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By: FEDweek Staff
Following is the portion of the recent Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey report showing the demographics of respondents.
|
Characteristic |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Work Location |
||
|
Headquarters |
221,812 |
39% |
|
Field |
351,346 |
61% |
|
Supervisory Status |
||
|
Senior Leader |
9,779 |
2% |
|
Manager |
39,097 |
7% |
|
Supervisor |
77,415 |
13% |
|
Team Leader |
82,614 |
14% |
|
Non-Supervisor |
368,024 |
64% |
|
Gender |
||
|
Male |
311,968 |
56% |
|
Female |
248,170 |
44% |
|
Ethnicity |
||
|
Hispanic/Latino/Spanish Origin |
55,611 |
10% |
|
Not Hispanic/Latino/Spanish Origin |
507,436 |
90% |
|
Race/National |
||
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
13,148 |
2% |
|
Asian |
31,278 |
6% |
|
Black or African American |
79,695 |
15% |
|
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
3,992 |
1% |
|
White |
395,367 |
72% |
|
Two or more races |
23,610 |
4% |
|
Minority Status |
||
|
Minority |
195,508 |
35% |
|
Not Minority |
357,231 |
65% |
|
Age Group |
||
|
25 and under |
7,269 |
1% |
|
26 – 29 years old |
17,065 |
3% |
|
30 – 39 years old |
112,776 |
20% |
|
40 – 49 years old |
146,440 |
26% |
|
50 – 59 years old |
193,304 |
34% |
|
60 years or older |
86,438 |
15% |
|
Generations |
||
|
Traditionalists (born 1945 or earlier) |
2,901 |
<1% |
|
Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1964) |
214,585 |
35% |
|
Generation X (born 1965 to 1980) |
274,189 |
45% |
|
Generation Y (born 1981 to 1996) |
122,953 |
20% |
|
Generation Z (born 1997 or later) |
767 |
<1% |
|
Pay Category |
||
|
Federal Wage System |
19,958 |
3% |
|
GS 1– 6 |
24,754 |
4% |
|
GS 7 – 12 |
243,706 |
42% |
|
GS 13 – 15 |
233,657 |
41% |
|
Senior Executive Service |
5,438 |
1% |
|
Senior Level (SL) or Scientific or Professional (ST) |
2,136 |
<1% |
|
Other |
47,122 |
8% |
|
Federal Tenure |
||
|
Less than 1 year |
10,877 |
2% |
|
1 to 3 years |
57,371 |
10% |
|
4 to 5 years |
44,089 |
8% |
|
6 to 10 years |
118,362 |
21% |
|
11 to 14 years |
95,082 |
17% |
|
15 to 20 years |
98,567 |
17% |
|
More than 20 years |
151,186 |
26% |
|
Agency Tenure |
||
|
Less than 1 year |
20,114 |
3% |
|
1 to 3 years |
86,608 |
15% |
|
4 to 5 years |
57,807 |
10% |
|
6 to 10 years |
122,046 |
21% |
|
11 to 14 years |
89,113 |
15% |
|
15 to 20 years |
88,876 |
15% |
|
More than 20 years |
110,957 |
19% |
|
Turnover Plans |
||
|
No |
381,939 |
66% |
|
Yes, to retire |
34,843 |
6% |
|
Yes, to take another job within the Federal Government |
108,494 |
19% |
|
Yes, to take another job outside the Federal Government |
23,857 |
4% |
|
Yes, other |
26,428 |
5% |
|
Retirement Plans |
||
|
Within one year |
22,072 |
4% |
|
Between one and three years |
59,345 |
10% |
|
Between three and five years |
64,759 |
11% |
|
Five or more years |
426,595 |
74% |
|
Transgender |
||
|
Yes |
2,058 |
<1% |
|
No |
555,018 |
100% |
|
Sexual Orientation |
||
|
Straight, that is not gay or lesbian |
520,909 |
95% |
|
Gay or Lesbian |
12,083 |
2% |
|
Bisexual |
6,139 |
1% |
|
Something else |
10,708 |
2% |
|
Military Service Status |
||
|
No Prior Military Service |
402,865 |
70% |
|
Currently in National Guard or Reserves |
10,806 |
2% |
|
Retired |
76,674 |
13% |
|
Separated or Discharged |
86,158 |
15% |
|
Disability Status |
||
|
With a Disability |
80,102 |
14% |
|
No Disability Indicated |
485,786 |
86% |
|
Highest Level of Education Completed |
||
|
Less than High School |
491 |
<1% |
|
High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent |
24,515 |
4% |
|
Trade or Technical Certificate |
12,845 |
2% |
|
Some College (no degree) |
78,678 |
14% |
|
Associate’s Degree (e.g., AA, AS) |
45,627 |
8% |
|
Bachelor’s Degree (e.g., BA, BS) |
199,413 |
35% |
|
Master’s Degree (e.g., MA, MS, MBA) |
150,841 |
26% |
|
Doctoral/Professional Degree (e.g., PhD, MD, JD) |
57,879 |
10% |
*Source: OPM
