Phoenix Area Social Survey (PASS): 2017
Author(s):
- Kelli Larson, Arizona State University
- Abigail York, Arizona State University
- Riley Andrade
- Sally Wittlinger, Arizona State University
Abstract:
The Phoenix Area Social Survey (PASS) was established in 2001 as part of the Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) project’s long-term monitoring program. Every five years, the PASS team surveys households in select neighborhoods in metropolitan Phoenix in order to better understand people’s perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors on environmental issues such heat stress and climate change, water scarcity and policy, landscape choices and management, and urban wildlife and biodiversity. In 2001, the first PASS was piloted in 8 neighborhoods (n= 302) in the City of Phoenix, Arizona.
Aiming for about 20 respondents per neighborhood, the 2006 (n= 808) and 2011 (n= 806) samples were expanded to cover a broader range of neighborhoods (40-45) that better represent the geography of the greater metropolitan area, both in terms of location and demographics. In order to characterize and examine residents’ views and practices in particular Phoenix-area neighborhoods, the 2017 survey was redesigned to target a larger number of people (~65) in fewer (12) neighborhoods across the region. The new sampling design allows for intensive neighborhood analyses that link residents’ perceptions, attitudes, and decisions to the local ecology (e.g., urban infrastructure, landscape attributes, species composition).
The 2017 PASS neighborhoods were distributed across CAP LTER ecological monitoring sites at green/blue infrastructure such as the Salt River, Tempe Town Lake, and Indian Bend Wash, in addition to desert preserves such as South Mountain Park and McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Ecological data also collected at these sites included climate and temperature data, nutrient fluxes, and wildlife community measurements. In each neighborhood, for example, the local bird community was measured at three point-count stations so that we can link biodiversity metrics to people’s views and actions that affect them. Overall, the 2017 PASS survey explores major themes integral for understanding social-ecological system dynamics including urban ecosystem services, environmental satisfaction and perceptions, and vulnerability and adaptation to various urban ecological risks.
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Temporal Coverage:
2017-06-01 to 2017-09-15Geographic Coverage:
Geographic Description: CAP LTER study areaBounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-112.1 to -111.877
Latitude:33.608 to 33.328
Contact:
Information Manager, Central Arizona–Phoenix LTER,Arizona State University,Global Institute of Sustainability,Tempe
caplter.data@asu.edu
Methods used in producing this dataset: Show
Data Files (2) :
Spatial Vector: 667_pass_neighborhoods_2017.kml
Description: census block groups sampled as part of the 2017 Phoenix Area Social Survey (PASS 2017)
Horizontal Coordinate System:GCS_WGS_1984
Geometry Type: Polygon
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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PASS_ID | PASS neighborhood identifier |
string | |
FIPSSTCO | FIPS state and county code |
string | |
TRACT | census tract identification number |
string | |
GROUP_ | census block group identifier |
string | |
STFID | study area identifier constituting the study area FIPSSTCO, census tract, and census group nubmers |
string | |
BG2000 | study area identifier constituting the study area census tract and census group identifiers |
string | |
geometry | geometry |
string | |
Name | PASS neighborhood identifier |
string |
File: 667_P1232_PASS2016_SAQ_G1_v09_022217_fae8f3588cc7a0c2471ce2933d3620b3.pdf
Description: Questionnaire administered as part of the 2017 Phoenix Area Social Survey (PASS)