 42 33 16 5 3 0 1 75 8 1623
2018 Other occupational category 62 29 5 3 0 0 1 92 3 254
2017 Executive 12 28 20 19 19 0 2 41 39 124
2017 Scientific and Professional 27 35 18 12 7 0 1 62 19 1713
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 34 35 16 8 5 0 1 70 14 4548
2017 Technical 38 37 13 7 3 0 1 76 10 1595
2017 Administrative Support 46 33 13 5 3 0 1 79 7 1821
2017 Operational 44 33 14 5 2 0 2 79 7 1997
2017 Other occupational category 54 29 11 4 1 1 0 84 5 320
2014 Executive 16 28 27 16 13 0 1 44 29 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 26 34 20 11 9 0 1 61 19 1927
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 33 34 19 8 6 0 1 67 14 5286
2014 Technical 36 36 17 7 4 0 1 72 11 1831
2014 Administrative Support 43 32 15 6 3 0 1 76 9 2335
2014 Operational 40 37 15 4 3 0 1 78 7 2474
2014 Other occupational category 44 38 10 4 2 1 1 83 6 215

Question 29. Subject to operational requirements, my immediate supervisor supports the use of flexible work arrangements (e.g., flexible hours, compressed workweeks, telework).

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 57 23 10 2 0 2 7 88 2 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 57 23 7 4 4 1 3 84 9 1912
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 62 20 6 4 4 2 2 85 8 5310
2019 Technical 54 23 10 3 4 1 4 82 8 1558
2019 Administrative Support 50 19 11 4 6 4 7 77 11 1901
2019 Operational 32 22 19 5 10 2 10 61 17 2031
2019 Other occupational category 55 21 7 2 5 3 7 84 8 375
2017 Executive 32 32 12 5 4 2 13 75 11 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 50 25 7 6 5 3 4 81 12 1708
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 51 25 8 5 4 3 4 82 10 4540
2017 Technical 49 26 8 4 5 2 5 81 10 1594
2017 Administrative Support 42 23 10 5 6 5 8 76 13 1815
2017 Operational 25 24 15 6 12 4 13 60 22 1995
2017 Other occupational category 51 20 10 3 5 3 9 80 9 319
2014 Executive 39 21 10 8 1 5 17 76 11 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 47 25 7 6 6 3 5 79 13 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 51 25 8 5 5 2 4 81 10 5285
2014 Technical 47 26 9 4 6 2 6 79 10 1830
2014 Administrative Support 40 22 12 6 8 5 8 70 16 2337
2014 Operational 23 23 16 7 13 3 15 55 25 2476
2014 Other occupational category 32 23 12 5 13 4 12 65 21 215

Mobility and retention

Question 54. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Not sure
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 49 29 23 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 25 46 29 1914
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 29 35 35 5320
2019 Technical 19 51 30 1561
2019 Administrative Support 26 38 36 1905
2019 Operational 15 53 32 2040
2019 Other occupational category 47 29 24 376
2018 Executive 53 28 19 109
2018 Scientific and Professional 24 45 31 1473
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 30 35 34 4085
2018 Technical 17 53 30 1289
2018 Administrative Support 23 40 37 1492
2018 Operational 16 53 31 1627
2018 Other occupational category 43 22 34 252
2017 Executive 43 33 24 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 20 50 31 1713
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 32 37 32 4555
2017 Technical 16 56 28 1597
2017 Administrative Support 26 40 34 1821
2017 Operational 16 56 28 1999
2017 Other occupational category 29 42 29 322
2014 Executive 43 37 21 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 20 48 32 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 32 35 33 5288
2014 Technical 14 55 31 1830
2014 Administrative Support 24 42 35 2332
2014 Operational 16 56 28 2476
2014 Other occupational category 24 46 30 215

