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Database Code: UE001 Database Code: UE001 Title:Adult Stewardship in 25 Natural Areas in the Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Area from September 2011 through June 2012 Abstract: We designed and conducted a survey of volunteers who work in city parks in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington to understand natural area volunteer commitment and motivation, as well as the effect that volunteering has on participants’ behavior and attitudes toward the environment. We contrasted volunteer motivation, attitudes, and behaviors between the two cities to better understand the role of governance in organizing volunteer efforts. Participants were sampled over the course of late winter and spring of 2012 during 25 different events. Volunteers’ motivations ranged from environmental reasons to those of personal health. Portland volunteers indicated that helping the environment was their primary motivation, more often than Vancouver volunteers. Portland area volunteers had significantly higher tendency to indicate that their primary gain from volunteering was helping the environment, while Vancouver area volunteers tended to indicate that they were helping their community. Frequency of participation was significantly different between Portland and Vancouver, with 35% in Portland volunteering more than 10 times per year; 21% of Vancouver participants engaged more than 10 times per year. Those engaging in the highest participation level were more likely to engage in public environmental behaviors, such as contacting local officials about environmental issues. Portland volunteers were more likely to feel connected to their volunteer site, and consider themselves environmentalists. A total of 131 Portland volunteers and 44 Vancouver volunteers were sampled during the 9-month study. They were asked 48 attitude and behavior questions, including other questions to solicit demographic information including gender, income, and age, and asked about travel time to the site. Keywords:Attitudes/perceptions;Public participation;Social assessments/surveys;attitudes and perceptions;public assessments;public participation;surveys; Date data commenced:2011-09-01 Date data terminated:2012-06-01 Principal Investigator:Marion DresnerGretchen Rollwagen-BollensSteven Braun List of Entities: 1. Event Information 2. Subject motivation and attitudes 3. Subject behavior at a specific event 4. Subject contribution to event 1. Event Information Attribute List: DBCODE N N char(5) enum ENTITY N N numeric(2,0) range 1.0000 1.0000 number EVENTCODE Y N char(4) enum DATE N N datetime range 2/4/2012 6/9/2012 YYYY-MM-DD 12:00:00 12:00:00 AM AM DURATION N N char(1) enum HOST N N char(9) enum ACTIVITY N N char(4) enum SIZE N N numeric(2,0) range 4.0000 75.0000 number SIZECODE N N char(6) enum SURVEYNO N N numeric(2,0) range 2.0000 13.0000 number 2. Subject motivation and attitudes Attribute List: DBCODE N N char(5) enum ENTITY N N numeric(2,0) range 2.0000 2.0000 number EVENTCODE N N char(4) enum SUBJECT Y N numeric(3,0) range 1.0000 175.0000 number TIMES N N char(1) enum AGAIN N N char(1) enum MOTIVATION N N char(1) enum NATIVES N N char(1) enum REMOVEINVASIVEN N char(1) enum GREENPRODUCTSN N char(1) enum PESTICIDES N N char(1) enum HABITAT N N char(1) enum RESTORATION N N char(1) enum CONSERVEWATERN N char(1) enum PARKS N N char(1) enum CONTACTOFFICIALSN N char(1) enum TIMING N N char(1) enum TIMINGIFYES N N char(1) enum STARTTIME N N char(12) enum DIFFERENTDAY N N char(1) enum DAY N N char(10) enum GROUPS N N char(1) enum FREQCONNECT N N char(1) enum FREQSOCIAL N N char(1) enum FREQCARE N N char(1) enum FREQCOMMUNITYN N char(1) enum FREQLEADER N N char(1) enum FREQEDUCATION N N char(1) enum FREQPRESENTATIONN N char(1) enum FREQISSUES N N char(1) enum FREQSOLUTION N N char(1) enum FREQENVIRONMENTN N char(1) enum FREQOTHERORGSN N varchar(20) enum FREQIMPACT N N char(1) enum FREQRELAXED N N char(1) enum FREQFAMILY N N char(1) enum FREQENJOY N N char(1) enum FREQSATISFIED N N char(1) enum FREQSAFE N N char(1) enum FREQCONNECTCOMMN N char(1) enum FREQCONCENTRATEN N char(1) enum FREQBEAUTY N N char(1) enum FREQWELLBEING N N char(1) enum FREQLESSCRIME N N char(1) enum FIRSTRESULTS N N char(1) enum FIRSTUSEFUL N N char(1) enum FIRSTINTEREST N N char(1) enum FIRSTLOCATION N N char(1) enum FIRSTGIVEBACK N N char(1) enum FIRSTFRIENDS N N char(1) enum FIRSTENVIRONMENTN N char(1) enum FIRSTBEHAVIOR N N char(1) enum FIRSTNATURE N N char(1) enum FIRSTREASON N N char(1) enum FIRSTGAIN N N char(1) enum IMPORTANCEWORKN N char(1) enum TIMEWORK N Y numeric(5,3) range 0.0000 1.0000 number TIMEWORKCODE N N char(1) enum IMPORTANCEEDUCATEN N char(1) enum TIMEEDUCATE N Y numeric(5,3) range 0.0000 1.0000 number TIMEEDUCATECODEN N char(1) enum IMPORTANCESOCIALN N char(1) enum