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Here's a work in progress I think austin.interneters will be interested 
in.  Perhaps a similar survey done locally or observing what Mr. Marshall 
finds out would be instructive.

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Date: 15 SEP 1995 06:16:11 GMT 
From: David Marshall <gedcm@psy1.cc.flinders.edu.au>
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Subject: Telecommuting Survey 


Telecommuting Survey

Welcome telecommuters!

My name is David Marshall and I am conducting a survey on the 
residential location choices of telecommuters in Australia. I seek the 
assistance of telecommuters living in Australia who can spare the time to 
answer the questions below. My research is being conducted as a 
requirement for the completion of my Bachelor of Arts degree at Flinders 
University of South Australia of which I am a final year student.

My research is intended to identify patterns of residential location 
choices amongst telecommuters. As telecommuting is generally regarded as 
being on the increase any associated change in residential location 
patterns could have enormous impacts upon the structure and size of our 
cities. Alternatively telecommuters may continue to choose 
residentiallocations for traditional reasons.

Ideally I am seeking responses from telecommuters who work at home 
and rarely(less than once a week) leave their house for work related 
reasons. If you do not fall into this category but feel that you 
telecommute enough to be of assistance in this survey I welcome your 
reply.

The questions should not take longer than 5 minutes to complete and 
answers can be returned to the Email address below. All responses will 
remain entirely confidential and none of the information gathered will be 
used for any purpose other than this project. 

I thank all who took the time to read this far.

Email address  gedcm@psy1.ssn.flinders.edu.au


SURVEY QUESTIONS


(1a) Which state do you live in?    
  (b) Which city/town and suburb do you live in?

(2a) Are you (a) self-employed or (b) wage/salary employee?
  (b) If you are an employee where is your employer located and if 
self employed from which town or city does most of your work 
come from?

(3) How long have you been telecommuting?

(4a) Have you moved your place of residence since being a 
telecommuter? yes or no
  (b) If yes, where did you move from and why?
        If no, where would you move to, if you moved and why?

(5) How much importance does your being a telecommuter have 
upon your choice of residential location?   
                                      a)  No importance
                                      b)  Some importance
                                      c)  Very important
                                               
(6)  What factors would be of importance in your choice of 
location if you moved house whilst still telecommuting ?

(7) What factors would be of importance in your choice of location 
if you ceased telecommuting and travelled to work each day?

(8)  Any further comments relating to why you live where you do 
or why you would choose to relocate elsewhere, whilst still 
telecommuting, would be appreciated.

Thank you for your time.