Compensation should be raised to comparable universities
4	VERY IMPORTANT		SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT		NOT IMPORTANT		Total
	Count	Col (Row)%	Count	Col (Row)%	Count	Col (Row)%	Count	Col (Row)%
Total	241	92.7	18	6.9	1	0.4	260	100

Overall satisfaction with job at the University of Oregon (SATISF)
VERY SATISFIED	75	31.1 (91.5)	7	38.9 ( 8.5)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	82	31.5 (100)
SOMEWHAT SATISFIED	132	54.8 (93.6)	8	44.4 ( 5.7)	1	100 ( 0.7)	141	54.2 (100)
NOT VERY SATISFIED	29	12.0 (93.5)	2	11.1 ( 6.5)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	31	11.9 (100)
NOT AT ALL SATISFIED	5	2.1 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	5	1.9 (100)
DK/NA/REF	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	1	5.6 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	1	0.4 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Faculty should receive regular cost-of-living raises (PRIN2)
VERY IMPORTANT	198	82.2 (95.2)	10	55.6 ( 4.8)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	208	80.0 (100)
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT	40	16.6 (85.1)	6	33.3 (12.8)	1	100 ( 2.1)	47	18.1 (100)
NOT IMPORTANT	3	1.2 (60.0)	2	11.1 (40.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	5	1.9 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Faculty who perform should be rewarded with periodic merit increases (PRIN3)
VERY IMPORTANT	179	74.3 (93.2)	12	66.7 ( 6.3)	1	100 ( 0.5)	192	73.8 (100)
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT	55	22.8 (91.7)	5	27.8 ( 8.3)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	60	23.1 (100)
NOT IMPORTANT	7	2.9 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	7	2.7 (100)
DK/NA/REF	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	1	5.6 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	1	0.4 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Merit increases for some faculty should not come at the expense of others (PRIN4)
VERY IMPORTANT	147	61.0 (94.8)	8	44.4 ( 5.2)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	155	59.6 (100)
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT	66	27.4 (91.7)	5	27.8 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 1.4)	72	27.7 (100)
NOT IMPORTANT	27	11.2 (84.4)	5	27.8 (15.6)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	32	12.3 (100)
DK/NA/REF	1	0.4 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	1	0.4 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Raises in compensation should go to those whose salaries are compressed (PRIN5)
VERY IMPORTANT	88	36.5 (95.7)	4	22.2 ( 4.3)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	92	35.4 (100)
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT	124	51.5 (93.2)	9	50.0 ( 6.8)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	133	51.2 (100)
NOT IMPORTANT	28	11.6 (84.8)	4	22.2 (12.1)	1	100 ( 3.0)	33	12.7 (100)
DK/NA/REF	1	0.4 (50.0)	1	5.6 (50.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	2	0.8 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Raises in compensation should go to those whose salaries are inequitable (PRIN6)
VERY IMPORTANT	137	56.8 (94.5)	8	44.4 ( 5.5)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	145	55.8 (100)
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT	87	36.1 (92.6)	6	33.3 ( 6.4)	1	100 ( 1.1)	94	36.2 (100)
NOT IMPORTANT	9	3.7 (81.8)	2	11.1 (18.2)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	11	4.2 (100)
DK/NA/REF	8	3.3 (80.0)	2	11.1 (20.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	10	3.8 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Raises should be distributed to a vast majority of instructional faculty (PRIN7)
VERY IMPORTANT	131	54.4 (94.9)	7	38.9 ( 5.1)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	138	53.1 (100)
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT	76	31.5 (96.2)	3	16.7 ( 3.8)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	79	30.4 (100)
NOT IMPORTANT	23	9.5 (76.7)	6	33.3 (20.0)	1	100 ( 3.3)	30	11.5 (100)
DK/NA/REF	11	4.6 (84.6)	2	11.1 (15.4)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	13	5.0 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Across-the-board cost-of-living raises linked to Oregon's actual increases (CRIT1)
VERY IMPORTANT	189	78.4 (95.0)	10	55.6 ( 5.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	199	76.5 (100)
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT	45	18.7 (86.5)	6	33.3 (11.5)	1	100 ( 1.9)	52	20.0 (100)
NOT IMPORTANT	7	2.9 (77.8)	2	11.1 (22.2)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	9	3.5 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Merit increases based on faculty excellence in performing their duties (CRIT2)
VERY IMPORTANT	178	73.9 (93.7)	11	61.1 ( 5.8)	1	100 ( 0.5)	190	73.1 (100)
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT	57	23.7 (89.1)	7	38.9 (10.9)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	64	24.6 (100)
NOT IMPORTANT	6	2.5 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	6	2.3 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Preferential increases to redress salary compression (CRIT3)
VERY IMPORTANT	113	46.9 (95.8)	5	27.8 ( 4.2)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	118	45.4 (100)
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT	114	47.3 (91.9)	10	55.6 ( 8.1)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	124	47.7 (100)
NOT IMPORTANT	14	5.8 (77.8)	3	16.7 (16.7)	1	100 ( 5.6)	18	6.9 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Preferential increases to redress other inequities (CRIT4)
VERY IMPORTANT	107	44.4 (93.9)	7	38.9 ( 6.1)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	114	43.8 (100)
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT	110	45.6 (94.0)	7	38.9 ( 6.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	117	45.0 (100)
NOT IMPORTANT	17	7.1 (89.5)	1	5.6 ( 5.3)	1	100 ( 5.3)	19	7.3 (100)
DK/NA/REF	7	2.9 (70.0)	3	16.7 (30.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	10	3.8 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Creating minimum salary floors by rank and department (CRIT5)
VERY IMPORTANT	79	32.8 (92.9)	6	33.3 ( 7.1)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	85	32.7 (100)
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT	106	44.0 (97.2)	3	16.7 ( 2.8)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	109	41.9 (100)
NOT IMPORTANT	51	21.2 (86.4)	7	38.9 (11.9)	1	100 ( 1.7)	59	22.7 (100)
DK/NA/REF	5	2.1 (71.4)	2	11.1 (28.6)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	7	2.7 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