Question 55. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Survey year Demographic To retire
(%)
To pursue another position within my department or agency
(%)
To pursue a position in another department or agency
(%)
To pursue a position outside the federal public service
(%)
End of my term, casual or student employment
(%)
Other
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 22 45 31 0 0 3 65
2019 Scientific and Professional 25 32 28 7 2 6 485
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 18 37 30 5 3 8 1582
2019 Technical 52 13 19 7 3 6 301
2019 Administrative Support 23 37 27 2 5 6 491
2019 Operational 48 17 19 9 2 5 302
2019 Other occupational category 1 11 10 4 74 1 130
2018 Executive 17 34 36 3 0 9 58
2018 Scientific and Professional 26 34 26 8 1 5 364
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 37 31 4 3 7 1251
2018 Technical 54 11 18 8 3 6 219
2018 Administrative Support 28 26 29 3 4 10 348
2018 Operational 51 17 18 8 1 7 259
2018 Other occupational category 3 6 4 0 87 1 79
2017 Executive 33 24 32 4 0 7 55
2017 Scientific and Professional 28 25 28 10 3 6 357
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 20 35 32 3 2 8 1453
2017 Technical 53 12 18 8 5 4 260
2017 Administrative Support 34 24 26 3 3 10 475
2017 Operational 51 19 15 9 1 6 312
2017 Other occupational category 14 8 8 2 65 3 81
2014 Executive 22 31 42 3 9999 3 64
2014 Scientific and Professional 26 29 29 12 9999 5 417
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 20 31 31 6 9999 12 1690
2014 Technical 53 9 18 12 9999 8 255
2014 Administrative Support 29 25 26 5 9999 15 562
2014 Operational 53 10 12 17 9999 8 385
2014 Other occupational category 17 11 16 22 9999 34 58
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Organizational goals

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 77 20 1 2 1 0 0 97 2 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 43 39 9 6 3 0 0 82 9 1903
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 43 40 9 5 3 0 0 83 7 5297
2019 Technical 39 40 12 6 3 0 0 79 9 1552
2019 Administrative Support 47 38 8 3 3 0 0 86 6 1894
2019 Operational 34 42 14 7 4 0 0 76 10 2026
2019 Other occupational category 47 34 10 6 4 0 0 81 9 374
2018 Executive 83 15 3 0 0 0 0 97 0 110
2018 Scientific and Professional 45 40 8 4 2 0 0 85 6 1467
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 47 39 8 4 2 0 0 86 6 4065
2018 Technical 42 42 9 4 2 0 0 84 7 1277
2018 Administrative Support 48 38 8 3 2 0 0 87 5 1489
2018 Operational 34 44 13 5 4 0 0 78 9 1620
2018 Other occupational category 40 50 6 4 1 0 0 90 5 251
2017 Executive 76 20 2 3 0 0 0 96 3 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 44 39 8 5 3 0 0 83 9 1713
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 43 40 9 5 3 0 0 83 9 4541
2017 Technical 41 40 10 5 3 0 0 82 8 1596
2017 Administrative Support 44 39 10 5 3 0 0 83 7 1817
2017 Operational 31 42 14 7 5 1 0 74 12 1995
2017 Other occupational category 39 42 13 4 1 1 0 82 5 322
2014 Executive 72 26 1 0 1 0 0 98 1 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 41 38 10 6 4 0 0 80 10 1925
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 41 40 10 5 3 1 0 82 8 5287
2014 Technical 39 41 11 5 3 1 0 81 8 1830
2014 Administrative Support 44 38 10 4 3 1 0 83 7 2332
2014 Operational 30 41 17 6 5 1 0 72 11 2474
2014 Other occupational category 32 43 16 4 4 1 0 75 8 215

