SIR #   5652 (RGS)                                                                                                                                             SOUTHEASTERN
Quota:  500 (Statewide)                                                                                                   INSTITUTE OF
                                                                                                                                          RESEARCH, INC.

V-DOT CONFIDENCE MEASUREMENT STUDY

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.  We’re 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-DOT’s 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)

 

MY LAST FEW QUESTIONS ARE FOR CLASSIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY!

 

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: 

      ___________________________________________

 

 

 

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!  YOUR OPINION COUNTS!

 

Interviewer Name:  ________________    Male     o

Date:  ___________________________    Female  o

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