EPC User Engagement Questionnaire

We are interested to understand more about how the EPC data are used and the decisions they inform. This is important for us so we can provide a high quality service which meets users’ needs. We would be extremely grateful if you could spend a couple of minutes completing the following questions.

If you would like to speak to us then please contact us on: 0303 444 43928

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* 1. Which sector do you work in?

Academia

Central Government

Local Government

Private sector

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Which statistical outputs have you used? Please select all that apply.

Energy Performance of Buildings Certificate: statistical release

Energy Performance of Buildings Certificate: data Excel tables

Statistical tables published on the Open Data Communities website

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* 3. How often do you access these statistics?

Quarterly

Annually

Less frequent than annually

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* 4. How frequently would you like these statistics to be updated to meet your needs?

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What do you use the statistics for?

Business evaluation

Charity campaigning or fundraising

Commercial purposes

Internal Government use

Media

Personal interest

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Are there any constraints or limitations with the statistics which prevent you using them in other ways? Please select all that apply.

Difficulty accessing the data

Lack of clarity in data

Missing data or information

Website or technical faults

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Please rate each of the statistical outputs in terms of how well they meet your needs.

	Very well	Quite well	Neither well nor poorly	Quite poorly	Very poorly	N/A
Statistical release	Statistical release Very well	Statistical release Quite well	Statistical release Neither well nor poorly	Statistical release Quite poorly	Statistical release Very poorly	Statistical release N/A
Data in Excel tables	Data in Excel tables Very well	Data in Excel tables Quite well	Data in Excel tables Neither well nor poorly	Data in Excel tables Quite poorly	Data in Excel tables Very poorly	Data in Excel tables N/A
Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Very well	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Quite well	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Neither well nor poorly	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Quite poorly	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Very poorly	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities N/A

Please provide a brief explanation of why you chose this answer

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* 8. Please rate each of the statistical outputs in terms of their ease of access.

	Very easy	Easy	Neither easy nor difficult	Difficult	Very difficult	N/A
Statistical release	Statistical release Very easy	Statistical release Easy	Statistical release Neither easy nor difficult	Statistical release Difficult	Statistical release Very difficult	Statistical release N/A
Data in Excel tables	Data in Excel tables Very easy	Data in Excel tables Easy	Data in Excel tables Neither easy nor difficult	Data in Excel tables Difficult	Data in Excel tables Very difficult	Data in Excel tables N/A
Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Very easy	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Easy	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Neither easy nor difficult	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Difficult	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Very difficult	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities N/A

Please provide a brief explanation of why you chose this answer

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* 9. Please rate each of the statistical outputs in terms of their clarity.

	Very clear	Clear	Neither clear nor unclear	Unclear	Very unclear	N/A
Statistical release	Statistical release Very clear	Statistical release Clear	Statistical release Neither clear nor unclear	Statistical release Unclear	Statistical release Very unclear	Statistical release N/A
Data in Excel tables	Data in Excel tables Very clear	Data in Excel tables Clear	Data in Excel tables Neither clear nor unclear	Data in Excel tables Unclear	Data in Excel tables Very unclear	Data in Excel tables N/A
Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Very clear	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Clear	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Neither clear nor unclear	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Unclear	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities Very unclear	Statistical tables currently published on Open Data Communities N/A

Please provide a brief explanation of why you chose this answer

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* 10. We are working to provide EPC data as open data on Open Data Communities. This record level dataset could then be used to link to other datasets. Would you find this useful?

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* 11. What would you use this data for?

Further analysis

Linking with other datastes (please specify)

Producing more detailed outputs

Reviewing characteristics of low energy efficient households

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Would you be happy to be contacted regarding future releases of data etc.? If so, please provide your contact details.

Name of individual

Name of organisation

Email address

Tel