WORK AND ATTACHMENT SURVEY
INTRODUCTION
Dr. Anthony Davis, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, St. Francis Xavier University is conducting a study of membership attachment to and participation in the North Bay Fisheries Co-operative. We are asking members a number of questions relating to their work, to their home and community, and to their involvement with the co-op. These questions are important because they will help us to arrive at a clearer understanding of how membership involvement and feelings affect the success and future of co-operatives. This study is being funded by the Work Centre, St. Francis Xavier University. The information you give us, as well as the opinions you express, will be kept in strict confidence.
- Section I: Residence and Community
- Section II: Conditions of and Attitudes Toward Fishing
- Section III: Participation in and Attachment to the Co-op
- Section IV: Personal and Family Characteristics
Section I: Residence and Community
We would like to start off by asking you several questions about where you come from and where you live now.
1. Right now you live in (NAME OF TOWN OR VILLAGE) ________________
2. Have you lived here since you were born?
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No---------------------------------------------------------------------2 (Ask Q.2a and 2b) |
2a. When did you move to ____________________________?
(NAME OF TOWN OR VILLAGE)
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Year_______________________ |
2b. How far away from here was the place you moved from?
| 1. Ten miles or less------------------------------1 |
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2. Eleven to fifty miles---------------------------2 |
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3. Fifty-one or more miles-----------------------3 |
3. How do you feel about the community in which you are now living? Do you feel that you . . .
| 1. ...Really belong here---------------------------1 |
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2. ...Belong here---------------------------------2 |
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3. ...Don't belong here very much----------------3 |
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4. ...Don't belong here at all----------------------4 |
4. How well do you know your neighbours around here? Would you say that you know . . .
| 1. ...All of you neighbours well-------------------1 |
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2. ...Most of your neighbours well----------------2 |
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3. ...Some of your neighbours well---------------3 |
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4. ...Only a few of your neighbours well----------4 |
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5. ...None of your neighbours well---------------5 |
5. Do some of your immediate kin (e.g., parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters) live around here?
| 1.Yes-------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. No-------------------------------------------------------2 |
Section II: Conditions of and Attitudes Toward Fishing
The next several questions concern fishing and your attitudes toward and opinions on fishing.
6. Where do you fish most of the time? Do you fish . . .
| 1. ...Inshore--------------------------------------1 |
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2. ...Offshore-------------------------------------2 |
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3. ...Both inshore and offshore--------------------3 |
7. How long have you been fishing? That is, in what year did you start fishing?
| Year__________________________________ |
8. Since you started fishing . . .
| 1. ...Have you fished continuously?----------------1 |
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2. ...Have you fished seasonally?------------------2 |
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3. ...Have you ever left fishing for other work?----3 |
9. Do you own your own boat?
| 1. Yes---------(Ask Q. 9a, 9b, and 9c)----------1 |
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2. No---------(Ask Q. 9d)-----------------------2 |
9a. How did you get your boat? Did you . . .
| 1. ...Inherit it?------------(Go to Q. 10)---------------------------1 |
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2. ...Buy it from a relative------------------------------------------2 |
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3. ...Buy it from someone (other than a relative) in the harbour-----3 |
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4. ..Buy it from someone (other than a relative) outside of the harbour------------------------------------------------------------4 |
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5. ...Have it newly built--------------------------------------------5 |
9b. How did you pay for your boat? Did you pay for it from (CIRCLE ALL APPLICABLE)
| 1. ...personal savings-----------------------------1 |
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2. ...loans from relatives---------------------------2 |
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3. ...loans from banks-----------------------------3 |
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4. ...loans from government-----------------------4 |
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5. ...from sale of a previous boat------------------5 |
9c. Did any officers of the CO-OP (e.g., manager, office people, members of the Board of Directors) help you get your boat and equipment by . . . (CIRCLE ALL APPLICABLE)
| 1. ...Assisting you in filling out applications for loans and/or subsidies----------------------1 |
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2. ...Loaning you money------------------------------------------------------------------2 |
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3. ...Co-signing a loan agreement---------------------------------------------------------3 |
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4. ...Making representations on you behalf through letters, telephone calls and/or meetings with officers of government or private lending institutions----------------------------------4 |
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5. ...Providing applications and/or information--------------------------------------------5 |
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6. ...Other-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 |
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Please specify_____________________________________________________
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9d. Do you expect to own a boat in the future?
