Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 7a Community is or is not experiencing: Water quality impacts from drilling-related activity (n = 725) 21.5% 78.5% Experiencing Not experiencing Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 7b Importance of: Water quality impacts from drilling-related activity (n = 766) Very important 62.7% Important 21.4% Neither important nor unimportant 6.5% Unimportant 2.7% Very unimportant 6.7% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 8a Community is or is not experiencing: Water quantity impacts from drilling-related water withdrawals (n = 727) 19.0% 81.0% Experiencing Not experiencing Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 8b Importance of: Water quantity impacts from drilling-related water withdrawals (n = 769) Very important 57.1% Important 23.8% Neither important nor unimportant 9.3% Unimportant 3.3% Very unimportant 6.5% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Hydraulic Fracturing Figures 9 through 11h pertain to the issue of hydraulic fracturing. Figure 9 summarizes respondents’ level of familiarity with the process of hydraulic fracturing. Figures 10a through 10h illustrate the contribution made to respondents’ knowledge about hydraulic fracturing from eight different sources. And, Figures 11a through 11h represent respondents’ overall trust in each of eight sources to deliver unbiased, factual knowledge on hydraulic fracturing. Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 9 Level of familiarity with the process of hydraulic fracturing (n = 796) Extremely familiar 8.7% . 9.8% . 20.7% . 17.5% . 12.9% . 10.4% Extremely unfamiliar 20.0% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 10a Contributed to knowledge about the process of hydraulic fracturing: Newspapers (n = 795) A great deal 22.9% Some 41.5% Very little 18.9% None 16.7% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 10b Contributed to knowledge about the process of hydraulic fracturing: Gasland (the film by Josh Fox) (n = 786) A great deal 3.8% Some 9.3% Very little 10.8% None 76.1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 10c Contributed to knowledge about the process of hydraulic fracturing: Natural gas industry (n = 794) A great deal 12.1% Some 35.0% Very little 23.8% None 29.1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Region Public Perceptions Survey Figure 10d Contributed to knowledge about the process of hydraulic fracturing: Regulatory agencies (n = 791) A great deal 6.6% Some 25.3% Very little 27.3% None 40.8% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%