**Worksheet Description** 

Regional Tables Includes tables summarizing responses to the debriefing questions by region. Regional charts Includes histograms summarizing by region responses to the statements "I feel confident about my answers" and "I would vote the same way in an actual public vote". Aggregate Tables Includes tables summarizing responses to the debriefing questions for all survey versions. Aggregate Charts Includes histograms summarizing responses to the statements "I feel confident about my

answers", "I would vote the same way in an actual public vote", and "Information in the survey was easy

for me to understand" for all survey

versions. **SP Survey_Resp Confidence and Understanding_08.06.12.xlsx** Author: Abt Associates Inc. Created: 08/06/12
Purpose: This file summarizes responses to debriefing questions related to respondent confidence and understanding from the 316(b) stated preference survey. It includes histograms summarizing regional responses and aggregate responses (i.e., all surveys combined) .**Region** 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

**Region** 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

**Region** 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

**Region** 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

**Region** 5 5 5 55 5 5 5**Question**

The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices I feel confident about my answers Information in the survey was easy for me to understand Information in the survey was fair and unbiased Questions were easy for me to answer I would vote the same way in an actual public vote The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed

**Question** The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices I feel confident about my answers Information in the survey was easy for me to understand Information in the survey was fair and unbiased Questions were easy for me to answer I would vote the same way in an actual public vote The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed

**Question** The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices I feel confident about my answers Information in the survey was easy for me to understand Information in the survey was fair and unbiased Questions were easy for me to answer I would vote the same way in an actual public vote The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed

**Question** The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices I feel confident about my answers Information in the survey was easy for me to understand Information in the survey was fair and unbiased Questions were easy for me to answer I would vote the same way in an actual public vote The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed

**Question** The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices I feel confident about my answers Information in the survey was easy for me to understand Information in the survey was fair and unbiasedQuestions were easy for me to answer

I would vote the same way in an actual public vote The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed**Strongly Disagree Disagree**  **Neutral Agree**  **Strongly Agree**

6.1% 11.5% 27.7% 43.4% 11.3% 1.5% 3.2% 24.3% 45.9% 25.1% 4.6% 9.0% 23.2% 43.3% 19.9% 3.2% 4.9% 40.1% 38.4% 13.4% 3.6% 10.7% 23.1% 44.0% 18.5% 0.7% 1.2% 18.6% 49.0% 30.4% 0.2% 0.5% 12.7% 47.2% 39.4% 1.0% 1.0% 8.1% 43.3% 46.7%

**Strongly Disagree Disagree**  **Neutral Agree**  **Strongly Agree** 5.2% 12.3% 26.6% 44.2% 11.7% 0.4% 3.8% 21.7% 45.3% 28.8% 3.8% 8.4% 20.2% 49.5% 18.0% 4.2% 8.5% 36.8% 37.0% 13.5% 3.4% 7.8% 19.5% 49.4% 19.9% 0.4% 2.6% 15.9% 45.4% 35.7% 0.6% 1.6% 11.8% 46.9% 39.1% 0.0% 1.6% 9.4% 39.6% 49.4%

**Strongly Disagree Disagree**  **Neutral Agree**  **Strongly Agree** 4.3% 12.6% 26.6% 45.1% 11.4% 1.3% 4.8% 20.2% 48.6% 25.1% 4.1% 10.9% 23.4% 40.6% 21.1% 4.7% 9.2% 39.9% 33.4% 12.8% 3.3% 11.7% 21.2% 43.4% 20.4% 1.0% 1.7% 19.7% 43.5% 34.1% 1.0% 1.3% 10.1% 47.5% 40.0% 1.2% 1.7% 6.8% 40.3% 50.0%

**Strongly Disagree Disagree**  **Neutral Agree**  **Strongly Agree** 7.7% 10.4% 26.8% 41.3% 13.8% 2.0% 3.0% 21.3% 46.0% 27.7% 3.3% 8.0% 23.4% 43.1% 22.1% 8.1% 8.4% 37.5% 35.1% 10.8% 2.3% 10.4% 20.8% 43.3% 23.2% 1.3% 1.3% 20.9% 41.1% 35.4% 2.3% 1.7% 9.3% 38.3% 48.3% 1.3% 1.3% 10.0% 32.7% 54.7%

