Full Recreation Use Survey Changes from 2012-2013 to Current Version

Attachment 11

Full Recreation Use Survey Changes from 2012-2013 to Current Version

NOTES:

• The ‘@’ character before text represents a radio button selection for that question. If there is no ‘@’ character, assume the interviewer records the answer in a text field.
  
  
  

• There are numbers in square brackets after some possible responses; these represent the logical trail to follow. For example, ‘@ answer (Q10)’ means if this response is provided, the next action to follow is ask about question 10.
  
  
  

• There are two columns marked as ‘Q#’. The first column represents the question numbers labeled in the 2012-2013 survey; the second column represents the questions labeled in the current survey. Question numeration is not considered a reportable change for this assessment.

Q#	2012-2013 Questions	Q#	Current Questions	Changes/Notes
Obsv1	Vehicle appears to be: @ Recreation @ Non-recreation (including Ranger/Contractor) @ Unknown	Obsv1	Vehicle appears to be: @ Recreation @ Non-recreation @ Ranger/Contractor @ Unknown	Observation modified in 2016 to split provide specific accounting of ranger/contractor non-recreation exits
Obsv2	Number of axels: @ 2 @ 3 @ 4 @ 5 @ 6 @ Unknown	Obsv2	Number of axels: @ 2 @ 3 @ 4 @ 5 @ 6 @ Unknown	No changes
Obsv3	TOW: @ Yes @ No	Obsv3	TOW: @ Yes @ No	No changes
	“Hello, my name is ______ [first name]. I am with the Student Conservation Association assisting the Corps of Engineers. We are surveying visitors at _______ [lake name] so that we can better understand our customers’ use of our parks.”		“Hello, my name is [first name]. I am with the [organization] assisting the Corps of Engineers. We are surveying visitors at [lake name] so that we can better understand our customers’ use of our parks.”	In previous survey USACE had agreement with SCA to do data collection. Change to [Organization} to allow flexibility for any contractor used over next three years. A card with the agency disclosure, privacy statement is offered to the respondent at this point.
1	May I take a few minutes of your time to ask you some questions? @ Yes [continue survey] @ Refused [end survey] @ Passed (Language) [end survey] @ Passed (Backup) [end survey]	1	May I take a few minutes of your time to ask you some questions? @ Yes [continue survey] @ Refused [end survey] @ Passed (Language) [end survey] @ Passed (Backup) [end survey] @ Ranger/Contractor [end survey]	Response changed in 2016 to include a ranger/contractor separately to account for those intercepts
2	Did (any of) you visit this area for recreation or sightseeing TODAY? @ Yes [continue] @ No (Ranger/Contractor) [end survey] @ Did not respond [end survey]	2	Did (any of) you visit this area for recreation or sightseeing TODAY? @ Yes [continue] @ No (Ranger/Contractor) [end survey] @ Did not respond [end survey]	No changes
3	Will you be returning to this park TODAY? @ Yes [end survey] @ No [continue]	3	Will you be returning to this park TODAY? @ Yes [end survey] @ No [continue]	No changes
4	Is this the only park at this lake that you have been to for recreation TODAY? @ Yes @ No	4	Is this the only park at this lake that you have been to for recreation TODAY? @ Yes @ No	No changes
5	Will you be going to any other parks at this lake TODAY? @ Yes @ No	5	Will you be going to any other parks at this lake TODAY? @ Yes @ No	No changes
6	Including yourself, how many people are in this vehicle right now?	6	Including yourself, how many people are in this vehicle right now?	No changes
7	Number of people: Age 17 or younger	7	Number of people: Age 17 or younger	No changes
8	Number of people: Age 62 or older	8	Number of people: Age 62 or older	No changes
9	Are (any of) you staying overnight away from home on this trip? @ Yes [Q10] @ No [Q12]	9	Are (any of) you staying overnight away from primary residence on this trip? @ Yes [Q10a] @ No [Q12]	Changed home to primary residence, some visitors have second home near lake which is not their primary residence
10	Did you or are you spending any nights IN this park or ON the lake (or parked at this area overnight)? @ Yes [Q10a] @ No [Q11]	10a	Did you stay overnight IN this park (or parked at this area overnight)? @ Yes [Q10b] @ No [Q11a]	Adjusted wording to clarify.
