Angler License Directory Survey
SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE
Condensed Questionnaire
Intro Hello. May I please speak with {restore license holder name}?
Intro Hello. I’m calling to conduct a survey for the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.
[AS NEEDED: May I please speak with an adult in the household?]
We are collecting information for use in conservation of coastal resources and we would appreciate your help with this important study. Before we begin, I want to assure you that your answers will be kept confidential, and this call may be monitored for quality assurance.
Q1 We want to gather information about recreational saltwater fishing. Saltwater fishing includes fishing in oceans, bays, and brackish portions of rivers. This does not include fishing in freshwater, or for shellfish, such as crabbing. Recreational fishing means the primary purpose of the fishing is for fun or relaxation, as opposed to providing income from the sale of fish.
SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION AND SCREENING
Q2 Our records indicate that you {or restore license holder name if proxy} were/was licensed to fish in {restore license state} during the past 2 months. Is this correct?
Q3 Are any other members of this household licensed to fish in {restore license state}?
Q3A How many members of this household, including yourself, were licensed to go saltwater fishing in {restore license state} during the previous 2 months?Q4 Have I reached you in {restore state of residence}?
Q5 Have I reached you in {restore county of residence} county?
Q6 Is this your permanent residence?
Q7 How many people in total, including yourself, live in your household?
We want to gather information from people who have been recreational saltwater fishing. Saltwater fishing includes fishing in oceans, sounds, or bays, or in brackish portions of rivers. This does not include fishing in freshwater, or for shellfish, such as crabbing. Recreational fishing means the primary purpose of the fishing is for fun or relaxation, as opposed to providing income from the sale of fish.
Q8 Have you been recreational saltwater fishing in the last 12 months anywhere in the US or in a US territory?
Q9 Thinking just about the past 2 months, how many people in your household, whether licensed or not, have been recreational saltwater fishing in the last two months in the U.S. or a U.S. Territory?
Q10 INTERVIEWER: Record gender of respondent
1 male
2 female
SECTION 2 - MAIN QUESTIONNAIRE
I’d like to ask each person who has been recreational saltwater fishing in the last 2 months a few questions about their fishing trip(s). What are the first names of the people in your household who have been recreational saltwater fishing in the past 2 months?
Are you one of the people in your household who has been saltwater fishing in the last 2 months?
I’d like to ask you a few questions about your most recent fishing trips. Of course, all of your answers will be kept confidential. This survey is conducted in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974. You are not required to answer any question that you feel is an intrusion of your privacy.
{LABEL LOOP1_START} – {Angler profiling starts here}
Q11 During the past twelve months, did you have a FISHING LICENSE for the state of {restore state of residence} ?
Q12 Was this particular license for Recreational Saltwater Fishing?
Q13 Was this license valid between {Restore Wave Period}?
Q14 {if state ne HI}
On how many days in the past two months, between {restore TODAY-2 Months} and {restore TODAY-1}, did you (s/he) go saltwater fishing in {restore state} or in a boat launched from {restore state}?
1-62 {record response}
0 NONE
98 DK
99 REFUSED
Q15 {if state ne HI}
On how many days in the past two months, between {restore TODAY-2 Months} and {restore TODAY-1}, did you (s/he) go saltwater fishing in any coastal state or territory of the US other than {restore state} or from a boat launched from another coastal state or territory of the US?
1-62 {record response}
0 NONE
98 DK
99 REFUSED
{LABEL TRIPLOOP START} – {Trip profiling starts here}
Q16 { if TripUp=0}
When did you (s/he) last go saltwater fishing? I have a calendar with me in case we need to look up some of the specific dates.
1 {record month}
99 Refused {skip to LABEL TripLoop End}
{if TripUp >1}
Can you tell me the date of the saltwater fishing trip prior to that one?
1 {record month}
66 NO MORE TRIPS during time period {Skip to Q38}
99 Refused {skip to LABEL TripLoop End}
Q17 [INTERVIEWER: record day. If respondent can’t remember the day, ask if it was a weekday or weekend. You may prompt for answers by using your calendar]
1 {record day} {range=1 through 31}
2 If weekday, enter WD {record WD}
3 If weekend, enter WE {record WE}
98 If DK, enter DK {record DK}
99 Refused
Q18 On that day, did you (he/she) fish from a boat?
