Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0069-0005
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2007-09-25T04:00Z

Data Collection for Sun Safety Tutorial

					

	Potential Questions	Answer Choices/Type	Justification	Suggested
Question Placement

	Average seat time 	Not a question, but will be collected as the user
participates in the tutorial	Process Measure 	Not asked

	# of users starting and finishing the tutorial	Not a question, but will
be collected as the user participates in the tutorial	Process Measure 
Not asked

	How many guesses does it take the user to get the correct answer for
each scenario?	Not a question, but will be collected as the user
participates in the tutorial	Process Measure 	Not asked

1	Please select the job that best describes your work as an informal
educator of children ages 5-15:	lifeguard

outdoor aquatics instructor

camp counselor

athletic coach

scout leader

other: Open Response	Demographics:

This question is given before the user starts the tutorial. 	Before
starting

2	Please select the state where you work/volunteer:	All 50 states

US territories 

International: Open Response	Demographics	Before starting

3	What is the color of your untanned skin? (has to be optional)	fair

olive

dark

very dark

black	Demographics, Educator’s Risk Profile 	Before starting

4	What year were you born in?	Response: Drop-down menu of all years
between 1925 – present	Demographics	Before starting

5	How much schooling do you have?	have not completed HS

completed HS

completed some college

Graduated from a 4-year college

Completed Graduate school	Demographics	Before starting

6	Your sex:	Male or Female	Demographics	Before starting

7	How many hours a week do you spend in the sun with children?	1 -10
hours

11 – 25 hours

More than 25 hours	Educator’s and Children’s Risk Profile, 	Before
starting

8	How many children do you supervise/educate on a weekly basis during
the summer (June-August)?	1 – 25

26 – 50

More than 50	Demographics, Reach	Before starting

9	How many sunburns did you get last summer?	a) 0

b) 1-2

c) 3+	Current Practices, Educator’s Risk Profile	Before starting

10	When you are outside in the sun, how often do you wear sunscreen?
Rarely or never

Sometimes

Usually

Always	Current Practices	Before starting

11	Have you ever taught, reminded, or instructed kids to protect
themselves from the sun?	Yes

No

This is my first summer, so not yet	Current Practices	Before starting

12	Many of the kids in my group are at-risk for sunburn?	Yes

No

DK	Perception of Kids in Their Charge, Children’s Risk Profile  	After
“What You Don’t Know”

13	Keeping kids I supervise protected from the sun is: hard to do; easy
to do; not so hard, but not so easy to do.	a) Hard to do 

b) Not so hard, but not so easy to do

c) Easy to do	Perception of User’s Ability to Have an Influence on
Kids in Their Charge:

	After “What You Don’t Know”

14	How much do you agree with the following statement: Most of the staff
here wear hats as protection from the sun when they are outdoors	1 =
disagree

2 = neutral

3 = agree	Perception of Co-workers’ Sun Protection Practices	Before
starting “Louder than Words”

15	How much do you agree with the following statement: Most of the staff
here cover up to protect themselves from the sun when they are outdoors
1 = disagree

2 = neutral

3 = agree	Perception of Co-workers’ Sun Protection Practices	Before
starting “Louder than Words”

16	My place of work (check all that apply):	Encourages children to stay
in the shade.

- Reminds children to wear sunscreen.

- Reminds parents to send children with sunscreen.

- Provides sunscreen for children who forgot to put it on before hand.

- Provides parents with information about child injury prevention.
Environmental Cues/Situation	Before starting “Louder than Words”

17	What proportion of the kids here use sun protection when outdoors?	a
few

some

many

	Perception of Kids in Their Charge, Children’s Risk Profile  	After
“Louder than Words”

18	Keeping kids I supervise protected from the sun is: hard to do; easy
to do; not so hard, but not so easy to do.	a) Hard to do 

b) Not so hard, but not so easy to do

c) Easy to do	Perception of User’s Ability to Have an Influence on
Kids in Their Charge. Additionally we will compare the results from this
Q with the results from Q12 to see if the tutorial changed anyone’s
perceptions/attitudes about teaching kids about sun protection.

	During or After “Before You Go”

19	On a scale of 1-3, how likely are you to teach sun safety to children
ages 5-15?	1 = Not Likely

2 = Somewhat Likely

3 = Very Likely	Intended Behavior:

This question will be asked after or during the “Before You Go”
section. It allows EPA staff to assess the users intended behavior with
children.	During or After “Before You Go”

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