SIR # 5652 (RGS) SOUTHEASTERN
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Quota: 500 (Statewide) INSTITUTE
OF
RESEARCH,
INC.
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
SEPTEMBER 2000
Questionnaire
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Start time:___________________
Hello. This is (Your Name) from SIR Research; a national survey research firm. Were conducting a survey among residents throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia about the Virginia Department of Transportation and would like to include your household in the survey.
1. Are you the male/female head of your household?
(Go to Q.4) Yes 01
(Go to Q. 2) No 02
Ref/(DK) 03
2. May I please speak with the male/female head of your household?
(Go to Q.4) Yes 01
(Go to Q. 3) No, not here 02
No,
Refused 03
(Terminate) (DK) 04
3. Is there a better time for me to call back and speak with either the male or female head of household?
(Call Back) Yes 01
No
02
(Terminate) Ref/(DK) 03
4. How would you rate the Virginia Department of Transportation, also known as V-DOT, for having a plan for managing transportation needs across the state? Please use a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is the highest rating you can give and a 1 is the lowest rating you can give. In terms of having a plan for managing transportation needs across the state, would you give V-DOT a:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (DK)
5. How would you rate V-DOT for its current management of transportation needs within the area of the state where you live? Again, use a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is the highest rating you can give and 1 is the lowest rating you can give. In terms of managing transportation needs in your area, would you give V-DOT a:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (DK)
6. Now, thinking about current V-DOT construction projects in the area of the state where you live, how would you rate V-DOT on the management of those construction projects? Again, use a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is the highest rating you can give and a 1 is the lowest rating you can give. Would you rate V-DOTs management of current construction a:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (DK)
7. Think now about information you might have received about V-DOT road construction in your area. You may have seen or heard that information on television, the radio, the newspaper, on the internet or in the mail. How would you rate the effectiveness of the information you have received about V-DOT road construction in your area? Would you say that the information is:
Very effective 01
Fairly effective 02
Somewhat effective 03
Or, very ineffective 04
(DK) 05
8. How would you describe the amount of information you have received about V-DOT road construction in your area? Would you say that:
You have received more information than
you need 01
You have received about the right amount
of information 02
You have not received enough information 03
(DK) 04
9. And, finally, generally speaking, and on a scale from 1 to 10, where 10 is the highest rating you can give and a 1 is the lowest rating you can give, how would you rate the management of V-DOT as an organization? Would you rate the management of V-DOT a:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (DK)
A. What is the age of the head of your household:
Under 25 1
25 - 29 2
30 - 39 3
40 - 49 4
50 - 64 5
or, 65 or older 6
(REFUSED) 7
B. What was the highest grade
level of school last completed by the head of your household:
Some high school or less 1
High school graduate 2
Some college or technical
school 3
College graduate 4
or, Post-graduate studies or
degree 5
(REFUSED) 6
C. What is the zip code of your
residence?
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D. And in which County or City is
that located?
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E. Is your total annual household
income:
Under $20,000 1
Between $20,000 and
$29,999 2
Between $30,000 and
$39,999 3
Between $40,000 and
$49,999 4
Between $50,000 and
$74,999 5
Between $75,000 and
$99,999 6
or $100,00 or more 7
(DK/REFUSED) 8
F. And may I verify that I reached
you at:
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THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PARTICIPATION! YOUR OPINION
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