Metadata Snapshot

Metadata Snapshot


Data Portal Name:

  •  Maine and New Hampshire Coastal Resident Survey   

Data Type:

  • Survey

Spatial Range:    

  • Maine and New Hampshire coastal zone residents

Number of Surveys: 

  • Pilot Survey: 6000 ME and NH residents sampled. 50% of residents sampled received the Beaches version of the survey; 50% of residents sampled received the Shellfish version of the survey. We received 509 survey responses in total, for a 10.0% response rate.
  • Mail Survey: 4000 ME and NH residents sampled. 50% of residents sampled received the Beaches version of the survey; 50% of residents sampled received the Shellfish version of the survey. We received 1176 survey responses total, for a 32.9% response rate.

Number of Survey Questions:

  • Beach Pilot Survey: 42 thematic questions plus 14 demographic questions 
  • Beach Mail Survey: 25 thematic questions plus 11 demographic questions    
  • Shellfish Pilot Survey: 37 thematic questions plus 14 demographic questions 
  • Shellfish Mail Survey: 26 thematic questions plus 11 demographic questions 

Survey Dates:

  • Pilot Survey: January – February 2015
  • Mail Survey: August – December 2015