Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Part 3

Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 3e Development of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale will create long lasting environmental problems. (n = 799) Strongly disagree 7.9% Disagree 27.9% Neutral 25.8% Agree 25.9% Strongly agree 12.5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Participation in Natural Gas Development Activities Figures 4a and 4b illustrate respondents’ leasing of land for natural gas development and whether or not drilling or pipeline development has occurred on their land. Table 1 summarizes four actions that respondents may or may not have taken in response to the exploration and production of natural gas. Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 4a Leased land for natural gas development (n = 799) 17.1% 82.9% Yes No Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 4b [includes only respondents who answered “Yes” in Figure 4a] Drilling or pipeline development on leased land (n = 136) 21.3% 78.7% Yes No Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Table 1 Four actions possibly taken in the past twelve months in response to the exploration and production of natural gas Actions Attended a public meeting to get information and learn more about the drilling and production of natural gas. (n = 798) Contacted a local elected official or governmental agency to complain about a natural gas drilling and/or production issue. Have You? Yes No 17.8% 82.2% 6.0% 94.0% 13.3% 86.7% 11.9% 88.1% (n = 799) Voted FOR a political candidate because of his/her favorable position on the drilling and/or production of natural gas. (n = 795) Voted AGAINST a political candidate because of his/her favorable position on the drilling and/or production of natural gas. (n = 795) Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Community-level Changes Related to Natural Gas Development Figures 5a through 8b illustrate respondents’ perceptions of changes in their community that may be associated with natural gas development. First, respondents were asked to indicate whether or not their community was experiencing a particular change. Second, respondents were asked to rate the importance of each change to their community. Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 5a Community is or is not experiencing: Increased job opportunities for local residents (n = 736) 46.7% 53.3% Experiencing Not experiencing Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 5b Importance to community: Increased job opportunities for local residents (n = 767) Very important 43.0% Important Neither important nor unimportant 34.8% 10.2% Unimportant 4.8% Very unimportant 7.2% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 6a Community is or is not experiencing: Increased opportunities for small business development (n = 730) 43.3% 56.7% Experiencing Not experiencing Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 6b Importance of: Increased opportunities for small business development (n = 768) Very important 42.8% Important Neither important nor unimportant 34.7% 10.0% Unimportant 5.6% Very unimportant 6.9% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%