Non-response Survey - Terrestrial

OMB Control #: 1024-XXXX

Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX

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Terrestrial Non-Response Survey

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: The National Park Service is authorized by 54 U.S.C. 100070 to collect this information. This short survey is designed to help park managers understand visitor experiences with wildlife. Your responses to this collection are completely voluntary and will remain anonymous. You can end the process at any time and will not be penalized in any way for choosing to do so. Data collected will only be reported in aggregates and no individually identifiable responses will be reported. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. Your response is not required to obtain or retain a benefit. OMB has approved this collection of information and assigned control number XXXX-XXXX. The expiration date is XX/XX/XXXX

Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be about 2 minute per survey. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 13461 Sunrise Valley Dr. (MS-244), Reston, VA 20191.

Introductory Script for Terrestrial Intercept Survey:

“Hello, I am working with [NPS Site] conducting a 5-minute survey to improve visitor experiences in the park. May I ask you several questions about your [NPS Site] experience?

If NO – The surveyor will thank the visitor and ask them to answer the questions that will serve as a non-response bias check.

Terrestrial Non-response Survey

To account for potential non-response bias, visitors who do not agree to complete the intercept survey will be asked to answer the following questions:

1. “Are you a permanent resident of the United States?”

2. “Which of the following best describes your age (under 30, 30 to 60, over 60)?”

3. “Have you personally ever been driving or riding in a vehicle that has been in a collision with wildlife?”

Yes

No

Responses and observations will be recorded and compared to final respondent data. Researchers will use this information to check for non-response bias by testing to determine any significantly different responses compared to the rest of the sample.