# Presentation: 921738

## 2005 NATIONAL SURVEY ON

**2005 NATIONAL SURVEY ON**
**RECREATION & THE **
**ENVIRONMENT****: **
_**A Partnership**_
**PLANNING FOR THE EIGHTH NATIONAL RECREATION SURVEY**

**Forest Service, NOAA, U. Georgia and U. Tenn.**

## NSRE

_***NSRE***_

***NATIONAL SURVEY ON RECREATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT***
***SINCE 1960***
_***THE UNITED STATES’ ON-GOING NATIONAL RECREATION SURVEY***_

## HISTORY AND CURRENT COVERAGE OF THE NATIONAL RECREATION SURVEY

**The first National Recreation Survey (The NRS Series) ****was in 1960 for the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission**
**Other NRSs in 1965, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1995 and 2000-03**
**These surveys are the basis for National and Regional Demand Assessments**
**Recently renamed the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment (*****NSRE*****)**
***NSRE***** is Nation’s oldest, on-going, long-term outdoor participation and environmental/public lands survey**

## NSRE

**A sample of over 75,000+ households, from the Keys to the Artic Wildlife Refuge**
**Includes non-institutionalized individuals 16 or older**
**Is the Nation’s on-going recreation survey, the 8th**
**Interagency sponsorship—USFS, NOAA, ERS, EPA,**** ****NPS, BLM, ........... ?**
**Others involved, NFs in the South, National Scenic**** ****Byways, Heritage, Wilderness, Numerous State**** ****Agencies, Bicycle Safety, Leave it Wild, NRCS, Montreal**** ****Process, Policy Analysis .....**
**Expressing interest in next round...The State of the Nation’s Ecosystems Report--Heinz Center, Hooked, Some states, etc.**

## THE SCIENCE OF NSRE

**Agency & university scientists in charge of design & analysis**
**Follows National Association of Public Opinion Research Standards and Protocols**
**Exhaustive pre-testing**

**Research Lab and CATI System at University of Tenn.**
**Weighted for response & non-response bias**
**Weighted to Bureau of Census standards**
**Data cleaned, SAS, SPSS**

## MODULES OF QUESTIONS

**MODULES OF QUESTIONS**

**Participation in Recreational Activities**
**Frequency of Participation in Days**
**Favorite Activities and Constraints**
**Nature-based Trip Taking and Tourism**
**Opinions about Recreation Area Management**
**Environmental Attitudes and Values**
**Values and Objectives for Management of Public Lands**
**Wilderness Values, Knowledge, Visitation, and Management**
**Knowledge, Objectives, Satisfactions with Congressionally ****Designated Areas**
**Ownership, Uses, Motivations and Plans for Private Land**
**Wildland-Urban Interface Issues and Attitudes**
**Lifestyles, Demographics and Disabilities**

## LIFESTYLES--NEW

**LIFESTYLES--NEW**

**Hobbies or other interests**
**Chores or gardening at home**
**Involvement with family**
**Interest in sports**
**Community or civic activities**
**Vacationing and travel**
**Self study and cultural events**
**Exercise**
**Keeping up with new technologies, internet, etc.**
**Socializing and making friends**
**Eating out or cooking in**

## DETAILED HOUSEHOLD AND INDIVIDUAL DATA*******(Employs Bureau of Census Protocols)Number of household members by age and sexCitizenship, where born and country of originRace and ethnicityOccupation and employment statusCity, rural/urban, ZIP CodeChildhood originIncome and educationDisabilities

## DEMAND FOR

** ****OUTDOOR RECREATION**
**AND PLACES TO RECREATE**
** ****CONTINUE TO GROW**
** ****and DIVERSIFY**

## LONG TERM TRENDS SINCE 1960

_**LONG TERM TRENDS SINCE 1960**_

## Percentage Change  1994-95 to Now

**Snowboarding**
**Jet skiing**
**View or photograph fish**
**Snowmobiling**
**Ice Fishing**
**Sledding**
**View wildlife**
**Backpacking**
**Day hiking**
**Bicycling**
**Horseback riding**
**Canoeing**

