On-site resident questionnaire

Economic Value of Puerto Rico's Coral Reef Ecosystems for Recreation/Tourism Uses

On-site_Questionnaire_resident_Version1_Pre-test_clean

Residents - pretest

OMB: 0648-0713

Document [docx]
Download: docx | pdf

Interview Number:

OMB Approval #: 0648-0000 Expiration Date:

Version 1 – Pre-test










Puerto Rico Resident Survey




















































Your answers are voluntary.

Your name will never be released to anyone unless otherwise required by law. After the completion of the project all materials identifying you as an individual will be destroyed.


Shape1 Shape2 Shape3 Shape4 Shape5 Shape6 Shape7 Shape8 Shape9 Shape10 Shape11 Shape12 Shape13 Shape14 Shape15 Shape16 Shape17 Shape18 Shape19 Shape20 Shape21 Shape22 Shape23 Shape24 Shape25 Shape26 Shape27 Shape28 Shape29 Shape30 Shape31 Shape32 Shape33 Shape34 Shape35 Shape36 Shape37 Shape38 Shape39 Shape40 Shape41 Shape42 Shape43 Shape44 Shape45 Shape46 Shape47 Shape48 Shape49 Shape50 Shape51 Shape52 Shape53 Shape54 Shape55 Shape56 Shape57 Shape58 Shape59 Shape60 Shape61 Shape62 Shape63 Shape64 Shape65 Shape66 Shape67 Shape68 Shape69 Shape70 Shape71 Shape72 Shape73 Shape74 Shape75 Shape76 Shape77 Shape78 Shape79 Shape80 Shape81 Shape82 Shape83 Shape84 Shape85 Shape86 Shape87 Shape88 Shape89 Shape90 Shape91 Shape92 Shape93 Shape94 Shape95 Shape96 Shape97 Shape98 Shape99 Shape100 Shape101 Shape102 Shape103 Shape104 Shape105 Shape106 Shape107 Shape108 Shape109 Shape110 Shape111 Shape112 Shape113 Shape114 Shape115 Shape116 Shape117 Shape118 Shape119 Shape120 Shape121 Shape122 Shape123 Shape124 Shape125 Shape126 Shape127 Shape128 Shape129 Shape130 Shape131 Shape132 Shape133 Shape134 Shape135 Shape136 Shape137 Shape138 Shape139 Shape140 Shape141 Shape142 Shape143 Shape144 Shape145 Shape146 Shape147 Shape148 Shape149 Shape150 Shape151 Shape152 Shape153 Shape154 Shape155 Shape156 Shape157 Shape158 Shape159 Shape160 Shape161 Shape162 Shape163 Shape164 Shape165 Shape166 Shape167 Shape168 Shape169 Shape170 Shape171 Shape172 Shape173 Shape174 Shape175 Shape176 Shape177 Shape178 Shape179 Shape180 Shape181 Shape182 Shape183 Shape184 Shape185 Shape186 Shape187 Shape188 Shape189 Shape190 Shape191 Shape192 Shape193 Shape194 Shape195 Shape196 Shape197 Shape198 Shape199 Shape200 Shape201 Shape202 Shape203 Shape204 Shape205 Shape206 Shape207 Shape208 Shape209 Shape210 Shape211 Shape212 Shape213 Shape214 Shape215 Shape216 Shape217 Shape218 Shape219 Shape220 Shape221 Part A: Outdoor recreation activities during the past 12 months in the Puerto Rico


Shape222 Hand Respondent the White Card Activities List and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions.


A1. Which of the activities on the enclosed Activities List did you or someone in your household do in the Puerto Rico during the last 12 months?

A2. Which activities did you, yourself do during the past 12 months in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4 and Region 5?

A3. On how many different days did you, yourself participate in each activity in the Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4 and Region 5?


Shape223 Only ask for those activities listed with an A on the end of the activity number


Shape224 Shape225 Shape226 Shape227 Shape228 Shape229 Shape230 Shape231 Shape232 Shape233 A4. How many others (excluding yourself) in your household did each activity in the Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4 and Region 5?




A1


Activity

Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

Region 4

Region 5

A2 A3

#

Resp. days

A4

#

others

A2 A3

#

Resp. days

A4

#

others

A2 A3

#

Resp. days

A4

#

others

A2 A3

#

Resp. days

A4

#

others

A2 A3

#

Resp. days

A4

#

others







Shape236 A5. What would you say is the most important recreational activity you did in Puerto Rico? Most Important Activity ____________(Activity List Number)

No Activity Most Important (check box)


A6. On how many different days did you participate in outdoor recreation activities outside of Puerto Rico during the past 12 months? ______ (# of days)

Part B: Coral reef use in the Puerto Rico during the past 12 months.


