Changes to Biomonitoring Interview Questionnaire, Subsistence Anglers

Attachment 8g1

Outline of Changes to Biomonitoring Interview Questionnaire, Subsistence Anglers

Compared to (OMB Control No: 0923-0044)

IC Title NY Questionnaire

Attachment 6g

August 7, 2014

Changes due to different study area – i.e., Syracuse, NY and Onondaga Lake and its tributaries

13. How long have you lived in Syracuse?

___ Entire life

(If less than 1 year, enter 0 years and number of months. If full years reported, enter number of years and 0 months.)

_____ years _____ months

32. Have you eaten fish from any of these bodies of water in New York State?

SHOW CARD AND MAPS. (Check all that apply.) (THIS LISTING MAY BE REVISED)

___ Lake Ontario

___ Oswego River

___ Seneca River (downstream of Lock 24 at Baldwinsville)

___ Onondaga Lake and surrounding creeks including Sawmill Creek, Onondaga Creek, Ninemile Creek, Ley Creek and Bloody Brook

___ Don’t Know

___ Refused

Fish species and format change:

p. 9 TYPES OF FISH:  (VERY COMMON TYPES)

Alewife

White sucker

Bluegill

Brown bullhead

Carp

Gizzard shad

Golden shiner

Largemouth bass < 15” >+ 15”

Pumpkin-seed

Small mouth bass <15” >+ 15”

Walleye

Yellow perch

Black crappie

From these bodies of water, which kinds of fish have you eaten in the last 12 months (year)?

1st ask/check types of fish eaten, then go down columns for checked types

How many times per year?

What parts of this fish (say fish type) did you usually eat?

Fillet

Skin

Cheek

Liver

Eggs/roe

Other (specify)

Don’t Know

Refused to answer

How was (say fish type) usually cleaned?

Filleted

Gutted

Trimmed fat

Trimmed belly meat

Removed cheeks

Punctured/removed skin

Did not clean

Don’t know

Refused to answer

How was (say fish type) usually cooked?

Pan fried

Deep fried

Boiled/poached

Stew/chowder

Grilled

Baked/broiled

Eaten raw

Smoked

Dried

Pickled

Don’t know

Refused to answer

p.10. TYPES OF FISH:  (COMMON TYPES)

Rock bass

Blunt- nose minnow

Bow-fin

Channel catfish

Yellow Bullhead

Brown trout

Emerald shiner

Fathead minnow

Fresh- water drum

Long- Nose gar

Shorthead Redhorse

Northern pike

Chinook Salmon

Coho Salmon

Atlantic Salmon

From these bodies of water, which kinds of fish have you eaten in the last 12 months (year)? (33b)

1ST ask/check types of fish eaten, then go down columns for checked types

How many times per year? (34b)

What parts of this fish (say fish type) did you usually eat? (35b)

Fillet

Skin

Cheek

Liver

Eggs/roe

Other (specify)

Don’t Know

Refused to answer

How was (say fish type) usually cleaned? (36b)

Filleted

Gutted

Trimmed fat

Trimmed belly meat

Removed cheeks

Punctured/removed skin

Did not clean

Don’t know

Refused to answer

How was (say fish type) usually cooked? (37b)

Pan fried

Deep fried

Boiled/poached

Stew/chowder

Grilled

Baked/broiled

Eaten raw

Smoked

Dried

Pickled

Don’t know

Refused to answer

P11. TYPES OF FISH:  (UNCOMMON TYPES)

Black bullhead

Chain pickerel

Goldfish

Greater redhorse

Green sunfish

Spotfin shiner

Lake sturgeon

Longnose dace

Northern hogsucker

Quill- back

Rainbow trout

Round goby

Rudd

From these bodies of water, which kinds of fish have you eaten in the last 12 months (year)? (33c)

1ST ask/check types of fish eaten, then go down columns for checked types

How many times per year? (34c)

What parts of this fish (say fish type) did you usually eat? (35c)

Fillet

Skin

Cheek

Liver

Eggs/roe

Other (specify)

Don’t Know

Refused to answer

How was (say fish type) usually cleaned? (36c)

