The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) measures employees' perceptions of whether, and to what extent, conditions characteristic of successful organizations are present in their agencies. The FEVS serves as a tool for employees to share their perceptions in many critical areas including their work experiences, their agency, and leadership. The FEVS provides results at lower levels allowing managers to see where improvements within their work unit are necessary. The results provide agency leaders insight into areas where improvements have been made, as well as areas where improvements are needed.
In 2016 and 2017, the survey included the following question.
In 2018, the sexual orientation and gender identity topics were separated into two demographic questions.
Each year shortly after completing the FEVS, OPM generates a series of statistical reports for major Federal agencies. These reports cover a variety of topics and several reports provide question-by-question results from the survey stratified by major demographic groups. For example, each year a report is available that shows the FEVS results stratified by...
In recent years, OPM has also created reports that show the FEVS results stratified by the LGBT variable. In general, these reports suggest that LGBT and non-LGBT employees of the federal government have different opinions about job satisfaction, inclusion, engagement and other aspects of work culture. In most instances, the data shows that LGBT colleagues are less likely to have positive responses to the questions on the survey. Below are the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Comparison Reports for each of the major federal agencies for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017.
2015 Sexual Orientation Comparison Reports:
2016 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Comparison Reports:
2017 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Comparison Reports:
2018 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Comparison Reports:
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