Table 3.11 — Percent of population not participating in outdoor recreation in ttie United States 



by reasons and region 



(Percent) 















Rocky 







Reason 



National 



Northeast 



North 

 Central 



Southeast 



South 

 Central 



Mountains 



and Great 



Plains 



Pacific 

 Northwest 



Pacific 

 Southwest 



Crowded 



44.3 



41.9 



46.2 



40.7 



36.3 



46.9 



52.3 



51.7 



Money 



35.5 



34.2 



34.4 



35.7 



33.2 



38.8 



35.5 



39.4 



Information 



31.6 



35.9 



33.8 



29.3 



29.1 



26.8 



29.3 



29.7 



Home recreation 



28.5 



31.0 



32.1 



33.1 



29.1 



23.7 



23.3 



21.1 



Convenience 



28.1 



30.2 



28.5 



36.3 



25.3 



24.4 



25.2 



26.4 



Pollution 



23.8 



27.3 



25.8 



25.2 



20.6 



18.9 



19.2 



25.3 



Interest 



20.9 



34.4 



20.0 



24.9 



17.5 



20.4 



18.7 



16.4 



Poor maintenance 



19.5 



21.3 



21.7 



16.4 



20.2 



18.9 



13.8 



18.3 



Health 



19.4 



20.8 



19.4 



15.1 



19.1 



19.1 



19.2 



19.2 



Transportation 



17.8 



20.7 



18.9 



17.0 



14.6 



15.7 



14.4 



19.4 



Safety 



17.7 



20.4 



18.3 



17.0 



15.7 



14.7 



13.6 



20.8 



Other 



1.4 



1.1 



0.4 



2.8 



0.9 



1.4 



1.6 



3.1 



Source: U.S. Department of Interior, Heritage, Conservation and Recreation Service. 1977 national outdoor recreation plan. (In process). 



Many National Forests and other lands have designated trails or 

 areas for snowmobiles. This is necessary to protect the environment 

 and interests of other users. 



landowners in outdoor recreation enterprises will be 

 necessary if the private sector is to expand its role as a 

 supplier of outdoor recreation. 



Failure to provide for the prospective growth in 

 demand for outdoor recreation could have impacts 

 on economic development. The production and con- 

 sumption of recreational goods and services have 

 economic effects at all levels — National, State, and 

 local — and in a variety of forms. Industries produc- 

 ing recreational goods and services — from vacation 

 homes to fishing poles to skiing vacations — stimu- 

 late local economies with their business revenues, 

 employment, payrolls, and profits. The resultant cash 

 flows create a rippling effect throughout the economy 

 as earnings are spent on other goods and services by 

 businesses and employees alike. , These revenues, in 

 turn, provide a tax base from which moneys for the 

 support of the local. State, and Federal governments 

 are derived; part of these funds are used to further 

 provide public recreation services. 



In conjunction with direct sales of recreational 

 goods and services, expenditures accruing to outdoor 

 recreational travel are especially beneficial for local 

 economies. Small communities that are dependent on 

 tourism derive income and jobs from the money spent 

 by recreationists on gasoline, lodging, food, equip- 

 ment, and various services. A National Travel 

 Expenditure Model developed by the United States 

 Travel Data Center indicates that expenditures for 

 outdoor recreation totalled $1 1 billion, or 1 1 percent 

 of total expenditures for trips over 200 miles round 

 trip within the United States. "^ 



"3 U.S. Travel Data Center. 1976 National travel expenditure 

 study: Summary report. Washington, D.C. 110 p. 1977. 



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