2008 Coastal Community Household Survey

2008 Coastal Community Household
Survey
NOAA Fisheries
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
The following questions relate to your opinions about your community and how you
value and use your community’s marine resources. Your views on your community and
its future are important and this is an opportunity for you to make your thoughts know.
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Question

1.

Compared to 5 years ago, how would you
rate the overall quality of life in your
community?

Response

Much better
A little better
About the same
A little worse
Much worse

2.

How would you rate the coastal and
marine environment of your city (beach
and near shore water)?

Very pristine
Fairly clean
Fair
Somewhat dirty
Very polluted

3.

How important is a clean coastal and
marine environment to you?

Very important
Fairly important
I am neutral
Fairly unimportant
Very important

4.

How would you rate the following
statement? A thriving fishing industry is
vital to the economic well-being of this
community.

Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Uncertain
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree

5.

How would you rate the following
statement? A thriving fishing industry is
vital to the cultural identity of this
community.

Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Uncertain
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
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6.

How would you rate the following
statement? It is important for your
community to grow economically over the
next decade?

Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Uncertain
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree

7.

How would you rate the following
statement? It is important for your
community’s population to grow over the
next decade?

Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Uncertain
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree

8.

What do you like best about living in this
community?

9.

What would you like to see improved in
this community to make it a better place to
live?

10.

How long has your permanent residence
been in this community?

Less than 1 year
Between 1 and 5 years
Between 5 and 10 years
Between 10 and 20 years
Between 20 and 40 years
Over 40 years
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The following questions are designed to determine how coastal communities use their
marine resources in relation to all the activities the community engages in. It is
important to know how marine resources are used in a community to help inform how
these resources should be managed.
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Question

11.

Approximately how
many days in the
past 12 months did
you engage in any
of the following
activities? If you did
not engage in an
activity, feel free to
leave those
responses blank.

Response

Activity

From an activity
originating inside this
city’s limits

From an activity
originating outside this
city’s limits

Boating/Sailing

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Kayaking/Canoeing

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Fishing – Private boat

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Fishing – Charter boat

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Fishing – Shore/Dock

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Surfing

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Windsurfing

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Other ocean water sports
Visiting the beach (nonsport related)

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Hiking/Camping

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Golfing

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Other participant sports
Attending spectator
sports

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Fine dining

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Other dining out
Attending theater,
symphony, or museums

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Attending movies

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

Renting movies

______________ (days)

______________ (days)

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12.

In the past year,
approximately many
times per week did
you eat seafood?

Location

Frequency of seafood consumption

At home

______________ (days)

At a restaurant in town

______________ (days)

At a restaurant outside of town

______________ (days)

Please answer the following questions about yourself and your household. For
statistical purposes, we need to know a little about you to provide context to your
responses.
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13.

Question
In the following
categories,
approximately what
percentage of your
household shopping
takes place in the
following locations?
Each row should sum
to 100%.

Response
Expenditure
category

Inside the city
limits

Outside the city
but within 30
miles

Online or further
than 30 miles
away

Groceries

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

Restaurants

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

Clothes

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

Household goods
Durable goods
(appliances/
hardware/
furniture etc.)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

Cars

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

Boats/ Recreation
equipment

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

Gasoline

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

Mechanic services

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

Home/Auto
insurance

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

Medical care

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

Legal services

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

Financial services

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

__________ (%)

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14.

Of the following
sectors, where would
you classify the
employment of
people in your
household?

You

Spouse or
partner (if
any)

Other
Household
Member (if any)

Sector

Commercial Fish harvesting
Fish Processing
Recreational Fishing (Charter/Guides)
Agriculture
Forestry
Mining
Manufacturing
Transportation/Shipping
Communications
Utilities
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Hotel/Motel/Trailer Park
Health/Legal Services
Finance/Insurance
Restaurant
Other Services
Education
Government
Other Sector
(please specify) __________________

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16.

Approximately what
percentage of your
household income
comes from the
following sources?

What is your highest
level of education
achieved?

Category

% of Household Income

Income from a local job you are currently
employed in:
Income from a nonlocal job that you are
currently employed in:

__________ (%)
__________ (%)

Retirement income from a previous job:

__________ (%)

Income from investments:

__________ (%)

You

Spouse or partner (if any)

Grade school
High school diploma or GED
Trade school or some college
College diploma
Some post-graduate coursework
Masters degree
Ph.D., M.D, J.D. or similar

Grade school
High school diploma or GED
Trade school or some college
College diploma
Some post-graduate coursework
Masters degree
Ph.D., M.D, J.D. or similar

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17.

What is the range of
the income of people
in your household?

You
<$10,000
10,001 to 25,000
25,001 to 40,000
40,001 to 60,000
60,001 to 75,000
75,001 to 100,000
100,001 to 150,000
150,001 to 200,000
>$200,001

Spouse or partner (if
any)
<$10,000
10,001 to 25,000
25,001 to 40,000
40,001 to 60,000
60,001 to 75,000
75,001 to 100,000
100,001 to 150,000
150,001 to 200,000
>$200,001

Other Household Member
(if any)
<$10,000
10,001 to 25,000
25,001 to 40,000
40,001 to 60,000
60,001 to 75,000
75,001 to 100,000
100,001 to 150,000
150,001 to 200,000
>$200,001

Thank you for your time and assistance. Please return this survey in the self addressed stamped
envelope provided. If you have any comments or questions please contact:
Philip Watson
NOAA Fisheries
Northwest Fisheries Science Center - FRAMD
2725 Montlake Blvd E
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 947-3107
philip.watson@noaa.gov
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