Q5. Has the increased difficulty of E-rate program requirements had any of the following effects or not?
b. My entity began using a paid consultant to assist with E-rate-related tasks since funding year 2005.

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  Effect Not an effect Unable to judge
Type Estimated
percentage
95 percent
confidence interval
Estimated
percentage
95 percent
confidence interval
Estimated
percentage
95 percent
confidence interval
1. All respondents 24.0 17.9-30.1 63.5 56.7-70.4 12.5 8.2-18.1
2. Rural 18.8 11.0-28.9 71.4 60.4-80.7 9.9 4.6-18.1
3. Urban 27.9 19.4-36.4 57.6 48.2-67.1 14.5 8.3-22.7
4. Priority 1 funding only 22.3 15.7-30.0 65.8 58.1-73.6 11.9 7.1-18.4
5. At least some priority 2 funding 30.1 17.3-45.5 55.4 40.8-70.0 14.5 6.0-27.8
6. School district 31.0 22.3-39.7 60.4 51.2-69.5 8.6 4.1-15.6
7. Library 8.2 1.6-22.6 76.9 58.8-89.7 15.0 4.9-32.0
8. School 16.8 7.5-30.4 63.3 48.1-76.8 19.9 9.8-34.0