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This data set was derived from a social survey of randomly selected households in the 13 state region and conducted by the University of Tennessee as part of the National Survey of Recreation and the Environment. Southwide.

used throughout Chapter 7

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• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

The social survey was developed by the USDA Forest Service in cooperation with the University of Tennessee.

Publication_Date: Fall 2000

Title: "socio2 survey data"

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, UT

Publisher: USDA Forest Service

Other_Citation_Details: Chapter 7, social (p.175-187).

Description:

Abstract:

This data set was used to collect social survey data for the SFRA SOCIO2 chapter. The data set was derived from a social survey of randomly selected households in the 13 state region and conducted by the University of Tennessee as part of the National Survey of Recreation and the Environment.

Purpose:

The purpose of the data was to understand the residents' attitudes and values toward forests and their management.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.021737

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.773082

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.961128

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 23.664456

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: social survey data

Theme_Keyword: demographic

Theme_Keyword: cultural

Theme_Keyword: society

Theme_Keyword: Cultural, society and demographic

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Michael Tarrant

Contact_Organization: Warnell School of Forest Resources

Contact_Position: Associate Professor

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: I-309 Warnell School of Forest Resources

City: Athens

State_or_Province: GA

Postal_Code: 30602-2152

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 706-583-0901

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 706-542-8356

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tarrant@smokey.forestry.uga.edu

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

L:\forest\sfra\SFRA_metadata\export_metadata\mtarrant\x_socio2.xml

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: socio2 survey data

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RESPNUM

Attribute_Definition: Respondent identifier

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement level: Scale

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PLACE

Attribute_Definition: Rural or urban residence

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rural or urban residence

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1.0) = Near-urban (2.0)= Rural (3.00)= Urban (9M)= Refused (8M)= Don't know

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AGE

Attribute_Definition: Age group

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Age group

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1.0)= 16-24 years old (2.0)= 25-49 years old (3.0)= 50+ years old (9 M)= Refused (8 M)= Don't know

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Q563A

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: How many years have you lived in your town?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Number of Years

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(-99 M)= Refused (-98 M)= Don't know

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: Interval

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SFRA1

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: Do you, or your spouse, own any rural land of 10 acres or more?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Yes (0)= No (9 M)= Refused (8 M)= Don't know

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Q569

Attribute_Definition: Gender

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Male (2)= Female (8 M)= Don't know (9 M)= Refused

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RACE

Attribute_Definition: White or nonwhite

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= White (2)= Nonwhite (8 M)= Don't know (9 M)= Refused

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CODE

Attribute_Definition: Region of the South

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Hot Continental (2)= Sub-tropical (non-coastal) (3)= Subtropical (coastal) (4)= Prairie (5)= Tropical/ subtropical (6)= Steppe (7)= Savanna (8 M)= Missing

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WOODPU

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: How important is wood products for public forests?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Ranked as most important (2)= Ranked as 2nd important (3)= Ranked as 3rd important (4)= Ranked as least importance (8 M)= Missing

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLEANPU

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: How important is clean air for public forests?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Ranked as most important (2)= Ranked as 2nd important (3)= Ranked as 3rd important (4)= Ranked as least importance (8 M)= Missing

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SCENICPU

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: How important is scenic beauty for public forests?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Ranked as most important (2)= Ranked as 2nd important (3)= Ranked as 3rd important (4)= Ranked as least importance (8 M)= Missing

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HERITPU

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: How important is heritage for public forests?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Ranked as most important (2)= Ranked as 2nd important (3)= Ranked as 3rd important (4)= Ranked as least importance (8 M) Missing

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WOODPR

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: How important is wood products for private forests?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Ranked as most important (2)= Ranked as 2nd important (3)= Ranked as 3rd important (4)= Ranked as least importance (8 M)= Missing

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLEANPR

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: How important is clean air for private forests?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Ranked as most important (2)= Ranked as 2nd important (3)= Ranked as 3rd important (4)= Ranked as least importance (8 M)= Missing

