Appendix

Q202 - Regarding business conditions in the country as a whole, do you think that during the next 12 months the United States will have...?

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 Good times financially 9 2% 5 4% 4 1% 7 2% 2 2% Good times financially, but with some qualifications 142 33% 38 29% 100 34% 97 31% 45 36% A little bit of both good times and bad times 221 51% 66 51% 149 51% 162 52% 59 48% Bad times financially, but with some qualifications 53 12% 19 15% 34 12% 38 12% 15 12% Bad times financially 10 2% 2 2% 8 3% 7 2% 3 2%

Q205 - Would you say that at the present time, business conditions in the country are?

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 Better now than they were a year ago 14 3% 4 3% 9 3% 13 4% 1 1% About the same as they were a year ago 127 29% 34 26% 90 31% 86 28% 41 33% Worse now than they were a year ago 294 68% 92 71% 196 66% 212 68% 82 62%

Q210 - During the last few months, have you heard about any favorable or unfavorable changes in business conditions?

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 Yes, more favorable changes than unfavorable 43 10% 15 12% 25 8% 30 10% 13 10% Yes, more unfavorable changes than favorable 266 61% 85 65% 177 60% 184 59% 82 66% Yes, equally favorable and unfavorable 103 24% 24 18% 78 26% 78 25% 25 20% No, neither 23 5% 6 5% 15 5% 19 6% 4 3%

Q215 - What do you predict will happen to interest rates for borrowing money during the next 12 months - will they...?

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 Go up 17 4% 7 5% 9 3% 13 4% 4 3% Stay the same 138 32% 48 37% 85 29% 99 32% 39 31% Go down 270 62% 74 57% 192 65% 193 62% 77 62% No answer 10 2% 1 1% 9 3% 6 2% 4 3%

Q300 - In terms of creating a positive business climate, do you feel that the economic polices of New York State government are...?

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 Doing a good job 57 13% 24 18% 30 10% 41 13% 16 13% Doing a fair job 225 52% 85 65% 136 46% 157 50% 68 55% Doing a poor job 147 34% 19 15% 125 42% 109 35% 38 31% No answer 6 1% 2 2% 4 1% 4 1% 2 2%

Q305 - During the coming 12 months in New York State, do you think that there will be...?

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 More unempolyment than there is now 255 59% 82 63% 169 57% 182 59% 73 59% About the same level of unemployment as there is now 160 37% 42 32% 112 38% 114 37% 46 37% Less unemployment than there is now 18 4% 6 5% 12 4% 13 4% 5 4% No answer 2 * - - 2 1% 2 1% - -

Q400 - Do you plan on making capital investments in the next 12 months? (Beyond what you might classify as routine maintenance.)

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 Yes 186 43% 52 40% 131 44% 114 37% 72 58% No 204 47% 65 50% 133 45% 162 52% 42 34% Not sure 45 10% 13 10% 31 11% 35 11% 10 8%

Q405 - If yes, what is the approximate value of these capital investments?

Base: Respondents Who Plan On Making Capital Investments	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 186 52 131 114 72 $100,000 or less 151 27% 13 25% 37 28% 45 39% 6 8% $100,001 - 500, 000 52 28% 17 33% 34 26% 33 29% 19 26% $500,001 or more 68 37% 17 33% 51 39% 26 23% 42 58% No answer 15 8% 5 10% 9 7% 10 9% 5 7% Mean ($000s) 1602.4 2024.3 1461.3 550.7 3234.9 Std. Dev. 4766.2 7422.1 3294.7 861.1 7273.7 Median 375.0 327.1 412.5 192.2 887.5

Q410 - What is the likelihood that you will add new employees in the next 12 months?

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 I have definite plans 88 20% 24 18% 62 21% 48 15% 40 32% There is a possibility I'll add employess 138 32% 47 36% 87 29% 103 33% 35 28% I do not plan to add employees 139 32% 37 28% 100 34% 107 34% 32 26% Not sure 66 15% 21 16% 44 15% 49 16% 17 14% No answer 4 1% 1 1% 2 1% 4 1% - -

Q415 - If you have definite plans to hire new employees in the next 12 months, approximately how many do you intend to hire?

Base: Respondents Who Plan On Hiring New Employees	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 88 24 62 48 40 1-10 54 61% 14 58% 38 61% 41 85% 13 33% 11-20 17 19% 6 25% 11 18% 5 10% 12 30% 21 or more 17 19% 4 17% 13 21% 2 4% 15 38% Mean 16.0 15.3 16.7 7.3 26.5 Std. Dev. 20.2 21.1 20.2 6.8 25.4 Median 9.3 7.0 9.8 5.0 16.5

Q420 - What is the likelihood that you will reduce the size of your workforce in the next 12 months?

