As Dana Goldstein noted in an extensively reported survey of the program, published last year in The Atlantic, the application process is difficult to navigate, especially for parents who don't have the luxury of time for extensive research.
Shortly after the program, we performed an anonymous online survey of the program participants.
Surveys of the Expanded Program on Immunization indicate high (over 95%) immunization coverage.
It should be noted that although not measured by survey, coverage of the program almost definitely increased from year to year as the number of structures and human resources increased over time (for example, 3 outpatient centres for therapeutic feeding in 2003 compared to 9 outpatient centres in 2007).
Statistical analysis was performed using the procedures for complex surveys of the SAS 9.2 program (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA).
Using data from a survey of the SBIR program award recipients at NASA Langley Research Center, we address three questions about this change: (i) was there a shift to projects with more commercial potential?
Patient satisfaction was high in a survey of the UK program, with patients reporting high scores regarding 'feeling in control of their condition', 'knowing what to expect from treatment', and 'feeling confident about how their disease is managed'.
At the time of survey, the program group was also more likely than the control group to be employed and earning an hourly wage of $10 or more (p < .05, effect size = 0.12).
Rather than being occupationally broad-based, a survey of the state programs shows that the majority of the loan relief programs are limited to a very narrow segment of the workforce.
All interns were asked to complete a pre-survey at the start of the program and a post-survey 2 months after the conclusion of the program.