Filleted

Gutted

Trimmed fat

Trimmed belly meat

Removed cheeks

Punctured/removed skin

Did not clean

Don’t know

Refused to answer

How was (say fish type) usually cooked? (37c)

Pan fried

Deep fried

Boiled/poached

Stew/chowder

Grilled

Baked/broiled

Eaten raw

Smoked

Dried

Pickled

Don’t know

Refused to answer

p. 12. TYPES OF FISH:  (UNCOMMON TYPES)

Tiger muskie

Rainbow Smelt

Lake Trout

White bass

Silver Redhorse

American eel

White Perch

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

From these bodies of water, which kinds of fish have you eaten in the last 12 months (year)? (33d)

1ST ask/check types of fish eaten, then go down columns for checked types

How many times per year? (34d)

What parts of this fish (say fish type) did you usually eat? (35d)

Fillet

Skin

Cheek

Liver

Eggs/roe

Other (specify)

Don’t Know

Refused to answer

How was (say fish type) usually cleaned? (36d)

Filleted

Gutted

Trimmed fat

Trimmed belly meat

Removed cheeks

Punctured/removed skin

Did not clean

Don’t know

Refused to answer

How was (say fish type) usually cooked? (37d)

Pan fried

Deep fried

Boiled/poached

Stew/chowder

Grilled

Baked/broiled

Eaten raw

Smoked

Dried

Pickled

Don’t know

Refused to answer

40. In the past 12 months, have you eaten waterfowl (such as ducks or geese) or bear that were hunted near any of the following bodies of water in New York State?

SHOW CARD AND MAPS.

(Check all that apply.)

___ Lake Ontario

___ Oswego River

___ Seneca River (downstream of Lock 24 at Baldwinsville)

___ Onondaga Lake and surrounding creeks including Sawmill Creek, Onondaga Creek, Ninemile Creek, Ley Creek and Bloody Brook

___ Don’t Know

___ Refused

42. In the past 12 months, have you eaten fish from any of these other bodies of water in New York State? SHOW CARD.

___ Finger Lake Region lakes, ponds, or rivers  Specify: ________________________

___ Skaneateles Creek

___ Erie Canal

___ Canadice Lake (Ontario County)

___ Other bodies of water in the sportfish advisories  Specify: ______________________

_______________________________________________________________________

___ Don’t know

___ Refused

Changes (in red) to improve interview structure, flow based on lessons learned from earlier interviews. Specifically, the question now asks in the past 12 months instead of in the past years. In the FY 12-13 survey, responders had difficulty answering “in the past five years.”

Current proposed questionnaire items:

Script: The following questions are about fish bought at a store or supermarket. Please do not include fish from restaurants.

13. Which of these fish that was bought at a store or supermarket have you eaten in the past 12 months? SHOW CARD. (fill in answers by checking type of fish in table below)

Check the answer given	Grouper	Shark	Swordfish	Salmon (including canned)	Tuna (canned)	Tuna (not canned)
Ate in last 12 months (43)
None
Don’t know
Refused
If eaten, how many times in last 12 months?
None
Don’t know
Refused

Former OMB approved questionnaire items:

13. Which of these fish that was bought at a store or supermarket have you eaten at least five times in your life? SHOW CARD.

(Check the species eaten at least 5 times.)

___ Grouper ___ Salmon (including canned)

___ Shark ___ Tuna (canned)

___ Swordfish ___ Tuna (not canned)

If ate at least one type of fish  go to #50

___ None

___ Don’t know  go to #52

___ Refused

13. How many years did you eat [fish species] bought at a store or supermarket?

_____ years

___ Don’t know

___ Refused

Two lower income categories added (in red) to better categorize the target population of urban subsistence anglers

56. Can you tell me your total family income in {LAST CALENDAR YEAR} before taxes?

SHOW CARD.

(Check one only.)

___ Less than $15,000

___ $15,000 to less than $25,000

___ $25,000 to less than $35,000

___ $35,000 to less than $50,000

___ $50,000 to less than $75,000

___ $75,000 to less than $100,000

___ $100,000 or more

___ Don’t know

___ Refused