Tempe Diversity Audit Update Research Summary

Tempe Diversity Audit Update:Workforce Survey Detailed FindingsPrepared for:Mayor and City CouncilCity of Tempe31 E. Fifth StreetTempe, Arizona 85282zzzzzParameters of the Workforce SurveyThe workforce survey sample consists of 413 employees of the City of Tempe surveyed from 11/13/2004 to 12/11/2004.The City supplied our audit team its official workforce database as of October 1, 2004, including a total of 1584 employees. It was used as the source for employee contact information and workforce demographics.Telephone interviewing was conducted by professional survey research staff and supervisors from multiple data collection locations (Phoenix call center and City of Tempe facility) and including bilingual staff (English/Spanish).The interview protocol consists of extensive systems and diversity content and extensive demographics questions.All analyses are based on a 95 percent level of confidence with a margin of error of +/- 4.9 percentage points.zzzWorkforce and Sample DemographicsThe following 3 charts display workforce and sample demographics to show how the sample compares to the City workforce. Overall, the charts indicate little, if any, statistically significant variation in the demographic profiles of the workforce and the sample.In sum, this sample is of extremely high quality and it is representative of the workforce of the City within the stated margin of error of the data.Workforce, Sample by ...