| 1.Yes---------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. No---------------------------------------------------2 |
10. What are the main types of gear with which you fish?
(CIRCLE ALL APPLICABLE)
| 1. Hook and Line---------------------------------------------01 |
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2. Scallop drag------------------------------------------------02 |
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3. Drag net (otter trawl)----------------------------------------03 |
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4. Lobster traps------------------------------------------------04 |
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5. Groundfish gill nets------------------------------------------05 |
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6. Herring gill nets----------------------------------------------06 |
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7. Herring seine------------------------------------------------07 |
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8. Mackerel gill nets-------------------------------------------08 |
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9. Mackerel seine----------------------------------------------09 |
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10.Other-------------------------------------------------------10 |
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Please specify____________________________________
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11. Are there other types of gear with which you would like to fish?
| 1. Yes-------------(Ask 11a and 11b)-----------1 |
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2. No-------------(Go to Q. 12)-----------------2 |
11a. What are the other types of gear with which you would like to fish?
11b. Why aren't you fishing with this (these) gear (gears)?
12. Have officers of the Co-op (e.g., manager, office people, members of the Board of Directors) helped you to obtain fishing licenses (limited entry licenses) by . . . (CIRCLE ALL APPLICABLE)
| 1. ...Helping you to fill out applications------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. ...Loaning you money--------------------------------------------------------------------------2 |
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3. ...Co-signing a loan agreement-----------------------------------------------------------------3 |
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4. ...Making representations on your behalf through letters, telephone calls and/or meeting with officers of the Deparment of Fisheries and Oceans------------------------------------------------4 |
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5. ... Making representations on your behalf through letters to, telephone calls and/or meetings with provincial/federal politicians-----------------------------------------------------------------------5 |
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6. ...Providing applications and information--------------------------------------------------------6 |
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7. ...Helping you to locate available licenses-------------------------------------------------------7 |
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8....Other-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 |
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Please specify____________________________________________________
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13. Do you think that the officers of the Co-op should provide more assistance than they currently do for persons trying to buy a boat and equipment?
| 1. Yes--------------------(Ask Q. 13a)----------1 |
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2. No--------------------(Go to Q. 14)----------2 |
13a. How should the officers of the Co-op provide more assistance for persons trying to buy a boat and equipment? Should they . . . (CIRCLE ALL APPLICABLE)
| 1. ...Provide information and applications--------------------------------------------1 |
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2. ...Co-sign loan agreements--------------------------------------------------------2 |
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3. ...Provide loans-------------------------------------------------------------------3 |
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4. ...Make representations on your behalf through letters, telephone calls and/or meetings with officials----------------------------------------------------------------4 |
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5. ...Assist in filling out applications--------------------------------------------------5 |
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6....Other----------------------------------------------------------------------------6 |
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Please specify____________________________________________
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14. Do you think that officers of the Co-op should provide more help than they currently do when you are trying to obtain a particular fishing (limited entry license) license(s)?
| 1. Yes-----------------(Ask Q. 14a)-------------1 |
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2. No------------------(Go to Q. 15)------------2 |
14a. How should the officers of the Co-op provide more help? Should they ... (CIRCLE ALL APPLICABLE)
| 1. ...Help you fill out applications--------------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. ...Loan you money--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 |
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3. ...Co-sign loan agreements------------------------------------------------------------------------3 |
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4. ...Make representations on your behalf through letters, telephone calls and/or meetings with DFO officials----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 |
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5. ...Make representations on your behalf with politicians---------------------------------------------5 |
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6. ...Provide information and applications------------------------------------------------------------6 |
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7. ...Help to locate available licenses-----------------------------------------------------------------7 |
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8.Other----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 |
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Please specify____________________________________________________
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15. Do you think that the officers of the Co-op should be doing more than they currently are doing to satisfy the concerns and needs of members?
| 1. Yes-----------------(Ask Q. 15a)-------------1 |
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2. No------------------(Go to Q. 16)------------2 |
15a. What do you think that the officers of the Co-op should be going in order to satisfy the concerns
and needs of members?
Now we come to a somewhat different kind of question. At this point, we would like to ask you how you feel about your work.
16. Here are some things which make people satisfied or dissatisfied
with their work. For each thing, we would like you to say whether you are
very dissatisfied (1), moderately dissatisfied (2), neutral (3), moderately
satisfied (4), or very satisfied (5) with it for your fishing work.
