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ISER TERRA Evaluation: Report Status August 1, 2012 Heather E. Hudson Director Institute of Social and Economic Research University of Alaska Anchorage Household Telephone Survey • Phone Survey of residents in TERRA region – Have completed survey • 352 household telephone interviews from a sample of 1027 (overall response rate 34.3%) – Included landlines and cellphones (no household duplication) – Respondents came from all areas of the TERRA region: • • • • • Bristol Bay Borough Dillingham City Dillingham, Lake, and Peninsula Boroughs: villages Bethel Census Area Bethel/Wade Hampton/Yukon Koyukuk Census Area Villages – Approximately 65% of respondents are Alaska Native/Native American Telephone Survey: Next Steps • Weight responses to reflect region • Report findings on: – Ownership of mobile phones: basic and smartphones – Uses of mobile phones besides voice – Ownership of other electronic devices • laptops, netbooks, e-books or tablets, game systems, etc. – Internet availability at home – Internet uses at home or elsewhere in community – For nonsubscribers: reasons for not subscribing to Internet service – Intent to subscribe to broadband – Intended uses of broadband – Reasons may not subscribe to broadband, etc. Next Steps for Survey, cont’d • Do cross-tabs on some variables such as: – Ethnicity: Alaska Native vs. other – Education level: High school or less vs. more education – Towns (Dillingham, King Salmon, Bethel) vs. villages • With key indicators such as: – Internet use: subscriptions, applications – Mobile phone ownership and uses – Intent to use broadband and predicted applications – Concerns about Internet service, broadband Interviews with Key Informants from Businesses and Nonprofits • Purpose: To gain insights into how broadband may contribute to economic activities in the TERRA region • Approximately 25 telephone interviews • Businesses, native corporations and nonprofits, NGOs • Topics: – Current Internet usage and benefits – Predicted uses of broadband and anticipated benefits – Concerns about Internet, broadband services – Open-ended questions re impact on organization and on community. Literature Review • Requested by Task Force Working Group on Socio-Economic Impacts • Research on broadband and rural development – Focus on Alaska, but including relevant research from other U.S., Canada, Arctic/North, and developing regions • References are illustrative (not exhaustive!) • Have completed draft bibliography with materials on: – – – – – Economic Development Adoption and Outreach Education Health Care: Telehealth and Telemedicine Public Safety Steps to Complete Report • Submit draft • Feedback on draft from Task Force • Revisions and submission of final report