Marianas Trench Marine National Monument: Knowledge, Attitudes, Perceptions Survey (2012)

This data set is the result of a survey of residents on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands implemented to collect data about knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions towards the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument. A telephone survey was administered in January and February 2012 using random digit dialing to phone numbers. Questions were designed to assess public knowledge, perceptions and preferences about specific management actions and goals that were being considered for inclusion in the Monument management plan. There is additional information about the demographics of survey participants.

Questions were designed to assess public knowledge, perceptions and preferences about specific management actions and goals that were being considered for inclusion in the Monument management plan.

Division: Ecosystem Science Division

Program: Socioeconomics Program

Program Lead: Justin Hospital

Ownership: PIFSC

Study Area: Guam and the CNMI

Collection Standards of the Data or Creation Standards of the Data Product: Available

Validation and QC Procedures: Available

QC Standards: Available

Quality Control Documentation: Available

Storage Location: NOAA Inouye Regional Center

Storage Media: Office desktop, archived

Storage Format: MS Excel

Backups: Available

Storage and Security Documentation: Available

Data Distribution Methods: Contact Data Steward

NOAA Inouye Regional Center

Ecosystem Sciences Division

Socioeconomics Program

Guam, CNMI, Marianas Trench Marine National Monument

Email Data Steward

Justin.Hospital@noaa.gov

Non-confidential summaries for public access/display

The entered data were subject to logic tests and appropriate skip patterns. The data were assessed for outliers and cleaned. Finally, the cleaned data were provided by the contractor and used to generate data reports and summaries. Population weights based on the survey design are assigned to each value to allow for population-level estimates

The data were collected through a phone survey by a survey firm. The data were entered into the data entry file (MS Excel). The entered data were subject to logic tests and appropriate skip patterns. The data were assessed for outliers and cleaned. Finally, the cleaned data were provided by the contractor and used to generate data reports and summaries.

data were collected prior to PARR requirements

potentially at PIFSC

Data is securely stored in PIFSC's server with password protection.

The data were collected through a phone survey by a survey firm. The data were entered into the data entry file (MS Excel). The entered data were subject to logic tests and appropriate skip patterns. The data were assessed for outliers and cleaned. Finally, the cleaned data were provided by the contractor and used to generate data reports and summaries.