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Audits and Evaluations

Condition of Archival Records in Federal Institutions (CARFI)
Annex F

CARFI Survey Results
Response Rates by Characteristics of Authorities

Office of Interest
Sample Respondents1
Category Freq Percent Freq Response Rate
Primary 93 54 56 60
Collateral 80 46 44 55
Total 173 100 100 58
Status of Agreements
Sample Respondents
Category Freq Percent Freq Response Rate
Okay 112 65 66 54
Amend 27 15 20 60
Replace 34 20 14 36
Total 173 100 100 58
Age of Authority
Sample Respondents
Category Freq Percent Freq Response Rate
Before 1993 57 33 21 37
1993 or later 116 67 79 68
Total 173 100 100 58
Location of Records
Sample Respondents
Category Freq Percent Freq Response Rate
NHQ only 122 71 66 54
Regions 51 29 34 67
Total 173 100 100 58
Size of Institution
Sample Respondents
Category Freq Percent Freq Response Rate
Small 56 32 41 73
Medium 93 54 42 45
Large 24 14 17 71
Total 173 100 100 58

1. Based on 104 surveys submitted to LAC by May 10, 2007 of which 100 had complete enough information to perform the analysis.

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