Thank you for participating in this survey of outdoor recreation participation. For the purpose of this survey, "outdoor recreation" will encompass a variety of outdoor activities: Backpacking, bicycling, birdwatching, boardsailing/windsurfing, camping, canoeing, rock climbing, fishing, hiking, hunting, kayaking, rafting, running/jogging, sailing, scuba diving, skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding, stand-up paddling, surfing, trail running, wakeboarding and wildlife viewing. At the end, you will have the opportunity to list any other outdoor recreation activities you may participate in.





The survey is a companion to the main portion of my project, which is a literature review examining why outdoor recreation (camping, backpacking, rock climbing, etc.) is a field dominated by Caucasians with only fringe participation from other ethnicities (Source: www.outdoorfoundation.org/research.participation.2015.topline.html). I am trying to obtain as many responses as I can to see if the data falls in line with what I have already found.





The purpose of this survey is to examine correlations between demographics and preferred outdoor recreation activities. A secondary outcome is to examine how outdoor recreation activities can be made more accessible to the general public. This survey is voluntary – you are not required to complete it, and you may exit at any time if you are uncomfortable answering the questions. However, by carefully and accurately completing this survey you will help inform my research.



The survey consists of 31 questions and will take about 15 minutes to complete. Thank you for your participation!





NOTE: This survey is anonymous and the results will not be published.