2120-0744 C Audio Clips Evaluation Survey

OMB Control Number 2120-0744

Exp. 10/31/2013

National Park Service

[NAME OF PARK] Visitor Survey

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Introduction

Welcome to the National Park Service visitor’s experience questionnaire. Your answers will inform National Park managers about visitors’ experiences at many different types of natural, cultural and historical sites in the United States. This questionnaire asks about your experiences during this visit to (NAME OF SITE).

Please wait to begin until the interviewer provides instructions on the first page.

1. Is this your first visit to (NAME of SITE) or had you visited here before?

First visit

Visited before Answer a

1. Approximately how many times have you visited (NAME of SITE) before?

Times before ________ (approximate)

Don’t know /not sure

2. During this visit to (NAME OF SITE) did you go to or not go to each of the following locations?

REVISION NOTE: This question must be individually formatted for each site. Identifying locations within the site may require maps, photos or other aids in addition to names.		Go to 	Not go to or uncertain 
_____________________
____________________
Other location [Please describe.]

3. Did you take part or not take part in each of the following activities during this visit to (NAME of SITE)?

   		Take part 	Not take part 
   Viewing the scenery
   Viewing a sunrise or sunset
   Picnicking or having a meal
   Watching birds
   Viewing wildlife (other than birds)
   Hiking or walking
   Camping
   Entering a visitor center, lodge, store or other building
   Attending a ranger-led talk, walk, or campfire program
   Attending some other demonstration, talk or other organized activity or performance [Please describe.]
   Other activity [What activity?]

4. How important was it that this visit to (NAME OF SITE) provide you with the opportunity to… (Mark “Not relevant” if an experience was not relevant for this visit.)

	Not relevant 	Not at all 	Slightly 	Moderately 	Very 	Extremely 
View the natural scenery
Enjoy the natural quiet and sounds of nature
Appreciate the history and cultural significance of the site
Experience a sense of adventure or challenge...

5. During this visit to (NAME OF SITE) how much did you…

(Mark “Not relevant” if an experience was not relevant for this visit.)

	Not relevant 	Not at all 	Slightly 	Moderately 	Very 	Extremely 
Appreciate the natural scenery
Enjoy the natural quiet and sounds of nature
Appreciate the history and cultural significance of the site
Experience a feeling of calmness, peace or tranquility
Experience a sense of adventure or challenge

Stop: PLEASE ASK THE INTERVIEWER FOR INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING.

We would like you to listen to five short recordings of natural, human, and aircraft sounds at (NAME of SITE). As you listen to each recording, consider the aircraft sounds in the recording and think about the experiences you had during this visit to (NAME of SITE). Please imagine how you would have felt if you had heard the aircraft sounds in the recording during this visit to [NAME OF SITE]. After each recording please answer two questions about the aircraft sounds in that recording.

Recording #1

Instructions: Please press the ‘play ’ button, listen to ‘Recording #1’, then press the ‘pause’ button and answer questions a and b.

6a. How acceptable or unacceptable would the aircraft sounds in Recording #1 have been if you had heard them during your visit to [NAME OF SITE]?

------ Unacceptable ------					------ Acceptable ------
Extremely 	Very 	Moderately 	Slightly 	Neutral 	Slightly 	Moderately 	Very 	Extremely 

6b. How pleased or annoyed would you have been by the aircraft sounds in Recording #1 if you had heard them during your visit to [NAME OF SITE]?

------ Annoyed ------					------ Pleased ------
Extremely 	Very 	Moderately 	Slightly 	Neutral 	Slightly 	Moderately 	Very 	Extremely 

Recording #2

I nstructions: Please press the ‘play ’ button, listen to ‘Recording #2’, then press the ‘pause’ button and answer questions a and b.

7a. How acceptable or unacceptable would the aircraft sounds in Recording #1 have been if you had heard them during your visit to [NAME OF SITE]?

------ Unacceptable ------					------ Acceptable ------
Extremely 	Very 	Moderately 	Slightly 	Neutral 	Slightly 	Moderately 	Very 	Extremely 

7b. How pleased or annoyed would you have been by the aircraft sounds in Recording #2 if you had heard them during your visit to [NAME OF SITE]?

------ Annoyed ------					------ Pleased ------
Extremely 	Very 	Moderately 	Slightly 	Neutral 	Slightly 	Moderately 	Very 	Extremely 

Recording #3

Instructions: Please press the ‘play ’ button, listen to ‘Recording #3’, then press the ‘pause’ button and answer questions a and b.

8a. How acceptable or unacceptable would the aircraft sounds in Recording #1 have been if you had heard them during your visit to [NAME OF SITE]?

------ Unacceptable ------					------ Acceptable ------
Extremely 	Very 	Moderately 	Slightly 	Neutral 	Slightly 	Moderately 	Very 	Extremely 

8b. How pleased or annoyed would you have been by the aircraft sounds in Recording #3 if you had heard them during your visit to [NAME OF SITE]?

------ Annoyed ------					------ Pleased ------
Extremely 	Very 	Moderately 	Slightly 	Neutral 	Slightly 	Moderately 	Very 	Extremely 

Recording #4

Instructions: Please press the ‘play ’ button, listen to ‘Recording #4’, then press the ‘pause’ button and answer questions a and b.

