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Search and Rescue Helicopter Statistics - user feedback request

1. Questions

Thank you for taking the time to respond to this survey 
 
The Department for Transport (DfT) statistics teams are keen to ensure that we are providing the best service we can and meet your analytical needs as far as possible.
 
We have published these new civilian search and rescue helicopter statistics, and would like to hear what users think. We would be grateful for a few minutes of your time to respond to some questions on this.
 
The results of any feedback you are able to provide will help us to plan the future production of these statistics, making the best use of resources available. All responses will be treated confidentially. 
 
Alternatively, please feel free to get in touch with us via email to SARH.Stats@dft.gsi.gov.uk or call 020 7944 4676.
 
Kind regards,
Maritime Statistics Team, Department for Transport, November 2015 
Question 1.

Why are you interested in these statistics? (please tick as many as apply)

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Question 2.

Please indicate the extent to which the various topics covered in the release are, or may be, of interest for your work

Tasking category (search, rescue/recovery, support, etc)
Location (note - specific geographies to be covered in Question 5)
Location type (maritime, coast, land)
Length of tasking
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Question 3.

We have some other data available that you may find useful. Please indicate the extent to which these would be of interest to your work.

Time of day of tasking (e.g. 9:00-12:00, 12:00-15:00, etc, or day/night)
Day of the week
A different breakdown of tasking category (e.g. splitting up rescue/recovery aborted/not required, etc, in a different way)
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Question 4.

There are various ways in which we can present the data. Please indicate how useful each of the following methods of presenting data are, or would be, for your purposes.

High level commentary
Maps
Charts and other visualisations
Data tables (spreadsheets containing summaries of key figures)
Open data (larger datasets containing, for example, record-level data)
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Question 5.

Which level(s) of geography / location are of interest to you, in relation to these statistics? (please tick as many as apply)

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Question 6.

Does the quarterly release of these statistics suit your uses?

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Question 7.

What type of organisation do you represent?

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Question 8.

If you have any other comments on any aspects of these statistics, please provide these here.

Question 9.

If you are happy to discuss your response in more detail with us, or would like us to keep you updated as these statistics are developed, please provide contact details (name and email address) below.

This information will not be shared outside the team that produces these statistics and will only be used to seek your views on, or provide you with information about, search and rescue statistics.