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 55 39 2 3 1 0 0 94 4 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 22 45 18 11 4 1 0 67 15 1908
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 29 42 15 9 4 1 0 72 13 5318
2019 Technical 21 40 21 12 5 1 0 61 17 1559
2019 Administrative Support 28 39 19 8 4 2 0 68 13 1900
2019 Operational 14 35 26 14 10 1 0 50 24 2034
2019 Other occupational category 35 41 15 6 2 1 0 77 7 376
2018 Executive 51 44 4 2 0 0 0 95 2 110
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 45 17 12 6 0 0 65 18 1475
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 41 16 10 4 0 0 69 14 4064
2018 Technical 19 42 20 12 6 0 0 62 18 1288
2018 Administrative Support 26 38 18 11 6 1 0 65 17 1484
2018 Operational 11 33 27 17 11 1 0 45 28 1614
2018 Other occupational category 39 34 13 7 3 3 1 77 10 252
2017 Executive 55 36 3 3 3 0 0 91 6 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 22 42 17 12 7 1 0 64 19 1711
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 28 43 15 9 4 1 0 71 14 4546
2017 Technical 19 41 20 12 7 1 0 61 19 1594
2017 Administrative Support 24 39 19 11 5 1 0 64 17 1819
2017 Operational 13 34 23 17 12 1 0 48 29 1998
2017 Other occupational category 30 34 20 9 5 1 1 65 15 321
2014 Executive 39 43 10 7 1 0 0 82 8 140
2014 Scientific and Professional 20 38 18 15 8 1 0 59 23 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 24 40 18 11 5 1 0 66 17 5285
2014 Technical 20 39 19 12 8 1 0 60 20 1832
2014 Administrative Support 24 38 18 11 6 3 0 64 18 2335
2014 Operational 11 33 23 17 13 2 0 45 31 2474
2014 Other occupational category 22 36 18 12 9 3 0 60 22 215

Organizational performance

Question 18a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.

Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 9 18 49 17 6 0 1 23 27 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 25 39 19 7 0 0 26 35 1908
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 11 27 36 18 7 1 1 25 38 5314
2019 Technical 10 29 32 19 7 0 1 27 40 1555
2019 Administrative Support 9 21 33 22 13 1 2 36 30 1896
2019 Operational 12 31 34 16 6 0 1 22 44 2034
2019 Other occupational category 6 18 31 29 13 2 2 43 24 377
2018 Executive 6 34 39 18 3 0 0 21 39 109
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 28 35 20 7 1 1 27 37 1479
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 27 35 17 7 0 1 25 39 4085
2018 Technical 10 27 34 19 8 0 1 28 38 1285
2018 Administrative Support 8 21 32 22 14 1 2 37 30 1482
2018 Operational 13 28 35 15 7 1 1 22 42 1619
2018 Other occupational category 4 14 25 35 19 2 2 56 18 252
2017 Executive 6 23 45 17 6 0 2 24 30 124
2017 Scientific and Professional 10 24 37 19 8 0 2 28 35 1712
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 12 27 35 16 7 0 2 24 40 4530
2017 Technical 11 26 34 18 9 0 2 27 38 1586
2017 Administrative Support 9 21 32 21 12 1 4 35 32 1811
2017 Operational 13 29 33 14 6 1 3 22 44 1969
2017 Other occupational category 7 19 31 22 14 1 4 38 28 317
2014 Executive 7 26 47 18 1 0 0 20 33 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 11 26 39 16 6 0 2 22 38 1922
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 12 29 36 15 6 0 2 21 42 5283
2014 Technical 11 29 34 17 8 0 1 25 40 1831
2014 Administrative Support 9 24 33 20 10 0 3 31 34 2330
2014 Operational 13 32 34 15 5 1 1 20 46 2465
2014 Other occupational category 7 27 32 20 9 2 3 30 36 215

