4 BASIC KINDS OF QUESTIONS:

What people say they like, hold central, or want –

Their ATTITUDES

Their VALUES

Their OPINIONS

What people believe is true –

Their BELIEFS

What people do –

Their BEHAVIOR

What people, settings, or events are –

Their ATTRIBUTES

ATTITUDES, VALUES AND OPINIONS

ATTITUDE: Evaluate views about something:

Do you agree or disagree with this statement? “Campfires should be allowed in all Wilderness areas.”(Please check only one response)

Strongly Agree

Agree

 disagree

 strongly Disagree

VALUE: Preference or importance:

How important to your enjoyment of Wilderness is being able to have a campfire at night? (Please check only one response)

Essential

 Very Important

 Somewhat Important

 Important

 Not Important

Not at all Important

OPINON: Views of desirability about something:

C. How do you feel about a proposal to ban campfires in Wilderness areas? (Please circle only one response)

I WOULD:

Favor it / Do Not Favor But Would Accept it / Would Not Accept it / Would Need More Information

D. How do you feel about using campfires in Wilderness areas? (Please check only one response for each statement)

CAMPFIRES IN WILDERNESS AREAS ARE:

Very Desirable

 Desirable

 Neither Desirable Nor Undesirable

 Undesirable

 Very Undesirable

BELIEFS

What a person thinks is true or false; no implied goodness or badness.

A .Do you believe that there are too many people floating The Lower Salmon River?

 Yes

 No

B. Do you believe that frequent police patrolling reduces crime in county parks? (Please check only one response)

 Always

 Usually

 Seldom

 Almost Never

 Never

BEHAVIOR

A. How did you camp on this trip to LostineCanyon? (Please check the one answer that best describes how you camped)

 In A Tent In The Backcountry

 In A Tent In A Developed Campground

 In A Tent Near My Car, But Not At A Developed Site

 Under The Stars

 In A Self Contained RV/Camper

 In A Camper

 In A Pickup, Station Wagon, Or Other Non Camper

ATTRIBUTES:

B. Are you: (Please check only one)

 Male

 Female

4 TYPES OF RESPONSE STRUCTURE
  1. Open-Ended
  2. Partially Closed-Ended
  3. Closed-Ended With Unordered Response Choices
  4. Closed-Ended With Ordered Choices

OPEN-ENDED

  1. Are campfire programs a good activity for PsychomaniaCountyPark? (Attitude)
  2. What do you believe is the greatest barrier to getting the public to keep this park clean? (Belief)
  3. What kinds of things do you do when you visit this park? (Behavior)
  4. Where in LatahCounty do you live? (Attribute)

PARTIALLY CLOSED-ENDED

  1. How would you like Riggins to change over the next ten years (Please check only one response)

 Stay The Same As It Is Now

 Change Back To The Way It Once Was

Other (Please Describe) ______

  1. Which of these community facilities do you use on a regular basis? (Please check all that apply)

EastCityPark

 Community Center

 Swimming Pool

 Friendship Square

 Other(Please Describe) ______

 Other(Please Describe) ______

CLOSED-ENDED WITH UNORDERED RESPONSE CHOICES

  1. How do you feel about the following management options? (Please circle only one response for each statement)
  1. Allow early-and mid-season duck hunting only.

I WOULD:

Favor it / Do Not Favor But Would Accept it / Would Not Accept it / Would Need More Information
  1. Do you have reservations for any lodging, like motels or campgrounds, anywhere in Idaho (Please check only one response for each statement)

 Yes

 No

 Don’t Know

  1. How would you like Riggins to change over the next ten years? (Please check only one)

 Stay The Same As It Is Now

 Change Back To The Way It Once Was

 Change In Other Ways

  1. Which of these community facilities do you use on a regular basis? (Please check all that apply)

EastCityPark

 1912 Building

 Swimming Pool

 Friendship Square

EaganYouthCenter

 Rotary Park/Water Tower Park

CLOSE-ENDED WITH ORDERED CHOICES

  1. To what extent has the amount of tourism activity (the number and frequency of outsiders coming to Riggins) increased in this area over the last few years? (Please check only one response)

 Not At All

 Somewhat

 Quite A Bit

 A Lot

  1. What is your reaction when you encounter closed roads when you are hunting deer in Idaho? (Please check only one response)

 Always Acceptable

 Usually Acceptable

 Sometimes Acceptable

 Never Acceptable

  1. Excluding your travel to and from your home, how often do you use the following equipment or mode of transportation when you hunt deer in Idaho? (Please circle only one response for each statement)

Car / truck (2-wheel drive) / Never / Sometimes / Usually / Always
Car / truck (4-wheel drive) / Never / Sometimes / Usually / Always
On foot / Never / Sometimes / Usually / Always

A QUESTION ON ONE TOPIC STRUCTURED FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS

OPEN ENDED

Which river do you feel offers the most challenge? (Please write in your answer below)

PARTIALLY CLOSE-ENDED

Which river offers the most challenge? (Please check only one response)

 Snake

 Salmon

 Green

 Palouse

 Other______

CLOSE-ENDED WITH UNORDERED RESPONSE CHOICES

Which of these four rivers do you feel offers the most challenges? (Please check only one response)

 Snake

 Salmon

 Green

 Palouse

CLOSE-ENDED WITH ORDERED CHOICES

  1. How challenging are the following rivers?(Please circle only one response for each river)

Snake / Extremely Challenging / Very Challenging / Somewhat Challenging / Not Very Challenging / Not At All Challenging
Salmon / Extremely Challenging / Very Challenging / Somewhat Challenging / Not Very Challenging / Not At All Challenging
Green / Extremely Challenging / Very Challenging / Somewhat Challenging / Not Very Challenging / Not At All Challenging
Palouse / Extremely Challenging / Very Challenging / Somewhat Challenging / Not Very Challenging / Not At All Challenging

B. Rank these rivers from MOST CHALLENGING to LEAST CHALLENGING. (1 = the river that you feel is MOST challenging, 2 = the one that is second most challenging, and so on.)

___Snake

___Salmon

___Green

___Palouse

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