31. When you were making your choices between departments A and B on the previous 5 pages, how important was each of the following characteristics? Click the most appropriate button for each characteristic.

	Not At All Important	Not Very Important	Somewhat Important	Quite Important	Very Important	Mean Response
Department's overall rank -     Click here for more details.	1.82%	9.11%	31.33%	39.53%	18.21%	3.63
Department's rank in individual's field -     Click here for more details.	3.83%	18.61%	35.95%	32.30%	9.31%	3.25
Your Teaching Load -     Click here for more details.	0.36%	1.46%	20.40%	42.44%	35.34%	4.11
Level of Seminar Activity -     Click here for more details.	3.83%	27.92%	45.99%	19.71%	2.55%	2.89
Level of Seminar Activity in individual's field -     Click here for more details.	5.10%	25.32%	45.90%	20.95%	2.73%	2.91
Your Academic Salary -     Click here for more details.	0.91%	3.27%	22.18%	47.64%	26.00%	3.95
Average Salary for individual's academic rank in the Department -     Click here for more details.	31.58%	33.94%	25.41%	7.80%	1.27%	2.13



Note that for those alternatives where the attribute levels differed, respondents chose:
• The department with the higher salary 68% of the time
• The department with the lower teaching load 62% of the time
• The department with the better departmental rank 59% of the time
• The department with the better field rank 59% of the time
• The department with the greater seminar activity 52% of the time
• The department with the higher average salary 55% of the time

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