BLM/CVTS Survey

BLM CVTS Survey Instrument revised 5-17-16

Introduction: Screening and Non-response check questions (Begin introduction in language—English or Spanish-- in which phone is answered)

Hello, my name is _______. I’m calling on behalf of the Bureau of Land Management. The Bureau of Land Management is a Federal agency that manages public lands in Arizona and the west. I would like to ask you some questions about your recreational use of public lands and parks and how we can improve your recreation experience.

INTERVIEWER AID TO BE READ AS NECESSARY:

We’re contacting only a small sample of local residents. In order for our results to be accurate, we’d really like to speak with you even if you don’t visit public lands. Results from the survey will be shared with decision makers at Bureau of Land Management. Your identity will remain anonymous and your responses will only be used and reported in combination with responses from other Phoenix area residents.

SCR1 LANG3 Would you prefer that I continue in Spanish or English?

__Prefer Spanish __Prefer English

SCR2 AGE1 First, are you at least 18 years old?

If YES, continue to Section I.

IF NO, ask: Is there another person in the household who is at least 18 years old, and whom I can speak with?

IF there is a person over 18, but that person is NOT AVAILABLE, say: “Thank you. Can you please tell me when I can call back to speak to someone over 18?” (set appointment to callback)

IF REFUSES TO PARTICIPATE, Record gender (if obvious), language used to answer phone, and note any comments made associated with the refusal. CATI program will record telephone prefix and whether call was to a land line or cell phone.

Could I just ask two quick questions that will help us to understand survey responses?

NR1 RES 7: What is your zip code__________

NR2 VHIS 17: Could you tell me if you participate in outdoor recreation never, once in a while, or regularly?

_Never

_Once in a while (once a month or less)

_Regularly (once a week or more)

Section I: Use Background (ask to all respondents)

Q1 VHIS17: How many outdoor recreation trips did you take in the last 12 months (for such activities as hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, wildlife watching, etc.)? ___number of trips

Q2 VHIS2 Did any of these trips include visits to federal public lands, such as National Forests, National Parks, National Monuments, National Recreation Areas, or National Wildlife Refuges?

_Yes

_No

_Not sure—Prompt: These would include visits to places such as (read list of possible specific names of places such as Grand Canyon National Park, Tonto National Forest, etc.)

Q3 VHIS16 Were any of these trips to areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management?

_Yes

_No

_Don't know

Q4 VHIS14: In the past 12 months, about how many trips have you made to any public lands, including federal areas, state parks, and county regional parks within 50 miles of your home? About how many trips to recreation areas more than 50 miles from your home?

Within 50 miles of home: __ Trips

More than 50 miles from home: __ Trips

Q5 TACT1: In which of the following outdoor activities do you participate? (read through list, check all that apply)

_Hiking or walking

_Horseback riding

_Road bicycling

_Mountain biking

_Non-motorized water travel (canoe, stand-up paddle, kayak, sailing, raft, etc.)

_Motorized water travel (motorboats, water skiing etc.)

_Winter non-motorized activities (Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing)

_Winter motorized activities (Snowmobiles)

_Swimming

_Hunting

_Fishing

_Picnicking

_Target shooting

_Driving off-highway vehicles (dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles)

_Gardening

_Jogging

_Birdwatching or wildlife viewing

_Camping

_Rockhounding

_Photography

_Other: ________________________

Q6 TACT16: Have you or members of your household participated in subsistence fishing, hunting, or gathering in the past 12 months? This is where the main purpose was to bring back fish, wildlife, or plants for your family to eat or to share with others.

_yes

_no

_not sure

Q7 TACT12: a) Now I'd like to ask a few questions about activities you might like to do in the future on public lands. Are there any recreational activities of any type -- whether opportunities for them are currently available or not -- that you haven’t done in the past 12 months but would have liked to?

_Yes _No (If NO, go to Q8; except if respondent reported 0 trips on Q1, go to Q18)

b) What activities would you most like to do?