10c	How many nights did you spend at this park or on the lake?	10b	How many nights?	Adjusted wording to clarify. This question was asked later in sequence in 2013 survey.
10a	Was your overnight stay? @ At a campsite [Q10b] @ On a boat @ At a lodge or resort @ In some other accommodation Other text box field	10c	Which best describes your overnight stay. @ Overnight at a vehicle accessed designated campsite @Overnight at a boat accessed designated campsite @ Overnight on a boat @ Overnight along the shoreline @ Overnight at a lodge or resort in this park @ Overnight in some other accommodation	Modified question and responses to be more explicit among the possible overnight use types.
		10d	In some other accommodation, please describe:
10b	Did you pay a camping fee? @ Yes @ No	10e	Did you pay a fee for your overnight stay? @ Yes @ No	Modified in 2016 to better reflect a payment was collected for an overnight stay of any type, not just camping
11	On this trip, did you spend any nights OUTSIDE THIS PARK AND WITHIN 30 MILES of here? @ Yes [Q11a] @ No [ AND If ‘no’ to question 10, go to question 12 AND If ‘yes’ to question 10, go to question 13 ]	11a	On this trip, did you spend any nights OUTSIDE THIS PARK AND WITHIN 30 MILES of here? @ Yes [Q11b] @ No [ If ‘no’ to question 10a, go to question 12 If ‘yes’ to question 10a, go to question 14	No changes
11a	How many nights?	11b	How many nights?	No changes
11b	What type of lodging did you be stay in? @ Hotel, motel, cabin, B&B @ Campground @ Private home (seasonal, friend or relative) @ Other	11c	What type of lodging did you be stay in? @ Hotel, motel, cabin, B&B @ Campground @ Private home (seasonal, friend or relative) @ Other [Only asked if ‘yes’ to question 11a]	No changes
11c	Text box for other	11d	Other, please describe	Change to screen text for interviewer
12	How many hours were you here TODAY? @ 0.5 @ 1 @ 1.5 @ 2 @ 2.5 @ 3 @ 3.5 Greater than 3.5 text field	12	How many hours were you here TODAY? @ 0.5 @ 1 @ 1.5 @ 2 @ 2.5 @ 3 @ 3.5 @ 4 @ 4.5 @ 5 @ 5.5 @ 6 Greater than 6 hours text field	Added more choices in 2016 based on write in responses from 2012-2013 surveys. Is faster for interviewer to click radio button versus typing in data.
		13	Did you come to this park to visit with someone staying at the campground? @ Yes @ No (only asked if campground identified in recreation area characteristics)	Added in 2016. Some campgrounds allow visitors to the registered camper. Have created a “visitor to camper” factor based on a different survey done in early 2000’s that we want to supplement with data from this question.
13	Went out on a boat? [If response is 0, omit questions 13, 16, and 17.]	14	Went out on a boat? [If response = 0, omit questions 18a and b]	No changes
14	Went fishing	15	Went fishing	No changes
15	How many people went in the water (swimming or water contact activities)?	16	How many people went in the water (swimming or water contact activities)?	No changes
16	Boated in a powered craft [Only if total boating > 0]	17a	Boated in a powered craft [Only if total boating, Q14 > 0]	No changes
17	Boated in a non-powered craft [Only if total boating > 0]	17b	Boated in a non-powered craft [Only if total boating, Q14 > 0]	No changes
18	Fished from a boat. [Only if total boating > 0 and total fishing > 0]	18a	Fished from a boat. [Only if total boating, Q14 > 0 AND total fishing, Q15 > 0]	No changes
19	Fished from shore [Only if total fishing > 0]	18b	Fished from shore [Only if total fishing, Q15 > 0]	No changes
20	How many went hiking, walking, running, or jogging?	19a	How many went hiking, walking, running, or jogging?	No changes
		19b	Pet observation @ Pet observed	Observation added in 2016 based on numerous additional activity comments during 2012-2013 associated with walking pet.
21	How many had a picnic, or a meal in the park today?	20	How many had a picnic, or a meal in the park today?	No changes
22	How many went bicycling, skating, or skateboarding or participated or other activities on wheels?	21	How many went bicycling, skating, or skateboarding or participated or other activities on wheels?	No changes