School or college taught in (DISCIP)
NATURAL SCIENCES	51	21.2 (89.5)	5	27.8 ( 8.8)	1	100 ( 1.8)	57	21.9 (100)
SOCIAL SCIENCES	38	15.8 (90.5)	4	22.2 ( 9.5)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	42	16.2 (100)
HUMANITIES	53	22.0 (93.0)	4	22.2 ( 7.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	57	21.9 (100)
ARCHITECTURE & ALLIED ARTS	29	12.0 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	29	11.2 (100)
BUSINESS	23	9.5 (92.0)	2	11.1 ( 8.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	25	9.6 (100)
EDUCATION	11	4.6 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	11	4.2 (100)
JOURNALISM & COMMUNICATION	9	3.7 (90.0)	1	5.6 (10.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	10	3.8 (100)
LAW	10	4.1 (90.9)	1	5.6 ( 9.1)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	11	4.2 (100)
MUSIC	9	3.7 (90.0)	1	5.6 (10.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	10	3.8 (100)
OTHER	6	2.5 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	6	2.3 (100)
DK/NA/REF	2	0.8 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	2	0.8 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Tenured tenure-track or not in a tenure related position (TENURE)
TENURED	149	61.8 (93.7)	10	55.6 ( 6.3)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	159	61.2 (100)
TENURE-TRACK	65	27.0 (95.6)	2	11.1 ( 2.9)	1	100 ( 1.5)	68	26.2 (100)
NOT IN TENURED POSITION	26	10.8 (81.3)	6	33.3 (18.8)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	32	12.3 (100)
DK/NA/REF	1	0.4 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	1	0.4 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Current academic rank (ACADRANK)
PROFESSOR	74	30.7 (92.5)	6	33.3 ( 7.5)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	80	30.8 (100)
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR	79	32.8 (95.2)	4	22.2 ( 4.8)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	83	31.9 (100)
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR	57	23.7 (93.4)	3	16.7 ( 4.9)	1	100 ( 1.6)	61	23.5 (100)
SENIOR INSTRUCTOR	15	6.2 (83.3)	3	16.7 (16.7)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	18	6.9 (100)
INSTRUCTOR	11	4.6 (84.6)	2	11.1 (15.4)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	13	5.0 (100)
OTHER	3	1.2 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	3	1.2 (100)
DK/NA/REF	2	0.8 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	2	0.8 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Holds an administrative appointment concurrent with faculty appointment (ADMIN)
YES	42	17.4 (91.3)	4	22.2 ( 8.7)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	46	17.7 (100)
NO	199	82.6 (93.0)	14	77.8 ( 6.5)	1	100 ( 0.5)	214	82.3 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Sex of respondent (SEX)
MALE	158	65.6 (90.8)	15	83.3 ( 8.6)	1	100 ( 0.6)	174	66.9 (100)
FEMALE	81	33.6 (96.4)	3	16.7 ( 3.6)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	84	32.3 (100)
DK/NA/REF	2	0.8 (100)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	2	0.8 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

Race or ethnicity of respondent (RACE_R)
CAUCASION	192	79.7 (92.8)	15	83.3 ( 7.2)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	207	79.6 (100)
ASIAN/PAC. ISLANDER	25	10.4 (96.2)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	1	100 ( 3.8)	26	10.0 (100)
OTHER	13	5.4 (86.7)	2	11.1 (13.3)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	15	5.8 (100)
DK/NA/REF	11	4.6 (91.7)	1	5.6 ( 8.3)	0	0.0 ( 0.0)	12	4.6 (100)
Total	241	100 (92.7)	18	100 ( 6.9)	1	100 ( 0.4)	260	100 (100)

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