Table 2

Example response from part 2 of the survey

Task 1

Step
Tool(s) Used
1. Access County-level Data
Use state website to run queries
2. Find deaths/100,000 in 1996
Same as above
3. Identify Bordering Counties
ArcGIS 9.1
4. Compare Bordering Counties to Allegheny County
SAS 9.1.3 and ArcGIS 9.1

Participant responses are in the right column. Part 2 was the driving force behind the data collection, as the free-text entry in part 1 was used to verify and confirm these responses.

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