One Health Messaging about Bats and Rabies

Programmatic Review and Clearance Process for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys

NPS_Bat_One_Health_Survey_6-10-2014

One Health Messaging about Bats and Rabies

OMB: 1024-0224

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OMB Control Number: 1024-0224

Expiration Date: 8/31/2014

One Health Messaging Survey about Bats and Rabies


Interviewer Script

Hello, I am _________________ and I am conducting a survey for the National Parks Service. This survey will help us to better understand how to communicate with visitors about bats. Your participation in the study is voluntary, and all your responses will be kept anonymous. This study has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget as well as our University’s Institutional Review Board. It will take about 15 minutes to complete. You will not be asked to provide your name or address. Your responses are voluntary will remain anonymous. Would you be willing to complete the questionnaire using this iPad? If not, we have a paper version with the same question for your convenience.


Before we start, are you at least 18 years old?


The interviewer will check the boxes below to indicate that the respondent is at least 18 years old or older and understands the Paperwork Reduction Act Statement below.


The respondent is at least 18 years old or older

The respondent understands the Paperwork Reduction Act Statement


The interviewer will ask: “Has any member of your group been asked to participate in this survey before today?”


If “YES” (already asked to participate) then, “Thank you for agreeing to participate in this study. Have a great day.”

If “NO” (have not been previously asked to participate but agreed to take the survey) the interviewer will say “Please feel free to ask me any questions you may have, once you are done you can return the complete survey instrument to me. Thanks”.


If the visitor refuses to complete the survey– (soft refusal) – The surveyor will ask if they would be willing to answer the two non-response bias questions (listed below) and then thank them for their time. [The surveyor will record responses on a tracking sheet].


If NO– (hard refusal) - end the contact and thank them for their time

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Paperwork Reduction and Privacy Act Statements: The National Park Service is authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1a-7 to collect this information. We will use this information to learn more about how people think about messages regarding the management of bats. Your response is voluntary and anonymous. Your name will never be associated with your responses. You may quit at any time by simply closing the web browser A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.

BURDEN ESTIMATE Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to be 15 minutes per respondent to complete this process. Please direct comments regarding any other aspect of this collection to Professor Katherine McComas at ([email protected]) email; or Phadrea Ponds, NPS Information Collections Coordinator, at [email protected] (email).

IRB and Human Right Statement: Cornell University requires that we obtain your consent to complete this survey. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your rights as a subject in this study, you may contact the Cornell Institutional Review Board (IRB) at 607-255-5138 (phone) or http://www.irb.cornell.edu (website). You may also report your concerns or complaints anonymously through Ethicspoint’s website (www.ethicspoint.com) or by calling toll free at 1-866-293-3077. Ethicspoint is an independent organization that serves as a liaison between the University and the person bringing the complaint so that anonymity can be ensured.



NOTE TO OMB REVIEWER:

For the purposes of this review and submission the questions in this survey are all included and are consistent with the currently approved pool questions for the NPS Programmatic Review Process (1024-0224 – Current Expiration Date: 8-31-2014).


This questionnaire will be administered on-site by interviewers using computer tablet to administer the questionnaires. Only one questionnaire per group will be collected. This is an effort to limit the individual respondent burden



Once the respondent consents to participate in the survey, one of eight prepared messages (see appendix for Messages 2-8) will be randomly selected and presented by the survey software. The respondent will read the message and then answer the questions that follow. If the respondent receives the “no message” treatment (or Message #9), that respondent will start the survey without reading a message.


Thank you for helping us with this study. The National Park Service is interested in understanding how people respond to publications that are used to communicate information about bats. Your responses will help us to design better publications. Below is a short message about bats. We would like for you to read the message before answering the questions that follow.


Message #1








TOPIC AREA 4: TpB1


1. How likely are you to engage in the following actions related to bats in the next year?



Very Unlikely

Unlikely

Neutral

Likely

Very Likely

Construct homes for bats at my residence.

Allow bats to use the outside of my residence.

Seek out more information about bats.

Talk to others about bats.

Join or support a bat conservation group.

