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2 1988 GENERAL RECREATION SURVEY ALBERTA RECREATION AND PARKS SEPTEMBER 1988 Appropriate Use of Documents. Documents may be downloaded or printed (single copy only). Please note that this document is copyrighted and CREDIT MUST BE PROVIDED to the originator of the document when you quote from it. You must not sell document or make a profit from reproducing it. You must not copy, extract, summarize or distribute downloaded documents outside your own organization in a manner which competes with or substitutes for the distribution of the database by Leisure Informaiton Network (LIN).

3 1988 General Recreation Survey ALBERTA RECREATION AND PARKS INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY The 1988 General Recreation Survey is the fifth study conducted by Alberta Recreation and Parks to determine participation patterns of Albertans and the factors which influence their recreation activity choices. The information will be used to identify recreation trends and preferences, forecast future demands, and aid the department in targeting and marketing its services. The survey instrument consisted of four sections (see Appendix A for a copy of the survey). The first section investigated the household and respondent participation in a variety of social, creative, cultural, outdoor and sports activities. The second section enquires about the respondents' three favorite activities, an activity they would like to start and involvement as a volunteer. Section three asked the respondents' opinions on a number of provincial parks' developments and services. The final section requested demographic information about the respondents and their household. A random sample of 7,669 Alberta households were selected for the survey. The sampling unit was the individual household. Respondents for each household were selected on the basis of who would celebrate the next birthday. The sample was stratified according to the following proportions: Edmonton (19.2%), Calgary (23.4%), and the remainder of the province (57.5%). The data was collected by mail between April and July The surveys were mailed out to the household sample (N = 7,669) on March 31, 1988 (first wave mail out). Two weeks after the first wave mail out (April 15,1988) a post card reminder was sent to those households who had not responded. Another survey (second wave mail out) was mailed out on April 29,1988 to those who still had not responded. July 11,1988 was the final date for accepting surveys. Those with no forwarding address and those who declined to complete the survey were deleted from the mailing list. The effective sample size was 7,038 households. The first wave returns were from 2,985 households or 42.4% of the effective sample size. The second mail out yielded a further 1,059 responses, for a total response rate of 57.5%. Seventeen surveys were excluded because the respondents were under 18 years of age. Analysis of the 1988 General Recreation Survey is underway. Anyone wishing more information about the survey and results should contact: Planning Secretariat Room 1620 Standard Life Centre Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4 Phone:(403) The remainder of the report provides a descriptive summary (frequencies and percentages) of all the components of the survey questions.

4 1988 General Recreation Survey Question 1 Please write in the NUMBEROF PEOPLE from your household who took part in each of the following activities during the PAST 12 MONTHS and whether YOU personallytook part. Participating Respondents who Participating House- ACTIVITIES Households Participated hold Members (Rank-Ordered) N % N % N Walking for Pleasure Driving for Pleasure Gardening Doing a craft or hobby (photography, woodwork, sewing, etc) Visiting a museum, live theatre, art gallery, etc. (not movies) Bicycling Attending a sports event as a spectator G Swimming (in pools) Picnicking (in the countryside) Overnight Camping Fishing Dancing (social, folk, ballet, jazz,etc.) Attending educational courses Ice Skating (not Hockey) Swimming (in lakes, rivers, ponds, etc.) Golf (other than driving range or mini-golf) Playing video and electronic games Aerobics/Fitness/Jazzercize Downhill Skiing Softball/Baseball Taking part in drama, music (singing or playing), drawing, writing, etc Picnicking (within a city) Jogging/Running Day Hiking Playing bingo, casinos, etc Tobogganing/Sledding

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7 OTHER ACTIVITIES HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN Participating ACTIVITIES (Ranked) Households N % Other out-of-home activities Reading books/ magazines Board games (cards, adventure games) Other in-home activities Lawn activities (horseshoes, lawn darts, frisbee) Volunteering (organizations, meetings) Travel (vacationing, sightseeing) Table games (ping pong, pool, snooker, billiards, foozeball) Hobbies (model making/flying, metal working, woodworking, kite flying, stamp collecting, taxidermy, gourmet cooking) Physical fitness (calisthetics, yoga, aerobic dance, jazzercise, aquasize, indoor bicycling) Gardening/ farming/ showing animals Performing Arts (ballet, musicals, theaters, jazz) Aerial activities (flying, gliding, sky diving, hang gliding, soaring, parachuting, ballooning) Motorcycling/ dirt biking/bmx Culture visits (museums, libraries, galleries) Water sports (water skiing, diving, wind surfing, surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, skin diving, springboard diving) Nature walks (bird watching, wildlife observations) Rodeo Canoeing/rowing/kayaking Ringette/broomball Creative activities (drama, music, drawing, painting, pottery, sculptures, writing)

