Survey Methodology
The Confidence Index combines responding CEO projections for sales, employee count, fixed investment and business conditions. The Index is centered on 50. An Index reading below 50 indicates a negative outlook – the lower the number, the more negative the outlook. A reading above 50 indicates a positive outlook – the higher the number, the more positive the outlook.
Survey Methodology – first quarter 2012
The quarterly electronic survey was conducted during the first two weeks of April 2012 among the active membership of YPO and its graduate group, WPO. The respondents by area are indicated below.
| Total | 1897 |
| Africa | 152 |
| Asia | 231 |
| Australasia | 93 |
| Canada | 87 |
| Europe E.U. | 185 |
| Europe Non-E.U. | 46 |
| Latin America | 103 |
| MENA | 59 |
| U.S. | 931 |
| Not specified | 10 |
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