Telephone Followup - Las Vegas Wash Survey

Current and Future Conditions in the Upper Las Vegas Wash
Non-Response Follow-Up Telephone Survey
Introduction
Hello, my name is _____________, and I’m calling from Utah State University about a study that we’re
conducting for the Bureau of Land Management. Over the past two months we’ve tried several times to
contact your household by mail to request participation in a public survey focusing on future
management of the Upper Las Vegas Wash, an undeveloped public land area located to the north of
your neighborhood. Although we have completed the mail survey process, we’re following up now
with people who did not find the time to complete our survey questionnaire and asking if they could
spend just 5 minutes on the telephone to answer a few key questions that are really important to our
study. Results from this study will help the BLM to make better decisions about future use and
management of the Upper Las Vegas Wash.
To help insure that we talk to a mix of men and women, and to both younger and older residents across
the state, may I please speak with the member of your household who is 18 years of age or older and
whose birthday has occurred most recently?
(IF NOT AVAILABLE, ASK FOR CALL-BACK INFORMATION – who to ask for, when it will be best to
call).
(REPEAT INITIAL INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH ONCE PROPER RESPONDENT IS ON THE
LINE)
(NOTE: THE INTERVIEWER WILL HAVE THE OMB CONTROL NUMBER AND PRA STATEMENT IN
CASE SOMEONE ASKS ON THE PHONE SURVEY)

Before we start, I want to assure you that there are no anticipated risks involved with participation in
this study. Your participation is voluntary, and all of your responses will remain anonymous. We are
calling people who could not respond to our mail survey at random, and we’re not recording names,
addresses, or any other identifying information. Study results will be reported only as summaries based
on grouped data, so that no individual’s answers can be identified. So, can we get started with the first
question?
1. Have you spent any time at all walking, riding, driving, or pursuing other activities within any
part of the Upper Las Vegas Wash area during the past 12 months?
□ NO
□ YES
2. If you witnessed someone dumping solid waste such as household trash, appliances, or
construction debris in the Upper Las Vegas Wash, how likely would you be to report such activity to
the appropriate authorities?
□ You definitely WOULD NOT report this to authorities
□ You probably WOULD NOT report this to authories
□ You probably WOULD report this to authorities
□ You definitely WOULD report this to authorities
□ You don’t know whether or not you would report this to authorities

3. Please think for a moment about the natural environments and landscapes that characterize
the Upper Las Vegas Wash area, and the ways in which the characteristics of that area
may affect your quality of life. Then, please indicate the extent to which you either agree or
disagree with the following statement:
Strongly
Disagee

The natural environment provided by the Upper Las
Vegas Wash area is an important part of my life

1

Neither
Somewhat Agree or
Disagree Disagree

2

3

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree

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4. In what year were you born?
________ (write in year)

5. What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
□ Less than a high school degree
□ High school degree or GED
□ Some college
□ 2 year technical or associate degree
□ 4 year college degree (BA/BS)
□ Advanced degree (i.e. Master’s, JD, MD, Ph.D.)

6. How long have you lived in this neighborhood?
□ Less than one year
□ One to two years
□ For more than two years (please write in how long you have lived here): _____ years

7. Including yourself, how many people are living in your household at the present time?
___ (write in number of people in household)

8. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?
□ Yes
□ No
9. What is your race? Please select one or more of the following categories:
□ White
□ Black or African American
□ Asian
□ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
□ American Indian or Alaska Native

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That’s the end of our questions – thank you very much for your time!
If you have any questions about this study, please feel free to contact Dr. Richard Krannich at Utah
State University by calling (435) 797-1241.