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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 |