It regularly surveys its members to find out their views on the issues of the day.

It solicits proposals; and after surveying its members to better understand their priorities, it chooses areas to focus on.

That's up from 68 percent the last time the union surveyed its members, in 2009.

The association has been surveying its members on their corporate advertising plans since 1975; the survey became an annual undertaking six years ago.

In 2001, the last year the association surveyed its members, 80 percent of manufacturers said they could not find the skilled workers they needed.

Representatives of small-business groups said although they had not specifically surveyed their members on this issue, they believe the problem is a national one.

"We surveyed our members and they have all agreed it's a good bill" and are willing to pay for the helmets, he said.

The association of health plans surveyed its members to find out if they planned to reduce their participation.

FAAN also initiates research and surveys its members on various quality of life issues.

Recently the national association surveyed its members to find out what the most common complaints, ah problems, were.