Survey Questionnaire Wording and Interpretation: Implications for Policymakers
The ultimate success of natural resource decision-making depends upon knowledge gathered from several sources; e.g. biological data, institutional values and beliefs, and human dimensions information from affected constituents. Handfishing for catfish has been at the forefront of Missouri conservation since 2000. To determine the acceptability of handfishing to Missouri anglers we conducted a survey of licensed anglers in 2004. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of survey question wording on angler response and the potential for different policy outcomes resulting from...