**Rock climbing**
**Primitive camping**
**Sailing**
**Visit historic sites**
**Motorboating**
**Downhill skiing**
**Snorkeling or scuba diving**
**Visit beach or waterside**
**Anadromous fishing**
**Caving**
**Small game hunting**
**Migratory bird hunting**
**Picnicking**
**Warmwater fishing**
**Saltwater fishing**
**Swimming**

_**FASTEST GROWING %**_

_**SLOWEST GROWING %**_

**Mountain climbing**
**Coldwater fishing**
**Developed camping**
**Drive off-road**
**Rafting**
**Walk for pleasure**
**Surfing**
**Visit nature centers**
**Visit arch. sites**
**View birds**
**Family gathering**

**Percentage Change  1994-95 to Now**

## ACTIVITIES IN ORDER OF LEVEL OF GROWTH IN NUMBER PARTICIPATING

**Family gathering**
**View wildlife**
**Visit nature centers**
**Bicycling**
**View/photograph fish**
**Day hiking**
**Running or jogging**
**Picnicking**
**Attend outdoor concerts, etc.**
**View birds**
**Developed camping**
**Swimming in natural waters**
**Attend outdoor sports events**
**Visit historic sites**

**Snowmobiling**
**Kayaking**
**Ice skating outdoors**
**Mountain climbing**
**Big game hunting**
**Saltwater fishing**
**Small game hunting**
**Rock climbing**
**Downhill skiing**
**Cross country skiing**
**Sailing**
**Snorkeling or scuba diving**
**Rowing**
**Migratory bird hunting**
**Surfing**
**Pool swimming**
**Anadromous fishing**
**Caving**

_**GREATEST GROWTH**_

_**LEAST GROWTH**_

**Sledding**
**Jet skiing**
**Visit arch. sites**
**Drive off-road**
**Coldwater fishing**
**Warmwater fishing**
**Soccer outdoors**
**Backpacking**
**Visit beach or waterside**
**Horseback riding**
**Canoeing**
**Primitive camping**
**Motorboating**
**Snowboarding**
**Whitewater Rafting**

_**MODERATE**_

_**ACTIVITIES IN ORDER OF LEVEL OF GROWTH IN NUMBER PARTICIPATING**_

## Recreation demand trend by region

_**Recreation demand trend by region**_

**1994-95 to 2000-01**

## Ten Most Popular Activities in 2000-01 and in 1994-95

| 

Activities | Percent of Population 16+ Participating in 2000-01 | Rank Order of Popularity 1994-95 | Percent of Population in 1994-95 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walking for pleasure | 83.1 | 1 | 66.7 |
| Family gatherings | 73.6 | 3 | 61.8 |
| Visiting a beach | 60.7 | 2 | 62.1 |
| Visiting nature centers | 57.4 | 8 | 46.5 |
| Picnicking | 54.7 | 5 | 49.1 |
| Sightseeing | 52.1 | 4 | 56.6 |
| Attending outdoor sports events | 49.9 | 7 | 47.5 |
| Visiting historic sites | 46.3 | 9 | 44.1 |
| Viewing wildlife | 44.7 | ** | 31.2 |
| Swimming in lakes, streams, etc. | 42.1 | 10 | 39.0 |

**** Pool swimming was number 6 in 1994-95, but has since been replaced by viewing wildlife as one of the top 10 in 2000-01.**

**Ten Most Popular Activities in 2000-01 and in 1994-95**

## Demand for Land-based Activities

**Demand for Land-based Activities**

## ACTIVITY TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES

| 
Activity | Millions of participants
1994-95 | Millions of participants
2000-01 | Growth in Millions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk for pleasure | 130.66 | 177.00 | 46.34 |
| Family gathering | 120.97 | 156.78 | 35.81 |
| View wildlife | 61.11 | 95.26 | 34.15 |
| Visit nature centers | 90.93 | 122.28 | 31.35 |
| Bicycling | 56.10 | 84.60 | 28.50 |
| View or photograph fish | 26.82 | 53.06 | 26.24 |
| Day hiking | 46.68 | 70.62 | 23.94 |
| Running or jogging | 51.26 | 73.58 | 22.32 |
| Picnicking | 96.04 | 116.54 | 20.50 |
| View birds | 52.83 | 69.26 | 16.43 |
| Developed camping | 40.53 | 55.73 | 15.20 |
| Swimming in natural waters | 76.30 | 89.59 | 13.29 |
| Visit historic sites | 86.43 | 98.62 | 12.19 |
| Sledding | 19.99 | 31.22 | 11.23 |
| Jet skiing | 9.26 | 20.31 | 11.05 |