9a. How acceptable or unacceptable would the aircraft sounds in Recording #1 have been if you had heard them during your visit to [NAME OF SITE]?

------ Unacceptable ------					------ Acceptable ------
Extremely 	Very 	Moderately 	Slightly 	Neutral 	Slightly 	Moderately 	Very 	Extremely 

9b. How pleased or annoyed would you have been by the aircraft sounds in Recording #4 if you had heard them during your visit to [NAME OF SITE]?

------ Annoyed ------					------ Pleased ------
Extremely 	Very 	Moderately 	Slightly 	Neutral 	Slightly 	Moderately 	Very 	Extremely 

R ecording #5

Instructions: Please press the ‘play ’ button, listen to ‘Recording #5’, then press the ‘pause’ button and answer questions a and b.

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10a. How acceptable or unacceptable would the aircraft sounds in Recording #1 have been if you had heard them during your visit to [NAME OF SITE]?

------ Unacceptable ------					------ Acceptable ------
Extremely 	Very 	Moderately 	Slightly 	Neutral 	Slightly 	Moderately 	Very 	Extremely 

10b. How pleased or annoyed would you have been by the aircraft sounds in Recording #5 if you had heard them during your visit to [NAME OF SITE]?

------ Annoyed ------					------ Pleased ------
Extremely 	Very 	Moderately 	Slightly 	Neutral 	Slightly 	Moderately 	Very 	Extremely 

R ecording #6

Instructions: Please press the ‘play ’ button, listen to ‘Recording #6’, then press the ‘pause’ button and answer Questions 11 to13.

11. How acceptable or unacceptable would the aircraft sound in this recording be if it occurred the following number of times in an hour during your visit to [NAME of SITE]?

	-- Unacceptable flyover rate ----					------ Acceptable flyover rate-----
Number of aircraft an hour	Extremely 	Very 	Moderately 	Slightly 	Neutral 	Slightly 	Moderately 	Very 	Extremely 
12 an hour (every 5 minutes)
6 an hour (every 10minutes)
2 an hour (every 30 minutes)
1 an hour (every 60 minutes)

12. How frequently would you prefer to hear sightseeing tour aircraft as you heard in the recording while at [NAME OF SITE]? (Record a number or check the box.)

No more than _________ scenic air tours in an hour

OR

I would prefer to never hear scenic air tours

12. How frequently could you hear sightseeing tour aircraft as you heard in the recording before you would no longer visit [NAME OF SITE]? (Record a number or check the box.)

No more than _________ scenic air tours in an hour

OR

I would visit [NAME OF SITE] regardless of how frequently scenic air tours are heard

YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE LISTENING PORTION OF YOUR SURVEY.

12. Did you hear airplanes, jets, helicopters, or any other aircraft during this visit to (NAME OF SITE)?

Y es - heard ..

No –did not hear  Skip to 17 on next page.

12. During this visit to (NAME OF SITE) how much did noise from airplanes, jets, helicopters or other aircraft bother, disturb or annoy you?

Not at all

Slightly

Moderately

Very

Extremely

12. To what extent to would you support or oppose each of the following potential actions at [NAME OF PARK]?

    	Strongly Support 	Support 	Neither Support nor Oppose 	Oppose 	Strongly Oppose 	Don’t Know/ Not Sure 
    Reduce the number of sightseeing tour aircraft allowed to fly over the park
    Maintain the number of sightseeing tour aircraft allowed to fly over the park at the current level
    Increase the number of sightseeing tour aircraft allowed to fly over the park
    Allow sightseeing tour aircraft to be flown over the park only during specially designated dates and times
    Allow sightseeing tour aircraft to use designated flight paths over limited areas of the park
    Prohibit sightseeing tour aircraft from flying over the park

13. Have you ever taken a scenic air tour over [NAME OF PARK] or any other park?

    	Yes, Have 	No, Have not 
    I have taken a scenic air tour over [NAME OF PARK].
    I have taken a scenic air tour over another national park.

14. Would you take a sightseeing air tour over [NAME OF PARK], even if visitors at [NAME OF SITE] could hear the aircraft during their visit?

Yes

No

Don’t know/not sure

Background Information

12. How many adults and children were in your personal group (spouse, family, friends) on this visit to (NAME OF SITE)?

    Adults (age 16 or over)	Number
    Children (age 15 or under)	Number

13. Were you or your personal group part of some larger commercial, educational, or other organized group of visitors?

Yes

No

12. What is your gender?

Male

Female

12. In what year were you born?

    Year
    1	9

13. Where do you live?

    United States  What is your Zip code? 
    Another country  What country do you live in?

14. What is the highest level of formal education you have completed? (Check one.)

Some high school

High school graduate or GED

Some college, business or trade school

College, business or trade school graduate

Some graduate school

Master’s, doctoral or professional degree

12. Are you Hispanic or Latino? (Check one.)

Yes

No

12. What is your race? (Check all that apply.)

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian

Pacific Islander other than Native Hawaiian

White

Please give your questionnaire to the interviewer.

Thank you for completing the survey!

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