2009/10 outdoor recreation study : 2009/2010 outdoor recreation study

Have you participated in any of these outdoor recreational activities on publicly managed land in British Columbia in the past • For the purposes of this study, ‘publicly 12 months? [...] For the purposes of this report, Public Land Users are those who, in Phase 1, said they had participated in at least one mentioned outdoor recreation activity on publicly managed land in British Columbia in the past 12 months. [...] Non-Public Land Users, in contrast, are those who said that they had participated in at least one of the mentioned outdoor recreation activities but had not done so on publicly managed land in British Columbia in the past 12 months.2 It is important to note that, although some respondents qualified themselves as ‘Non-Public Land Users’ in Phase 1, they indicated in Phase 2 that they actually did p [...] The reason for this shift in Phase 2 is not certain; however, it may be caused by any number of factors including, but not limited to, participation on publicly-managed land in the time between Phase 1 and Phase 2, a different household member completing the follow-up survey (despite the addressee being the person who completed Phase 1), and respondent error in Phase 1. These respondents remained [...] Phase 2: Follow-up Results - General 24 Activities by Land Type (Non-Public Land Users ONLY) • Despite having reported not participating in outdoor recreational activities on public land in Stage 1 of this research (telephone survey), 37% of Non-Public Land Users report having been to a BC Recreation Site or Trail in the past 12 months and an additional 23% have been in the past five years.