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SCENICPR

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: How important is scenic beauty for private forests?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Ranked as most important (2)= Ranked as 2nd important (3)= Ranked as 3rd important (4)= Ranked as least importance (8 M)= Missing

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HERITPR

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: How important is heritage for private forests?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Ranked as most important (2)= Ranked as 2nd important (3)= Ranked as 3rd important (4)= Ranked as least importance (8 M)= Missing

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SFRA5

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: Public forests should provide wood products such as timber?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Strongly agree (2)= Somewhat agree (3)= Neither agree nor disagree (4)= Somewhat disagree (5)= Strongly disagree (8)= Don't know (9)= Refused

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SFRA6

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: Public forests should provide clean air and water.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Strongly agree (2)= Somewhat agree (3)= Neither agree nor disagree (4)= Somewhat disagree (5)= Strongly disagree (8)= Don't know (9)= Refused

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SFRA7

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: Public forests should provide scenic beauty.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Strongly agree (2)= Somewhat agree (3)= Neither agree nor disagree (4)= Somewhat disagree (5)= Strongly disagree (8)= Don't know (9)= Refused

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SFRA8

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: Public forests should preserve the cultural and natural.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Strongly agree (2)= Somewhat agree (3)= Neither agree nor disagree (4)= Somewhat disagree (5)= Strongly disagree (8)= Don't know (9)= Refused

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SFRA9

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: Private forests should provide wood products such as timber.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Strongly agree (2)= Somewhat agree (3)= Neither agree nor disagree (4)= Somewhat disagree (5)= Strongly disagree (8)= Don't know (9)= Refused

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SFRA10

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: Private forests should provide clean air and water.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Strongly agree (2)= Somewhat agree (3)= Neither agree nor disagree (4)= Somewhat disagree (5)= Strongly disagree (8)= Don't know (9)= Refused

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SFRA11

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: Private forests should provide scenic beauty.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Strongly agree (2)= Somewhat agree (3)= Neither agree nor disagree (4)= Somewhat disagree (5)= Strongly disagree (8)= Don't know (9)= Refused

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SFRA12

Attribute_Definition:

Survey Question asked: Private forests should preserve the cultural and natural.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Strongly agree (2)= Somewhat agree (3)= Neither agree nor disagree (4)= Somewhat disagree (5)= Strongly disagree (8)= Don't know (9)= Refused

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ENV2

Attribute_Definition: Survey Question asked: Spending too much on the environment.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Too much (2)= Too little (3)= About the right amount (8)= Don't know (9)= Refused

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ENV3

Attribute_Definition: Survey Question asked: Laws and regulations gone too far.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(1)= Too far (2)= Not far enough (3)= About the right balance (8)= Don't know (9)= Refused

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement level: Ordinal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODNEP

Attribute_Definition: Survey Question asked: Modified NEP scale

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Modified NEP scale

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: (-99 M)= Missing

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Measurement Level: Interval

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USDA-Forest Service

Contact_Person: Mr. John Pye

Contact_Position: Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3041 E. Cornwallis Road

City: Research Triangle Park

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27709

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (919).549.4013

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpye@fs.fed.us

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Data Content and Use Disclaimer

The USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Resource Assessment or SFRA, provides data to users of digital geographic data. The USDA Forest Service is in no way condoning or endorsing the application of these data for any given purpose. It is the sole responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. It is also the obligation of the user to apply the data in an appropriate and conscientious manner. The USDA Forest Service provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. Much of the USDA Forest Service data is based on and maintained with Arc Info and Arc View Software developed by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). In addition, much of the information presented uses conventions and terms popularized by Arc Info and Arc View and their user community. USDA Forest Service in no way represents the interests of ESRI nor acts as an agent for them.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20030619

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USDA-Forest Service

Contact_Person: John M. Pye

Contact_Position: Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3041 E. Cornwallis Road

City: Research Triangle Park

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27709

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-549-4013

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpye@fs.fed.us

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/>

Metadata_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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