Table 3.— Proportions of different types of visitors with the brochure at the time of the 

 sampled trip 



Type of visitor 



Percent 



Number with brochure Significance^ 



Length of stay 



Day users 

 Campers 



Method of travel 



Hikers 

 Horse users 



220 

 383 



478 

 25 



43 

 48 



46 

 44 



N.S. 



N.S. 



Residence 



Local area 

 Missoula area 

 Other Montana 

 Out-of-state 



126 

 267 

 20 

 90 



56 

 46 

 36 

 40 



0.01 



Experience with Selway-Bitterroot 



First trip 

 Previous trips 



Experience with trailhead 



First trip 

 Previous trips 



136 

 367 



267 

 236 



40 

 48 



46 



46 



N.S. 



N.S. 



^Considered not significant (N.S.) if not significant at ttie 0.05 level, at least, as tested by chi-square. 



Table 4.— Proportion of different types of visitors with brochures reporting their 

 choice of trailhead was influenced by the brochure 



Type of visitor 



Percent 



Numberi influenced'' Significance 



Time brochure obtained 



Obtained brochure before trailhead 

 Obtained brochure only at trailhead 



Use level of trailhead 



Lightly used 

 Heavily used 



Method of travel 



Hiked 



Rode horses 



Hiked with packstock 



All horse users 



186 

 153 



176 

 161 



215 

 9 

 4 

 13 



41 

 4 



30 

 19 



24 

 32 

 50 

 36 



0.001 



0.02 



N.S. 



Residence 



Local area 

 Missoula 

 Other Montana 

 Out-of-state 



61 

 121 

 6 

 39 



26 



23 

 20 

 29 



N.S. 



Experience with Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness 



First trip 55 

 Previous trips 176 



Experience with trailhead 



First trip 

 Previous trips 



126 



105 



18 

 26 



34 

 14 



N.S. 



0.001 



Numbers shown are tor the actual, raw sample, which was used forchi-square tests. The percentages, 

 however, are based on properly weighted data. {Day users were sampled more lightly and had to be 

 weighted to be comparable to campers.) 



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