## ACTIVITY TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES

| 
Activity | Millions of participants
1994-95 | Millions of participants
2000-01 | Growth in Millions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Visit historic sites | 86.43 | 98.62 | 12.19 |
| Sledding | 19.99 | 31.22 | 11.23 |
| Jet skiing | 9.26 | 20.31 | 11.05 |
| Visit arch. sites | 34.09 | 44.84 | 10.75 |
| Drive off-road | 27.26 | 37.21 | 9.95 |
| Coldwater fishing | 20.27 | 28.81 | 8.54 |
| Warmwater fishing | 39.86 | 48.10 | 8.24 |
| Backpacking | 14.80 | 22.76 | 7.96 |
| Visit beach or waterside | 121.53 | 129.39 | 7.86 |
| Horseback riding | 13.94 | 20.95 | 7.01 |
| Canoeing | 13.76 | 20.63 | 6.87 |
| Primitive camping | 27.35 | 33.88 | 6.53 |
| Motorboating | 45.93 | 52.27 | 6.34 |
| Snowboarding | 4.43 | 10.53 | 6.10 |

## ACTIVITY TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES

| 
Activity | Millions of participants
1994-95 | Millions of participants
2000-01 | Growth in Millions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Primitive camping | 27.35 | 33.88 | 6.53 |
| Motorboating | 45.93 | 52.27 | 6.34 |
| Snowboarding | 4.43 | 10.53 | 6.10 |
| Rafting | 14.88 | 20.22 | 5.34 |
| Snowmobiling | 6.95 | 11.81 | 4.86 |
| Kayaking | 2.58 | 7.29 | 4.71 |
| Ice skating outdoors | 10.26 | 14.64 | 4.38 |
| Mountain climbing | 8.77 | 12.85 | 4.08 |
| Saltwater fishing | 18.54 | 22.08 | 3.54 |
| Big game hunting | 13.90 | 17.79 | 3.89 |
| Small game hunting | 12.69 | 15.51 | 2.82 |
| Rock climbing | 7.26 | 9.21 | 1.95 |
| Downhill skiing | 16.45 | 18.20 | 1.75 |
| Cross country skiing | 6.38 | 8.10 | 1.72 |

## ACTIVITY TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES

| 
Activity | Millions of participants
1994-95 | Millions of participants
2000-01 | Growth in Millions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sailing | 9.34 | 10.80 | 1.46 |
| Snorkeling or scuba diving | 14.16 | 15.47 | 1.31 |
| Migratory bird hunting | 4.19 | 5.11 | 0.92 |
| Surfing | 2.55 | 3.45 | 0.90 |
| Anadromous fishing | 8.85 | 9.36 | 0.51 |
| Caving | 9.22 | 9.25 | 0.03 |

## SEGMENTING OUTDOOR MARKETS

**SEGMENTING OUTDOOR MARKETS**

**Inactives****	****	****	****	****24.1 %**
**Passives****	****	****	****	****14.5 %**
**Nature Loving Drivers****	****	****11.5 %**
**Nature and Family****	****	****	****14.2 %**
**Activity Samplers****	****	****	****13.0 %**
**Motor Consumptives****	****	**** 6.5 %**
**Skiers****	****	****	****	**** ****	**** 8.4 %**
**Enthusiasts****	****	****	****	**** 7.8 %**

_**PERCENT OF U.S. POPULATION**_

## PASSIVES (14.5%)

_**PASSIVES **__**(14.5%)**_
**Most participate in relaxing activities; they do little else; “no” muscle powered activities**
**High RP female, high RP blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders, proportionate across ages, slightly more urban, about even across regions**
**High on spending time with grandchildren, attending church, commuting to work and low on environmental activities and volunteering**
**High on managing NFs for grazing, raw materials for industry, more roads, and more recreation facilities and services**

