Tab. 1
Number of responses to survey sections.
| Section | Question | Type | Topic | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0. Informed consent | N/A | Signature | N/A | 49 |
| 1. Demographics | 1.1 | Multiple choice | Revenue | 42 |
| 1.2 | Multiple choice | Assets | 42 | |
| 1.3 | Multiple choice | Investments | 42 | |
| 1.4 | Multiple choice | Employees | 42 | |
| 1.5 | Enter number | Decisions | 42 | |
| 1.6 | Multiple choice | Experience | 42 | |
| 1.7 | Open comment | N/A | 03 | |
| 2. Business practices | 2.1 | Multiple choice | Interest | 35 |
| 2.2 | Multiple choice, enter other | Capital | 40, 35 | |
| 2.3 | Multiple choice (several) | Investments | 32 | |
| 2.4 | Multiple choice | Credit cards | 28 | |
| 2.5 | Multiple choice (long list) | Various | 35 | |
| 2.6 | Enter number | Invoices | 35 | |
| 2.7 | Enter number | Deposits | 35 | |
| 2.8 | Multiple choice | Clauses | 35 | |
| 2.9 | Multiple choice, enter other | Forecasts | 31 | |
| 2.10 | Open comment | N/A | 04 | |
| 3. Operating conditions | 3.1 | Multiple choice | Trends | 35 |
| 3.2 | Multiple choice | Payments | 35 | |
| 3.3 | Multiple choice, enter number | Discounts | 35 | |
| 3.4 | Multiple choice, enter number | Retainage | 35 | |
| 3.5 | Multiple choice, enter number | Retainage | 35 | |
| 3.6 | Multiple choice, enter other | Retainage | 35 | |
| 3.7 | Enter number | Retainage | 35 | |
| 3.8 | Multiple choice | Receipts | 35 | |
| 3.9 | Multiple choice | Receipts | 35 | |
| 3.10 | Enter number | Change orders | 35 | |
| 3.11 | Enter number | RFI count | 35 | |
| 3.12 | Multiple choice | RFI response | 35 | |
| 3.13 | Multiple choice | RFI conversion | 35 | |
| 3.14 | Enter number | Credit line fee | 35 | |
| 3.15 | Enter number | Unused credit fee | 35 | |
| 3.16 | Enter number | Interest rate | 35 | |
| 3.17 | Open comment | N/A | 02 | |
| 4. Important factors | 4.1 | Ranking | Policies | 34 |
| 4.2 | Multiple choice | Mail float | 34 | |
| 4.3 | Multiple choice | Check float | 34 | |
| 4.4 | Open comment | N/A | 01 |
Fig. 1
Demographics—1.1 Company size by revenue.
Fig. 2
Demographics—1.2 Company size by assets.
Fig. 3
Demographics—1.3 Company size by investments.
Fig. 4
Demographics—1.4 Company size by employees.
Fig. 5
Demographics—1.5 Company size by decision makers.
Fig. 6
Demographics—1.6 Decision maker's experience.
Fig. 7
Business practices—2.1 Interest.
Fig. 8
Business practices—2.2 Capital.
Fig. 9
Business practices—2.3 Investments.
Fig. 10
Business practices—2.4 Credit cards.
Fig. 11
Business Practices—2.5 Various questions.
Fig. 12
Business practices—2.6 Invoices.
Fig. 13
Business practices—2.7 Deposits.
Fig. 14
Business practices—2.8 Clauses.
Fig. 15
Business practices—2.9 Forecasts.
Fig. 16
Operating conditions—3.1 Trends.
Fig. 17
Operating conditions—3.2 Payments.
Fig. 18
Operating conditions—3.3 Discounts.
Fig. 19
Operating conditions—3.4 Retainage after work finish.
Fig. 20
Operating conditions—3.5 Retainage after project finish.
Fig. 21
Operating conditions—3.6 Retainage after project finish.
Fig. 22
Operating conditions—3.7 Retainage reduction.
Fig. 23
Operating conditions—3.8 Receipt time frame.
Fig. 24
Operating conditions—3.9 Receipt delays.
Fig. 25
Operating conditions—3.10 Change orders.
Fig. 26
Operating conditions—3.11 Requests for information.
Fig. 27
Operating conditions—3.12 Response duration.
Fig. 28
Operating conditions—3.13 Request conversion.
Fig. 29
Operating conditions—3.14 Credit line fee.
Fig. 30
Operating conditions—3.15 Unused credit fee.
Fig. 31
Operating conditions—3.16 Interest rate.
Fig. 32
Important factors—4.1 Ranking policies.
Fig. 33
Important factors—4.2 Mail float.
Fig. 34
Important factors—4.3 Check float.