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17. If you had your life to live over, would you go into fishing?
| 1.Yes-----------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2.No------------------------------------------------------------------2 |
18. Would you advise a young person who is starting out to go into fishing?
| 1.Yes-----------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. No-----------------------------------------------------------------2 |
19. Would you advise any of your children to go into fishing?
| 1.Yes----------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. No----------------------------------------------------------------2 |
20. Do you belong to any fisheries organisations other than the Co-op?
| 1. Yes----------------(Ask Q. 20a)--------------1 |
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2. No-----------------(Go to Q. 21)-------------2 |
20a. What are the names of these other fisheries organisations?
21. During this year, did you work at a job other than fishing for pay?
| 1. Yes------------------(Ask Q. 21a)------------1 |
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2. No------------------(Go to Q. 22)------------2 |
21a. Is this job important to your family's income?
Is it . . .
| 1. Very Important--------------------------------1 |
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2. Somewhat Important--------------------------2 |
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3. Not very Important----------------------------3 |
22. Have you actively looked for a job other than fishing in the past six months?
| 1.Yes-----------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2.No------------------------------------------------------------------2 |
23. How would you feel about moving if you had a better job offer somewhere else? Would you stay or would you move if your choice were to move . . .
a) ...Elsewhere in the Province?
| 1. Would Stay------------------------------------1 |
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2. Would Move----------------------------------2 |
b) ...Outside this Province But Still in the Maritimes?
| 1. Would Stay------------------------------------1 |
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2. Would Move----------------------------------2 |
c) ...In Canada But Outside of the Maritimes?
| 1. Would Stay------------------------------------1 |
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2. Would Move----------------------------------2 |
Section III: Participation in and Attachment to the Co-op
Now we are going to ask you a few questions about your involvement with the fisheries co-operative.
24. How long have you been a member of the fisheries co-operative?
| 1. Less than 1 year-------------------------------1 |
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2. Longer than 1 but less than 2 years-------------2 |
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3. Longer than 2 but less than 3 years-------------3 |
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4. Longer than 3 years----------------------------4 |
25. In your opinion what are the main reasons you joined the fisheries co-operative? (CIRCLE ALL APPLICABLE)
| 1. It offered the best opportunity for me to sell my catch-----------------------------------------1 |
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2. It allowed me to get more back on my catch than just the dockside price----------------------2 |
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3. There wasn't anyone else to sell to------------------------------------------------------------3 |
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4. The co-operative is a vital part of this community and I wanted to support it-------------------4 |
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5. The co-operative needed as many people as possible in order to get off of the ground---------5 |
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6. Member of my family and community have always belonged to and supported co-operatives--6 |
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7. Other reasons--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 |
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Please specify_____________________________________________________________
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26. If another fish buyer were to set up here offering higher fish and lobster prices, would you sell to them?
| 1.Yes-----------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. No-----------------------------------------------------------------2 |
27. How often do you attend meetings of the fisheries?
| 1.Always-----------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. Occasionally-----------------------------------------------2 |
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3.Rarely------------------------------------------------------3 |
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4.Never------------------------------------------------------4 |
28. Have you ever held an elected or appointed official position with the fisheries co-operative?
| 1. Yes---------------(Ask Q. 28a)---------------1 |
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2. No----------------(Go to Q. 29)--------------2 |
28a. What elected or appointed positions have you held with the fisheries co-operative?
29. Have you ever been a member of a fisheries co-operative committee or representative delegation?
| 1. Yes--------------(Ask Q. 29a)----------------1 |
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2. No--------------(Go to Q. 30)----------------2 |
29a. What fisheries co-operative committees and/or representative delegations have you participated in?
30. How often do you participate in elections of the co-operative's Board of Directors?
| 1.Always------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. Occasionally-----------------------------------------------------2 |
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3.Rarely-------------------------------------------------------------3 |
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4.Never-------------------------------------------------------------4 |
31. Do you feel that your opinion counts within the fisheries co-operative?
| 1. Yes--------------(Got to Q. 32)---------------1 |
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2. No---------------(Ask Q. 31a)----------------2 |
31a. Why don't you feel that your opinion counts within the fisheries co-operative?
32. Do you feel that the present management of the fisheries co-operative is doing the best that it can to represent your needs and concerns?
| 1. Yes--------------(Go to Q. 33)----------------1 |
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2. No--------------(Ask Q. 32a)-----------------2 |
32a. What do you think the management should be doing in order to better represent your needs and concerns?
