DOMINICA SETTING ATTRIBUTES 
To what degree did each of the setting attribute items listed below add or 
detract from your tourist experience on Dominica? Please circle one number 
for each setting attribute item. If an item did not relate to your experience, 
please circle number "5" (neither added nor detracted). 
Item 
Most 
Strongly 
Added 
Neither 
Added nor 
Detracted 
Most 
Strongly 
Detracted 
Availability of restrooms 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Absence of regulations 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Footbridges over water/boggy areas 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Unclear water 
9 
3 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Litter around trails, beaches 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Others using water improperly 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Warm weather 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Variety of parrots 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Industrial/commercial developments 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Water clean enough for swimming 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Rainforests 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Rivers/Streams 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Variety of birds 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Residential developments 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Variety of flora 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Deeply eroded trails 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Biting insects 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Waterfalls 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Parking facilities 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Well maintained beaches 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Poisonous snakes 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Variety of fauna 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Loud tourists 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Variety of wildflowers 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Seeing others near you 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Item 
Most 
strongly 
Added 
Neither 
Added nor 
Detracted 
Most 
Strongly 
Detracted 
Hikers making shortcuts 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Enforcement of regulations 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Places to buy food and drink 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
No crowds 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Unobeyed regulations 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Environment is clean/unpolluted 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Worn vegetation around lakes/rivers 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Evidence of soil erosion 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Predictable weather 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Well maintained trails free of 
obstacles 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Regulations requiring hikers to 
pack out trash/waste 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Police, rangers and/or 
safety patrols available 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Trails with switchbacks which make 
it easier to climb steep grades 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Evidence of improper disposal 
of human waste 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Availability of information 
describing recreation use levels 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Directional signals with mileage 
(km) to destinations 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Domestic livestock grazing an 
area you hiked through 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Availability of information 
describing recreational 
activity opportunities 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
Other setting attribute(s)? 
Please specify ____ 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
