Kingman Study
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  1. Kingman Community Development
  Date July 23, 2009

Dear Friend of Kingman


I am a student under the direction of Professor Tim Tyrrell in School of Community Resources and Development at Arizona State University.

I am conducting a research study that will hopefully enhance the quality of life for current and future residents of Kingman. Since tourism is integral to the Kingman economy, we are looking for ways tourism development might lead to that end. I am inviting your participation, which will involve taking a 10 minute online survey.

Your participation in this study is voluntary. You can skip questions if you wish. If you choose not to participate or to withdraw from the study at any time, there will be no penalty. You must be 18 or older to participate in the study.

There are no foreseeable risks or discomforts to your participation.

Your responses will be treated as anonymous and nothing that will identify you will be recorded. The results of this study may be used in reports, presentations, or publications but your name will not be known/used.

If you have any questions concerning the research study, please contact the research team at: timt@asu.edu or Mallory.Casson@asu.edu If you have any questions about your rights as a subject/participant in this research, or if you feel you have been placed at risk, you can contact the Chair of the Human Subjects Institutional Review Board, through the ASU Office of Research Integrity and Assurance, at (480) 965-6788.

Visiting the online website and completing the survey will be considered your consent to participate.


Sincerely,

Mallory Casson, Kingman class of 2005
  First, a few (non-identifying) questions about you so that we can know what group of Kingman residents that your ideas represent:  
 
  1. What year were you born?
  
 
  2. What years did you live in Kingman?
FROM:
TO:
 
 
  3. Where do you currently work?
       		 
 
  Next, some general questions about things that are important to your quality of life in a community:

Rank the following things from 1 to 4 in terms of what are important to you (1 is HIGHEST, and 4 is the LOWEST):

Enter one of the letters S,E, C, and N (for environmental) in each of the ranked spaces below.

S=SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES (events and places where I can be with friends)
C=CULTURAL QUALITIES (characteristics of people and things that are unique to Kingman)
N=ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITIES (natural resources, landscapes and scenery I can use)
E=ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES (good paying jobs for me, my family and friends) 		 
 
  4.
# 1
# 2
# 3
# 4
 
 
  Now, how would you trade off those same things against each other?
Suppose you could choose between two futures for Kingman. In each of the following comparisons, the four things above are given either “high” or “low” values. 		 
 
  5. Pick future A or B in each of the following.
       		 
 
  6. Pick future A or B in each of the following.
       		 
 
  7. Pick future A or B in each of the following.
       		 
 
  8. Finally, here are a few specific items about tourism and the future of Kingman. Please indicate to what degree you agree with the following:
 
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree No Opinion
Kingman should develop itself as a tourist destination to attract visitors to stay more than a few days.
Kingman should concentrate on attracting “drive through” tourists to stop, shop, eat and visit local attractions before continuing their travels.
Kingman should work on attracting more international visitors
High School students would do a good job of helping to document the interesting history and attractions in Kingman if they got a chance to work with the tourism industry.
With the collaboration of the local hotels and attractions, Kingman could develop an international fast pitch softball league, attracting regional, national and international clubs to play on local fields.
 
 
  9. Please add any comments or suggestions for the future of Kingman here
  
 
  Thanks very much for your help with this project,
Mallory, class of 2005