Q19 {Ask if fished from a boat}
{if state of residence ne HI}
Was that from a ...
1 Party or head boat -- CATEGORY B
2 Charter boat -- CATEGORY B
3 Private boat -- CATEGORY C
4 Rental boat -- CATEGORY C
5 Boat - don’t know what type -- CATEGORY C
8 DK
9 REFUSED
Q20 {if state of residence ne HI and did NOT take a boat trip}
On that day, did you (he/she) fish from the shore?
Q21 {Ask if fished from the shore and state of fishing ne HI}
Was that from a …
1 Pier
2 Dock
3 Jetty / Breakwater / Beachway
4 Bridge / Causeway
5 Other manmade structure
6 Bank / Beach
8 DK
9 REFUSED
Q22 Now I’d like to ask you a series of questions about the {restore mode} trip you (s/he) took on that day.
Q23 Did the boat return to {restore state}?
Q24To what state or US territory did the boat return?
1 Alabama
2 Alaska
6 California
9 Connecticut
10 Delaware
12 Florida
13 Georgia
15 Hawaii
22 Louisiana
23 Maine
24 Maryland
25 Massachusetts
28 Mississippi
33 New Hampshire
34 New Jersey
36 New York
37 North Carolina
41 Oregon
44 Rhode Island
45 South Carolina
48 Texas
51 Virginia
53 Washington
72 Puerto Rico
55 Other - inland state or non-US territory
98 DK
99 R}
Q25 To what coastal county did your boat return?
1 {coastal county list displayed}
99998 DK
99999 R
999 R
Q26 Does the public have access to the place from which the boat left, or is it private access?
1 public has access
2 private access only (the public does not have access)
3 Military [do not read]
7 STOP RECORDING TRIP DETAILS
8 DK
9 R
[INTERVIEWER: type “special” for help with this question]
Q27 {ask if PubAcc=1}
Was it a launch ramp, boat slip, dock or mooring, private property unlocked marina or something else?
1 launch ramp
2 boat slip
3 dock or mooring
4 private property unlocked marina
5 something else
7 STOP RECORDING TRIP DETAILS
8 DK
9 R
Q28 {ask if PrivAcc=1 }
Was it from a personal residence or dock, a private locked-gate marina, a private property
unlocked marina, or something else?
1 personal residence or dock
2 a private locked-gate marina
3 a private property unlocked marina
4 something else
7 STOP RECORDING TRIP DETAILS
8 DK
9 R
Q29 Was most of the boat fishing effort that day in the ocean, sound, river, bay or inlet?
1 ocean/ gulf
2 sound
3 river
4 bay
5 inlet, including inter-coastal waterways and canals
6 other {specify}
8 DK
9 R
AreaX_a1 {Ask if [Q60a = 1/Ocean,Gulf] AND [State of Return is NOT Puerto Rico or West Florida]}
Was most of the fishing less than or greater than THREE miles from shore?
1 THREE miles or less from shore
2 Greater than THREE miles from shore
8 DK
9 R
AreaX_a2 { Ask if [Q60a = 1/Ocean,Gulf] AND [State of Return is Puerto Rico or West Florida]}
Was most of the fishing less than or greater than TEN miles from shore?
5 TEN miles or less from shore
6 Greater than TEN miles from shore
8 DK
9 R
Q30 {Ask if State of Return=CA and CountyReturn_a=San Diego}
OR {Ask if State of Return=ME and CountyReturn_a=Washington}
OR {Ask if State of Return=WA and CountyReturn_a={Clallam, Watcom, Skagit, or Snomohmish}}
Did you (s/he) fish in foreign waters AND RETURN TO A US PORT?
