Burden Cost Spreadsheet

DESCRIPTION	Category	Sample Size	Number of Respondents	Number of Responses per Respondent	Total Annual Number of Respnses	Burden Hour Per Respondent	Total Burden Hours for Respondents	Cost Per Hour for Respondents**	Total Cost for Respondents	Number of Nonrespondents	Number of Responses per Non-Respondent	Total Annual Number of Non-Respnses	Burden Hour Per Nonrespondent	Total Burden Hours for Nonrespondents	Cost Per Hour for Nonrespondents**	Total Cost for Nonrespondents
NWOS Surveys (NWOS Long; NWOS Short +Science Modules; NWOS Short + State)	Individual	3,688	2,950	1	2,950	0.48	1,426	$21.29	$30,355.99	738	1	738	0.05	37	$21.29	$785.60
NWOS Urban Survey	Individual	700	560	1	560	0.48	271	$22.29	$6,033.16	140	1	140	0.05	7	$21.29	$149.03
NWOS Corporate Survey	Private Sector	138	110	1	110	0.57	62	$23.29	$1,451.74	28	1	28	0.05	1	$21.29	$29.81
NWOS Public Lands Survey	State & Tribal	650	520	1	520	0.48	251	$24.29	$6,104.89	130	1	130	0.05	7	$21.29	$138.39
NWOS Focus Groups & Cognitive Interviews	Individual	240	48	1	48	2.17	104	$25.29	$2,630.16	192	1	192	0.17	32	$21.29	$681.28
Total		5,416	4,188		4,188		2,114		$46,575.94	1,228		1,228		84		$1,784.10
** Based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 Statistical Abstract “Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected characteristics” (www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/labor_force_employment_earnings.html)
Category	Form	Number	Hours	Cost
Individuals	NWOS Surveys (NWOS Long; NWOS Short +Science Modules; NWOS Short + State)	2,950	1,426	$30,355.99
Individuals	NWOS Urban Survey	560	271	$6,033.16
Individuals	NWOS Focus Groups & Cognitive Interviews	48	104	$2,630.16
Companies	NWOS Corporate Survey	110	62	$1,451.74
State & Tribal	NWOS Public Lands Survey	520	251	$6,104.89
Nonrespondents	Across all forms	1,228	84	$1,784.10
** Based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 Statistical Abstract “Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected characteristics” (www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/labor_force_employment_earnings.html)