A Social Survey of Demography and Attitudes of Residents Regarding the Marine Protected Area in Puerto Morelos, Mexico

A Study on Residents' Perceptions and Attitudes Towards the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Rico

“…In particular, semistructured questionnaire surveys have been used by a variety of researchers (Heinen, 1993;Fiallo & Jacobson, 1995;Sah & Heinen, 2001;Heinen & Shrivastava, 2009;) to study relations between PAs and people. Therefore, in the present study a semi-structured survey was adapted from previous studies (e.g., Roque, 2011;Baral & Heinen, 2007;USFWS, 2007). These questions provided information not only on the residents' perception but also demographic and other characteristics that may be influencing the residents' perceptions and attitudes.…”

“…Random sampling was done in the two main towns (Isabel II & Esperanza) and all the residential areas of the island as per Roque (2011) …”