OMB Control No. 0596-0236 Federal Land Management Agencies Compendium of Questions OMB Control No. 0596-0236 Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Topic Area 1: Respondent Characteristics .................................................................................................... 5 Gender (GEN) ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Age (AGE) .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Ethnicity and Race (ETH/RACE) ................................................................................................................. 6 Language (LANG) ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Education (EDU) ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Income (INC) ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Employment Status (EMP) ........................................................................................................................ 9 Employee Commute (EMPLOYEE) ........................................................................................................... 10 Marital Status (MAR) .............................................................................................................................. 14 Household Characteristics (HOU) ........................................................................................................... 14 Residence/Type of Community (RES) ..................................................................................................... 15 Transit Use (TRANSIT) ............................................................................................................................. 17 Boat Ownership/Use (BOAT) .................................................................................................................. 18 Group Characteristics (GROUP) .............................................................................................................. 20 Visitation History (VHIS) .......................................................................................................................... 24 Knowledge (KNOW) ................................................................................................................................ 27 Contact (CONTACT) ................................................................................................................................. 29 Topic Area 2: Traveler Information (TINFO) ............................................................................................... 29 General Trip Planning .......................................................................................................................... 30 Traffic and Travel Information ............................................................................................................ 32 Technology .......................................................................................................................................... 38 Signs .................................................................................................................................................... 40 Information about Shuttle Services .................................................................................................... 41 Topic Area 3: Trip Behaviors ....................................................................................................................... 44 Trip Purpose/Motivation (TPURP) .......................................................................................................... 44 Trip Planning (TPLAN) ............................................................................................................................. 47 Trip Duration and Accommodations (TDUR) .......................................................................................... 51 Trip Activity (TACT) ................................................................................................................................. 54 OMB Control No. 0596-0236 Trip Destinations and Routes (TDEST) .................................................................................................... 60 Routes Used ........................................................................................................................................ 63 Future Visitation (FUT) ............................................................................................................................ 64 Topic Area 4: Transportation Use and Travel Related Conditions .............................................................. 65 Use of Transportation Modes TO and WITHIN FLMA sites (TRANUSE) .................................................. 65 Use of Non-Motorized Transportation ............................................................................................... 73 Use of Trails ......................................................................................................................................... 73 Backountry .......................................................................................................................................... 74 Shuttle Use (SHUTTLE) ............................................................................................................................ 75 Parking Locations and Conditions (PARKING) ......................................................................................... 78 Traffic Conditions (TRAFFIC) ................................................................................................................... 81 Topic Area 5: Assessment of Visitor Experience ......................................................................................... 82 Evaluation of General Travel Experiences and Transportation-Related Facilities, Conditions and Services (EVAL) ........................................................................................................................................ 82 Crowding Issues (CROWD) .................................................................................................................... 100 Evaluations Related to Boating/Water Conditions (EVALBOAT) .......................................................... 104 Evaluation of Shuttle Service (EVALSHUTTLE) ...................................................................................... 108 Future Use of Shuttle Service and Service Preferences (SHPREF) ........................................................ 113 Opinions about System Management and Overall Visitor Preferences (e.g., Improvements) (MGMTPREF) ......................................................................................................................................... 124 Non-motorized/Trails ........................................................................................................................ 130 Parking and Traffic Conditions .......................................................................................................... 131 Boating and Marinas ......................................................................................................................... 138 Evaluation of Safety (SAFE) ................................................................................................................... 139 Evaluation of Resource Protection (RESPRO) ....................................................................................... 146 Perception of Soundscape (SOUND) ..................................................................................................... 153 Topic Area 6: Economic Impact and Visitor Spending/Costs (ECON) ....................................................... 159 OMB Control No. 0596-0236 Introduction This Compendium includes a set of survey questions compiled in support of the “Interagency Programmatic Clearance for Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs) Collaborative Visitor Feedback Surveys on Recreation and Transportation Related Programs and Systems.” The purpose of this project is to collect information that will help the FLMAs, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) improve transportation conditions and recreation and resource management on the respective FLMAs and jointly at area, state, regional, and/or national scales. The Compendium is divided into 6 key topic areas: 1. Respondent characteristics 2. Traveler Information 3. Trip Behaviors 4. Transportation Use and Travel Related Conditions 5. Assessment of Visitor Experience 6. Economic Impact and Visitor Spending/Costs Each topic area is further subdivided into subsections, so that users can more easily locate questions (see Table of Contents). Each question has its own unique identifier. Most of the questions included in this Compendium were pulled from surveys that were previously approved by the Office of Management