## ENTHUSIASTS (7.8 %)

_**ENTHUSIASTS**__** (7.8 %)**_
**Canoeing, scuba diving, windsurfing, X-country skiing, rowing, rafting, kayaking, backpacking, snowmobiling, and surfing and snorkeling make them stand out--RELATIVE TO ALL OTHERS**
**High RP male (63),  mostly white (88), Mostly under 45, few foreign born, high RP rural, New England, Rockies**
**Very high on environmental activities, volunteering, nature magazines, classes, country clubs, cultural events, gardening, ........ And low on grandchildren and church**
**Somewhat high on habitat for wildlife and fish, protecting rare species, and educational opportunities and low on managing National Forests for roads, raw materials, grazing and recreation facilities**

## Outdoor Recreation in American Life

_***Outdoor Recreation in American Life***_

- The United States‘ only ongoing, comprehensive assessment of the trends, current situation, and likely future of outdoor recreation demand and supply.

## Forthcoming Book:Outdoor Recreation for 21st Century AmericaCurrent trends, Participation, Demographic and regional differences, Linkages with lifestyles, State/ regional/national estimates, Participant profiles Summer, 2002, Venture Publishing, PA

**Forthcoming Book:*****Outdoor Recreation for 21******st****** Century America*****Current trends, Participation, Demographic and regional differences, Linkages with lifestyles, State/ regional/national estimates, Participant profiles**** ****Summer, 2002, Venture Publishing, PA**

## Outdoor Recreation for 21st Century America--Contents

**Foreword--Geoff Godbey**
**Acknowledgements**
**Introduction**
**I.  History**
**II. Trends**
**.Long-term Trends–Last 40 Years (1960 to 2000-01)**
**.Recent Trends–Last 20 Years (1982-83 to 2000-01)**
**.Current Trends–Last Few Years (1994-95 to 2000-01)**
**.Trends Before and After 9/11/2001**
**III. Participation in Activities**
**Participation in Land, Water and Snow/Ice Activities**
**Participation in Viewing/Learning/Gathering Activities**
**Participation in Outdoor Sports**

**IV. Participation by Setting**
**Forest recreation**
**Farm recreation**
**Marine recreation**
**Freshwater recreation**
**Urban outdoor recreation**
**V. Participation Comparisons**
**Differences in Participation Among**
**   ****Population Groups**
**Comparisons by Region and State**
**Comparisons by Outdoor Personality**
**The Enthusiasts**
**General format for Chapters**
**Introduction**
**Highlights (emphasizes graphics)**
**Main sections (emphasizes tables)**
**Literature Cited**

## Access to NSRE 2000 Data

**Portions of the data, up to June 2001, are being made available via a writing/data sharing agreement**
**Updated releases every 3 to 4 months**
**Does not include sponsored data modules (unless the sponsor is willing to release them)**
**The cost for filling data requests is $0.04 per completed survey minute**
**A writing and data sharing agreement must be executed to stipulate credits and authorships for manuscripts and reports produced**
**Agreement information at ****www.srs.fs.fed.us/trends**

## NSRE 2005

_**NSRE 2005**_

**Timeline—Spring 2004 to Spring 2006 (NOAA/OMB)**
**Levels of involvement**
**Advisory, Partners, Sponsors, etc**
**Funding.--Target is 40-50K completed interviews**
**Adapted to meet individual needs – sampling, numbers**

## WAYS TO BE INVOLVED

**WAYS TO BE INVOLVED**

**Advisory****.—No contributed funding, but contributing ideas and kept updated on progress and publications**
**Partner****.—General supporter by contributing funding for “core” at a level of around $25K. Will receive all reports and sponsor-only monthly updates plus one or two tailored runs**
**Sponsor****.—Funding specific modules and core, $25,000 plus direct cost of core. Module costs will equal rate per completed minute multiplied total minutes completed**
**Special Study****.—Sponsor a special study module of limited scope at cost**
**Core**** = participation plus demographics**

## NSRE

_***NSRE***_

***NATIONAL SURVEY ON RECREATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT***
***SINCE 1960***
_***THE UNITED STATES’ ON-GOING NATIONAL RECREATION SURVEY***_