Bearometer Methods Fall 2025

All, here are some methods updates on the Bearometer for Fall 2025.

Our faculty changes, and so our N fluctuates. In September 2025, we added new faculty who have joined the campus this fall, and eliminated entries for those departed. Our N also decreases over time as faculty opt out of the Bearometer.

When we report units, we do so in an aggregated fashion. We aggregate units according to the table below so that all reported units have at least 50 members. The columns on the left and right are the most granular unit identifiers; these come directly out of CalNet and represent the respondent’s home department. To be clear, respondent identity is suppressed in Qualtrics; survey responses only carry the “Reported category” below.

The column in the center is what the Bearometer uses to report results in order to preserve respondent privacy. In some cases, we suppress results (e.g. Faculty administrators) because the number of participants is so small that it may identify the respondent.