{LABEL TripLoop End} – {Trip profiling ends here}
{LABEL 77} – {If interview is Broken off}
{IF TripUp>= TotalDays, go to LABEL LANGUAGE}
RM_1 For the remaining {restore number of remaining trips not discussed} days, could you at least please tell me how many times and in what state and county or US territorial island you fished from a party/charter boat, a private/rental boat, and the shore?
1 respondent will continue
2 need to change number of initial trips {set change=1}}
9 respondent refused {skip to LABEL LANGUAGE}
{If change = 0, skip to RM_3}
RM_2 [Record the TOTAL number of days actually fished from {restore recall period start date} through {restore recall period end date}.]
1 Record response
{If modified number of trips = TripUp, go to LABEL LANGUAGE}
RM_3 Of the remaining trips, how many were in party or charter boats?
1 record response {range is 0 to 62}
99 DK/REFUSED {skip to RM_4}
{IF RM_3=0, go to RM_4}
RM_3A In what state or US territory were the majority of your party or charter boat trips?
1 Alabama
2 Alaska
6 California
9 Connecticut
10 Delaware
12 Florida
13 Georgia
15 Hawaii
22 Louisiana
23 Maine
24 Maryland
25 Massachusetts
28 Mississippi
33 New Hampshire
34 New Jersey
36 New York
37 North Carolina
41 Oregon
44 Rhode Island
45 South Carolina
48 Texas
51 Virginia
53 Washington
72 Puerto Rico
55 Other - inland state or non-US territory
98 DK
99 R}
RM_3B
{If RM_3A ne 72,15 or 22} To what county?
{If RM_3A=22} To what parish?
{If RM_3A=72} To what municipality?
{If RM_3A=15} To what island?
1 Display county list for appropriate state
99998 DK
99999 REFUSED
RM_4 Of the remaining trips, how many were in private or rental boats?
1 record response {range is 0 to 62}
99 DK/REFUSED {skip to RM_5}
{If RM_4=0, go to RM-5}
RM_4A In what state or US territory were the majority of your private or rental boat trips?
1 Alabama
2 Alaska
6 California
9 Connecticut
10 Delaware
12 Florida
13 Georgia
15 Hawaii
22 Louisiana
23 Maine
24 Maryland
25 Massachusetts
28 Mississippi
33 New Hampshire
34 New Jersey
36 New York
37 North Carolina
41 Oregon
44 Rhode Island
45 South Carolina
48 Texas
51 Virginia
53 Washington
72 Puerto Rico
55 Other - inland state or non-US territory
98 DK
99 R
RM_4B
{If RM_4A ne 72,15 or 22} To what county?
{If RM_4A=22} To what parish?
{If RM_4A=72} To what municipality?
{If RM_4A=15} To what island?
1 Display county list for appropriate state
99998 DK
99999 REFUSED
RM_5 Of the remaining trips, how many were from the shore?
1 record response {range is 0 to 62}
99 DK/REFUSED {skip to RM_END}
{If RM_5=0, go to RM_END}
RM_5A In what state or US territory did you do the majority of your shore fishing?
1 Alabama
2 Alaska
6 California
9 Connecticut
10 Delaware
12 Florida
13 Georgia
15 Hawaii
22 Louisiana
23 Maine
24 Maryland
25 Massachusetts
28 Mississippi
33 New Hampshire
34 New Jersey
36 New York
37 North Carolina
41 Oregon
44 Rhode Island
45 South Carolina
48 Texas
51 Virginia
53 Washington
72 Puerto Rico
55 Other - inland state or non-US territory
98 DK
99 R}
RM_5B:
{If RM_5A ne 72,15 or 22} To what county?
{If RM_5A=22} To what parish?
{If RM_5A=72} To what municipality?
{If RM_5A=15} To what island?
1 Display county list for appropriate state
99998 DK
99999 REFUSED}
{LABEL RM_END}
{LABEL LANGUAGE}
Q31 [INTERVIEWER: Record language of this survey]
1 English
2 Spanish
{LABEL Loop1-End} – {Angler profiling ends here}
{LABEL CLOSING}
{LABEL X1}
Thank you for your assistance. That concludes this survey. Have a good day/night.