Survey data on perceptions of water scarcity and potable reuse from water utility customers in Albuquerque, New Mexico

. 2020 Feb 13;29:105289. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105289

Specifications Table

Subject	Social Sciences – Geography, Planning and Development
Specific subject area	Water Resources Planning and Management
Type of data	Table (.csv format) Supporting materials (codebook and text version of survey instrument)
How data were acquired	The data were acquired through a community survey, which was conducted with approval by the University of New Mexico Institutional Review Board. Instruments: Survey Monkey, Microsoft Excel, and RStudio used to collect, organize, and clean the data set.
Data format	Raw. Additional simplified variables created by consolidating raw data.
Parameters for data collection	Surveys were sent to a random sample of 4,000 water utility account holders in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA. The random sample was selected from the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority's customer accounts log. The sample was created such that the proportions of account holders living in each city quadrant (NE, SE, SW, NW) were adequately represented. Participants were required to be 18 years of age or older and account holders with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority.
Description of data collection	Survey recipients had the option to respond through the mail or online. Those who responded online entered their answers into Survey Monkey. The data for those who opted for the mail-in response were entered manually into Survey Monkey by a member of the research team. All data were then extracted from Survey Monkey in.csv format for cleaning and simplification in Excel and RStudio.
Data source location	City/Town/Region: Albuquerque, New Mexico Country: United States of America
Data accessibility	All data are provided as supplementary material alongside this article.
Related research articles	1) L. N. Distler and C. E. Scruggs, In Press, “Arid Inland Community Survey on Water Knowledge, Trust and Potable Reuse. I: Description of Findings.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001218. 2) L. N. Distler, C. E. Scruggs, and K. N. Rumsey, In Press, “Arid Inland Community Survey on Water Knowledge, Trust and Potable Reuse. II: Predictive Modeling.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001219.