Table 4.

Perceived cost of potential government programs and incentives to expand telework.

Program or Incentive	Not Costly		Slightly Costly		Moderately Costly		Costly		Very Costly		Total #	Avga
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Publicity campaign	29	33.0%	16	18.2%	17	19.3%	17	19.3%	9	10.2%	88	2.56
Public co-working spaces	21	24.1%	11	12.6%	20	23.0%	21	24.1%	14	16.1%	87	2.95
Training Programs	12	14.3%	13	15.5%	34	40.5%	14	16.7%	11	13.1%	84	2.99
Free cost audits	28	33.7%	24	28.9%	18	21.7%	9	10.8%	4	4.8%	83	2.24
Free managerial audits	33	38.4%	22	25.6%	19	22.1%	8	9.3%	4	4.7%	86	2.16
Free employee surveys	28	33.7%	20	24.1%	25	30.1%	3	3.6%	7	8.4%	83	2.29
Tax credits, or stipends	26	31.3%	15	18.1%	18	21.7%	16	19.3%	8	9.6%	83	2.58
Regulations	10	11.8%	14	16.5%	24	28.2%	18	21.2%	19	22.4%	85	3.26

^aAverages are calculated using the following scale: 1 = Not costly, 2 = Slightly costly, 3 = Moderately costly,4 = Costly, 5 = Very costly. These averages are used to compare responses to each factor, and should not imply that ordinal factors are appropriate for averaging in general.