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ISER TERRA Evaluation: Report Status August 1, 2012

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

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ISER TERRA Evaluation: Report Status August 1, 2012

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  1. ISER TERRA Evaluation:Report StatusAugust 1, 2012 Heather E. Hudson Director Institute of Social and Economic Research University of Alaska Anchorage

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  7. Steps to Complete Report Submit draft Feedback on draft from Task Force Revisions and submission of final report

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