The phrase "a survey indicates" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when presenting findings or results from a survey to support a statement or argument.
Example: "A survey indicates that 70% of respondents prefer online shopping over traditional retail."
Alternatives: "a survey shows" or "a survey reveals".
A survey indicates that, one year later, these articles have not influenced how research is conducted.
Output in the UK construction sector fell again in February, a survey indicates, as the sector suffered its worst month since October 2009.
A survey indicates that dietetic support may be underprovided in the UK.
A survey indicates that 30.5% of males soliciting sex with female prostitutes consistently use condoms, while consistent condom usage with their spouses is only 3.5% [ 4].
Third, the cross-sectional nature of this study – particularly the use of a survey, indicates that the respondents provided an incomplete snapshot of their views, which might alter over time.
In Liberia, for example, a survey indicates that 72 per cent of people believe anyone with Ebola symptoms will get better care at a treatment centre, which is significant because many used to keep Ebola victims at home, spreading infection in the community.
Widespread price cuts have occurred as a survey indicated a 5% decline in sales at mid-sized fashion stores last week.
Data compiled by the Copiague Union Free School District showed that more than half of the 67 districts that responded to a survey indicated they had tried pay increases, ranging from just a few dollars a day to $25.
Last Wednesday, the day after the announcement of the Coalition on Online Identity Theft, the Federal Trade Commission released a survey indicating that 3.3 million Americans were victims of identity theft in the last year alone.
In Noblesville, Ind., after a survey indicated that parents felt sufficiently informed by PowerSchool and subsequent e-mail exchanges with teachers, the middle-school principal canceled parent-teacher conferences this spring and gave the time back to classes.
A couple of years ago a survey indicated that British Muslims were the most fed-up of any in Europe: a sign, paradoxically, of profound assimilation.