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 4 10 40 35 11 0 1 46 14 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 11 22 28 25 12 1 1 38 34 1903
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 10 20 29 24 14 1 1 39 32 5291
2019 Technical 9 21 29 23 15 1 2 39 31 1551
2019 Administrative Support 11 17 26 22 19 2 2 43 29 1898
2019 Operational 15 23 30 19 10 1 1 30 39 2031
2019 Other occupational category 5 10 20 29 28 4 4 62 16 375
2018 Executive 7 21 32 31 8 0 0 39 28 109
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 22 28 26 10 1 1 37 35 1478
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 20 27 23 14 2 1 39 33 4070
2018 Technical 10 21 28 25 14 1 1 39 32 1271
2018 Administrative Support 11 18 25 21 19 3 3 42 31 1475
2018 Operational 18 25 29 16 10 1 1 26 44 1616
2018 Other occupational category 2 9 18 32 30 5 3 68 13 252
2017 Executive 2 21 24 41 11 0 1 52 24 124
2017 Scientific and Professional 11 22 29 23 12 1 2 36 34 1703
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 11 20 29 22 13 2 3 37 33 4511
2017 Technical 10 20 30 22 14 1 3 37 32 1583
2017 Administrative Support 11 19 28 19 16 2 5 37 33 1801
2017 Operational 16 26 29 15 10 1 3 26 44 1961
2017 Other occupational category 8 13 22 23 25 2 6 53 23 316
2014 Executive 6 13 40 33 7 1 1 40 19 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 14 24 33 18 8 1 1 27 39 1926
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 13 22 31 20 10 2 2 31 36 5277
2014 Technical 13 22 29 22 12 1 2 35 35 1826
2014 Administrative Support 12 21 29 19 13 2 4 34 35 2330
2014 Operational 18 29 29 15 7 1 1 22 48 2466
2014 Other occupational category 8 25 26 20 14 3 4 37 35 215

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.

Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 17 29 35 15 4 0 1 19 46 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 25 30 27 11 5 1 1 16 57 1907
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 20 27 30 15 7 1 1 22 47 5301
2019 Technical 21 29 27 13 9 1 2 22 51 1551
2019 Administrative Support 13 21 29 19 14 1 3 35 35 1892
2019 Operational 23 29 26 12 7 2 2 19 54 2033
2019 Other occupational category 10 17 33 16 19 2 2 37 29 374
2018 Executive 17 32 37 11 2 0 1 13 50 109
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 28 26 11 5 1 1 16 57 1479
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 26 29 14 7 1 1 22 48 4075
2018 Technical 21 30 26 12 8 1 2 21 52 1282
2018 Administrative Support 13 21 28 19 14 2 3 35 36 1474
2018 Operational 27 27 23 11 7 2 2 19 57 1611
2018 Other occupational category 10 18 29 19 16 5 4 38 30 251
2017 Executive 17 31 35 14 4 0 0 18 47 124
2017 Scientific and Professional 30 28 24 10 5 1 2 15 60 1709
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 22 28 28 12 7 1 3 20 51 4524
2017 Technical 22 28 26 13 8 1 3 21 52 1584
2017 Administrative Support 14 21 29 17 12 2 5 31 38 1806
2017 Operational 25 28 24 11 6 1 4 19 56 1970
2017 Other occupational category 18 20 27 13 14 2 6 30 41 317
2014 Executive 19 37 30 12 2 0 0 14 56 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 33 28 22 9 5 1 2 14 63 1926
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 24 29 27 11 6 1 2 17 54 5279
2014 Technical 24 26 27 13 7 1 2 21 52 1829
2014 Administrative Support 16 23 28 18 10 1 4 30 41 2331
2014 Operational 25 30 25 11 5 1 2 17 57 2468
2014 Other occupational category 18 30 23 12 11 2 4 25 51 215

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.

Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 8 29 40 20 2 0 1 23 37 132
2019 Scientific and Professional 7 15 34 32 11 0 1 43 22 1899
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 7 15 34 28 15 1 1 44 22 5286
2019 Technical 6 13 31 32 16 0 2 49 19 1548
2019 Administrative Support 4 8 23 36 25 1 3 64 12 1887
2019 Operational 5 12 31 33 15 1 2 50 18 2024
2019 Other occupational category 2 3 16 35 36 3 5 77 6 374
2018 Executive 10 37 40 11 2 0 0 13 47 108
2018 Scientific and Professional 7 17 33 31 10 1 1 42 24 1477
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 16 35 28 12 1 1 41 23 4056
2018 Technical 5 14 31 33 15 0 2 49 20 1273
2018 Administrative Support 4 10 25 33 24 1 3 60 14 1469
2018 Operational 6 15 31 32 14 1 2 46 21 1614
2018 Other occupational category 3 6 15 30 39 3 3 73 10 252
2017 Executive 8 31 44 13 5 0 0 18 38 124
2017 Scientific and Professional 7 16 35 28 12 1 2 41 23 1704
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 7 16 35 26 12 1 2 40 24 4507
2017 Technical 6 12 32 30 16 1 3 48 19 1570
2017 Administrative Support 4 9 27 31 22 1 5 57 14 1791
2017 Operational 6 15 28 30 15 1 5 48 22 1945
2017 Other occupational category 4 7 24 25 34 2 6 63 11 314
2014 Executive 6 22 46 22 3 0 0 26 28 140
2014 Scientific and Professional 7 16 36 29 10 0 2 40 23 1917
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 8 17 36 27 10 1 2 38 25 5260
2014 Technical 5 13 33 33 14 1 2 48 18 1823
2014 Administrative Support 5 10 29 32 18 1 5 53 16 2318
2014 Operational 6 14 33 32 11 1 3 45 21 2462
2014 Other occupational category 4 9 26 33 22 2 4 58 14 215

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.

Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 16 31 36 12 4 0 2 16 47 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 19 25 29 17 8 1 1 25 45 1907
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 18 22 28 18 11 1 2 30 41 5306
2019 Technical 17 22 31 17 11 0 1 29 39 1556
2019 Administrative Support 10 15 27 23 22 1 3 47 26 1892
2019 Operational 19 25 30 16 8 0 1 25 44 2033
2019 Other occupational category 4 9 17 29 32 4 6 67 14 374
2018 Executive 19 39 29 11 2 0 0 13 58 109
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 27 28 14 8 1 1 23 49 1477
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 26 26 16 10 1 1 27 46 4079
2018 Technical 18 24 28 18 10 1 1 29 43 1282
2018 Administrative Support 13 18 26 20 19 2 2 41 32 1480
2018 Operational 21 29 26 14 8 1 1 22 51 1614
2018 Other occupational category 5 10 16 28 29 4 8 65 17 251
2017 Executive 18 20 43 14 5 0 0 19 38 125
2017 Scientific and Professional 20 24 30 16 8 1 2 24 45 1712
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 20 24 27 16 9 1 3 27 46 4535
2017 Technical 16 23 28 18 11 1 2 30 41 1588
2017 Administrative Support 13 19 25 20 17 1 5 39 34 1803
2017 Operational 21 27 27 14 8 1 3 23 50 1964
2017 Other occupational category 10 13 24 22 25 2 5 50 24 318
2014 Executive 17 32 37 9 5 1 0 14 49 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 22 28 29 13 5 1 2 19 52 1925
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 25 26 27 12 7 0 2 19 53 5273
2014 Technical 19 26 28 17 8 0 2 25 47 1830
2014 Administrative Support 16 22 27 17 13 1 4 32 40 2329
2014 Operational 25 30 26 12 6 1 1 18 55 2468
2014 Other occupational category 16 21 28 13 16 2 4 31 39 215

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.

Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 10 20 45 20 5 0 1 25 30 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 11 23 31 23 11 1 1 34 34 1892
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 15 23 28 19 12 2 2 32 39 5294
2019 Technical 11 18 25 25 18 1 3 45 30 1554
2019 Administrative Support 14 19 25 20 17 2 3 39 35 1896
2019 Operational 11 16 24 27 18 1 3 47 28 2023
2019 Other occupational category 6 9 19 22 30 8 5 60 18 375
2018 Executive 11 28 46 11 5 0 0 16 39 109
2018 Scientific and Professional 13 20 31 22 10 1 2 34 35 1471
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 15 23 28 19 11 2 2 32 40 4058
2018 Technical 12 19 25 25 15 1 2 42 32 1277
2018 Administrative Support 14 21 24 19 17 3 3 38 37 1481
2018 Operational 11 18 23 27 18 1 2 46 30 1613
2018 Other occupational category 6 7 17 21 35 8 6 65 15 251
2017 Executive 9 24 43 21 3 0 0 24 33 124
2017 Scientific and Professional 11 21 30 22 11 1 3 35 33 1708
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 14 22 28 20 11 2 4 32 38 4530
2017 Technical 10 19 23 23 18 1 6 45 30 1575
2017 Administrative Support 15 20 25 18 14 2 6 35 38 1809
2017 Operational 12 17 22 23 18 2 6 45 32 1961
2017 Other occupational category 4 10 18 23 33 3 10 64 16 316
2014 Executive 5 15 50 18 12 0 0 29 20 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 10 18 32 24 12 1 3 37 29 1920
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 12 20 29 23 11 1 4 36 34 5268
2014 Technical 11 16 23 25 19 1 5 47 29 1829
2014 Administrative Support 15 20 26 19 13 2 6 35 38 2326
2014 Operational 12 19 23 24 17 2 4 43 32 2464
2014 Other occupational category 8 15 18 23 24 6 6 52 27 214

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.

Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 14 29 40 16 1 1 1 17 43 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 24 27 30 12 5 1 1 17 52 1905
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 16 25 32 16 8 1 1 24 43 5296
2019 Technical 18 25 29 15 9 1 2 25 45 1554
2019 Administrative Support 10 16 30 21 17 3 3 40 28 1892
2019 Operational 19 23 28 16 9 2 2 26 44 2023
2019 Other occupational category 8 15 22 23 23 5 4 50 25 373
2018 Executive 17 32 42 6 3 0 0 9 49 109
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 28 27 11 4 2 1 15 57 1476
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 18 26 32 15 7 1 1 22 45 4079
2018 Technical 22 26 28 14 8 1 1 22 49 1284
2018 Administrative Support 10 19 30 19 16 3 3 37 31 1480
2018 Operational 21 24 28 13 9 2 2 23 48 1615
2018 Other occupational category 6 19 22 21 25 3 4 49 27 250
2017 Executive 19 29 39 12 2 0 0 13 48 124
2017 Scientific and Professional 29 27 27 10 5 1 2 15 57 1708
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 18 25 32 13 7 2 3 21 45 4531
2017 Technical 19 24 29 13 9 2 3 24 45 1585
2017 Administrative Support 11 18 31 17 14 2 6 34 32 1813
2017 Operational 22 23 26 13 8 3 6 23 49 1960
2017 Other occupational category 15 16 29 15 15 4 7 33 34 318
2014 Executive 20 36 37 4 3 0 0 7 56 141
2014 Scientific and Professional 30 27 26 9 4 2 2 14 59 1928
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 19 26 33 13 6 2 2 19 47 5274
2014 Technical 19 23 29 15 9 2 3 26 44 1827
2014 Administrative Support 11 19 30 19 13 3 5 35 33 2323
2014 Operational 20 23 30 14 7 2 3 22 46 2463
2014 Other occupational category 18 24 22 15 13 4 5 30 46 214

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... Unreliable technology.

Survey year Demographic Always/Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 11 24 40 15 10 0 1 25 35 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 11 20 35 23 9 0 1 33 32 1907
2019 Administration and Foreign Services 10 18 33 25 12 0 1 37 29 5311
2019 Technical 7 19 35 24 13 1 1 38 27 1555
2019 Administrative Support 11 17 32 23 15 1 2 39 28 1899
2019 Operational 10 18 32 25 11 1 2 38 29 2026
2019 Other occupational category 10 15 29 24 17 2 3 43 27 374

Question 40. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2019 Executive 16 48 17 14 5 0 0 64 19 133
2019 Scientific and Professional 9 30 24