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9 QUESTION No. 2(a) Please LIST your 3 favorite leisure or recreational activities. Activity 1st Favorite 2nd Favorite 3rd Favorite (Ranked) N % N % N % Camping Walking for pleasure Golf Fishing Swimming Bicycling Reading books/magazines Handicrafts (flower arranging, needlepoint, sewing, leatherworks) Ice hockey Curling Downhill skiing Physical fitness (calisthetics, yoga, aerobic dance, jazzercise, aquasize, indoor bicycling) Gardenmg/fanrung/ showing animals Baseball (fastball/softball, playing catch) Horse riding/ racing Hunting/shooting Creative activities (drama, music, drawing, painting, pottery, sculptures, writing) Dancing (ballet, jazz, social dancing) Hiking Skiing Other out-of-home activities Bowling Hobbies (model making/ flying, metal working, woodworking, kite flying, stamp collecting, taxidermy, gourmet cooking) Driving for pleasure Jogging/running Racquetball/handball/squash Spectatorship Cross-country skiing

10 Activity 1st Favorite 2nd Favorite 3rd Favorite (Ranked) N % N % N % Board games (cards, adventure games) 35, Gambling Motorcycling/dirt biking/bmx Boating (sailing, motor boating, yachting) Picnics 31 O Tennis Travel (vacationing, sightseeing) Body building (weightlifting, boxing, wrestling) Performing arts (ballet, musicals, theaters, Water sports (water skiing, diving, wind surfing, surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, skin diving, springboard diving) Volleyball Basketball TV viewing ATV use/4 wheel drive Iceskating Martial arts (judo, karate, aikido, tai chi) Movies Other in-home activities Canoeing/rowing/kayaking Cottaging Snowmobiling Backpacking/mountain climbing/ spelunking Entertaining (barbecues, visiting friends) Photography Badminton Soccer Table games (ping pong, pool, snooker, billiards, foozeball) Volunteering (organizations, meetings) Culture visits (museums, libraries, galleries) Radio/record listening Family recreation Aerial activities (flying, gliding, sky diving, hang gliding, soaring, parachuting, ballooning) Football/rugby

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13 QUESTION No. 3 (a) Is there any leisure or recreational activity that you DO NOT take part in, but you WOULD LIKE to start doing regularly? Yes No No response TOTAL

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22 1988 General Recreation Survey ALBERTA RECREATION AND PARKS QUESTION No. 4. (f) On the average, how many hours per week did you spend doing volunteer work during the PAST 12 MONTHS? HOURS PER WEEK NUMBER %* 1-5 hours hours hours More than 15 hours Multiple /No responses TOTAL** *The percentages and total are based on the number of people who volunteer. 21

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25 1988 Genera! Recreation Survey ALBERTA RECREATION AND PARKS QUESTION No. 7 What is your sex? SEX NUMBER % of RESPONDENTS Male Female Multiple response No response TOTAL Figure 2. SEX DISTRIBUTION 24

26 1988 General Recreation Survey ALBERTA RECREATION AND PARKS QUESTION No. 8 What year were you born? AGE CATEGORY (Years) NUMBER % of RESPONDENTS Under or older No response TOTAL Figure 3. AGE CATEGORIES 25

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32 1988 General Recreation Survey ALBERTA RECREATION AND PARKS QUESTION No. 13.(b) Approximately, what was the TOTAL INCOME that you and members of your household received during the PAST 12 MONTHS? INCOME LEVEL $ NUMBER % of RESPONDENTS less than $10, $10,001 to $30, $30,001 to $50, $50,001 to $70, $70,001 to $90, $90,001 or more Multiple /No responses TOTAL Figure 4. TOTAL INCOME DISTRIBUTION 31

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