Shape237 Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions


B1. Which activities did you or someone in your household do on natural/coral reefs during the past 12 months in northwest Puerto Rico (Region 1), southwest Puerto Rico (Region 2), southeast Puerto Rico (Region 3), northeast Puerto Rico (Region 4) and the islands of Culebra and Vieques (Region 5)?


Shape238 If respondent did not do anything in a region, check the box indicating no reef use in the region


B2. Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during the past 12 months in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5.


B3. How many others in your household did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?


B4. On how many different days did you, yourself, participate in each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?


Shape239 Note: Count any part of a day as a whole day for each activity.



B5. How many different dives did you, yourself, make for each type of diving activity you did on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?


Shape240 Diving activities include all snorkeling and scuba diving activities on the Blue Card-Activities List (Reef)


Shape241 A dive is defined as an entry and exit from the water to snorkel or scuba dive



Shape242 Shape243 Please refer to Questions B1 – B5 when filling in the tables on the following two pages There is one table for each of the five regions of the Puerto Rico

(Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5)

Shape244 Shape245 Shape246 Shape247 Shape248 Shape249 Shape250 Shape251 Shape252 Shape253 Shape254 Shape255 Shape256 Shape257 Shape258 Shape259 Shape260 Shape261 Shape262 Shape263 Shape264 Shape265 Shape266 Shape267 Shape268 Shape269 Shape270 Shape271 Shape272 Shape273 Shape274 Shape275 Shape276 Shape277 Shape278 Shape279 Shape280 Shape281 Shape282 Shape283 Shape284 Shape285 Shape286 Shape287 Shape288 Shape289 Shape290 Shape291 Shape292 Shape293 Shape294 Shape295 Shape296 Shape297 Shape298 Shape299 Shape300 Shape301 Shape302 Shape303 Shape304 Shape305 Shape306 Shape307 Shape308 Shape309 Shape310 Shape311 Shape312 Shape313 Shape314 Shape315 Shape316 Shape317 Shape318 Shape319 Shape320 Shape321 Shape322 Shape323 Shape324 Shape325 Shape326 Shape327 Shape328 Shape329 Shape330 Shape331 Shape332 Shape333 Shape334 Shape335 Shape336 Shape337 Shape338 Shape339 Shape340 Shape341 Shape342 Shape343 Shape344 Shape345 Shape346 Shape347 Shape348 Shape349 Shape350 Shape351 Shape352 Shape353 Shape354 Shape355 Shape356 Shape357 Shape358 Shape359 Shape360 Shape361 Shape362 Shape363 Shape364 Shape365 Shape366 Shape367 Shape368 Shape369 Shape370 Shape371 Shape372 Shape373 Shape374 Shape375

No Reef Use




Region 1


B1 B2


B3

B4

B5






#

Respondent

Respondent




Activity Resp.


Others

# of days

# dives



















No Reef Use




Region 2


B1 B2


B3

B4

B5






#

Respondent

Respondent




Activity Resp.


Others

# of days

# of dives



















No Reef Use



Region 3


B1 B2

B3

B4

B5


#

Respondent

Respondent

Activity Resp.

Others

# of days

# of dives

Shape376 Shape377 Shape378 Shape379 Shape380 Shape381 Shape382 Shape383 Shape384 Shape385 Shape386 Shape387 Shape388 Shape389 Shape390 Shape391 Shape392 Shape393 Shape394 Shape395 Shape396 Shape397 Shape398 Shape399 Shape400 Shape401 Shape402 Shape403 Shape404 Shape405 Shape406 Shape407 Shape408 Shape409 Shape410 Shape411 Shape412 Shape413 Shape414 Shape415 Shape416 Shape417 Shape418 Shape419 Shape420 Shape421 Shape422 Shape423 Shape424 Shape425 Shape426 Shape427 Shape428 Shape429 Shape430 Shape431 No Reef Use Region 4


B1

Activity

B2

Resp.

B3

#

Others

B4

Respondent

# days

B5

Respondent

# of dives


# days











Shape432 Shape433 Shape434 Shape435 Shape436 Shape437 Shape438 Shape439 Shape440 Shape441 Shape442 Shape443 Shape444 Shape445 Shape446 Shape447 Shape448 Shape449 Shape450 Shape451 Shape452 Shape453 Shape454 Shape455 Shape456 Shape457 Shape458 Shape459 Shape460 Shape461 Shape462 Shape463 Shape464 Shape465 Shape466 Shape467 Shape468 No Reef Use Region 5


B1

B2

B3

B4

B5



#

Respondent

Respondent

Activity

Resp.

Others

# of days

# of dives


















Part C. Economic Valuation of Puerto Rico’s Coral Reef Ecosystems


In this section of the survey, I will first present to you some definitions and scientific facts about Puerto Rico’s coral reef ecosystems. I will then present you with different reef conditions and the cost to your household to achieve those conditions. I will then ask you to choose among a set of different conditions and the cost to your household.