TIMESOCIAL N Y numeric(5,3) range 0.0000 1.0000 number TIMESOCIALCODEN N char(1) enum AGE N Y numeric(2,0) range 18.0000 72.0000 number AGECODE N N char(1) enum GENDER N N char(1) enum ZIP N Y numeric(5,0) range 97005.000098692.0000 number ZIPCODE N N char(1) enum ETHNICITY N N char(2) enum EDUCATION N N char(1) enum EMPLOYMENT N N char(1) enum INCOME N N char(1) enum HOUSEHOLD N N char(1) enum 3. Subject behavior at a specific event Attribute List: DBCODE N N char(5) enum ENTITY N N numeric(2,0) range 3.0000 3.0000 number EVENTCODE N N char(4) enum SUBJECT Y N numeric(3,0) range 1.0000 175.0000 number ROLE N N char(1) enum HEAR N N char(2) enum HEAROTHER N N char(17) enum PHYSICALHELP N N char(1) enum ENVIRONPURPOSEN N char(1) enum COMMUNICATED N N char(1) enum MESSAGEHOST N N char(1) enum MESSAGECONTENTN N char(15) enum ALTMESSAGE N N char(1) enum ALTMESSAGESUGGESTN N char(13) enum TRAVELTIME N Y numeric(4,2) range 0.0000 3.0000 number TRAVELTIMECODEN N char(1) enum CAR N Y numeric(4,3) range 0.0000 1.0000 number CARCODE N N char(1) enum BUS N Y numeric(4,3) range 0.0000 1.0000 number BUSCODE N N char(1) enum WALK N Y numeric(4,3) range 0.0000 1.0000 number WALKCODE N N char(1) enum BIKE N Y numeric(4,3) range 0.0000 1.0000 number BIKECODE N N char(1) enum OTHERTRANSPORTN Y numeric(4,3) range 0.0000 1.0000 number OTHERTRANSPORTCODEN N char(1) enum NUMBERCAR N Y numeric(2,0) range 0.0000 12.0000 number NUMBERCARCODEN N char(1) enum HOME N N char(1) enum 4. Subject contribution to event Attribute List: DBCODE N N char(5) enum ENTITY N N numeric(2,0) range 4.0000 4.0000 number EVENTCODE N N char(4) enum SUBJECT Y N numeric(3,0) range 1.0000 175.0000 number CONTRIBUTION N N varchar(20) enum TOTALVALUE N Y numeric(8,2) range 0.0000 10000.0000 number VALUECODE N N char(4) enum Attributes Definitions: ACTIVITY Arranged activity for volunteer event AGAIN Likeliness of volunteering again AGE Age of volunteer AGECODE Qualifier for AGE column data ALTMESSAGE An alternative message would be more compelling for continued volunteering in environmental restoration ALTMESSAGESUGGEST Suggestion for a more compelling alternative message BIKE Bike as mode of transport to event: fraction of transportation time BIKECODE Qualifier for BIKE column data BUS Bus as mode of transport to event: fraction of transportation time BUSCODE Qualifier for BUS column data CAR Car as mode of transport to event: fraction of transportation time CARCODE Qualifier for CAR column data COMMUNICATED Purpose of volunteer task at this event was adequately communicated CONSERVEWATER Conserve water in yard or home: behavior previously engaged in or likely to engage in CONTACTOFFICIALS Contact elected officials to advocate for natural areas: behavior previously engaged in or likely to engage in CONTRIBUTION Food or equipment contributed to event DATE Date of volunteer event DAY Day of the week that would be more convenient DBCODE Database Code (assigned by FSDB data manager) DIFFERENTDAY More likely to attend an event on a different day of the week DURATION Duration of volunteer event (number of hours) EDUCATION Education of volunteer EMPLOYMENT Employment status of volunteer ENTITY Entity number (data table number) ENVIRONPURPOSE Volunteered at this event because of perceived immediate environmental need ETHNICITY Ethnicity of volunteer EVENTCODE Identifier for unique events; event location FIRSTBEHAVIOR First-time volunteers only: I engage in environmentally friendly behaviors FIRSTENVIRONMENT First-time volunteers only: If I had enough time or money, I would devote some of it to working for environmental causes FIRSTFRIENDS First-time volunteers only: I came here with friends or to meet new people FIRSTGAIN First-time volunteers only: What I gained from volunteering at this event (coded from written answer) FIRSTGIVEBACK First-time volunteers only: I feel excited to give back to the community FIRSTINTEREST First-time volunteers only: I am interested in the environmental purpose of event FIRSTLOCATION First-time volunteers only: I chose to volunteer at the site due to location FIRSTNATURE First-time volunteers only: I enjoy learning about natural world FIRSTREASON First-time volunteers only: Reason for volunteering at this event (coded from written answer) FIRSTRESULTS First-time volunteers only: I would come back to see results FIRSTUSEFUL First-time volunteers only: I feel volunteering is useful to the environment FREQBEAUTY Frequent volunteers only: I see beauty in my community after participating in a stewardship volunteer event FREQCARE Frequent volunteers only: I care about the environment FREQCOMMUNITY Frequent volunteers only: I like being part of community efforts FREQCONCENTRATE Frequent volunteers only: I am better able to concentrate after participating in a stewardship volunteer
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