Welcome! This year, RGK Center is sponsoring a research project about regional sustainability. The goal of the project is to provide a comprehensive set of indicators about quality of life in Central Texas. We hope these indicators will help leaders in our region make fact-based decisions about programs and policies.

As part of this research, randomly chosen adults in Central Texas may be called and asked to participate in a phone survey. This page provides information for those prospective research participants.

Rights as Research Participant

All participation in this project is voluntary. You may skip any question or withdraw from the survey at any time. You will not be paid for your participation. We do not expect the survey to pose any risks.

Time

The survey is expected to take about 30 minutes to complete.

Privacy and Confidentiality

The survey takers will not ask you any questions about personally identifiable data like your name or address. The survey taker may ask if you would agree to answer follow up questions at a later date. If you agree, your phone number will be recorded in the dataset.

All published results will include summary data but not data that focus on individual respondents.

Report

The report produced as the result of this project will be disseminated online. You will be able to find a link to the final version on this page.

Questions

For questions about the project, you may contact the project principal investigator Dr. Patrick Bixler by emailing rpbixler@utexas.edu

This project has been reviewed by the Institutional Review Board of UT Austin and assigned identifying number 2015-06-0105. If you believe your rights as a research participant have been violated, you may contact the Institutional Review Board at 512-232-1543 or by emailing irb@austin.utexas.edu.