**Strongly Disagree Disagree**  **Neutral Agree**  **Strongly Agree** 5.7% 12.5% 27.0% 42.7% 12.1% 0.7% 5.7% 22.5% 43.9% 27.1% 3.2% 11.4% 21.4% 43.1% 21.0% 5.0% 8.6% 38.4% 33.3% 14.7%0.7% 15.1% 19.4% 44.4% 20.4%

1.4% 1.8% 19.9% 47.0% 29.9% 0.7% 0.7% 9.3% 52.0% 37.4% 0.7% 2.1% 10.7% 41.4% 45.0%0.0%

10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%

Strongly

Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree 

## Region 1

**- I feel confident** **about m y answers** 

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%

Strongly

Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree 

## Region 1

**- I would vote the same way in an** 

**actual public vote**  0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%

Strongly

Disagree 

## Region 2

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%

Strongly

Disagree 

## Region 2

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%

Strongly

Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree 

## Region 3

**- I feel confident** **about m y answers** 

40.0% 50.0%

## Region 3

**- I would vote the same way in an** 

**actual public vote**  0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%

Strongly

Disagree 

## Region 4

40.0% 50.0%

## Region 40.0%

10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0%

Strongly

Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0%

Strongly

Disagree

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%

Strongly

Disagree Disagree Neutral AgreeStrongly Agree 

## Region 5

**- I feel confident** **about m y answers** 

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%

Strongly

Disagree 

## Region 5Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral AgreeStrongly Agree 

## Region 2

**- I feel confident** **about m y answers** 

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree 

## Region 2

**- I would vote the same way in an** 

**actual public vote** 

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree 

## Region 4

**- I feel confident** **about m y answers** 

**Region 4**

**- I would vote the same way in an** 

**actual public vote** Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral AgreeStrongly Agree

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral AgreeStrongly Agree 

## Region 5

**- I would vote the same way in an** 

**actual public vote** **Region Question**  **Total Answered**

1The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices 408 1 I feel confident about my answers 407 1 Information in the survey was easy for me to understand 413 1 Information in the survey was fair and unbiased 409 1Questions were easy for me to answer 411 1 I would vote the same way in an actual public vote 408 1The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors 409 1 Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed 409 2The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices 496 2 I feel confident about my answers 497 2 Information in the survey was easy for me to understand 499 2 Information in the survey was fair and unbiased 497 2Questions were easy for me to answer 498 2 I would vote the same way in an actual public vote 498 2The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors 499 2 Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed 498 3The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices 771 3 I feel confident about my answers 772 3 Information in the survey was easy for me to understand 774 3 Information in the survey was fair and unbiased 772 3Questions were easy for me to answer 769 3 I would vote the same way in an actual public vote 772 3The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors 772 3 Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed 774 4The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices 298 4I feel confident about my answers 300 4Information in the survey was easy for me to understand 299 4Information in the survey was fair and unbiased 296 4Questions were easy for me to answer 298 4I would vote the same way in an actual public vote 297 4The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors 300 4Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed 300 5The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices 281 5 I feel confident about my answers 280 5 Information in the survey was easy for me to understand 281 5 Information in the survey was fair and unbiased 279 5Questions were easy for me to answer 279 5 I would vote the same way in an actual public vote 281 5The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors 281 5 Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed 280**Total Respondents Agree** **Disagree Neutral** **Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree** **FALSE**