Activity 1: _________________

Activity 2: _________________

Activity 3: _________________

c) Do any of the following explain why you did not engage in these activities over the past 12 months? (read through, check all that apply)

_Not enough time

_Not enough money

_Other people couldn’t come with me

_Lack of awareness of where to go

_No adequate vehicle available

_No public transportation available

_Activity not available

_Other: ______________________

SECTION II: Most Recent Visit (ask only to respondents who reported taking at least one trip on Q1)

Q8 Where did you go on your most recent visit to a public lands? (ask specifically about visit to BLM if visited any BLM-managed lands in last 12 months, or most recent/most frequent visit to federal public land visit if no BLM visits in last 12 months, or about visit to any other public land if no visits to federally-managed sites).

What was the name of this site? ______________________________

Note: code name of site as two variables: first is the name of the site; second is the managing agency:

1 = BLM; 2 = FS; 3 = NPS; 4 = FWS; 5 = State, 6 = County, 6 = Other)

Q9 VHIS11 How long have you been visiting [site name]? (Read response categories)

_This was my first visit

_ Less than 1 year

_The past 1 to 5 years

_The past 6 to 10 years

_ More than 10 years

Q10 TDUR4 Did you stay overnight on this most recent trip?

_Yes

_No

If Yes: How many total nights did you spend away from home on this trip? ____ nights

Q11 GROUP1: On this visit, who were you travelling with? (check all that apply); Read response categories

_ Alone (if alone go to Q12)

_ Family

_ Friends

_ Business associates

_Guided tour/educational/other organized group

_ Other (please specify ____________)

Q12 AGE7: How many people were you traveling with on this visit, including yourself? (Read response categories)

_ Children (5 years or younger)

_ Children (6-17 years)

_ Adults (18-64 years)

_ Seniors (65 years or older)

_ Not sure: If not sure about ages: About how many people total were you traveling with on this visit? ____ Total

Q13 TRANUSE3: How did you get to (site name) on your most recent visit? (Please check ALL that apply) (Read response categories)

_Personal car or truck

_Other car or truck

_Bicycle

_Walking

_Group van or tour bus

_Other (please specify)____

Q14 TACT1: What activities did you and/or the group do on your last trip to (site name)?

_____________________________ List activities Note: code each activity mentioned as a separate variable

Q15 TACT2b Which of these activities was your main activity on this trip?

Main activity: ________________ Note: Write out, then code using activity coding system developed for Q14

Q16 RESPRO3: I would like to know how satisfied or dissatisfied you were with your visit to (site name). For each of the following conditions, please indicate if you were very dissatisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, neither dissatisfied nor satisfied, somewhat satisfied, or very satisfied.

	Satisfaction rating:
	Very dissatisfied	Somewhat dissatisfied	Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Very satisfied
Scenery at this site/area	1	2	3	4	5
Naturalness of the site	1	2	3	4	5
Feeling safe while at the site	1	2	3	4	5
Condition of facilities	1	2	3	4	5
Road conditions traveling to the site	1	2	3	4	5
Road conditions within the site	1	2	3	4	5
Level of crowding	1	2	3	4	5
Condition of trails	1	2	3	4	5
Other: (specify) _____________	1	2	3	4	5

Q17 OPIN6: Was there any aspect of your visit that could have been enhanced by [specify managing agency]?

_Yes

_No

b) If Yes, What would you recommend that (name of managing agency) do to improve your experience?

_______________________________________________________________

Section III. Knowledge, Information Sources and Desired Experiences (ask to all respondents)

Q18 KNOW11: Have you heard of any of the following nearby recreation areas managed by the BLM?

Name of site/area:	a) Heard of site before now?	b) (If aware) Have you ever visited this site before?
Agua Fria National Monument	□	□
Ironwood Forest National Monument	□	□
Sonoran Desert National Monument	□	□
Harquahala Mountains Wilderness	□	□
Black Canyon National Recreation Trail	□	□
Other:	□	□

Q19 TINFO16: There are many different ways to get travel information when taking a trip. How useful would each of the following information sources or methods of contact be to you: very useful, somewhat useful, or not useful?

