27649 Massachusetts Recreational Fishing Demand Survey Data Set Published / External 23091 surveys Project Completed Stated preference choice experiment data were collected in 2012 from Massachuestts saltwater recreational fishermen. Saltwater anglers fishing in Massachusetts (MA) waters who obtained a 2012 saltwater recreational fishing permit during the first four months of 2012 were elgible for participation in the study. Potential survey respondents were drawn randomly each month beginning in February and ending in May of 2012. The study consisted of three separate sample groups. The first consisted of 700 anglers who received dichotomous choice contingent valuation mail questionnaires designed to elicit hypothetical WTA measures of the value of its licenses. A second sample group of 700 anglers received questionnaires developed to obtain hypothetical WTP valuations. For the third sample group we simulated an actual market for fishing licenses by offering 500 anglers cash in return for giving up their 2012 fishing license. In total, 1,900 questionnaires were mailed to anglers who obtained a license during the first four months of 2012 and 1,225 surveys were completed for an overall response rate of 64%. To compare stated preference values for saltwater recreational fishing licenses with those obtained in an actual (simulated) marketplace. Theme Stated preference Theme contingent valuation Theme demand models Theme recreational fishing Theme valuation models Temporal 2012 Spatial Massachusetts NEFSC Woods Hole Lab Woods Hole MA USA Data Set SAS data set (version 7) None Planned Table (digital) not applicable not applicable not applicable 36241 Data Published / External Completed Massachusetts Recreational Fishing Demand Survey Data Data File Yes Massachusetts Recreational Fishing Demand Survey Data 1 MID CHARACTER 7 No No Active Survey ID # First digit=survey version, 2nd digit = 0, 3rd digit = wave, last three digits = unique survey number. Example: MID=101-012 Version 1, wave 1, survey id number 012 CHARACTER 2 received_date CHARACTER 10 No No Active Date survey received by Quantech CHARACTER 3 Postmark_date CHARACTER 10 No No Active Date survey postmarked (i.e., mailed by angler) CHARACTER 4 Wave NUMBER 3 No No Active Wave 1=Jan, 2=Feb, 3=March, 4=April NUMBER 5 Treatment NUMBER 3 No No Active Version of survey: treatment 1=cash sample, 2=hypothetical WTA, 3=hypothetical WTP NUMBER 6 Offer NUMBER 4 No No Active Offer or payment amount: 15-500 NUMBER 7 CheckReturned NUMBER 3 No No Active If 1 angler mailed check back to Quantech and kept their license. If 0 Quantech did not receive a returned check (does not mean angler cashed check). 1=yes, 0=no NUMBER 8 LicenseReturned NUMBER 3 No No Active If 1 angler mailed license to Quantech. If 0 license was not mailed to Quantech. 1=yes, 0=no NUMBER 9 ReturnedMailResent NUMBER 3 No No Active Original mailing was returned to Quantech from the post office and they were able to find an alternate address which Quantech sent the mailing. 1=yes, 0=no NUMBER 10 ReturnedMailNoAddress NUMBER 3 No No Active Original mailing was returned to Quantech from the post office and they were unable to find an alternate address. 1=yes, 0=no NUMBER 11 SurveyReturned NUMBER 3 No No Active Survey form was filled out and returned to Quantech 1=yes,0=no NUMBER 12 RefusalReturned NUMBER 3 No No Active Blank survey form was returned to Quantech 1=yes,0=no NUMBER 13 Comments CHARACTER 253 No No Active Comments from angler or comments from Quantech about the angler CHARACTER 14 CheckCashed NUMBER 3 No No Active If 1 angler cashed check (does not mean angler also returned survey and/or license). If 0 angler did not cash the check (does not mean angler returned the license to Quantech though). 