Environmental Perceptions Survey (1998)


File ID: A948BFFA-C7DE-411E-B92B-3B4CCF05ED3E
Hierarchy Level: dataset
Abstract: The survey covered people’s perceptions of their local, urban and rural environments, their environmental attitudes, knowledge, behaviours, their natural hazard awareness and preparedness and their views on environmental laws.
Statement: The data set contains the coded data from the semi-structured questionnaire of 1037 people living in the Waikato Region. The report from this survey is titled “Environmental Awareness, Attitudes and Actions Survey – a survey of the people of the Waikato Region 1998. Technical Report 1998/16”. The Regional Policy Statement requires integrated management of natural and physical resources by recognising and providing for “the range of social, cultural and economic values within the Region”. (RPS Policy One). A GIS layer has been created from the data to enable geographical analysis, and integration with other datasets. The information that was gathered with this survey was used to create the following Technical Report. Waikato Regional Council and Research Solutions, 1998: Environmental Awareness, Attitudes and Actions Survey – A Survey of the People of the Waikato Region 1998. Technical Report 1998/16. Waikato Regional Council, Hamilton. The information was also gathered to enable further analysis using GIS. Caution needs to be taken when analysing the survey information to ensure reliability of the results. Specifically, adequate sample sizes should be drawn from geographic areas. The recommended minimum is 80. Samples analysed in this manner should be treated as discreet samples and conclusions are not generalisable to the population of the Region. Secondly, the output from GIS is not directly comparable with the results presented in the Technical Report. The data in the Technical Report is weighted to reflect the population structure of the Waikato Region. However weightings are not applied through GIS. If representative samples are required, GIS output needs to be analysed using Excel or SPSS. Within GIS, the entire survey sample is available (i.e. individual responses), along with aggregated District summaries. The dataset is suitable for GIS analysis and thematic mapping within large areas (e.g. Districts or major river catchments). However, the data should not be analysed at detailed spatial scales (e.g. within properties).
Keywords: Attitudes,Awareness,Environment,Perception,Survey
Topic Category: society:characteristics of society and cultures
Resource Reference Date: 20/09/2006
Metadata URL: https://data.waikatoregion.govt.nz:8443/ords/f?p=140:12:0::NO::P12_METADATA_ID:936

Responsible Parties

Role: author
Position:
Organisation: Research Solutions Ltd
Delivery Point: 4/15 Washington Way, Sydenham
City: Christchurch
Postal Code: 8011
Country: New Zealand
Phone: 0800 001 836
Fax:
Email: enquiries@researchsolutions.net.nz
Role: owner
Position: GIS and Data Management Team Leader
Organisation: Waikato Regional Council
Delivery Point: 160 Ward Street
City: Hamilton Central
Postal Code: 3204
Country: New Zealand
Phone:
Fax:
Email:

Metadata

Language: English
Character Set: utf8
Standard: ANZLIC
Standard Version: 1.1

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Use Constraints: copyright

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General Notes: The data was aggregated at a District level for thematic mapping in GIS. These thematic maps represent the ‘most commonly mentioned’ response. The data was scaled into three ranges for questions 4 a-n, 6 a-e, 7 a-g, and 8; for questions 15 a-j and 12 e-f; and for question 28. A value of 0 was applied to the ‘no change’ and ‘depends’ responses and a value of 9 to the ‘don’t know’ responses. The scaled value of 1 to 3 was applied to the ‘better’ or ‘agree’ responses and –1 to –3 for the ‘worse’ or ‘disagree’ responses. The class ranges were determined by calculating the mode for each question and determining the break point from the cumulative percentage.

COMMUNITY.sdeadmin.PERCEPTIONS_SURV_1998_DISTRICT

 
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Hierarchy Level: feature Hierarchy Level Name:feature of Environmental Perceptions Survey (1998)
Abstract: District areas where surveys were carried out
Statement: The information was collected by carrying out a quantitative telephone questionnaire. The results were statistically analysed and interpreted by Research Solutions Limited. During collection, each response was geographically referenced to a census meshblock to enable subsequent analysis of the data through GIS. GIS was used to assess the geographical spread of the data and to analyse the data against environmental quality monitoring data.
Other Information:
Keywords: Attitudes,Awareness,Environment,Perception,Survey
Topic Category: society:characteristics of society and cultures
Resource Reference Date: 20/09/2006

Metadata Constraints

Access Constraints: copyright
Use Constraints: copyright

Maintenance Information

Maintenance frequency: notPlanned
Last Load Date: 13/01/2004

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Responsible Parties

Role: owner
Position:
Organisation: Waikato Regional Council
Delivery Point: 160 Ward Street
City: Hamilton Central
Postal Code: 3204
Country: New Zealand
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Role: author
Position:
Organisation: Research Solutions Ltd
Delivery Point: 4/15 Washington Way, Sydenham
City: Christchurch
Postal Code: 8011
Country: New Zealand
Phone: 0800 001 836
Fax:
Email: enquiries@researchsolutions.net.nz

Data Constraints

Data Access Constraints : copyright
Data Use Constraints: copyright
Data Distribution: Third party, internal permission
Licence Type : To be determined
Licence:
Licence Expiry:
Licence Conditions:
Copyright : © Waikato Regional Council 1998. Environmental Perceptions Survey Data. Survey undertaken by Research Solutions Ltd - Copyright Reserved.
Data Disclaimers : The standard Waikato Regional Council Disclaimer applies to this data “While Waikato Regional Council has exercised all reasonable skill and care in controlling the contents of this information, Waikato Regional Council accepts no liability in contract, tort or otherwise howsoever, for any loss, damage, injury or expense (whether direct, indirect or consequential) arising out of the provision of this information or its use by you.”
Data Use Limits : Telephone questionnaires are biased towards those people in the population owning telephones. Sampling error occurred with the Franklin District sample, which resulted in a smaller actual sample of 35. This reduces the reliability of analysis of this sub-sample. Geographically, there are some significant gaps in the survey sample. For example residents of the King Country highlands and West Coast were poorly represented given the significance of resource management issues in these areas. For future surveys GIS will be used to determine the spatial spread of the survey sample before commencing phone interviews.

