Q7. Which of the following best describes how the change away from the old auditor was initiated?

Size of
Company
Question
Choices
Estimated
Percentage
95 Percent
Confidence Interval
All respondents Mutual decision by the company and the auditor of record 19.6 13.2-27.4
Large Mutual decision by the company and the auditor of record 4.4 0.4-16.3
Midsize Mutual decision by the company and the auditor of record 3.9 0.5-13.2
Small Mutual decision by the company and the auditor of record 31.8 20.6-44.7
All respondents Initiated by the company 55.2 47.2-63.3
Large Initiated by the company 89.0 74.8-96.7
Midsize Initiated by the company 80.8 67.5-90.4
Small Initiated by the company 34.9 23.3-48.0
All respondents Initiated by the auditor 16.5 10.5-24.0
Large Initiated by the auditor 2.2 0.1-13.5
Midsize Initiated by the auditor 9.7 3.2-21.1
Small Initiated by the auditor 22.2 12.7-34.5
All respondents Other-please describe in the box below 5.5 2.3-11.1
Large Other-please describe in the box below 4.4 0.4-16.3
Midsize Other-please describe in the box below 0.0 0.0-5.6
Small Other-please describe in the box below 9.5 3.6-19.6
All respondents Don't know 0.9 0.0-4.7
Large Don't know 0.0 0.0-7.4
Midsize Don't know 0.0 0.0-5.6
Small Don't know 1.6 0.0-8.5
All respondents Item Nonresponse 2.3 0.5-6.3
Large Item Nonresponse 0.0 0.0-7.4
Midsize Item Nonresponse 5.7 1.2-15.9
Small Item Nonresponse 0.0 0.0-4.6
All respondents Skipped 0.0 0.0-1.9
Large Skipped 0.0 0.0-7.4
Midsize Skipped 0.0 0.0-5.6
Small Skipped 0.0 0.0-4.6