Q2. In your experience with the E-rate program during the past 3 years, how easy or difficult has it been for you to complete the following program requirements?
l. Receiving timely reimbursement of expenses reported on the Billed Entity Application for Reimbursement (BEAR) form

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  Very easy Somewhat easy Neither easy nor difficult Somewhat difficult Very difficult Do not know or no experience within last 3 years
Type Estimated
percentage
95 percent
confidence interval
Estimated
percentage
95 percent
confidence interval
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percentage
95 percent
confidence interval
Estimated
percentage
95 percent
confidence interval
Estimated
percentage
95 percent
confidence interval
Estimated
percentage
95 percent
confidence interval
1. All respondents 10.0 7.4-13.1 33.2 29.0-37.4 27.8 23.7-31.9 15.5 12.2-18.7 5.4 3.6-7.8 8.1 5.8-10.9
2. Rural 11.1 7.3-16.0 36.6 30.5-42.8 27.4 21.6-33.3 11.2 7.5-15.9 3.3 1.5-6.4 10.4 6.8-15.0
3. Urban 9.0 5.7-13.3 30.2 24.5-36.0 28.2 22.5-33.9 19.3 14.3-24.3 7.3 4.3-11.3 6.1 3.4-9.8
4. Priority 1 funding only 10.0 7.1-13.5 35.0 30.2-39.9 27.3 22.7-31.8 15.7 12.1-19.3 4.3 2.5-6.9 7.7 5.3-10.9
5. At least some priority 2 funding 10.1 4.8-18.1 25.5 17.6-34.8 30.3 20.8-39.7 14.5 8.1-23.3 10.1 4.8-18.3 9.6 4.7-16.8
6. School district 8.6 5.6-12.5 38.4 32.7-44.0 26.4 21.2-31.6 13.7 9.9-18.3 5.3 3.0-8.6 7.6 4.8-11.4
7. Library 14.0 6.6-24.9 21.0 12.0-32.7 29.4 18.9-41.8 17.4 9.3-28.5 6.8 2.2-15.3 11.4 5.0-21.2
8. School 11.4 6.2-18.7 27.0 19.3-34.7 30.5 22.1-38.8 18.7 12.3-26.6 5.0 1.8-10.5 7.5 3.7-13.3