Avoid going places where I might see bats.


2. How likely are you to engage in the following behaviors in the next year?



Very Unlikely

Unlikely

Neutral

Likely

Very Likely

Volunteer to reduce my use of a favorite spot in a park or natural area if it needs to recover from environmental damage

Participate in a public meeting about managing a park or natural area

Write letters in support of a park or natural area

Volunteer my time to projects that help a park or natural area


3: How likely are you to engage in the following behaviors if you encountered a bat behaving strangely in the park, such as lying on the ground or flying in the middle of the day?



Very Unlikely

Unlikely

Neutral

Likely

Very Likely

Approach the bat

Tell a park ranger

Try to catch the bat

Leave the area

Move the bat







4. Please tell us how you feel about wildlife, in general?



Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

All animals have a right to live.

As humans, we have a moral obligation to ensure that we do not cause the extinction of other species.

The Earth's fragile ecosystems can be disrupted by very small changes in the balance of species.

Losing one species will have far-reaching effects on the ecosystem as a whole.

The Earth's remaining ecosystems should be conserved at all costs.

Plants and animals exist primarily to be used by humans.

Every species has equal value and an equal right to exist.


NEW QUESTION: This question will be used to measure risk perceptions.


5 Would you agree or disagree that the risks that bats pose to humans are:



Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Controllable

Immediate

Known to science

Increasing

Avoidable

Visible

Dreadful


6. Do you agree or disagree that bats are:



Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Attractive

Vulnerable

Worthless

Common

Harmless

Native

Frightening


TOPIC AREA 1: KNOW 9


7. Prior to this visit, were you aware that some bats carry rabies?

Not aware

Somewhat aware

Very aware


8. Have you ever seen a rabid bat?

Yes

No

I'm not sure


TOPIC AREA 3: LEARN9

Questions 9-12 will not be included in the control “no message” condition.


9. Recalling the message you read, was a rabid bat recently found in this area of the park?

Yes

No


10: Recalling the message you read, do bats consume large quantities of insects?

Yes

No


11. Recalling the message you read, does bat behavior contribute to the spread of rabies?

Yes

No


TOPIC AREA 6: EVALSERV21


12: What did you think about the message you read at the beginning of the survey?



Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

The message I read was clear.

The message I read was informative.

This message I read was persuasive.



TOPIC AREA 1: GEND1


13: Are you male or female?

Male

Female


TOPIC AREA 1: AGE3


14: What is your age (in years)?


TOPIC AREA 1: ED2


15: What is the highest level of school you have completed?

Grade 8 or lower

Some high school, no diploma

High school diploma or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Professional degree

Doctorate degree


TOPIC AREA 1: ECON1


16. Which category best represents your annual household income? Please mark only one.

Less than $24,999

$25,000 to $34,999

$35,000 to $49,999

$50,000 to $74,999

$75,000 to $99,999

$100,000 to $149,999

$150,000 to $199,999

$200,000 or more


TOPIC AREA 1: RACE/ETH2


17. Are you Hispanic or Latino?

No

Yes





TOPIC AREA 1: RACE/ETH4


18. What race do you consider yourself?

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African-American

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

White


TOPIC AREA 1: LANG2


19. What language is most frequently spoken in your home?

English

Other


TOPIC AREA 1: VISITHIS1


20: Have you visited an NPS site before today?

Yes

No


TOPIC AREA 1: VISITHIS1


21. If yes, how many times have you visited an NPS site in the past year?

0nce

2-5 times

6-10 times

More than 10 times


TOPIC AREA 1: PKQ FVIS1


22. How likely are you to visit an NPS site in the future?

Very unlikely

Unlikely

Neutral

Likely

Very likely


TOPIC AREA 1: GR1


23. On this visit, what kind of personal group (not guided tour/school group) are you with?

Alone

Family

Friends

Family and friends

Others (please specify) ______________________________________________










Thank you for participation in this study.



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Message 3





Message 4























Message 5



Message 6




Message 7



Message 8


























Message 9


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No message – control group: Respondents will advance straight to instructions.












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