This bar chart shows percentage responses to the open-ended question asking for recommendations for improving SSA's research, statistical, or policy products and services. Many respondents made no recommendations: 43.2 percent didn't respond, and 15.7 percent explicitly indicated that they had no recommendations. Recommendations that could be grouped into categories were as follows: 11.6 percent wanted additional information in particular topic areas; 4.7 percent were for better dissemination of information; 4.2 percent for improving the Website; 4.2 percent for making information easier to comprehend; 3.9 percent for more timely information; 3.7 percent for publicizing what's available; 3.5 percent for making SSA data more accessible; 2.7 percent volunteered positive comments about SSA's research and analysis; 2.3 percent wanted more input from outside SSA; 2.2 percent were for more international data; 2.2 percent for more data by state or county; 1.5 percent volunteered negative comments; and 1.2 percent recommended more SSA staff. An additional 4.9 percent of responses were too diverse to be coded into meaningful categories and are reported here as a residual category, "other."