33. Do you feel the members of the co-operative are consulted about management and development (expansion/changes) plans and initiatives? Do you feel that the members are . . .
| 1. Consulted too frequently-----------------------1 |
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2. Consulted enough-----------------------------2 |
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3. Not consulted frequently enough---------------3 |
34 Do you feel that you are being kept adequately informed about the practices and plans of the co-op?
| 1.Yes-----------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. No-----------------------------------------------------------------2 |
35. Do you think members should be required to give time to the Co-op
(e.g., work on dockside and in the plant, join representative delegations
and committees etc.)?
| 1.Yes-----------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. No-----------------------------------------------------------------2 |
36. How do you feel about putting a larger portion of your fishing income into the co-op? Do you feel . . . (CIRCLE ALL APPLICABLE)
| 1. Members should put as much income as they can into the co-op in order to make it a success-----------------------------------------1 |
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2. Co-op members should be prepared to surrender income today in order to encourage long term success------------------------------2 |
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3. The co-op management knows what is best. If they say we should leave more of our fishing income in the co-op then we should, if possible------------------------------------------------------------3 |
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4. I've put enough of my fishing income into the co-op-------------4 |
37. If a majority of co-op members decided it was necessary either to reduce or to redistribute fishing effort in certain areas in order for the co-op to be successful would you be prepared to . . . (CIRCLE ALL APPLICABLE)
| 1. Surrender one of you licenses--------------------------------1 |
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2. Reduce your effort in particular fisheries by either cutting back on the amount of gear or the number of days fishing-------------2 |
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3. Replace you current boat with a smaller, less powerful boat------------------------------------------------------------3 |
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4. Transfer a fishing licence to another co-op member----------4 |
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5. Not make application for new licenses-----------------------5 |
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6. Allow the co-op to hold and distribut licenses and quotas----6 |
Section IV: Personal and Family Characteristics
We have just a few additional questions which will complete this interview.
38. In what year were you born? 19 _ _
39. Are you . . .
| 1. ...Single, that is, never married-------------------------1 |
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2. ...Married, including common-in-law------------------2 |
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3....Separated--------------------------------------------3 |
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4. ...Divorced--------------------------------------------4 |
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5....Widowed--------------------------------------------5 |
40. How many children do you have?
| 1. None------(Go to Q. 41)-----------------------------------------1 |
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2.One----------------------------------------------------------------2 |
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3.Two----------------------------------------------------------------3 |
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4. Three--------------------------------------------------------------4 |
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5. Four---------------------------------------------------------------5 |
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6. Five or more------------------------------------------------------6 |
IF RESPONDENT HAS ONE OR MORE CHILDREN, ASK Q. 40a, 40b)
40a. Are any of your children living at home employed at paid work?
| 1. Yes------------(Ask Q. 40b)------------------1 |
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2. No-------------(Go to Q. 41)-----------------2 |
40b. Do any of your children work for the fisheries co-operative?
| 1.Yes-----------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. No-----------------------------------------------------------------2 |
41. Which of the followintg best represents your present religion?
| 1.Anglican-----------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2.Baptist-------------------------------------------------------------2 |
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3. Pentecostal-------------------------------------------------------3 |
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4. Presbyterian------------------------------------------------------4 |
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5. Roman Catholic---------------------------------------------------5 |
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6. United Church----------------------------------------------------6 |
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7. No religious beliefs------------------------------------------------7 |
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8.Other--------------------------------------------------------------8 |
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Please specify___________________________________ |
42. How often do you attend church?
| 1. Several times a week---------------------------------------------1 |
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2. About once a week----------------------------------------------2 |
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3. Several times a month--------------------------------------------3 |
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4. About once a month----------------------------------------------4 |
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5. Several times a year or less---------------------------------------5 |
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6.Never-------------------------------------------------------------6 |
43. What is the highest grade or year you completed in school, college or university?
CIRCLE THE HIGHEST GRADE OR YEAR
No formal schooling------- 0
Grade school-------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6
Junior High School--------- 1 2 3
High School---------------- 1 2 3
Vocational School---------- 1 2 3
(Please specify programme ____________________________)
College or University--------1 2 3 4 5+
44. Thinking now of other members of your family and their work, could you tell me, first, what your father's main occupation is/was?
a) Father's occupation___________________________________
b) Is/was he self-employed?