1=yes,2=no NUMBER 15 CheckNo NUMBER 4 No No Active Number on check mailed to angler NUMBER 16 CheckCashedDate CHARACTER 9 No No Active Date check was cashed CHARACTER 17 Interviewer CHARACTER 8 No No Active Quantech interviewer name CHARACTER 18 Timest CHARACTER 8 No No Active Time telephone interview started CHARACTER 19 Timeed CHARACTER 8 No No Active Time telephone interview ended CHARACTER 20 status CHARACTER 2 No No Active no description available CHARACTER 21 contact NUMBER 3 No No Active Number of telephone contact attempts made for follow-up survey. NUMBER 22 complete NUMBER 3 No No Active Variable from the follow-up survey CATI system that was used to manage the call sample. It can be disregarded. NUMBER 23 Addresscorrect CHARACTER 1 No No Active Asked on phone follow-up for people who said they had not received the letter): Our records indicate your current mailing address is: [ADDRESS FROM PERMIT]. 1=yes,2=no CHARACTER 24 sendpackage CHARACTER 1 No No Active no description available CHARACTER 25 secondsurvey NUMBER 3 No No Active Angler did not respond to initial survey so Quantech mailed a second survey. 1=yes,0=no NUMBER 26 personalcheck NUMBER 3 No No Active Check was cashed in error by the angler (they either changed their mind or claimed they didnt understand what they were doing), so they sent back a personal check of the same amount. 1=yes,0=no NUMBER 27 REG_TYPE_CODE CHARACTER 59 No No Active Type of MA saltwater license purchased: (1) Resident Recreational Saltwater Fishing ($10 + convenience fee of $1.50 + 3% for internet customers = $11.85), (2) Resident Saltwater Fishing Age 60 and over (free except for convenience fee of $1.50 and .35 cents if obtained online = $1.85), (3) Non-Resident Recreational Saltwater Fishing Age 60 and over (free except for convenience fee of $1.50 and .35 cents if obtained online = $1.85), (4) Non-Resident Recreational Saltwater Fishing ($10 + convenience fee of $1.50 + 3% for internet customers = $11.85). CHARACTER 28 resident CHARACTER 1 No No Active MA resident if 1, non-resident if 2 CHARACTER 29 days_fished_2011 NUMBER 4 No No Active Number of days angler fished in MA waters during 2011 NUMBER 30 days_fished_2012 NUMBER 3 No No Active Number of days angler fished in MA waters during 2012 so far NUMBER 31 days_will_fish_2012 NUMBER 4 No No Active Estimated number of days angler will fish in MA waters during all of 2012 NUMBER 32 shore_mode NUMBER 3 No No Active Mode of fishing that will be used most often in 2012 (angler may have checked multiple modes) 1=yes,0=no NUMBER 33 PR_mode NUMBER 3 No No Active Mode of fishing that will be used most often in 2012 (angler may have checked multiple modes) 1=yes,0=no NUMBER 34 CH_mode NUMBER 3 No No Active Mode of fishing that will be used most often in 2012 (angler may have checked multiple modes) 1=yes,2=no NUMBER 35 own_boat CHARACTER 1 No No Active Does the angler own a boat that he/she will use to fish recreationally in marine waters of MA in 2012? N=no, Y=Yes CHARACTER 36 commercial_permit CHARACTER 1 No No Active Will anyone in the household purchase a MA permit to operate a for-hire recreational fishing boat or purchase a MA commercial fishing permit this year? N=no,Y=Yes CHARACTER 37 would_you_pay_sell CHARACTER 1 No No Active Willingness-to-pay or sell question N=no,Y=yes CHARACTER 38 confidence CHARACTER 1 No No Active Question regarding confidence of answer to willingness-to-pay or sell question 1=Probably sure, 2=Definitely sure CHARACTER 39 num_people_in_household NUMBER 3 No No Active Number of people that live in the household (including angler) NUMBER 40 marital status CHARACTER 1 No No Active 1=married, 2=Not married CHARACTER 41 employed_fulltime NUMBER 3 No No Active Employment status 1=yes,0=no NUMBER 42 employed_parttime NUMBER 3 No No Active Employment status 1=yes,0=no NUMBER 43 Unemployed NUMBER 3 No No Active Employment status 1=yes,0=no NUMBER 44 retired NUMBER 3 No No Active Employment status 1=yes,0=no NUMBER 45 fulltime_homemaker NUMBER 3 No No Active Employment status 1=yes,2=no NUMBER 46 student NUMBER 3 No No Active Employment status 1=yes,0=no NUMBER 47 other_employment NUMBER 3 No No Active Employment status 1=yes,0=no NUMBER 48 other_employment_specify CHARACTER 53 No No Active Other employment CHARACTER 49 education_level NUMBER 3 No No Active 1=Some high school, 2=High school, 3=Some college, 4=Two-year college degree or technical school, 5=Four-year college degree, 6=Some graduate work but not a graduate degree, 7=Graduate degree NUMBER 50 household income NUMBER 3 No No Active 1=<15K, 2=15-34,999K, 3=35-49,999K, 4=50-74,999K, 5=75-99,999K, 6=100-149,999K, 7=150-199,999K, 8=200K and over NUMBER 51 surveycomments CHARACTER 255 No No Active Angler comments CHARACTER 52 phonesurvey NUMBER 3 No No Active Flag indicating whether or not the survey was completed over the telephone. 