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Statistical tables of survey results and response rates by question for user innovators (all), technology modifiers, and technology developers

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Statistical tables of survey results and response rates by question for user innovators (all), technology modifiers, and technology developers: Part 1
Question Question number User innovators
All Modifiers Developers
    percent
Frequency of technology modification or development (response rate) 1 99.9 100.0 99.8
Response  
Continuous   42.5 35.3 50.0
Occasional   57.5 64.7 50.0
Type of technology adoption program (response rate) 2 99.5 99.7 99.3
Response  
Formal   28.2 20.1 36.5
Informal   71.8 79.9 63.5
Funding of technology modification or development (response rate) 3 99.7 99.5 99.8
Response  
Internally   98.4 98.2 98.5
By customers   12.3 7.8 16.8
By suppliers   9.5 6.0 13.0
Other funding   8.4 6.0 10.8
Only funded internally   76.4 83.3 69.3
Number of funding sources indicated  
One   77.9 84.9 70.7
Two   16.4 12.5 20.3
More than one   22.1 15.1 29.3
More than two   5.8 2.6 9.0
Budget used for technology modification or development (response rate) 4 97.9 98.1 97.8
Response  
Part of the research and developement budget   39.4 30.5 48.6
Dedicated budget for each project   46.3 48.8 43.7
Part of the maintenance budget   39.4 49.2 29.4
Other budget   12.6 11.4 13.8
Part of the innovation budget   9.9 10.2 9.5
Number of budgets indicated  
One   63.7 62.4 65.1
Two   26.3 26.6 26.0
Three   8.6 9.6 7.7
More than three   1.3 1.5 1.2
Other firms with similar technology modifications or developments (response rate) 5 99.1 99.5 98.7
Response  
Yes   41.1 38.0 44.2
No   58.9 62.0 55.8
Cooperation with others for technology modifications or development (response rate) 6 99.8 100.0 99.7
Response  
Yes   60.2 55.5 65.1
No   39.8 44.5 34.9
Statistical tables of survey results and response rates by question for user innovators (all), technology modifiers, and technology developers: Part 2
Question Question number User innovators
All Modifiers Developers
    percent
Who cooperated with for technology modifications or developments (response rate) 7 98.8 98.8 98.2
Response  
Other plants in the firm   54.3 57.8 51.4
Suppliers of equipment, materials, components, or software   83.6 85.5 82.2
Clients or customers   43.6 34.5 52.0
Competitors or other firms in the sector   10.8 8.8 12.5
Consultants   40.9 41.6 40.5
Commercial labs or research and development enterprises   16.6 10.6 21.9
Universities or other higher education institutions   22.2 12.7 30.8
Colleges or technical institutes   8.7 5.6 11.5
Federal government labs or research institutes   10.1 5.9 13.8
Provincial or territorial labs or research institutes   4.4 2.4 6.3
Private non-profit research institutes   3.0 1.2 4.7
Industrial associations   16.9 15.6 18.0
Other type   1.2 0.6 1.8
Number of cooperation partners  
One   15.3 18.3 12.8
Two   24.3 28.0 21.1
Three   26.9 27.1 26.9
Four   15.9 14.2 17.5
Five   8.1 7.7 8.6
More than five   9.4 4.7 13.6
Sharing technology modifications or developments (response rate) 8 99.9 100.0 99.8
Response  
Yes   18.0 17.2 18.8
No   82.0 82.8 81.2
How technology modifications or developments are shared (response rate) 9 96.3 93.4 99.1
Response  
At no charge   60.7 75.8 47.3
In exchange for something of value   22.3 16.2 27.7
For a fee   27.5 13.1 40.2
Other method   14.2 12.1 16.1
Reasons why chose to share technology modifications or developments (response rate) 10 97.7 96.2 99.1
Response  
Allow supplier to build more suitable product   53.7 53.9 53.6
Enhance reputation   41.1 35.3 46.4
Gain feedback and expertise   44.9 41.2 48.2
Contractual obligation   22.0 14.7 28.6
Nothing to lose (no direct competition)   31.3 36.3 26.8
Other   15.0 15.7 14.3
Statistical tables of survey results and response rates by question for user innovators (all), technology modifiers, and technology developers: Part 3
Question Question number User innovators
All Modifiers Developers
    percent
Use of intellectual property protection for technology modification or development (response rate) 11 99.9 100.0 99.8
Response  
Yes   53.3 46.4 60.3
No   46.7 53.6 39.7
Intellectual property protection methods used (response rate) 12 98.6 99.0 98.3
Response  
Confidentiality agreements   83.6 81.0 85.7
Patents   57.3 48.9 64.0
Secrecy   44.7 41.5 47.2
Trademarks   35.3 29.6 39.9
Copyrights   18.8 14.4 22.2
Other   1.4 0.7 2.0
Number of intellectual property protection methods used  
One   28.9 35.6 23.6
Two   29.8 30.6 29.2
Three   20.9 20.4 21.3
Four   12.0 8.8 14.6
More than four   8.3 4.6 11.2
Statistical tables of survey results and response rates by question for user innovators (all), technology modifiers, and technology developers: Part 4
Question Question number User innovators
All Modifiers Developers
response response rate response response rate response response rate
    percent
Adoption of technology modification or development by others 13            
Another manufacturing firm to produce the technology   26.3 93.8 25.2 93.0 27.4 94.7
Another firm to use the technology   25.3 90.7 23.9 91.3 26.8 90.2
    dollars percent dollars percent dollars percent
Average total cost of labour for technology modification or development 14 326,177 87.4 228,604 88.0 427,863 86.9
Median total cost of labour for technology modification or development   45,000 ... 20,000 ... 77,123 ...
Average total cost of machinery, equipment, and materials for technology modification or development 15 484,595 86.0 405,564 87.1 567,966 84.9
Median total cost of machinery, equipment, and materials for technology modification or development   50,000 ... 40,000 ... 75,000 ...
Statistical tables of survey results and response rates by question for user innovators (all), technology modifiers, and technology developers: Part 5
Question Question number User innovators
All Modifiers Developers
    percent
Elapsed time required to complete technology modification or development (response rate) 16 93.8 93.9 93.8
response  
5 days or less   6.4 10.0 2.7
6 to 14 days   4.1 7.1 1.1
15 to 30 days   5.6 8.8 2.3
From 1 month to 2 months   7.6 11.6 3.5
From 2 months to 6 months   19.7 22.2 17.0
From 6 months to 1 year   23.3 21.7 25.0
From 1 year to less than 2 years   22.2 14.1 30.5
From 2 years to less than 5 years   10.0 4.3 15.8
More than 5 years   1.1 0.2 2.1
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Follow-up to the Survey of Advanced Technology 2007.