| 1.Yes-----------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. No-----------------------------------------------------------------2 |
IF RESPONDENT IS NOT MARRIED (SEE Q. 39), GO TO Q. 46
45. What about your spouse? Is he or she . . .
| 1. ...Working for pay---------(Ask Q. 45a, 45b, 45c)-----------------1 |
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2. ...Not working for pay but looking for paid work---(Go to Q. 46)---2 |
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3..Not working for pay and not looking for paid work --(Go to Q.46)--3 |
45a. What is your spouse's occupation?__________________________________________
45b. Where is your spouse employed? __________________________________________
(Name of Employer) ______________________________________________________
45c. Married women work for different reasons. In your family's case, what would you say is the main reason? (CIRCLE ONLY ONE ITEM)
| 1. One income is not enough to pay for basics like food and shelter-----------------------------------------------1 |
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2. One income is not enough to buy the kinds of extra things we want to have-------------------------------------2 |
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3. Working is more interesting than being a housewife-------------------------------------------------------------3 |
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4.Other-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 |
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Please specify_______________________________________________________________ |
46. Do you think that the fisheries co-operative should offer available employment, first, to the spouses and children of members?
| 1. Yes--------------(Ask Q. 46a)---------------1 |
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2. No--------------(Go to Q. 47)---------------2 |
46a. Why do you think that the fisheries co-operative should offer available employment, first, to the spouses and children of members?
47. Is your spouse involved in the co-operative through membership on committees, representative delegations and/or participation in other groups?
| 1.Yes-----------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. No-----------------------------------------------------------------2 |
48. Are any of your children involved in the co-operative through membership on committees, representative delegations and/or participation in other groups?
| 1.Yes-----------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. No-----------------------------------------------------------------2 |
49. Were your father and/or grandfather members of a co-operative?
| 1.Yes-----------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. No-----------------------------------------------------------------2 |
50. Do you think that membership in the fisheries co-operative should be extended to persons other than fishing captains? Do you think membership should be extended to include. . . (CIRCLE ALL APPLICABLE)
| 1. ...Crew--------------------------------------------------------------1 |
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2. ...Members of your household---------------------------------------2 |
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3. ...The co-operative's wage earning employees (office staff, dockside and production employees)---------------------------------------------3 |
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4. ...The co-operative's management staff-------------------------------4 |
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5. ...Other residents of the community in which you reside---------------5 |
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6. ...Residents of the communities in which the co-operative buys fish and lobster------------------------------------------------------------------6 |
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7. ...Persons other than residents of the communities in which the co-operative buys fish and lobster--------------------------------------7 |
IF YES TO ANY OF THE ABOVE, ASK Q. 51.
IF NO TO ALL OF THE ABOVE, ASK Q. 52.
51. Why do you think that membership in the fisheries co-operative should be extended to these persons?
52. Why don't you think that membership in the fisheries co-operative should be extended to any of these persons?
53. What percentage or fraction of your total personal income in 1986 was made from fishing, that is, fish sales at dockside?
| 1. 0 %--------------------------------------------1 |
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2. 1% to 20%------------------------------------2 |
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3. 21% to 40%-----------------------------------3 |
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4. 41% to 60%-----------------------------------4 |
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5. 61% to 80%-----------------------------------5 |
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6. 81% to 99%-----------------------------------6 |
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7. 100%------------------------------------------7 |
54. What percentage or fraction of your total personal income in 1986 was made from your investment in the fisheries co-operative?
| 1. 0 %--------------------------------------------1 |
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2. 1% to 20%------------------------------------2 |
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3. 21% to 40%-----------------------------------3 |
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4. 41% to 60%-----------------------------------4 |
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5. 61% to 80%-----------------------------------5 |
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6. 81% to 99%-----------------------------------6 |
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7. 100%------------------------------------------7 |
55. Now thinking back five years, would you say that you (and your family) are much better off financially, better off, the same, worse off, or much worse off now than you were five years ago?
| 1. Much better off--------------------------------1 |
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2. Better off--------------------------------------2 |
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3. The same--------------------------------------3 |
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4. Worse off--------------------------------------4 |
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5. Much worse off--------------------------------5 |
Closing Remarks
Thank you for participating in this study. Again, your answers and opinions will be kept in strict confidence. After we have completed the study you will be receiving a summary of our findings and conclusions. Also, we will be depositing a final copy of the complete report with the fisheries co-operative, with the public libraries and with the library at St. Francis Xavier University. Again, thank you for your co-operation.