Community survey household questionnaire

NOAA Fisheries
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
2725 Montlake Blvd East
Seattle, WA 98112

Mr. John Doe
123 Oceanside Drive
Newport, OR 97365

Dear Mr. Doe,
Last week I sent you a letter inviting you to participate in a community economic survey being
conducted by NOAA Fisheries. This letter contains the survey questionnaire, which will take
about 30 minutes to complete. After completing the survey questionnaire, please place it in the
enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope and deposit the envelope in the mail.
This survey is being conducted in eight coastal communities, including Newport. This survey
will include collection of data from households, businesses, and visitors to the community. Data
collected through this survey will enable the NOAA Fisheries to better estimate the impact of the
fishing industry on coastal community economies and estimate the community economic impact
of fishery management policies.
I hope you choose to participate in this voluntary survey. By collecting information from
households such as yours, we can better understand the role of fisheries in coastal economies and
the economic impact of fishery management policies. While the survey collects information on
your individual household, it does not ask for the submission of any specific information that
could be used to identify your household.
Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Carl Lian
Economist
NOAA Fisheries
carl.lian@noaa.gov
(206)-302-2414

West Coast 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

Confidential

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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.

Confidential

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%.

Confidential

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.

Approximately what
percent of total
household comes
from employment in
the following?

Percent of
Household Income:

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
_____________%
Tourism/Hospitality
_____________%
Education
_____________%
Government
_____________%
Other Sector
(please specify) __________________
_____________%

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15.

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

Household Income:
<$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:
Carl Lian
NOAA Fisheries
Northwest Fisheries Science Center - FRAMD
2725 Montlake Blvd E
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 302-2414
philip.watson@noaa.gov
If you have any additional comments please feel free to include them here:

OMB Control #0648-xxxx expires xx/xx/xx. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law; no person is required to respond to, nor
shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirement of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. Public reporting
burden for this survey is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden, to Carl Lian, NWFSC FRAM, 2725 Montlake Blvd. E, Seattle, WA 98112-2097

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