Visitation Survey

1. What do you do with your recreational time?

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* 1. Would you recommend Edelman Fossil Park to others? Why?

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* 2. How important are the factors to choosing recreational time activities?

	Not important at all	Of little importance	Somewhat important	Important	Very Important
Educational	Educational Not important at all	Educational Of little importance	Educational Somewhat important	Educational Important	Educational Very Important
Affordable	Affordable Not important at all	Affordable Of little importance	Affordable Somewhat important	Affordable Important	Affordable Very Important
Easy to access by car	Easy to access by car Not important at all	Easy to access by car Of little importance	Easy to access by car Somewhat important	Easy to access by car Important	Easy to access by car Very Important
Quality of Experience	Quality of Experience Not important at all	Quality of Experience Of little importance	Quality of Experience Somewhat important	Quality of Experience Important	Quality of Experience Very Important
Family-friendly programs and events	Family-friendly programs and events Not important at all	Family-friendly programs and events Of little importance	Family-friendly programs and events Somewhat important	Family-friendly programs and events Important	Family-friendly programs and events Very Important
Amenities (food, stores, etc)	Amenities (food, stores, etc) Not important at all	Amenities (food, stores, etc) Of little importance	Amenities (food, stores, etc) Somewhat important	Amenities (food, stores, etc) Important	Amenities (food, stores, etc) Very Important

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* 3. How often do you visit museums and educational attractions?

Never

Rarely

Once a year

2-3 times a year

4-5 times a year

more than once a month

once a week or more

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* 4. If you visit museums and educational attractions, what kinds do you visit? (select all that apply)

Art Museums

Children's Museums

Zoos/Aquariums

Natural History Museums

Science Museums

Historic Homes

Historic Reenactment Centers

Botanical Gardens

National Parks, State Parks, and Monuments

Other (please specify)

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* 5. If you visit museums and educational attractions, why do you attend?

to learn something

to relax

to expose your children to science and culture

to spend time with your family

to entertain out of town guests

to see/ attend an event

to see a particular exhibition

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Which aspects of museums and educational attractions do you enjoy the most?

Staff-led or expert-led tours

Gallery interactives

Informational signs and placards

Videos

Apps

Programs/ events

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* 7. Which statement best defines your ideal museum or educational attraction visit?

Our group picks up a scavenger hunt and wanders around on our own time

We seek out a staff-led/ expert-led tour to help us understand what we are seeing

We spend most of our time in the family center or learning space

We enjoy splitting our time between staff-led/ expert-led and self-guided experiences

We love interactives in galleries that help us “get it”

We don’t use any of the resources museums offer

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* 8. Which events/ experiences would make you more likely to attend a museums or educational attraction?

	Not Likely	Somewhat Likely	Likely	Very Likely	Definitely
Educational programs and events	Educational programs and events Not Likely	Educational programs and events Somewhat Likely	Educational programs and events Likely	Educational programs and events Very Likely	Educational programs and events Definitely
Experiences alongside experts	Experiences alongside experts Not Likely	Experiences alongside experts Somewhat Likely	Experiences alongside experts Likely	Experiences alongside experts Very Likely	Experiences alongside experts Definitely
Technology interactives	Technology interactives Not Likely	Technology interactives Somewhat Likely	Technology interactives Likely	Technology interactives Very Likely	Technology interactives Definitely
Camps or classes	Camps or classes Not Likely	Camps or classes Somewhat Likely	Camps or classes Likely	Camps or classes Very Likely	Camps or classes Definitely
Personalized tours	Personalized tours Not Likely	Personalized tours Somewhat Likely	Personalized tours Likely	Personalized tours Very Likely	Personalized tours Definitely

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* 9. What other recreational activities does your family enjoy?

	Never	Every Few Months	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
Libraries/ Reading	Libraries/ Reading Never	Libraries/ Reading Every Few Months	Libraries/ Reading Monthly	Libraries/ Reading Weekly	Libraries/ Reading Daily
Watching Sports	Watching Sports Never	Watching Sports Every Few Months	Watching Sports Monthly	Watching Sports Weekly	Watching Sports Daily
Hiking/ Outdoor activities & Experiencing Nature	Hiking/ Outdoor activities & Experiencing Nature Never	Hiking/ Outdoor activities & Experiencing Nature Every Few Months	Hiking/ Outdoor activities & Experiencing Nature Monthly	Hiking/ Outdoor activities & Experiencing Nature Weekly	Hiking/ Outdoor activities & Experiencing Nature Daily
Playing Sports	Playing Sports Never	Playing Sports Every Few Months	Playing Sports Monthly	Playing Sports Weekly	Playing Sports Daily
Attending Movies	Attending Movies Never	Attending Movies Every Few Months	Attending Movies Monthly	Attending Movies Weekly	Attending Movies Daily
Watching Television/ Media	Watching Television/ Media Never	Watching Television/ Media Every Few Months	Watching Television/ Media Monthly	Watching Television/ Media Weekly	Watching Television/ Media Daily
Attending Performances	Attending Performances Never	Attending Performances Every Few Months	Attending Performances Monthly	Attending Performances Weekly	Attending Performances Daily
Volunteering in the Community	Volunteering in the Community Never	Volunteering in the Community Every Few Months	Volunteering in the Community Monthly	Volunteering in the Community Weekly	Volunteering in the Community Daily
Visiting Museums and Science Centers	Visiting Museums and Science Centers Never	Visiting Museums and Science Centers Every Few Months	Visiting Museums and Science Centers Monthly	Visiting Museums and Science Centers Weekly	Visiting Museums and Science Centers Daily
Dining Out	Dining Out Never	Dining Out Every Few Months	Dining Out Monthly	Dining Out Weekly	Dining Out Daily
Attending Social Events	Attending Social Events Never	Attending Social Events Every Few Months	Attending Social Events Monthly	Attending Social Events Weekly	Attending Social Events Daily
Gaming/ Video Games	Gaming/ Video Games Never	Gaming/ Video Games Every Few Months	Gaming/ Video Games Monthly	Gaming/ Video Games Weekly	Gaming/ Video Games Daily

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* 10. Which is your most common method of travel to a vacation?

