Golden Triangle Survey for Extra Credit

If you read this and you live in the GT in the Texas area, please reply to this with the answers to this survey so i can get extra credit for my Statistic class
Thanks
Nick


GOLDEN TRIANGLE AREA ENVIRONMENT SURVEY

Interviewer ID: ____________________________________

Ask Survey Participant these questions or have Participant fill out completely:
Gender: M F [circle one] Age: __________ Years Zip Code:____________
Ethnicity [circle one]: African-American Asian Hispanic White Other
Marital Status: Single Married Number of children: 0 1 2 3 4 or more
In which area do you live? [circle one]:
Beaumont Port Arthur Nederland Port Neches Orange Vidor Groves None of these
How long have you lived in Golden Triangle area:

Less than 5 years 5-9 years 10-14 years 14-19 years 20 years or more
Your highest level of education:
Grade 6 or below Grades 7 – 11 High School Diploma Associate’s Degree Bachelors Degree or higher
Total household income:
Less than $25,000 $25,000-$50,000 $50,001-$75,000 over $75,000
Do you belong to any environmental organization(s)? Yes No Organization Name__________________
Do you watch, listen to, or read the News? Yes No
Number of hours spent daily on this ____________

For questions 1 through 14 below, use the following scale to indicate next to the question on the designated line your level of agreement or disagreement:

1 Strongly Agree
2 Agree
3 Neither Agree nor Disagree
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree

1. _______I am concerned about pollution created by the petrochemical industry in the Golden Triangle Area.

2. _______Air and water pollution in the Golden Triangle is affecting my health or my family’s health.

3._______ It is less healthy to live in the Golden Triangle than in other parts of Texas or Louisiana.

4._______ There is an increase in the number of cancer diagnoses and cancer related deaths in the area as a result of chemical toxins emitted by the petrochemical companies in the area.

5.________ Health care costs in the Golden Triangle are higher because of pollution.

6.________ Residents of the Golden Triangle have shorter lives because of pollution.

7. ________ Property values are lower in the Golden Triangle because of pollution.

8. ________ Companies in the Golden Triangle are more likely to build heavily polluting facilities near poor
neighborhoods than near middle-class or wealthy neighborhoods.

9. ________Companies in the Golden Triangle are more likely to build heavily polluting facilities near
predominantly African-American neighborhoods than near predominantly white[Anglo] neighborhoods.

10. ________Companies in the Golden Triangle are more likely to build heavily polluting facilities near
predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods than near predominantly white [Anglo] neighborhoods.

11.________ In general, manufacturers and refiners in the Golden Triangle do not do much about pollution created by their plants.

12. _______ Petrochemical companies in Golden Triangle, as a group, are very concerned about the environment in the Golden Triangle.

13._______ The economic benefits brought by petrochemical companies to the Golden Triangle far outweigh the costs of their locating here.

14._______ The new plants being built by petrochemical companies such as Motiva and Valero in the Golden Triangle area are good news, as they create more jobs, even though it might harm the environment.

15. I work for one of the following Golden Triangle area companies [circle one]:

Chevron/Phillips ExxonMobil Huntsman Motiva Valero DuPont None

16. A member of my immediate family works for one of the following Golden Triangle area companies:

Chevron/Phillips ExxonMobil Huntsman Motiva Valero DuPont None

17. In my opinion, of the 6 companies below, the one circled shows the greatest concern for the environment:

Chevron/Phillips ExxonMobil Huntsman Motiva Valero DuPont No Idea

18. In my opinion, the company circled below shows the least concern for the environment:

Chevron/Phillips ExxonMobil Huntsman Motiva Valero DuPont No Idea

19. In my opinion, the company circled below spends the most to reduce pollution:

Chevron/Phillips ExxonMobil Huntsman Motiva Valero DuPont No Idea

20. In my opinion, the company circled below spends the least to reduce pollution:

Chevron/Phillips ExxonMobil Huntsman Motiva Valero DuPont No Idea

Thank you very much for your participat