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 I have define plans 21 5% 8 6% 12 4% 12 4% 9 7% There is a possibility I'll reduce the size of the workforce 89 20% 24 18% 64 22% 59 19% 30 24% I do not plan to reduce the size of the workforce 253 58% 74 57% 172 58% 181 58% 72 58% Not sure 68 16% 24 18% 43 15% 56 18% 12 10% No answer 4 1% - - 4 1% 3 1% 1 1%

Q425 - If you have plans to reduce the size of your workforce in the next 12 months, by how many employees do you expect to reduce?

Base: Respondents Who Pan To Reduce Size Of Workforce	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 21 8 12 12 9 1-5 11 52% 4 50% 6 50% 9 75% 2 22% 6-10 2 10% 1 13% 1 8% 1 8% 1 11% 11-50 5 24% 2 25% 3 25% 1 8% 4 44% 51 or more 2 10% 1 13% 1 8% - - 2 22% No answer 1 5% - - 1 8% 1 8% - - Mean 24.6 24.8 26.5 4.5 49.2 Std. Dev. 47.5 35.0 58.1 3.9 64.0 Median 5.8 5.5 7.0 3.2 26.1

Q430 - In your opinion, what effect will President Bush's tax cut plan have on your business?

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 Positive effect/favorable 93 21% 21 16% 72 24% 58 19% 35 28% Frees up spending money 37 9% 8 6% 29 10% 27 9% 10 8% Stimulates business/economy 32 7% 8 6% 24 8% 27 9% 5 4% It will help 20 5% 4 3% 16 5% 13 4% 7 6% Very little effect 53 12% 13 10% 38 13% 38 12% 15 12% Other 43 10% 15 12% 28 9% 33 11% 10 8% None/nothing 95 22% 42 32% 52 18% 67 22% 28 23% Don't know 16 4% 4 3% 11 4% 12 4% 4 3% No answer 25 8% 15 12% 25 8% 37 12% 9 7%

Q500 - Type of organization

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 A publicly held corporation 18 4% 4 3% 13 4% 9 3% 9 7% Privately held 410 94% 125 96% 281 95% 296 95% 114 92% No answer 7 2% 1 1% 1 * 6 2% 1 1%

Q505 - Company headquaters location

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 Downstate NY (New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, or Rockland counties) 130 30% 130 100% - - 98 32% 32 26% Upstate NY (All other counties) 295 26% - - 295 100% 204 66% 91 73% No answer 10 2% - - - - 9 3% 1 1%

Q510 - Last year, what was your organization's total revenue (before taxes)?

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 Less than $1M 51 12% 13 10% 33 11% 43 14% 8 6% $1 - 5M 79 18% 32 25% 44 15% 72 23% 7 6% 31 24% 109 25% 31 24% 78 26% 97 31% 12 10% $11 - 20M 98 23% 26 20% 70 24% 64 21% 34 27% $21M or more 98 23% 28 22% 70 24% 35 11% 63 51% Mean (Millions) 22.7 21.7 23.8 11.6 50.5 Std. Dev. 58.7 50.4 62.9 29.9 93.9 Median 9.8 9.0 10.1 7.2 20.8

Q515 - Approximately how many employees (full-time or full-time equivalents) do you have?

Base: All Respondents	REGION	SIZE
Total Down-State Up-State Less than 100 100 or more Base 435 130 295 311 124 No employees/self-employees 20 5% 6 5% 9 3% 20 6% - - 1-25 103 24% 42 32% 58 20% 103 33% - - 26-50 104 24% 34 26% 69 23% 104 33% - - 51-100 104 24% 19 15% 85 29% 84 27% 20 16% 101 or more 104 24% 29 22% 74 25% - - 104 84% Mean 117.3 100,4 128.1 36.5 320.1 Std. Dev. 289.1 214.3 320.4 25.0 485.2 Median 50.3 40.5 59.9 34.9 152.5

More Links:

• AU College of Business
• Press Releases
• NYS Business Climate Study May 2001
• Introduction
• Description of Sample
• Findings
• Conclusion
• Responses to Specific Questions
• Appendix
• NYS Busisnees Climate Study May 2001 PDF Format
• NYS Business Climate Study Nov. 2001