421 177 47 113 46 25 13 421 187 13 99 102 6 14 421 179 37 96 82 19 8 421 157 20 164 55 13 12 421 181 44 95 76 15 10 421 200 5 76 124 3 13 421 193 2 52 161 1 12 421 177 4 33 191 4 12 506 219 61 132 58 26 10 506 225 19 108 143 2 9 506 247 42 101 90 19 7 506 184 42 183 67 21 9 506 246 39 97 99 17 8 506 226 13 79 178 2 8 506 234 8 59 195 3 7 506 197 8 47 246 0 8 787 348 97 205 88 33 16 787 375 37 156 194 10 15 787 314 84 181 163 32 13 787 258 71 308 99 36 15 787 334 90 163 157 25 18 787 336 13 152 263 8 15 787 367 10 78 309 8 15 787 312 13 53 387 9 13 311 123 31 80 41 23 13 311 138 9 64 83 6 11 311 129 24 70 66 10 12 311 104 25 111 32 24 15 311 129 31 62 69 7 13 311 122 4 62 105 4 14 311 115 5 28 145 7 11 311 98 4 30 164 4 11 288 120 35 76 34 16 7 288 123 16 63 76 2 8 288 121 32 60 59 9 7 288 93 24 107 41 14 9 288 124 42 54 57 2 9 288 132 5 56 84 4 7 288 146 2 26 105 2 7 288 116 6 30 126 2 8**Row Labels**

Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed I feel confident about my answers I would vote the same way in an actual public vote Information in the survey was easy for me to understand Information in the survey was fair and unbiased Questions were easy for me to answer The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices **Grand Total**

Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed I feel confident about my answers I would vote the same way in an actual public vote Information in the survey was easy for me to understand Information in the survey was fair and unbiased Questions were easy for me to answer The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices

Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed I feel confident about my answers I would vote the same way in an actual public vote Information in the survey was easy for me to understand Information in the survey was fair and unbiased Questions were easy for me to answer The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices

The survey provided enough information for me to make informed choices I feel confident about my answers Information in the survey was easy for me to understand Information in the survey was fair and unbiased Questions were easy for me to answer I would vote the same way in an actual public vote The effect of the proposed policies depends on many factors Future ecological conditions are never 100% guaranteed**Sum of Total Answered Sum of Strongly Disagree** **Sum of Disagree Sum of Neutral** **Sum of Agree** 2261 19 35 193 900 2256 26 94 490 1048 2256 21 40 425 1016 2266 89 219 508 990 2253 108 182 873 796 2255 66 246 471 1014 2261 21 27 243 1055 2254 123 271 606 987 **18062 473**  **1114 3809**  **7806**

**Sum of Total Answered Strongly Disagree**  **Disagree Neutral**  **Agree**

2261 19 35 193 900 2256 26 94 490 1048 2256 21 40 425 1016 2266 89 219 508 990 2253 108 182 873 796 2255 66 246 471 1014 2261 21 27 243 1055 2254 123 271 606 987

**Sum of Total Answered Strongly Disagree**  **Disagree Neutral**  **Agree**

2261 0.8% 1.5% 8.5% 39.8% 2256 1.2% 4.2% 21.7% 46.5% 2256 0.9% 1.8% 18.8% 45.0% 2266 3.9% 9.7% 22.4% 43.7% 2253 4.8% 8.1% 38.7% 35.3% 2255 2.9% 10.9% 20.9% 45.0% 2261 0.9% 1.2% 10.7% 46.7% 2254 5.5% 12.0% 26.9% 43.8%

**Strongly Disagree Disagree**  **Neutral Agree**  **Strongly Agree**

5.5% 12.0% 26.9% 43.8% 11.8% 1.2% 4.2% 21.7% 46.5% 26.5% 3.9% 9.7% 22.4% 43.7% 20.3% 4.8% 8.1% 38.7% 35.3% 13.0% 2.9% 10.9% 20.9% 45.0% 20.3% 0.9% 1.8% 18.8% 45.0% 33.4% 0.9% 1.2% 10.7% 46.7% 40.5% 0.8% 1.5% 8.5% 39.8% 49.3%**Sum of Strongly Agree** 1114 598 754 460 294 458 915 267 **4860**

**Strongly Agree** 1114

598 754 460 294 458 915 267

**Strongly Agree**49.3%

26.5% 33.4% 20.3% 13.0% 20.3% 40.5% 11.8%1.2% 4.2% 21.7% 46.5%

26.5%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Strongly

Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree

**"I feel confident about my answers"**

0.9% 1.8% 18.8% 45.0%

33.4%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Strongly

Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree **"I would vote the same way in an actual public vote"**3.9% 9.7% 22.4% 43.7%

20.3%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Strongly

Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree **"Information in the survey was easy for me to understand"**