Car

Boat

Plane

Train

Don't Travel for Vacations

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* 11. How often do you go on a family road trips or day outings?

Never

Once in a lifetime

Once every few years

Once a year

More than once a year

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* 12. How far are you willing to drive on a road trip?

1/2 day's drive or less

1 day drive

2 days drive

More than 2 days drive

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* 13. When you hear the word museum, what are some of the words that come to mind?

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* 14. When you hear the word science center, what are some of the words that come to mind?

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* 15. In general, which of the following statements do you agree with?

	Strongly disagree	disagree	undecided	agree	strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are places where people can participate	Museums or educational attractions are places where people can participate Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places where people can participate disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places where people can participate undecided	Museums or educational attractions are places where people can participate agree	Museums or educational attractions are places where people can participate strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are places where I am welcome	Museums or educational attractions are places where I am welcome Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places where I am welcome disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places where I am welcome undecided	Museums or educational attractions are places where I am welcome agree	Museums or educational attractions are places where I am welcome strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are places that are quiet	Museums or educational attractions are places that are quiet Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places that are quiet disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places that are quiet undecided	Museums or educational attractions are places that are quiet agree	Museums or educational attractions are places that are quiet strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are places that you only need to see once	Museums or educational attractions are places that you only need to see once Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places that you only need to see once disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places that you only need to see once undecided	Museums or educational attractions are places that you only need to see once agree	Museums or educational attractions are places that you only need to see once strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are restful	Museums or educational attractions are restful Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are restful disagree	Museums or educational attractions are restful undecided	Museums or educational attractions are restful agree	Museums or educational attractions are restful strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are boring	Museums or educational attractions are boring Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are boring disagree	Museums or educational attractions are boring undecided	Museums or educational attractions are boring agree	Museums or educational attractions are boring strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions require preparation to understand	Museums or educational attractions require preparation to understand Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions require preparation to understand disagree	Museums or educational attractions require preparation to understand undecided	Museums or educational attractions require preparation to understand agree	Museums or educational attractions require preparation to understand strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are places where you can drop by	Museums or educational attractions are places where you can drop by Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places where you can drop by disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places where you can drop by undecided	Museums or educational attractions are places where you can drop by agree	Museums or educational attractions are places where you can drop by strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are places where you feel relaxed	Museums or educational attractions are places where you feel relaxed Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places where you feel relaxed disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places where you feel relaxed undecided	Museums or educational attractions are places where you feel relaxed agree	Museums or educational attractions are places where you feel relaxed strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are places that are full of activity	Museums or educational attractions are places that are full of activity Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places that are full of activity disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places that are full of activity undecided	Museums or educational attractions are places that are full of activity agree	Museums or educational attractions are places that are full of activity strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are places where people can do things together	Museums or educational attractions are places where people can do things together Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places where people can do things together disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places where people can do things together undecided	Museums or educational attractions are places where people can do things together agree	Museums or educational attractions are places where people can do things together strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are places where you can do things over and over again	Museums or educational attractions are places where you can do things over and over again Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places where you can do things over and over again disagree	Museums or educational attractions are places where you can do things over and over again undecided	Museums or educational attractions are places where you can do things over and over again agree	Museums or educational attractions are places where you can do things over and over again strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are expensive	Museums or educational attractions are expensive Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are expensive disagree	Museums or educational attractions are expensive undecided	Museums or educational attractions are expensive agree	Museums or educational attractions are expensive strongly agree
My friends love going to museums or educational attractions	My friends love going to museums or educational attractions Strongly disagree	My friends love going to museums or educational attractions disagree	My friends love going to museums or educational attractions undecided	My friends love going to museums or educational attractions agree	My friends love going to museums or educational attractions strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are good for you to visit	Museums or educational attractions are good for you to visit Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are good for you to visit disagree	Museums or educational attractions are good for you to visit undecided	Museums or educational attractions are good for you to visit agree	Museums or educational attractions are good for you to visit strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are stimulating experiences	Museums or educational attractions are stimulating experiences Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are stimulating experiences disagree	Museums or educational attractions are stimulating experiences undecided	Museums or educational attractions are stimulating experiences agree	Museums or educational attractions are stimulating experiences strongly agree
I have never had fun in Museums or educational attractions	I have never had fun in Museums or educational attractions Strongly disagree	I have never had fun in Museums or educational attractions disagree	I have never had fun in Museums or educational attractions undecided	I have never had fun in Museums or educational attractions agree	I have never had fun in Museums or educational attractions strongly agree
Museums or educational attractions are a great place for families	Museums or educational attractions are a great place for families Strongly disagree	Museums or educational attractions are a great place for families disagree	Museums or educational attractions are a great place for families undecided	Museums or educational attractions are a great place for families agree	Museums or educational attractions are a great place for families strongly agree

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* 16. Tell us about your favorite places to visit when you have some time off.

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