Q23. As a whole, has the training you have taken in the past 5 years improved your ability to do each of the following activities?

  Greatly improved
(percent)
Moderately improved
(percent)
Slightly improved
(percent)
Did not improve
(percent)
Not applicable
(percent)
No answer
(percent)
Number
of respondents
a. Understand EPA's paradigm for risk assessments 31.5 37.5 14.8 2.8 7.4 6.0 216
b. Enhance the quality of risk assessments or risk characterizations produced within my office 36.6 42.1 6.9 1.4 6.9 6.0 216
c. More efficiently prepare risk assessments 31.6 38.1 13.0 3.7 7.4 6.0 215
d. Apply EPA guidance and policies 33.6 38.7 14.7 0.0 5.5 7.4 217
e. Learn about a particular risk assessment method or model 42.1 38.4 8.3 1.9 3.2 6.0 216
f. Evaluate alternate methods and models 21.6 37.6 18.8 7.0 7.5 7.5 213
g. Communicate effectively with risk managers 22.7 32.9 17.1 8.3 12.5 6.5 216
h. Communicate effectively with stakeholders and the public 18.1 29.3 17.7 7.9 19.5 7.4 215
i. Sustain/refresh existing knowledge 37.6 39.9 12.4 0.9 3.7 5.5 218
j. Other 2.1 1.1 0.0 1.1 36.2 59.6 94