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- Sound Stewardship
- Indicator
- Engagement in stewardship activities
- Vital Sign Indicator
- Percent (%)
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No targets are currently set for this indicator.
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Kelly Biedenweg
- Contributing Partners
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- Last Updated
- 4/17/2020 4:37:41 PM
The indicator measures stewardship actions that are intended to improve some aspect of environmental health, and that the individual perceives as meaningful to themselves and their community. Data from this indicator can be used to inform outreach strategies and to identify potential predictors of observed change in environmental health.
- The mean index response is 3.47, equating to a mean midway between “occasional (once a month)” and “regular (once a week)” frequency.
- About 25% of the population stated they engage in stewardship activities frequently (almost every day).
- Respondents from San Juan, Whatcom, and Clallam counties tended to engage in stewardship activities more frequently relative to those around them. Respondents from Skagit County tended to engage in stewardship activities less frequently than those around them.
- Monitoring Program
- Data Source
Oregon State University Human Dimensions Lab
Data are collected every 2 years via paper survey to a random sample of Puget Sound households. The population chosen for this survey was a clustered random sample of Puget Sound residents, with an initial sample of 9,000. Due to undeliverable addresses, the total sample reached was 8,261 individuals. The response rate was 28 percent for a total of 2,323 individual responses. Results will be reported as an index summarizing the frequency of engagement in environmental stewardship activities that are meaningful, as defined by the respondent.
About 75 percent of survey participants gave their cross-streets, which allowed mapping of human wellbeing metrics at a fine scale. The map above shows the location of each individual respondent. Hot Spot Analysis (Getis-Ord Gi* statistic) was used to visualize clusters of responses that were significantly higher (red, hot spots) and lower (blue, cold spots) relative to those around them.
- Critical Definitions
The mean index response is 3.47, equating to a mean midway between “occasional (once a month)” and “regular (once a week)” frequency. About 25% of the population stated they engage in stewardship activities frequently (almost every day).
While on average, all counties participated in stewardship behaviors "occasionally" or between "occasionally" and "regularly", many respondents from San Juan, Whatcom, and Clallam counties tended to engage in stewardship activities more frequently relative to those around them (red, hot spots in map above). Respondents from Skagit County, and some from Snohomish County, tended to engage in stewardship activities less frequently than those around them (blue, cold spots).
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A multivariate linear regression model that tested for demographic predictors of stewardship behaviors explained only 4.8 percent of the variation in responses. This means that factors other than those that we measured contribute to the primary determinants of engaging in stewardship behaviors. That said, the model suggests that people are more likely to participate in stewardship activities if they are female, higher educated, and older.
The Puget Sound Partnership believes in the transparency and accessibility of the data used to address progress measures. These data are provided by contributing partners to the Partnership and are made publicly available through the Puget Sound Info site. These data are available on an "as is" basis and the Partnership is not responsible for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies. Please acknowledge the monitoring program and data source when using these data and obtain permission from the Vital Sign Indicator Reporter to use these data in a publication.
- Human Wellbeing Survey 2018 Categorical Data
- Uploaded On
- 7/27/2020
- File Type
- Excel (XLSX)
- Description
- Results are presented for the subjective Human Wellbeing Vital Sign indicators. Data were collected via a survey to the general population of the Puget Sound Region in 2018. Please acknowledge the Oregon State University Human Dimensions Lab and Puget Sound Partnership when using these data.
- Reporting Instructions
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Don't Know, Never, Rarely (1-4 times a year), Occasionally (once a month), Regularly (once a week)
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Frequently (almost every day)
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