First, here are some definitions of what we mean by coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems.


Shape469 Hand respondent the Reef Definitions and Conditions Information Card.



Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.



C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?



Shape470

After answering questions, show respondent cards with examples of the kinds of stony corals, soft corals, sponges, fish and macroinvertebrates that have been observed on Puerto Rico’s coral reef ecosystems.






Shape471

After respondent finishes viewing the cards, present the Management Solutions card.



Please read the information on the card and tell me when you are done.


C2. Do you have any questions before we proceed?


Shape472

After answering respondents questions, proceed.




C3. Did you believe the information by coral scientists that in 10 to 20 years if current management practices continue that nearly all the coral reefs in Puerto Rico would be in a poor or low condition?

  1. Yes

  2. No (Go to C4)


C4. If we don’t change current management practices (Status Quo), do you think that the coral reefs conditions in 10 to 20 years in Puerto Rico will

  1. Stay the same

  2. Improve

  3. Worsen


I now will present to you a set of reef conditions at different prices and will ask you for your most preferred option. The Status Quo means no change in the management of the coral reef ecosystems and choosing this option will cost your household nothing ($0), but will result in the poorest or lowest conditions of coral reef ecosystems on all Puerto Rico’s coral reefs, except a few places that are already specially protected.

In each set of options, you will always have the option of choosing the Status Quo as your most preferred option.


Remember when making your choices on how much you are willing to pay that you only have so much income and if you pay to improve reef conditions you will have less to spend on other goods, services, and social issues that are important to you.

Also, even under the low conditions there are three coral reefs within Puerto Rico that have strong protections that you could use, in addition to coral reefs outside Puerto Rico.



Shape473

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.




Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low condition. For Option B, all the reef conditions are at a medium level of condition and will cost your household $__ per year. For Option C, all reef conditions are improved to the highest condition and will cost your household $__ per year.


C5. Which option do you prefer? _______


C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer? _________ (number of days per year)


C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred option? __________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________


Shape474

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card





C8. How sure are you that the option you chose as your most preferred among the three options is your most preferred, not sure at all, slightly sure, moderately sure, very sure, or extremely sure? Please refer to Section 1 of the Economics Valuation Card and tell me the letter corresponding to your answer. Select one answer only.

______ (letter)



Shape475

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.




Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low condition. For Option B, some reef conditions are at a medium level and some at the high level of condition and will cost your household $__ per year. For Option C, some reef conditions are at the medium level and some are improved to the highest condition and this will cost your household $__ per year.



C9. Which option do you prefer? _______


C10. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer? _________ (number of days per year)


C11. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred option? _____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________


C12. How sure are you that the option you chose as your most preferred among the three options is your most preferred, not sure at all, slightly sure, moderately sure, very sure, or extremely sure? Please refer to Section 1 of the Economics Valuation Card and tell me the letter corresponding to your answer. Select one answer only.

_____(letter)



Shape476

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 3.




Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low condition. For Option B, some reef conditions are at a low level and some at the high level of condition and will cost your household $__ per year. For Option C, some reef conditions are at the low level and some are improved to the highest condition and this will cost your household $__ per year.



C13. Which option do you prefer? _______


C14. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer? _________ (number of days per year)


C15. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred option? _____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________


C16. How sure are you that the option you chose as your most preferred among the three options is your most preferred, not sure at all, slightly sure, moderately sure, very sure, or extremely sure? Please refer to Section 1 of the Economics Valuation Card and tell me the letter corresponding to your answer. Select one answer only.

_____(letter)



Shape477

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 4.




Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low condition. For Option B, some reef conditions are at a low level and some at the medium level of condition and will cost your household $__ per year. For Option C, some reef conditions are at the medium level and some are the low condition and this will cost your household $__ per year.



C17. Which option do you prefer? _______


C18. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer? _________ (number of days per year)


C19. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred option? _____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________


C20. How sure are you that the option you chose as your most preferred among the three options is your most preferred, not sure at all, slightly sure, moderately sure, very sure, or extremely sure? Please refer to Section 1 of the Economics Valuation Card and tell me the letter corresponding to your answer. Select one answer only.

_____(letter)


C21. Did you understand that the dollar amount for each alternative was the annual (yearly) cost to your household?

  1. Yes

  2. No



C22. There are different ways for people to pay for new programs to protect the environment. One way is for the government to pay the cost. This will raise everyone’s taxes. The other way is for businesses to pay the cost. This will make prices go up for everyone. Another way is for the government to create incentives for investment in environmental protection. Still another way is for businesses to pay the cost. This will make prices go up for everyone.


