| Latent
variable |
Survey
item |
| |
| Recreational
visits |
Number
of visits to each waterway in the last 12 mo |
| |
|
| Length
of residence |
Number
of years lived in area |
| |
|
| Age
|
Age
in years |
| |
|
| Social place attachment
|
I
can recognise most of the people who live in this area. |
| When
shopping in my local area, I am likely to run into people I
know. |
| |
|
| Physical place attachment
|
There
are places in this area that are special to me. |
| I
enjoy visiting places in this area. |
| |
|
| Place belonging |
I
feel I belong in this area. |
| I
would like to continue living in this area. |
| |
|
| Place commitment |
I
would like to contribute to making this area a better place
to live. |
| If
there was a problem in this area I would help to fix it. |
| |
|
| Place dependence |
This
area is my favorite place to be. |
| I
really miss this area when I’m away for too long. †
|
| This
area means a lot to me. ‡ |
| |
|
| Social
interaction, experience |
Visiting
a waterway for recreation allows me to catch up with other locals.
|
| Visiting
a waterway for recreation allows me to be with friends or family.
|
| |
|
| Social
interaction, casual contact |
When
visiting a waterway for recreation, how often do you run into
people you know? |
| When
visiting a waterway for recreation, how many people who you
know, would you normally see? |
| |
|
| Social networks |
How
often do you generally see or talk with friends or family? |
| How
many close friends or family do you have? |
| |
|
| Community
involvement |
How
often do you attend meetings, e.g., a church, sporting, craft,
or social club? |
| How
often do you perform voluntary work, e.g. environmental, educational,
civic, volunteer work? |
| |
|
| Health
and quality of life |
In
general, how would you rate your overall health? |
| In
general, how would you rate your quality of life? |
| |
|
| Health limitations |
How
much do physical problems limit your usual activities? |
| How
much do personal or emotional problems limit your usual activities?
|
| |
|
| Trust |
Most
people can be trusted. |
| If
I lost a purse or wallet, it would be returned with the money
in it, if it was found. |
| |
|
| Reciprocity |
If
I don’t have something I need I can borrow it from a neighbor.
|
| I
lend things and do favors for my neighbors. |
| |
|
| Perceived waterway condition
|
Considering
everything, how would you rate the overall condition of the
following waterways? |
| How
would you rate the waterways in terms of the quality of the
water? |
| How
would you rate the waterways in terms of the vegetation along
the shores? |
| How
would you rate the waterways in terms of the number and variety
of animals? |
| How
would you rate the waterways in terms of the chances of people
getting sick? † |