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SHRM Weekly Online Poll: August 26, 2003

Weekly Poll - Commemorating September 11• Analyzing 356 responses of 1798 emails

sent, 1497 received (response rate = 23.8%).• Fielded August 26 – September 2, 2003;

presentation generated on September 2, 2003.

• Margin of error is +/- 5.3%

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SHRM Weekly Online Poll: August 26, 2003

What is your organization planning to do to commemorate or recognize the two year anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on September 11, 2003? (Please select all that apply.)

2.0%

2.8%

3.1%

7.6%

12.9%

28.9%

53.4%

Holding a blood drive

Conducting a spiritual affirmation

Giving employees red, white, and blue ribbons orlapel ribbons to wear

Flying American flag(s) at half-mast

Observing a moment of silence

We do not plan to do anything

Nothing is planned yet

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SHRM Weekly Online Poll: August 26, 2003

What is your organization planning to do to commemorate or recognize the two year anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on September 11, 2003? (Please select all that apply.)

4.2%

0.3%

0.6%

0.8%

1.1%

1.4%

Other

Staff event in conjunction with a televised nationalobservance

Allowing time off without pay (liberal leave)

Holding an all-staff meeting

Collecting donations to be given to an appropriatecharity

Holding a "celebration of life" event

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SHRM Weekly Online Poll: August 26, 2003

What is your organization planning to do to commemorate or recognize the two year anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on September 11, 2003? (Please select all that apply.)

Choice Count Percent of

Sample

Nothing is planned yet 190 53.4%

We do not plan to do anything to commemorate the event 103 28.9%

Observing a moment of silence 46 12.9%

Flying American flag(s) at half-mast 27 7.6%

Giving employees red, white, and blue ribbons or lapel pins to wear 11 3.1%

Conducting a spiritual affirmation 10 2.8%

Holding a blood drive for employees 7 2.0%

Holding a “celebration of life” event - such as a toast to the fallen heroes

5 1.4%

Collecting donations from employees to be given to an appropriate charity

4 1.1%

Holding an all-staff meeting 3 0.8%

Allowing time-off, without pay, for employees (liberal leave) 2 0.6%

Staff event in conjunction with a televised national observance 1 0.3%

Other (please specify) 15 4.2%

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SHRM Weekly Online Poll: August 26, 2003

Other (specify)

• We will have a display in lobby to remember relatives of employees who died on 9/11.

• Hill's Cares Day - work teams volunteering in the community

• Participate in United Way Day of Caring • Giving employees "release" time if they want to

attend a community observation.• Posting a message of remembrance on our intranet

for the week.• We are a newspaper so we are planning special

coverage for the day, but have no employee events planned.

• Flying several flags from the NYFD - NYPD - and other agencies that responded to the event.

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SHRM Weekly Online Poll: August 26, 2003

Other (specify)

• Day of Caring - Giving employees time off to help on community projects,e.g., United Way and Habitat for Humanity

• Last year employees were allowed to wear red, white, and blue (t-shirts). That will be allowed this time.

• Not sure• Encouraging patriotic colors on clothing• Different business units will decide if and how they

will commemorate the event.• Volunteering with the United Way• No news of any commemoration as of this date• Wearing red, white and blue