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Subject:Are you sitting comfortably From:Peter Jones <Holtec -at- comity -dot- demon -dot- co -dot- uk> To:"TECHWR-L, a list for all technical communication issues digest" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 14 Dec 1999 17:10:45 +0000
Hello,
I am conducting a survey as part of an MA course in Technical
Authorship. If you have a few minutes please answer the questions below.
To maintain your privacy please make sure that you respond to me
directly at:
Survey -at- comity -dot- demon -dot- co -dot- uk
and make sure that your reply is not being copied to a list of
correspondents.
Note that this e-mail ends with a line of asterisks (*); if you do not
receive the entire survey and would still like to respond please e-mail
directly for the complete text.
The simplest way to complete the first part of the survey is to delete
all the answers that do not apply to you. Some later questions will need
a typed answer indicated by a #.
There are questions about: you, your occupation, your working
environment, the health effects of your working environment and this
survey.
Thank you for your time.
o DETAILS ABOUT YOU.
Q What is your gender?
A Woman,
A Man,
A I would prefer not to say.
Q How old are you?
A Less than 20 years,
A Between 20 and 30 years,
A Between 30 and 40 years,
A Between 40 and 50 years,
A Between 50 and 60 years,
A More than 60 years,
A I would prefer not to say.
Q What is your highest academic qualification?
A Below graduate degree level,
A Graduate degree,
A Postgraduate degree,
A I would prefer not to say.
o ABOUT YOUR OCCUPATION
Q What percentage of your work time is desk-bound?
A #
Q What percentage of your desk work time is computer use (reading
and typing)?
A #
o Of your remaining desk work time:
Q What percentage of your desk work is reading?
A #
o And:
Q What percentage of your desk work is writing?
A #
o And:
Q What percentage of your desk work is some other activity
(talking, speaking on the telephone and so forth).
A #
o ABOUT YOUR WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Q Please place the following in the order that they contribute to
your comfort (most important first).
A Desk type.
A Chair type.
A Computer keyboard type.
A Computer monitor type.
A Other computer peripheral types.
A Lighting and other environmental controls.
Q What comfort factors most influence your choice of Desk?
A #
Q What comfort factors most influence your choice of Chair?
A #
Q What comfort factors most influence your choice of Computer
keyboard?
A #
Q What comfort factors most influence your choice of Computer
monitor?
A #
o ABOUT THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF YOUR WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Q Please explain what you understand by Repetitive Strain Injury
(Carpal Tunnel Syndrome).
A #
Q Please explain how you avoid the risk of RSI (CTS) at work.
A #
Q Please explain what you understand by low back pain.
A #
Q Please explain how you avoid the risk of low back pain at work.
A #
Q Please explain what you understand by eyestrain.
A #
Q Please explain how you avoid eyestrain at work.
A #
o SURVEY RESULTS
Would you like a summary of the survey results?
Yes
No
I have no preference.
Thank you for taking time to fill in this survey.
Please e-mail to:
Survey -at- comity -dot- demon -dot- co -dot- uk
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Peter Jones