1=yes, 0=no NUMBER 53 errordesc CHARACTER 40 No No Active Quantech description of any corrections made after running error-checking program CHARACTER 54 surveycomp NUMBER 3 No No Active Flag indicating whether or not the survey was completed. NUMBER 55 dialdate CHARACTER 9 No No Active no description available CHARACTER 56 REG_BIRTHDAY CHARACTER 10 No No Active Anglers date of birth CHARACTER 57 weight NUMBER 8 No No Active Sample data were weighted to account for unequal probabilities of selection and non-response. Data weighted by wave/treatment group/offer amount. NUMBER 58 offer_category NUMBER 8 No No Active 1=15, 2=25, 3=40, 4=55, 5=75, 6=100, 7=125, 8=160, 9=200, 10=250, 11=300, 12=350, 13=400, 14=450, 15=500 NUMBER 59 stratum CHARACTER 200 No No Active String variable of wave/treatment/offer_category CHARACTER Data Steward 2012 Person Steinback, Scott scott.steinback@noaa.gov 15 Carlson Lane Falmouth MA 02540 508-495-4701 Distributor 2012 Person Steinback, Scott scott.steinback@noaa.gov 15 Carlson Lane Falmouth MA 02540 508-495-4701 Metadata Contact 2012 Person Steinback, Scott scott.steinback@noaa.gov 15 Carlson Lane Falmouth MA 02540 508-495-4701 Originator 2012 Person Steinback, Scott scott.steinback@noaa.gov 15 Carlson Lane Falmouth MA 02540 508-495-4701 Point of Contact 2012 Person Steinback, Scott scott.steinback@noaa.gov 15 Carlson Lane Falmouth MA 02540 508-495-4701 Massachusetts saltwater recreational fishing permit holders Range 2012-02 2012-06 Data collection began in February, 2012 and ended in June, 2012 Sensitive Data access usually requires a formal written request Contact owner for access NEFSC Data Access Procedure: 1. Formal request in writing usually to the data owner/contact or Center Director; 2. Requester is contacted by data owner to review and verify the request content and details for data delivery options. 3. If data is confidential then owner will determine if the data may be released to the requester; 4. If data can be released, the data is downloaded and packaged for delivery electronically; or the requester may be directed to where the data is available online. None, but contact owner for special instructions on using the data sets NEFSC Data Access Constraint: If data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access. None, but contact owner for special instructions on using the data sets None, but contact owner for special instructions on using the data sets None, but contact owner for special instructions on using the data sets Unix SAS data set (version 7) 1,617 KB Raw survey data Followed Dillman total design method shown to increase response rates and data accuracy Yes Unknown Yes Yes not applicable not applicable Other not applicable Archival of source data preserving unaltered collected data, Scheduled backups, Remote storage backups, Password protection A mail survey was sent out to recreational fishermen by a contract firm with recreational fishery data collection expertise. The firm handled the distribution, receipt, review, key-punching, and auditing of data. 36241 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27649 Barbara Rountree 2015-10-02T13:14:03 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2022-08-09T17:11:08 2016-04-07 Northeast Fisheries Science Center NEFSC 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA (508)495-2000 https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday 1001 Public No No 2016-04-07 1 Year 2017-04-07