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Q4K_TOURISTS_DK N N
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Q4K_TOURISTS_WRS N N
Q4K_SCALED N N
Q4L_EROSION_BTR N N
Q4L_EROSION_DK N N
Q4L_EROSION_NC N N
Q4L_EROSION_WRS N N
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Q28_ECON_CHOOSE N N
Q28_ECON_DEPENDS N N
Q28_ECON_DONTKNOW N N
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Q29_EDUCATION N N
Q30_HOUSEHOLD N N
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COMMUNITY.sdeadmin.PERCEPTIONS_SURV_1998_RESPONSE

 
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Hierarchy Level: feature Hierarchy Level Name:feature of Environmental Perceptions Survey (1998)
Abstract: Responses to the surveys
Statement: The information was collected by carrying out a quantitative telephone questionnaire. The results were statistically analysed and interpreted by Research Solutions Limited. During collection, each response was geographically referenced to a census meshblock to enable subsequent analysis of the data through GIS. GIS was used to assess the geographical spread of the data and to analyse the data against environmental quality monitoring data.
Other Information: The location of the ‘dot’ in GIS may vary considerably from the physical location of the respondent – especially in rural areas, where meshblocks can be large. Because of this spatial generalisation GIS users should never analyse or map the survey data within small geographical areas (e.g. at a property neighbourhood scale).
Keywords: Attitudes,Awareness,Environment,Perception,Survey
Topic Category: society:characteristics of society and cultures
Resource Reference Date: 20/09/2006

Metadata Constraints

Access Constraints: copyright
Use Constraints: copyright

Maintenance Information

Maintenance frequency: notPlanned
Last Load Date: 13/01/2004

Spatial Representation Information

Recommended Scale:
Reference System: EPSG2193
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Responsible Parties

Role: owner
Position:
Organisation: Waikato Regional Council
Delivery Point: 160 Ward Street
City: Hamilton Central
Postal Code: 3204
Country: New Zealand
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Role: author
Position:
Organisation: Research Solutions Ltd
Delivery Point: 4/15 Washington Way, Sydenham
City: Christchurch
Postal Code: 8011
Country: New Zealand
Phone: 0800 001 836
Fax:
Email: enquiries@researchsolutions.net.nz

Data Constraints

Data Access Constraints : copyright
Data Use Constraints: copyright
Data Distribution: Third party, internal permission
Licence Type : To be determined
Licence:
Licence Expiry:
Licence Conditions:
Copyright : © Waikato Regional Council 1998. Environmental Perceptions Survey Data. Survey undertaken by Research Solutions Ltd - Copyright Reserved.
Data Disclaimers : The standard Waikato Regional Council Disclaimer applies to this data “While Waikato Regional Council has exercised all reasonable skill and care in controlling the contents of this information, Waikato Regional Council accepts no liability in contract, tort or otherwise howsoever, for any loss, damage, injury or expense (whether direct, indirect or consequential) arising out of the provision of this information or its use by you.”
Data Use Limits : Telephone questionnaires are biased towards those people in the population owning telephones. Sampling error occurred with the Franklin District sample, which resulted in a smaller actual sample of 35. This reduces the reliability of analysis of this sub-sample. Geographically, there are some significant gaps in the survey sample. For example residents of the King Country highlands and West Coast were poorly represented given the significance of resource management issues in these areas. For future surveys GIS will be used to determine the spatial spread of the survey sample before commencing phone interviews.

Download Links

URLFormatNotes

Supporting Information Links

URLFormatNotes

General Notes:

Attribute Information

NameDescriptionNotesRestrictedPrimary Key
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Q2_AGE N N
Q3_GENDER N N
Q4B_LOC_WATER_QUAL N N
Q4D_NAT_CHAR_BEACH N N
Q4G_PROTECT_BUSH N N
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Q4N_DISP_CHEMSPRAY N N
Q5_URBAN_RURAL N N
Q6B_LOC_ANIML_PEST N N
Q6C_LOC_PLANT_PEST N N
Q6D_FARM_WASTES N N
Q8_GEN_STATE_ENV N N
Q9_MOST_IMP_ISSUE N N
Q9_MOST_IMP_ISSUES N N
Q12E_CHEM_FARMPROD N N
Q13_LOCAL_HAZARD N N
Q13_LOCAL_HAZARDS N N
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Q30_HOUSEHOLD N N
Q32_OCCUPN_RESPOND N N
Q32_SES_GROUP N N
Q35_ETHNICITY N N
Q36D_STREET_INTN N N
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Z_CLUSTER_RESULTS N N
Z_CONVERS_MODEL N N
Z_SOC_MAIN_LIFE N N
Z_STREET_LOC_POINT N N
ZZ_SURVEY_NO N N
ZZ_MESHBLOCK_ID N N
Z_WEIGHT_FACTOR N N
GEOMETRY N N
ID N N