Alaska OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) Social and Economic Studies Program. Technical Report Number 116. A Social Indicators System for OCS Impact Monitoring

摘要

The report describes the design of a data collection system to monitor changes in the individual well-being of Alaska residents who may be affected by OCS development activities. The system employs a limited set of indicators to provide a comprehensive description of individual well-being over time. The indicators are derived from existing data and from formal interviews with random samples of individuals. The first stage of the design effort consisted of a preliminary identification of social goals recognized by Alaska's rural coastal residents. These goals included universally recognized concerns such as housing, health, and income as well as regionally and culturally specific social goals. These initially identified goals were then field tested through key informant interviews and a comparison of goals with current issues. The goals were modified on the basis of field test results and used as a framework for the identification of indicators of individual well-being.