LINCOLN PROJECT

RESIDENTIAL QUESTIONNAIRE

FALL 1986

 

Hello. (Make certain you are speaking with the householder or his/her spouse. If such a person is unavailable, terminate interview.) My name is _______________. I am a geography student at Illinois State University. My class is in Lincoln helping Pat Glithero at the Planning Commission do a study of old coal mines. May I have a few minutes to ask some questions? Your answers will be kept confidential and you will remain anonymous. (If YES, continue. If NO, thank and leave.)

1. Address: ____________________________________________________ (number, street, etc.)

2. How long have you lived at this location? _________________________________________(years)

3. How long have you lived in the Lincoln area? ______________________________________ (years)

4. Type of  residence: single family house _____; duplex _____; apartment _____; condominum _____;

mobile home _____; other _____________________________.

5. Before our study began, were you aware that this particular section has been undermined in search of coal? YES _____     NO_____

6. a. Did the fact that you live in an undermined area concern you?

b. On a scale of 1-2-3-4-5, with "1" being NO CONCERN and "5" being MAXIMUM CONCERN, where does your concern lie? (Enter one number.) ____________

7. Do you OWN or RENT here? (If OWN, go to #8. If RENT, go to #9.)

8. As an owner, do you carry mine subsidence insurance as part of your homeowner's policy?

9. As far as you know, has this residence ever suffered a subsidence event? (Cite examples: extraordinary cracks in ceilings, walls, foundations; popping or cracking sounds; sticking or jamming of doors and windows; swinging of doors open and shut; etc.)

10. Do you have any personal knowledge of the underground mining that occurred in and very near Lincoln up to the Great Depression?