ABC Office February 2005 Paper Shredder Survey Results
In February 2005 we sent our customers, via e-mail, a survey regarding paper shredders. We wanted to find out how important paper shredders and personal ID security were to them. We also wanted to find out how many people were aware of the new law that will require (effective June 1) anyone who has one or more employees to destroy their personal information.We will take this data, analyze it and look at new ways to inform our customers about the danger of ID theft. Feel free to look at the results of our paper shredder survey. We are certain that you will find the results of this survey to be both surprising and revealing. Contact one of our sales reps by phone (800-658-8788) or e-mail with any questions.
| 1. Have you ever been a victim of identity theft? | Yes 22 |
No 189 |
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| 2. How important is it to you that businesses (and other organizations) destroy your personal information? | Not Important 5 |
Somewhat Important 22 |
Mostly Important 23 |
Definitely Important 121 |
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| 3. Do you own or use a paper shredder? | Yes 163 |
No 45 |
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| 4. How often do you use it? | Occasionally 49 |
2-3 times a week 34 |
Every Day 88 |
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| 5. What do you typically shred (check all that apply)? | Sensitive business documents 153 |
Personal information 155 |
Receipts 106 |
CD's 16 |
Floppy Disks 13 |
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| 6. Are you aware of the new law that will require (effective June 1) anyone who has one or more employees to destroy their personal information? | Yes 29 |
No 181 |
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| 7. What type of shredder do you use (check all that apply)? | Strip cut 91 |
Cross cut 86 |
CD/Disk Shredder 18 |
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| 8. What brand of shredder do you mainly use? | Fellowes 50 |
GBC 9 |
Royal 10 |
HSM 1 |
Samsung 1 |
| Brinks 3 |
Mobile 4 |
Executive Machines 2 |
Intimus 5 |
IPS 1 |
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| Tech Solutions 4 |
Destroyit 6 |
Secure Shred 2 |
Aurora 3 |
Xerox 3 |
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| Brothers 3 |
Identity Guard 1 |
Sentinel 1 |
Dahle 2 |
Staples 1 |
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| Privacy Guard 1 |
Achiever 1 |
Wilson Jones 1 |
IBM 1 |
HP 1 |
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| Follers 1 |
Sharp 1 |
Cummins 1 |
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| 9. How satisfied are you with its performance? | Not Satisfied | Somewhat | Mostly | Definitely |
| Fellows | 2 | 11 | 19 | 18 |
| Destroyit | 6 | |||
| Intimus | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| GBC | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| Dahle | 1 | 1 | ||
| Royal | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Samsung | 1 | |||
| Brinks | 1 | 2 | ||
| HSM | 1 | |||
| Mobile | 4 | |||
| Aurora | 3 | |||
| Secure Shred | 1 | 1 | ||
| IPS | 1 | |||
| Executive Machines | 1 | 1 | ||
| Xerox | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brothers | 2 | 1 | ||
| Tech Solutions | 3 | 1 | ||
| Identity Guard | 3 | 1 | ||
| Sentinel | 1 | |||
| Staples | 1 | |||
| Privacy Guard | 1 | |||
| Achiever | 1 | |||
| Wilson Jones | 1 | |||
| IBM | 1 | |||
| HP | 1 | |||
| Follers | 1 | |||
| Sharp | 1 | |||
| Cummins | 1 | |||
| Other | 3 | 12 | 24 | 13 |
Totals |
6 | 32 | 69 | 64 |
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| 10. How large is your organization? | Small business 123 |
Medium-sized business 26 |
Large business 12 |
Government 13 |
Residence 23 |
| School 2 |
Other 5 |
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