If you had to choose, would you prefer to pay for new environmental programs through higher taxes, the cost of incentives to businesses and households, or through higher prices? Please refer to Section 2 of the Economics Valuation Card and tell me the letter corresponding to your answer. Select one answer only.

___ (letter)


C23. Who do you think should manage the additional funding obtained for reef management?


___ The Federal government ___ the Territorial government ____ Non Government Organization like The Nature Conservancy or Protectores de Cuencas, a local organization ___ Other (Specify _________________


C24. Would you say you think of yourself as not an environmentalist at all, slightly an environmentalist, a moderate environmentalist, a strong environmentalist or a very strong environmentalist? Please refer to Section 2 of the Economics Valuation Card and tell me the letter corresponding to your answer. Select on answer only. ___ (letter)



C25. We would like to learn more about how you reacted to the questions that asked you to choose between various options of reef conditions. Please refer to Section 4 of the Economics Valuation Card. As I read each statement tell me the letter corresponding to your answer.

Shape478

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.





Statement

Strongly

Disagree

(a)

Somewhat

Disagree

(b)

Neither

agree nor

disagree

(c)

Somewhat

Agree

(d)

Strongly

Agree

(e)

Costs should not be a factor when

protecting the environment.

Shape479

Shape480

Shape481


Shape482

Shape483

I found it difficult to select an option of reef conditions I preferred.

Shape484

Shape485


Shape486

Shape487

Shape488

I was concerned that the Puerto Rico government cannot effectively

Manage coral reefs.

Shape489


Shape490

Shape491

Shape492

Shape493

I should not have to pay more to protect or restore coral reefs in Puerto Rico.

Shape494

Shape495

Shape496

Shape497

Shape498

The public’s views as expressed in this survey should be important to the Puerto Rico government when it chooses how to manage coral reefs.

Shape499

Shape500

Shape501

Shape502

Shape503

I understood the different alternatives presented in each choice question.

Shape504

Shape505

Shape506

Shape507

Shape508

The different reef attribute levels in each alternative were clear and I was able to distinguish the difference across the “Status Quo” and alternatives B and C in making my choice.

Shape509

Shape510

Shape511

Shape512

Shape513

The illustrations of coral reef conditions helped me distinguish the low, medium and high conditions for all reef attributes.

Shape514

Shape515

Shape516

Shape517

Shape518

The pictures of different levels of crowding helped me distinguish low, medium and high crowding conditions.

Shape519

Shape520

Shape521

Shape522

Shape523

The government should use incentives to businesses and households to pay for environmental protections instead of regulations that result in higher prices or taxes to buisnesses and households.

Shape524

Shape525

Shape526

Shape527

Shape528



C26. What condition are the reefs in that you personally visit or use?

  1. Low

  2. Medium

  3. High


C27. How certain are you that additional funding would achieve the goals of protecting the environment? Please refer to Section 5 of the Economic Valuation Card and tell me the letter corresponding to your answer. Select one amswer only. ___ (letter)


C28. Please provide us any other comments you would like to make to help us understand your views about coral reefs in Puerto Rico and your responses to this survey.

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________


Shape529

Go to Part D: Demographics



Part D: Demographic Profile



In this final section, we need to know information about you and your household to make sure we have a representative sample of Puerto Rico residents.


Again, your privacy will be protected and any information identifying you or your household will not be revealed to anyone.



D1. How many people in your household are permanent residents of Puerto Rico?

____number of people

D2. How many of these household members are age 16 or older? ______ number of people

D3. Do you own a boat? ___Yes ___ No


D4.

How many years have you lived in Puerto Rico?

______

number of years

D5.

In what year were you born? ______ year










D6. Are you Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish origin? ___ Yes ____ No



Shape530

Hand Respondent Demographics Card.




D7. What race do you consider yourself? Please refer to Section 1 of the Demographics Card and

tell me the letter or letters that best describes you. ___ ___ ___ (letters)



D8. What is the highest level of education that you have completed? Please refer to Section 2 of

the Demographics Card and tell me the letter corresponding to the category that best describes you. ___ (letter)


D9. What is your employment status? Please refer to Section 3 of the Demographics Card and tell me the letter corresponding to the category that best describes you. ___ (letter)


D10. What is your household income before taxes? Please refer to Section 4 of the Demographics Card and tell me the letter corresponding to the category that best describes you. ___ (letter)


Shape531

That concludes the survey today. We would like to know if you would fill out two mail back questionnaires. They ask about your expenditures while doing reef activities on your last trip and what things are important to you and how satisfied you are with them. These mail back questions are self-addressed to the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez and postage is paid.



Shape532



D11. Will you take these questionnaires, fill them out and mail them to us? __ Yes __ No.



THANK YOU that concludes our interview.


File Typeapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
AuthorBob Leeworthy
File Modified0000-00-00
File Created2021-01-23

© 2024 OMB.report | Privacy Policy