AK Non-Recreational Survey

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Alaska Federal Lands Transportation Survey – Non-Recreational¹

This survey is about your transportation experiences on Federal public lands in Alaska. Examples of Federal public lands include National Parks, National Forests, National Recreation Areas, and National Wildlife Refuges. When we use the term “public lands,” we are also referring to the roads, trails, rivers, and lakes on those lands.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0596-0236. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 13 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions.

If you have questions or concerns about your rights as a research participant, you can contact the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Office of Research Integrity at 474-7800 (Fairbanks area) or 1-866-876-7800 (toll-free outside the Fairbanks area) or uaf-irb@alaska.edu. 

1. (RES3)Do you live in the United States?

___ Yes What is your home state? _____________

[IF ALASKA]: What is your home zip code? _____________________

___ No What country do you live in? ______________________

If your permanent residence is outside of Alaska, please answer Q.s 2 -4.

Alaska Residents, please skip to Q. 5.

2. (RES10) Are you a seasonal resident of Alaska?

__ Yes

__ No

3. (TRANUSE2) Which form(s) of transportation did you use to arrive in Alaska? (Check all that apply).

___ Airplane (commercial or private)

___ Cruise Ship

___ Vehicle (car, RV, truck, motorcycle)

___ Alaska State ferry

___ Bus

___ Other (please specify:____________________)

4. (VHIS1) Have you visited Alaska before?

___ Yes Approximately how many times have you visited in the last ten years (not including this visit)? (Check one response)

__ 1 time

__ 2-3 times

__ 4-6 times

__ 7-10 times

__ More than 10 times

___ No

ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY: please answer Questions 5-6. All OTHERS GO TO Q. 7

5. (VHIS20) In general, in the last year, how often have you used the Federal public lands in Alaska managed by each of the following agencies, either traveling through them to get to your destination, or participating in activities, such as hunting or fishing? Include commuting through Federal public lands and working on Federal public lands. First we’ll ask about your use during winter months, and then we’ll ask about your use during summer months. (Check one response for each item.)

	Don’t Know	More than once per week	About once per week	About once per month	Less than Monthly	Never
WINTER MONTHS (approximately October – April)
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Park Service
U.S. Forest Service
SUMMER MONTHS (approximately May-September)
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Park Service
U.S. Forest Service

6. (VHIS1) Have you visited [this area/site] before today (not including this visit)?

___ Yes  Approximately how many times have you visited in the last year? (Check one response.)

__ 1 time

__ 2-3 times

__ 4-6 times

__ 7-10 times

__ More than 10 times

___ No

ASK ALL:

7. TRANUSE2, TRANUSE20) Which form(s) of transportation did you use to arrive at [INSERT NAME OF PUBLIC LANDS/AREA]? Please check all that apply. Which form(s) of transportation have you used or do you plan to use within [INSERT NAME OF PUBLIC LANDS/AREA] to get from one destination to another? Check all that apply.

Type of Transportation	Used to arrive at site	Used/plan to use WITHIN site
Private vehicle (car, truck, motorcycle, RV)
All Terrain Vehicle or Off Road Vehicle
Public Bus (not including shuttles or trolleys)
Commercial shuttle/tour bus
Denali Visitor Transportation System
Alaska/White Pass Railroad
[NON-INTERRIOR] Alaska Marine Ferry
[NON-INTERIOR] Cruise ship
Motorboat
Kayak, canoe, or raft
Commercial airplane (includes air taxi)
Private airplanes
Bicycle
Foot/Hiking
Other (please specify)
No additional travel within site/area

8. (EVAL3) How would you rate your travel experience arriving at [INSERT NAME OF AREA/PUBLIC LANDS]? Check one response in column A. How would you rate your travel experience within [THE SURROUNDING AREA OF (INSERT NAME) OR INSERT NAME OF PUBLIC LANDS]? Check one response in Column B.

	A	B
	Arriving at Site	Within site
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Very Poor

9. (EVAL4) Please use the space below to share any additional feedback on your travel experiences on Alaska Federal public lands. In particular, we are interested in learning about any transportation-related issues or problems you faced. Please be as specific as possible.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. (EVAL6) Do you have any suggestions for how travel/transportation to or through Federal public lands can be improved?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

We have just a few final questions.

11. (AGE6) What is your age? (Check one response.)

____ 5 years and under

____ 6-12 years

____ 13-18 years

____ 19-29 years

____ 30-44 years

____ 45-64 years

____ 65 or older

12. (GEN2) Are you: Check one response.

___ Male

___ Female

13. (ETHNIC1) Are you Hispanic or Latino? Check one response.

___ Yes

___ No

14. (RACE2) What is your race? Check all that apply.

___ American Indian or Alaska Native

___ Asian

___ Black or African American

___ White

___ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

___ Other

15. (EDU) Please indicate the highest level of education you have completed. Check one response.

___ Less than high school

___ High school graduate/GED

___ Vocational or Technical School certificate

___ Some college

___ Associates degree

___ Bachelor’s degree

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

16. (INC1) Which category best represents your annual household income (before taxes) last year? Check one response.

___ Less than $24,999

___ $25,000-$34,999

___ $35,000-$49,999

___ $50,000-$74,999

___ $75,000-$99,999

___ $100,000-$149,999

___ $150,000-$199,999

___ $200,000 or more

___ Do not wish to answer

1 For each question, the identifier from the OMB-approved Compendium of Questions is shown in parentheses, for review purposes only. These identifiers will not be included in the final survey administered to respondents.

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