Table 4. --Factors preventing use of outdoor recreation areas by race 



Factors preventing use 

 of outdoor recreation areas 



Percentage of each 

 White (N=3,583} 



group mentioning 

 Black (N=315) 



Areas poorly maintained ■'■ 



18.4 



28.9 



Areas too crowded 



44. 1 



44.8 



Areas had problems of pollution 



23.3 



29.5 



Areas had personal safety problems ■'• 



16.8 



26.3 



Lack of money 



35.2 



37.5 



Lack of time-*- 



54.5 



44.8 



Lack of interest 



20.7 



24.4 



Lack of transportation^ 



16.7 



29.2 



Lack of information on 







outdoor recreation areas 



31.0 



36.2 



Personal health reasons 



19.4 



18.7 



Interesting areas not convenient 



27.7 



30.2 



Do most of my outdoor 







recreation at residence 



28.5 



30.5 



■'■Proportions of each group mentioning this factor significantly different at 0.01 

 level using Chi-square, 1 degree of freedom. 



To explore the influence of transportation on lower participation rates for Blacks 

 in wildland settings, the responses of Blacks and Whites to the question of the impor- 

 tance of distance to recreation sites were analyzed. Table 5 presents distances traveled 

 to recreation sites and the importance attached to various distance zones in pursuing 

 outdoor activities. In general. Blacks made significantly fewer trips to each of the 

 three distance zones than the Whites and tended to concentrate on the zone within a 15- 

 minute walk from home. By contrast, sites within a 1-hour drive from home were most 

 popular for Whites. Both groups made fewer trips to the most remote zone from home. 



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