	Not useful	Somewhat useful	Very useful
BLM website			
Other web site			
Brochure or newspaper			
Travel guide/tour book			
Chamber of commerce or state visitors bureau			
Text updates on a cellular phone			
Apps available for Smartphones/tablets			
Online search engine			
Friends or family			
Other visitors			
Other:__________________			

Q20 LANG4: Would you prefer to receive information about BLM/public lands site, programs, or services in languages other than English?

_Yes

_No

b) If YES, which language(s)? ____________________________________

Q21 NPS Pool of Known Questions PREF1: I’m going to read a list of possible experiences you may want to have while visiting BLM or other public lands for recreation. For each, please let us know whether that experience is not at all important, slightly important, moderately important, or very important to you.

Experience:			Not at all Important		Slightly Important		Moderately Important		Very Important
To share the experience with friends and family			1		2		3		4
For the exercise			1		2		3		4
To experience solitude			1		2		3		4
To be close to nature			1		2		3		4
To develop my skills and abilities			1		2		3		4
To have an adventure			1		2		3		4
To be in a place that’s special to me			1		2		3		4
To see wildlife			1		2		3		4
To get away from the city			1		2		3		4
To view the scenery		1		2		3		4
To practice using equipment euipment		1		2		3		4
To have a cultural or experience		1		2		3		4
spiritual experience

Q22 NPS Pool of Known Questions LNT3: How would you describe your current knowledge of Leave No Trace practices--these are practices that people can do when out recreating to reduce their impacts on the landscape. (Read response categories)

_Nothing at all

_A little bit

_Moderate amount

_Extensive

Section IV: Demographics (ask to all respondents)

I have just a few more questions for statistical purposes.

Q23 TRANSIT1 How often do you use public transportation at home? (Read response categories)

_Never _Hardly ever _At least once a month _At least once a week _Almost everyday

Q24 RES7: What is your home postal or ZIP code: __________

Q25 RES14: How long have you lived in the Maricopa/Pinal county area? ____ years

Q26 GEN1: What is your gender? (ask only if needed).

___ Male ___Female

Q27 ETHNIC1: Are you Hispanic or Latino? _Yes _No

Q28 RACE1: With which of the following racial group(s) do you most closely identify? (read response catehories, check all that apply)

_American Indian/ Alaska Native

_Asian

_Black/ African American

_Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

_White

_Refused

Q29 MAR1: Are you married?

_Yes

_No

_Other

Q30 HOU1: How many people are in your household? ___ Number of people

Q31 AGE1: In which category is your age? (Read response categories)

___ Age category letter

1. _ 18 – 24

2. _ 25 – 44

3. _ 45 – 54

4. _ 55 – 64

5. _ 65 – 74

6. _ Over 75

Q32 EDU1: Please indicate the category of the highest level of education you have completed. (Read response categories)

______Education category letter

a. Less than high school

b. High school graduate/GED

c. Vocational or Technical School certificate

d. Associates Degree

e. Some college

f. Bachelor’s degree

g. Graduate degree or professional degree (MA, MS, PhD, JD, MBA etc.)

Q33 EMP3: Which of the following categories applies to you? (please check all that apply; read response categories)

_Employed full-time _ Retired _Unemployed _Student

_Employed part-time _Homemaker _Self-employed

Q34 INC1: Which category best represents your annual household income (before taxes) last year? (Read response categories)

______Income category letter

a. Less than $15,000

b. 15,000-25,000

c. More than 25,000 up to 50,000

d. More than 50,000 up to 75,000

e. More than 75,000 up to 100,000

f. More than 100,000 up to 150,000

g. More than 150,000

Q35 NPS Pool of Known Questions OPMGMT3 Thank you for your help. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about any of these topics?

______________________________________________________________________________

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