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Annual PRMIA Members' Survey 2004

1. In what industry do you work?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Banking
37%1000
  Insurance
6.2%167
  Energy
4.5%121
  Traditional Asset Management
5.7%155
  Alternative Investments
3.4%92
  Commodities (non-Energy)
0.7%20
  Non-Financial
1.3%34
  Diversified Financial
3.1%83
  Government
3.2%86
  Academic (University or College)
3.8%103
  Student
3.3%89
  Health
0.3%7
  Environment
0.1%3
  Consulting
11.3%305
  Software/IT
7.3%198
  N/A
0.7%18
  Other (please specify)
8.2%223
Total Respondents  2704
(skipped this question)  4
2. What level is your position in your company?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Senior Executive
20.5%533
  Mid-Level Manager
36.4%949
  Senior-Level Technical
17%443
  Mid-Level Technical
14%365
  Junior Level
12.1%314
Total Respondents  2604
(skipped this question)  104
3. How long have you been in the risk profession?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Less than one Year
13.7%360
  1-5 years
43.3%1137
  5-10 years
24.7%649
  10-20 years
13.6%358
  Over 20 years
4.6%121
Total Respondents  2625
(skipped this question)  83
4. How did you find out about PRMIA?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Web Search
24.5%644
  From a Friend/Colleague
51.1%1346
  News Articles
8.4%221
  E-Mail from PRMIA
7%183
  Other (please specify)
9%238
Total Respondents  2632
(skipped this question)  76
5. Do you have a local PRMIA Chapter near you?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
65.7%1729
  No
15.2%401
  Not sure / Don't Know
19.1%502
Total Respondents  2632
(skipped this question)  76
6. In general, how would you rate your local chapter's activity and quality of meetings?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Excellent
12.2%213
  Very Good
34%592
  Good
36.7%638
  Fair
12.3%214
  Poor
4.8%83
Total Respondents  1740
(skipped this question)  968
7. How could we better serve your local needs?
 Total Respondents  
682
(skipped this question)  2026
8. In general, are you pleased with what PRMIA is doing for the risk profession and for you?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
96.3%2421
  No
3.7%92
Total Respondents  2513
(skipped this question)  195
9. We'd like to know why you are not satisfied with what we are doing. Please share your thoughts and we'll try to address them.
 Total Respondents  
74
(skipped this question)  2634
10. Tell us how important each of the following are to you:
Very ImportantImportantNeutralOf Little ImportanceNot Important at AllResponse Average
Our Independence, Full Nonprofit Status and Transparency
51% (1258)37% (913)10% (253)1% (27)0% (12)1.63
Full Member Control of the Association
31% (760)46% (1122)20% (498)2% (51)1% (14)1.95
Online Training Courses
29% (700)41% (1001)23% (567)6% (134)1% (32)2.09
Blended Learning Courses (Online and Classroom)
18% (443)39% (943)34% (825)7% (168)2% (48)2.36
Free Membership
47% (1170)37% (901)14% (335)2% (51)0% (11)1.72
Free Attendance at Meetings
44% (1083)39% (961)14% (347)2% (56)1% (17)1.77
Free Web Resources
54% (1334)38% (925)7% (171)1% (22)0% (0)1.54
The Professional Risk Manager (PRM) Program
42% (1024)35% (869)18% (452)4% (87)1% (21)1.86
The Professional Risk Managers' Handbook
33% (801)41% (988)22% (547)3% (80)1% (23)1.99
The PRMIA Standards of Best Practice, Conduct and Ethics Statement
35% (861)40% (972)20% (498)4% (101)1% (18)1.96
Growth and Focus on Local Chapters
28% (685)44% (1065)25% (606)3% (72)1% (15)2.05
The PRMIA C-Suite for Risk Executives
12% (284)28% (671)48% (1158)8% (188)4% (91)2.64
Total Respondents  2476
(skipped this question)  232
11. PRMIA charges no membership dues, but we do ask members for their voluntary financial assistance once each year. Do you support our annual drive for voluntary contributions from individual members as a way to support the association?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Strongly Support
9.2%227
  Support
34.6%850
  Neutral
45.3%1115
  Oppose
3.5%87
  Strongly Oppose
1.1%28
  PRMIA Should Charge Membership Dues
6.2%152
Total Respondents  2459
(skipped this question)  249
12. Please tell us why you oppose voluntary membership contributions. We'd welcome your suggestions for alternative ways to fund the resources being provided.
 Total Respondents  
64
(skipped this question)  2644
13. What features of the PRMIA Web Site are Most Helpful to You (Select All That Apply)
 Response PercentResponse Total
 Jobs Board
45.6%1077
 Events Calendar
46.9%1108
 Links Section
38.5%909
 Discussion Forum
34.1%804
 ROSE - Risk Online Search Engine
47.5%1122
 Member to Member Contact Utility
30.5%719
 E-Learning Courses
44.3%1046
 Electronic Publications like the PRM Handbook
58.9%1390
 Presentations from Past Chapter Meetings
42.3%998
 Audio/Video of Past Chapter Meetings
14.4%339
 Other (please specify)
2.2%51
Total Respondents  2361
(skipped this question)  347
14. What would you like to see PRMIA add to our website to help you?
 Response PercentResponse Total
 Chat Utility
16.5%350
 Webblogs
9.4%198
 Personalized Content on Members Only Page
19.6%414
 Linear Site Map
19.2%406
 Consolidated Industry News Feeds
57.4%1215
 Enhanced Local Chapter Web Pages
48.8%1033
 Flash Guide to PRMIA Web Resources
32%678
 Other (please specify)
4.6%97
Total Respondents  2116
(skipped this question)  592
15. We would like to provide your Chief Risk Officer or Head of Risk with access to the PRMIA C-Suite? If you would like to recommend them for membership in this invitation-only group, please provide us with their contact details below.
 Response PercentResponse Total
  CRO Name
98.4%305
  Title
90.6%281
  Company
92.9%288
  E-Mail Address
91.6%284
Total Respondents  310
(skipped this question)  2398
16. PRMIA adopted the tagline - The premier meeting place of the risk profession. What more should we be doing that is consistent with this tagline?
 Total Respondents  
401
(skipped this question)  2307
17. Would you like to make any comments about how we serve you and the risk management profession?
 Total Respondents  
413
(skipped this question)  2295

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