23	How many played or watched field sports including playing with a ball or Frisbee?	22	How many played or watched field sports including playing with a ball or Frisbee?	No changes
24	How many attended a tournament, special event or large gathering?	23	How many attended a tournament, special event or large gathering?	No changes
25	How many went to the Visitor Center today? (asked only if visitor center is identified in recreation area characteristics)	24	How many went to the Visitor Center today? (asked only if visitor center is identified in recreation area characteristics)	No changes
26	How many participated in an activity I did not describe?	25a	How many participated in an activity I did not describe?	No changes
27	OTHER (write in visitor response in response column)	25b	OTHER (write in visitor response in response column)	No changes
28	How many people participated in no other activity except sightseeing at this area? [asked only if 0 entered for ALL other activities –, including add. comment]	26	How many people participated in no other activity except sightseeing at this area? [asked only if 0 entered for ALL other activities – Q14-Q25, including add. comment]	No changes
29	Are (any of) you or are any of your immediate family members U.S. Active Duty Military? @ Yes @ No	27	Are (any of) you or are any of your immediate family members U.S. Active Duty Military? @ Yes @ No	No changes
30	Do (any of) you have serious difficulty seeing, hearing, walking, or climbing stairs? @ Yes @ No	28	Do (any of) you have serious difficulty seeing, hearing, walking, or climbing stairs? @ Yes @ No	No changes
31	What is the US ZIP Code of your primary residence? [If respondent says ‘other country’ or’ declined to respond’, question 32 is asked.]	29a	What is the US ZIP Code of your primary residence? [If unknown, go to Q30. If ‘other country’ or answer declined, go to Q29b. Any other values, go to Q30.]	Changed to question 29a in 2016. Added logic about ‘unknown’ responses.
32	What Country are you from? @ USA @ Canada @ Mexico @ Other @ Declined	29b	What Country are you from? @ USA @ Canada @ Mexico @ Other @ Declined	Changed to question 29b in 2016
		29c	OTHER (write in visitor response in response column)	Added in 2016
33	How many visited ‘area name’ Recreation Area (‘alt area description’)?	30	How many people visited…[area name + alt area description]”? (asked only if additional recreation sites are identified in the recreation area characteristics)	Changed to question 30 in 2016. Modified terms of question slightly in 2016. Sometimes there is a USACE recreation site area within another recreation site area. Data from this section is used to understand the percent of visitors that visit one or more of the sites. This question is repeated as needed to reflect the different sites in the primary recreation area.
34	How many visited ‘area name’ Recreation Area (‘alt area description’)?
35	How many visited ‘area name’ Recreation Area (‘alt area description’)?”
		31	In which of the areas did you spend the majority of your time? @ (area name + alt area description 1) @ (area name + alt area description 2)	Added in 2016
36	Would you be willing to tell us more about your visit in a short web-based survey after you return home? @ Yes [Q36a] @ No [Q40]	32a	Would you be willing to tell us more about your visit in a short web-based survey after you return home? @ Yes [Q32b] @ No [Q33]
36a	We would like to send you an e-mail in a few days directing you to a web site where you can provide further feedback about your trip to this park. May we have your e-mail address for this purpose? @ Yes [Enter email address] @ No [Enter ‘No e-mail’]	32b	We would like to send you an e-mail in a few days directing you to a web site where you can provide further feedback about your trip to this park. May we have your e-mail address for this purpose? We will not give out your email address to anyone else. An explanation of why we are asking and what we will do with this information is on the back of the card we provided to you. Yes [Enter email address] No [Enter ‘No e-mail’]	Modified in 2016 per input from USACE/Army/DOD reviewers
37	Any additional comments or concerns?	33	Do you have any additional comments or concerns?	Modified slightly in 2016 to include the terms “do you”